University of Idaho
Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development
🇺🇸 Boise, ID
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $55K
💻 Development & Advancement
🗓️ July 23rd, 2025
MPACE
NACE
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University of Idaho is hiring an Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development. This role involves building and strengthening partnerships with employers to expand internship, professional, graduate school, and career opportunities for students, while leading fundraising efforts and managing employer outreach data and reports.
Highlights
- Develop and implement relationship-building plans with Idaho and Northwest employers to align with university majors and programs.
- Create strategies to boost networking opportunities between employers and students.
- Assist employers in improving internship programs and connecting with qualified candidates.
- Lead fundraising and development through the Distinguished Employer Partnership Program (DEP).
- Manage assessment activities by collecting employer outreach data and producing reports.
- Requires two years of professional experience in recruitment, HR, talent management, and event planning/fundraising.
- Bachelor's degree mandatory; Master's degree in related fields preferred.
- Proficiency with career services databases (Handshake, Symplicity, etc.), data analysis tools (Access, Excel), and online survey platforms (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey) preferred.
- Salary starts at $55,000 or higher depending on education and experience.
- Position requires flexibility for events, regional travel, and eligibility for membership in professional associations (NACE, MPACE, CEDA, etc.).
Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development Full Description
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Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development
Position Details
Position Information
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP004950P
Position Title | Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Career Services
Location | Boise
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | Serving on the Career Services Leadership Team, the Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development is responsible for strengthening collaborative partnerships with state, regional, national, and international employers in order to increase internships, professional experiences, graduate school, and career opportunities for UI students and graduates.
Maintaining alignment with the workforce and educational goals of Idaho’s employers and students, the Assistant Director will work collaboratively with the Career Services Director, Employer Relations staff, Co-op Director, and UI-branch center directors to accomplish the following goals: Create and implement a plan for relationship-building focusing on employers from the state of Idaho and the Northwest with the potential for professional experiences, graduate school, and career positions that compliment UI majors and degree programs Develop and implement innovative strategies to increase connections and networking opportunities between students and employers Assist employers in strengthening their internship programs and streamlining their access to qualified internship candidates
The Assistant Director will also lead the department’s fundraising and development efforts through Career Services’ Distinguished Employer Partnership Program (DEP), as well as the department’s assessment plan by assisting with the collection employer outreach data, and writing reports and recommendations based on this data.
This position will be housed at the UI-Boise Center.
Unit URL | Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Departments | University of Idaho
Career Services | University of Idaho
Posting Number | SP004950P
Position Title | Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development
Division/College | Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Department | Career Services
Location | Boise
Posting Context Statement |
Position Overview | Serving on the Career Services Leadership Team, the Assistant Director for Employer Relations: Outreach and Development is responsible for strengthening collaborative partnerships with state, regional, national, and international employers in order to increase internships, professional experiences, graduate school, and career opportunities for UI students and graduates.
Maintaining alignment with the workforce and educational goals of Idaho’s employers and students, the Assistant Director will work collaboratively with the Career Services Director, Employer Relations staff, Co-op Director, and UI-branch center directors to accomplish the following goals: Create and implement a plan for relationship-building focusing on employers from the state of Idaho and the Northwest with the potential for professional experiences, graduate school, and career positions that compliment UI majors and degree programs Develop and implement innovative strategies to increase connections and networking opportunities between students and employers Assist employers in strengthening their internship programs and streamlining their access to qualified internship candidates
The Assistant Director will also lead the department’s fundraising and development efforts through Career Services’ Distinguished Employer Partnership Program (DEP), as well as the department’s assessment plan by assisting with the collection employer outreach data, and writing reports and recommendations based on this data.
This position will be housed at the UI-Boise Center.
Unit URL | Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Departments | University of Idaho
Career Services | University of Idaho
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Two years professional experience working in recruitment, human resources, talent management or other related experience One year of professional experience in event planning and development/fundraising Experience with program planning and implementation Experience providing formal and informal presentations to small and large groups to a variety of constituents
Required Education | Bachelors degree
Required Other | Must be eligible for membership in NACE, MPACE, CEDA, SWEDA,ICDA, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), and Moscow and Boise Chambers of Commerce as budget allows Ability to work a flexible schedule during select mornings, evenings and weekends to address event needs Ability to travel regionally, in-state and out-of-state on a periodic basis
Additional Preferred | Education: Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Business, Public Relations, Marketing, Human Resources, Communications, or related field• Professional work experience in a university career services office or employer relations role
Experience:Experience managing career services database systems (i.e. Handshake, Symplicity, 12Twenty, CSO, or other job search databases) Strong technical/computer experience, including the experience using software such as Access, Excel, video conferencing programs (Zoom) and on-line survey programs (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, etc. Experience developing a process for assessment, collecting/analyzing data, and preparing reports and recommendations
Skills/knowledge/Ability to:Past success in development/fundraising efforts Excellent written and oral communication skills as demonstrated in application material Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently to complete tasks Ability to professionally represent Career Services Strong organization skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions |
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Required Education | Bachelors degree
Required Other | Must be eligible for membership in NACE, MPACE, CEDA, SWEDA,ICDA, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), and Moscow and Boise Chambers of Commerce as budget allows Ability to work a flexible schedule during select mornings, evenings and weekends to address event needs Ability to travel regionally, in-state and out-of-state on a periodic basis
Additional Preferred | Education: Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Business, Public Relations, Marketing, Human Resources, Communications, or related field• Professional work experience in a university career services office or employer relations role
Experience:Experience managing career services database systems (i.e. Handshake, Symplicity, 12Twenty, CSO, or other job search databases) Strong technical/computer experience, including the experience using software such as Access, Excel, video conferencing programs (Zoom) and on-line survey programs (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, etc. Experience developing a process for assessment, collecting/analyzing data, and preparing reports and recommendations
Skills/knowledge/Ability to:Past success in development/fundraising efforts Excellent written and oral communication skills as demonstrated in application material Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently to complete tasks Ability to professionally represent Career Services Strong organization skills
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions |
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $55,000 or higher depending on education and experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 07/22/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before August 5, 2025 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at eschirmer@uidaho.edu
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $55,000 or higher depending on education and experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding |
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 07/22/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before August 5, 2025 will receive priority consideration.
Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position.
For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here: Applicant Resources – Careers | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
If you would like to view a full copy of the job description, please reach out to the search coordinator at eschirmer@uidaho.edu
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- List of References
- Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- Disabled in Higher Ed
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Veterans in Higher Ed
- Word of Mouth
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
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