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Community & Employer Relations Specialist, Career Connections

Position Number: 6523598
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Career Counseling and Placement

Community & Employer Relations Specialist, Career Connections
Chattanooga, TN, United States

Job Identification: 4741
Job Category: Student Services
Posting Date: 08/29/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 651 Vine Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US

Job Description
The Community and Employer Relations Specialist initiates and enhances productive relationships with members of the civic and employer communities yielding opportunities for students to develop professional skills, integrate academic learning with work, and secure employment.

This person serves in an outreach capacity to identify student employment opportunities (to include internships, part-time employment, and full-time roles) and community engagement; assumes responsibility for the planning, promotion, and execution of larger scale events such as career fairs, networking events, and employer visits to campus through event management, communication, and database utilization; and provides career coaching to students and alumni on a limited basis.

Responsibilities

Strategically identifies and builds relationships with local, state, and regional employers for programmatic engagement and recruitment of students and alumni.
Facilitates relationships between employers and the campus community, including students, faculty, and staff
Supports the ongoing development of employer and community interactions in collaboration with campus partners/stakeholders
Advises, consults, and supports marketing strategies that will introduce and enhance employer presence on campus, including, but not limited to, campus recruitment (face-to-face and virtual), job postings, internships, career fairs/networking events, class/student organization presentations, and resume searches
Assists in the composition of content and the coordination of communication (print, electronic, digital) to employers [outbound] and employers to students/student groups [in-bound]
Optimizes technical resources/tools (e.g., Handshake) to facilitate engagement, extend reach, and assess effectiveness
Provides leadership to community and employer-specific events including but not limited to, job and internship fairs, networking events, on-campus tabling, class/student organization presentations, and on-campus interviewing
Offers ready assistance to related programming efforts offered by campus colleagues (e.g., College-based Student Success Centers, Advancement, and Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, etc.)
Compiles data and reports on effectiveness of community and employer relations activities
Maintains awareness of regional and national trends in higher education, career services, and talent acquisition, and the resulting impact on UTC's population of students, academic programs, and alumni
Performs active and ongoing participation in various local, state, regional, and national organizations such as Chattanooga-area community groups, Chambers of Commerce, National Association of Colleges and Employers, alumni chapters representing the unit and aligning programming to increase the visibility of UTC
Provide individualized career coaching to students through scheduled appointments, drop-ins, and small group sessions - topics may include career exploration, resume and cover letter development, internship and job search strategies, graduate school preparation, interview techniques, and use of career assessment tools
Fosters a student-centered coaching environment that supports diverse academic, cultural, and career interests
Maintains accurate notes and records of student interactions in accordance with office procedures

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Knowledge of business development and relationship management principles to include prospecting, approaching, gathering and confirming information, serving expressed needs, monitoring and maintaining reciprocal relationships (both internally and external of the University)
Ability to plan, promote, and manage events that serve a variety of audiences and purposes
Ability to create, review, and manage marketing and/or communication plans to various audiences
Confident working in an independent manner (decision-making, effort, accountability for both)
Experience in marketing events and negotiating timelines and deliverables from a project management framework
Experience with recruiting from a higher education (Career Services, Admissions, etc.) or business (Human Resources, Talent Acquisition)
Familiarity with integrating technology into relationship building and documenting effort

The review of applications will begin September 10, 2025, will continue until the position is filled.

Qualifications
Minimum: Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and two years of professional experience within a college/university, human resources, or a business development context; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Experience gained through an internship or assistantship can be considered to satisfy the experiential requirement.

Preferred: A master's degree and a minimum of two years' corporate/industry work or experience in a university career services environment is preferred. Demonstrated professional experience gained in business development, staffing, or civic government environments including event management, external customer engagement, effort reporting and/or outcome reporting is especially valuable.

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