About Hofstra:

Position Title: Associate Director of External Relations

School/Division: Student Affairs

Office: Student Enrollment, Engagement and Success - Career Design and Development

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Description:

• Builds a robust database and advanced analytics system to improve data reporting and facilitate data-driven decision-making, optimizing operational efficiency across recruitment and workforce development efforts.
• Cultivates and enhances partnerships with diverse internal and external stakeholders, leveraging insights to foster collaboration with employers and strengthen community engagement.
• Designs and delivers data-informed professional development programs for employers focused on inclusive recruitment and retention practices, fostering a diverse workforce.
• Analyzes student enrollment trends and interests to develop targeted employer partnerships and customized recruitment strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Oversees on-campus recruitment initiatives, including the planning and execution of 6-10 career fairs annually.
• Manages employer outreach, registration, sponsorships, and logistical arrangements to ensure successful events.
• Leverages data analytics to evaluate participation trends and workforce development needs, guiding continuous program enhancements.
• Collaborates with employers to design tailored recruitment strategies that align with their workforce development goals, providing ongoing support to adapt to evolving organizational needs while promoting inclusive excellence in hiring practices.
• Supervises the External Relations Coordinator and Graduate Assistant.
• Recruits, trains, and mentors undergraduate student employees with a strong emphasis on career readiness and workforce development.
• Represents the Center for Career Design & Development at admissions events, such as open houses and transfer days, effectively communicating the center's services and benefits while gathering data on prospective student interests to better tailor workforce development initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in data analytics, business, higher education with a concentration in data analytics, or a related field required.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in higher education and recruiting, with a proven track record of promoting student development and fostering positive relationships, both on and off-campus.
• Demonstrated strong quantitative and analytical skills to assess trends and inform workforce development strategies, with experience utilizing advanced technologies to enhance decision-making and drive digital transformation.
• Exhibits flexibility and creativity in a dynamic environment, using digital tools to foster collaborative approaches that meet the evolving needs of students and employer partners.
• Possesses a collaborative disposition with the ability to think critically and strategically.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and connect with diverse groups of students, colleagues, families, and external audiences.
• A passion for and experience working with students, families, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds, using data analytics to identify and address unique needs.
• A commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion, creative problem-solving, strategic planning, relationship-building, maintaining knowledge of industry/college recruiting trends, and exceptional leadership skills.

EEO Statement:

About Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.

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