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Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Tufts University
Minimum $61,200.00, Midpoint $76,500.00, Maximum $91,800.00
United States, Massachusetts, Medford
419 Boston Avenue (Show on map)
Sep 26, 2026
Overview The Tufts Career Center advances career learning and development for undergraduate and graduate students across the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Guided by the H.E.R.D. Promise, the Career Center works to ensure that students graduate with more than an exceptional Tufts education, they also develop High-Value Skills, Experiential Learning, Relationships, and a Destination that prepare them for meaningful lives and careers beyond Tufts. Through advising, career education, experiential learning, employer and alumni engagement, and career communities, the Center integrates career development throughout the student experience. The Employer Relations team builds and stewards partnerships with employers, alumni, and other external partners to expand students' access to experiences, relationships, industry knowledge, and post-graduate opportunities. Working collaboratively with career advisors and campus partners, the team connects students with employers and alumni through recruiting, networking, career treks, shadowing, experiential learning, and other opportunities that bridge their Tufts education with the world beyond Tufts. What You'll Do As a member of the Employer Relations team in the Tufts Career Center, the Assistant Director supports a comprehensive external partner engagement strategy that includes relationship building with employers and alumni to increase access to experiential learning (internships, co-ops, etc.), full-time opportunities, industry insight, and beyond, for students and alumni. The position involves: * Serve as a strategic partner within several industry aligned career communities to develop a shared strategy for employer and alumni engagement activities. Share responsibility for planning and outreach to employers and alumni for events within each career community. * Daily relationship building with contacts from public and private corporations, non-profits/NGO's and government agencies. * Collaborate with Alumni Engagement and University Advancement to identify opportunities to deepen relationships with highly engaged alumni and external partners interested in supporting career development for Tufts students. * The Assistant Director will help identify employer partners in various assigned industry sectors (usually 3 sectors) and engage the employer in strategic recruitment efforts in partnership with Tufts, including various events, activities, and academic department opportunities. * Regularly participate in employer engagement (on and off-site) to consult with organization representatives on recruiting strategies; therefore, they must be able to clearly and convincingly articulate the value of a Tufts education and effectively market Jumbos to potential new employers. * The Assistant Director is part of an employer relations team of 3 people, including an Associate Director and a Recruitment Coordinator, as well as a larger career center team of roughly 20 staff members that implements marketing strategies for the Career Center to ensure high visibility, engagement, and integration across the university community and beyond. Employer Relations: Identify and develop new relationships with diverse employers across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors in key areas of interest to Tufts students. Develop and manage a portfolio of 8-10 target employer organizations per career community/industry sector, with a focus on strengthening long-term relationships, expanding opportunities for internships, full-time employment, rotational and pipeline programs, and developing strategic partnerships. Foster a strong alumni network within the private and public sectors to increase our ability to connect with hiring managers and opportunities for Tufts students in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts Daily engagement with the career center online recruitment platform, Handshake, as well as our CRM for managing employer relationships called Less Annoying CRM. Maintain and utilize Less Annoying CRM to manage and track employer relationships, contacts, outreach, recruiting activity, and engagement. Ensure accurate and up-to-date records to support ongoing relationship development and strategic employer engagement. Gathers and utilizes employer and hiring data, as well as creates and utilizes surveys for various employer engagement events to assess student interest and ROI for employer activities each year. Expand interaction of employers and students through career fairs, info sessions, site visits, virtual events, networking nights, off-campus recruiting events, and other creative means. Partners with assistant director, marketing to develop content (web, print, email) to represent the university to employers and alumni. Steward positive relationships with employers who have active recruiting programs with Tufts and coach all employers on how to increase their visibility through a variety of methods on campus. Facilitate consultative conversations with employers around hiring a broad range of students across Tufts and support employers with expanding these efforts through various partnership opportunities with Tufts University. Link employers with appropriate faculty and departments based on their alignment with majors, minors, and academic programs. Conduct assessment of current employers according to industries and majors recruited, and survey students to assess interests using Qualtrics surveys. Provide career opportunities to a diverse student population and make all opportunities accessible to all students as well as infuse broad perspectives in all programming, events, and created content. Collaborate with faculty and other offices and departments to develop and promote services/resources and recruiting options to students/alumni/employers. Partner with Recruiting Coordinator to support and expand the recruiting efforts at Tufts and expand communication and outreach efforts to employers through newsletters, blogs, and other email communications. Collaborate with alumni career services staff to identify alumni contacts in potential hiring organizations for various events and activities at Tufts. Maintain current knowledge and educate constituents on industry trends, employer culture, and hiring processes in assigned industry/sectors. Supervise 1 student employee to support the employer engagement efforts at Tufts University. Marketing and Communications: Partners with the Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing to develop, implement, and evaluate outreach strategies and materials to support external partner development (e.g., newsletters, invitations, social media content, etc.). Serves as a liaison to one of the identity-based centers on campus to partner on developing resources, programming and provide ongoing communication between the offices. What We're Looking For Basic Requirements: Knowledge and experience typically acquired by: Bachelor's Degree 2-3 years of related professional experience including: career/academic advising; business operations, communications/marketing, recruiting or human resources Strong relationship building, program management, event planning, problem-solving and communication skills Proven presentation skills and comfort level in navigating a complex university setting as well as partnering with employers in the private and public sector, academic communities, as well as a diverse population of students, alumni, faculty, and parents Knowledge of national trends in career services, the job market, and diverse student populations Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong customer focus, attention to detail and an ability to deal with frequent interruptions Ability to market Tufts students and establish relationships with employers Strong technical skills: database/CRM management (LessAnnoyingCRM) and familiarity with web-based recruiting software (Handshake preferred), client management systems, Microsoft Office (including excel) and online resources. Expertise in social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and experience utilizing software such as Canva A demonstrated commitment to building an inclusive environment within the Career Center Knowledge of general office procedures including proficiency in MS Office Must be willing to travel and work evenings and occasional weekends as needed Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in Higher Education, Counseling, or related field of study Special Work Schedule Requirements: This is a hybrid position expected to be in the office 3 days per week. The role may also need additional days in the office, depending on employer engagement activities during a given week. There will be some evenings and/or weekends expected for various events such as career fairs, networking nights, as well as other meetings and career center activities. Pay Range Minimum $61,200.00, Midpoint $76,500.00, Maximum $91,800.00 Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.