Associate Director of Outreach

2 weeks ago


Amherst, United States University of Massachusetts Amherst Full time

**Job no**: 523166

**Work type**: Staff Full Time

**Location**: UMass Amherst

**Department**: Dean - Isenberg School

**Union**: PSU

**Categories**: Career Services, Isenberg School of Management, PSU A

**About UMass Amherst**

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The University sits on 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

**Job Summary**

The Associate Director of Outreach and Employer Relations reports to the Executive Director of Outreach and Employer Relations and works closely with other units in the Isenberg School to create, plan, and execute professional development opportunities for external constituents to engage with current students. The Associate Director will identify and connect with external partners to build networking, professional development programming, and pathways to internship and job opportunities for Isenberg undergraduate and graduate students, including on-campus events as well as off-campus field experiences. The Associate Director will maintain existing relationships as well as cultivate new ones and, in conjunction with Isenberg School leadership, will develop a strategic vision and plan for ongoing engagement with our external partners. The Associate Director will develop, plan, and execute Isenberg’s first mentoring program for undergraduate and graduate students, prioritizing mentorships for first-generation and under-represented minority students, as well as student veterans.

**Essential Functions**
- Outreach and Engagement:

- In conjunction with Isenberg leadership, develops a strategic vision and plan for ongoing engagement with external partners, including employers and alumni, and oversees execution of that plan throughout the calendar year.
- Creates, cultivates, and maintains external relationships to ensure active engagement; provides strategic opportunities to connect Isenberg undergraduate and graduate students with external partners.
- Strategically identifies corporate partners to serve as sponsors of off-campus field experiences, including corporate site visits, overnight networking events in the Boston and New York City areas, and other professional development opportunities off-campus.
- Partners with departments and other academic units to identify relevant and appropriate on-campus professional development opportunities, including class speakers, panelists, and career mentoring opportunities; works with event staff to ensure positive experience for students and guests.
- Special Programming:

- Develops, plans, and executes Isenberg’s first comprehensive and strategic career mentoring program by working closely with departments, Undergraduate Programs, Graduate and Professional Programs, and Isenberg leadership to assess needs and effectively partner current students with mentors; prioritizes first-generation, under-represented minorities, and student veterans for mentoring program.
- Collaborates with the Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to effectively reach and support first-generation students, under-represented minorities, and student veterans in a mentoring program; designs additional opportunities between external partners and marginalized student groups.
- Communications, Databases, and Reporting:

- Communicates regularly with high-level internal and external partners to plan and execute a wide array of professional development opportunities.
- Along with others in the Isenberg School, contributes to and maintains a database of active employers and alumni and reports on engagement activities, their success, and recommendations for future opportunities.
- Supervises strategic communications with partners and oversees content creation on appropriate media channels to maximize visibility of opportunities both to promote beforehand and report on afterwards.
- Supports the Office of Career Success and other units in the Isenberg School with communications involving professional development outreach.
- Takes initiative by preparing correspondence, reports, and presentations regarding outreach activities and events on behalf of the Office of Career Success and other units; tracks said communications to ensure successful activities and events are documented for future endeavors.

**Other Functions**
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)**
- Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of professional experience in a business discipline (e.g. accounting, operations, mark



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