Employer Relations Specialist - Career Development Center (Fixed Term for 3 Years)

Key Responsibilities:

Job & Internship Pipeline Development

Build the job and internship development pipeline with organizations in the UAE and globally, including outreach, relationship maintenance, and partnership development

Focused on the STEM, Health, Social Impact, Education, and Government/IR industries

Help organizations build capacities and vision for recruiting young talent, and creatively develop ways for organizations to interact with NYUAD student talent

Proactively track the labor market changes and developments, and engage in both proactive and responsive outreach to introduce NYUAD student talent

Refer and connect employers within the institution when there are mutually beneficial opportunities to do so

Experiential Learning and Boutique Recruitment

Craft experiential learning opportunities for students with employers outside of the traditional recruitment session and fair portfolios

Plan, execute, and facilitate boutique networking events, case competitions, site visits, and other opportunities to help students connect with employers directly

Relationship Management & Tracking

Support with employer tracking and relationship management using our existing tracking mechanisms and Handshake

Help employers appropriately engage with Handshake, being mindful of their user experience with NYUAD

Awareness Building of Opportunities

Collaborate with Advisors leading Career Communities, Student Interest Groups, and the Communication Specialist to ensure that opportunities are appropriately marketed to students

Other Duties As Assigned

Serve in other divisional or institutional capacities as required

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors Degree

Required Experience:

• 2+ years of experience conducting outreach and initiating relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

• 2+ years of experience maintaining and enhancing ongoing relationships, ensuring continuity and creativity over time

• Experience in navigating online networking platforms ike LinkedIn for relationship building and maintenance and outreach

• Experience creatively solution seeking in partnerships for mutually beneficial outcomes

• Experience managing events, including high stakes events, both large and small scale

• Outstanding communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

• Ability to present NYU Abu Dhabi independently and knowledgeably

• Ability to connect with and communicate well to university students

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once

• Demonstrated ability to organize successful events which included multiple stakeholders

• Track record of learning things quickly

• Familiarity with the usage of CRM systems

• Experience working with international organizations

• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel/Word and Google suite. Familiarity with database management

• Ability to travel inside the UAE

• Demonstrated ability to work well with a team and external audiences

• Ability to think critically

• Ability to independently suggest solutions to problems as they arise