Associate Director, Employer Relations (6300U), Haas School of Business - 50666 About Berkeley

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Departmental Overview

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to increasing diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all. Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.

For more information about the Haas School of Business visit: https://haas.berkeley.edu/about/

The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.

MBA Career Management Group (CMG) serves the entire MBA student population (approximately 1400 students) and thousands of alumni. MBA CMG has 2 roles: 1) To prepare students for their job searches by offering workshops, advising and training programs and 2) To solicit and support employers for on-campus and off- campus recruiting of our students and to increase the quality and quantity of relationships recruiters have with Berkeley Haas.

The Relationship Manager at the Haas School of Business is the principal resource for managing employer relations in designated industries. The role involves activities associated with reaching, serving, and engaging employers through programs, events, products, and services in the Technology sector. She/He will translate constituent needs and priorities into customized programs to create, enhance, and sustain relationships between the campus and its external constituencies. This person will partner with Alumni Development/Corporate Relations and student clubs to ensure recruiter funds are targeted appropriately. Constituencies include alumni, the business community, prospective and current employers, corporate partners, and current and prospective students from multiple programs.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 03/29/2023.

Responsibilities

Using institutional knowledge and awareness of constituency perception, designs, develops and implements short and long-term strategic plans, programs, events, and activities.

• Aggressively identify and contact companies about recruiting Haas students, both on and off campus.
• Work proactively with recruiting companies in technology and media/entertainment to strengthen their relationships with Haas. Assist them in developing and executing recruiting and marketing strategies.
• Work with other offices at Haas, including faculty and the marketing, development, continuing education, and alumni offices to develop comprehensive relationships between companies and Haas.
• Promote the Haas program and students at industry conferences and events and regularly communicate with potential employers about recruiting activities available through Haas.
• Broaden the number of opportunities provided within existing recruiting companies, actively promoting the school in other divisions and groups.
• Support the efforts of part-time MBA job seekers by finding experienced hire opportunities or midyear internships.
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid-year internships
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid and senior level positions. Facilitate networking opportunities among students and alumni/contacts in industry.
• Promote employment, networking, and corporate sponsorship opportunities to appropriate student populations.

Occasional oversight of all aspects of complex external relations programs, projects and events, including coordinating special programs and overseeing production of written and visual materials.

In partnership with our Event Manager, plans and implements large-scale student and alumni networking events.

Quickly and appropriately identifies, addresses, and mitigates unforeseen and/or rapidly unfolding events that may negatively impact relationships between the campus and various constituencies, keeping senior management appropriately advised and notified.

Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data, reporting findings, interpreting results and/or making recommendations.

• May research various industry topics and gather relevant data to inform unit strategic plans, keeping management informed as necessary and providing input as required.
• Identify and promote growth industry areas, promote to our students and communicate with CMG.

Responds to constituent inquiries from employers, prospective employers, corporate partners, alumni, students, and prospective students. May mentor less experienced staff members.

Professional Learning and Growth

• Embraces the principle of being a 'student always' by engaging in opportunities for training, workshops, seminars, continuing education pertinent to the position, or at the suggestion of the supervisor.
• Actively contributes to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the unit and at Haas.
• Engages in ongoing education to promote diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging by completing University sponsored certifications & training sessions (Ie: MEP Workshop, Implicit Bias Certification, LinkedIn Learning workshops, and other workshops & seminars offered by the University or Haas, as they are made available) or by engaging in external seminars & resources related to DEIB.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of assigned area of responsibility, such as the technology sector.
• Advanced knowledge of issues of concern in higher education.
• Advanced knowledge of practices and procedures associated with building and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of alumni, internal and external constituencies.
• Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including skill to produce information that is appropriately presented and effectively received by target constituencies.
• Active listening skills, including advanced critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Skill to recognize potential areas of constituency concern and address, resolve and/or mitigate problems or issues.
• Advanced project management skills, including skills to plan and implement successful events.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with MBA populations.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Patience and the ability to respond clearly and calmly to demanding customers in person, on the phone, and via email.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating a desire to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging to establish and maintain positive & professional working relationships with colleagues, students and team members.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in a business, organization or public university setting.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of the campus, its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, issues of concern and infrastructure.
• MBA.

Salary & Benefits

This is a 100% full-time (40 hrs a week) exempt career position, which is paid monthly and eligible for full UC Benefits.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's https://www.google.com/url?q=http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1674324686328000&usg=AOvVaw2GpIWYW1GodaOMhx7gsK4r' href='https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=4009330&targetURL=http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html' style='font-variant-ligatures:normal; text-align:start; white-space:pre-wrap; color:blue; text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $89,350.00 - $106,464.00.

How to Apply

• To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant, please see the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poster.



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