UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ
Assistant Program Director (Employer Engagement)
🇺🇸
Elizabeth, NJ
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Full-Time
💰
$70K
💻
Other
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July 14th, 2026
CRM
Salesforce
Edtech.com's Summary
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ is hiring an Assistant Program Director (Employer Engagement). The role involves leading employer outreach initiatives to implement training programs, developing new programs, managing social media efforts, and collaborating with various partners to generate revenue and improve non-credit workforce development programs.
Highlights
- Lead employer engagement and corporate training program development.
- Establish outreach strategies for Industry-Business Institute and Continuing Education.
- Develop and maintain relationships with employer clients to increase sales and deliver custom training.
- Manage program support staff and coordinate employer meetings and advisory boards.
- Use Salesforce CRM and digital tools including JotForm, Constant Contact, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
- Analyze outreach effectiveness, forecast trends, and implement program improvements.
- Requires a Master’s Degree and 5+ years of experience in program development and employer sales.
- Must have 3-5 years of corporate business development or workforce solution sales experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and excellent communication skills required.
- Salary is $70,000; includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, tuition remission, and vacation time.
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Position Information
Position Title | Assistant Program Director (Employer Engagement)
Campus | Elizabeth
Department | Industry-Business Institute
Full-time, Part-time, Adjunct | Full Time
Exempt or Non-Exempt | Exempt
Regular,Temporary, or Grant | Regular
General Description
The Assistant Program Director performs activities in support of the Industry-Business Institute and non-credit program training initiatives. Responsibilities include increasing employer outreach initiatives to effect training program implementation and employer recruitment initiatives; new program development; and implementation of social media outreach efforts of non-credit programs. Work with a variety of partners, including employers, industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, internal UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ departments, instructors, vendors, and public agencies. Responsible for revenue generation, implementation plan management, and measurement and reporting of results and program improvements. Manage program support staff as required.
Characteristics, Duties, and Responsibilities
• Initiate and lead employer engagement resulting in corporate training programs, state and government contracts, and employer sponsored programs.
• Initiate and establish employer outreach strategies to meet the needs of the Industry-Business Institute and Continuing Education and Workforce Development as assigned.
• Develop relationships with prospective and current employer clients to increase sales: identify workplace needs, develop training programs to meet these needs, leading to industry-valued credentials.
• Deliver high quality customized training programs to business clients, working with noncredit staff.
• Attend and engage in local and regional business networking events resulting in meaningful partnerships creating career pathways with employers.
• Manage program staff as required.
• Create promotional materials including, but not limited to, program specific documents for public distribution, non-credit brochure content, social media posts, etc.
• Coordinate and lead employer meetings, advisory boards, and other events as required
• Provide leadership to users of Salesforce as our main CRM for non-credit programs.
• Implement improvements to programs that both reduce time to increase skills and enhance quality of output for client organizations. Correlates and plan for growth, change and new service initiatives as developed by the strategic business objectives of CEWD.
• Develop, measure, and assess outreach programs and campaigns, and participant satisfaction utilizing various tools, such as surveys, questionnaires, etc. as required.
• Forecast and track trends, analyzing collected data.
• Maintain social media and Internet based activities including, but not limited to, non-credit program web pages social media accounts, constant contact outreach initiatives, Jot Form, and others as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
• Master’s Degree required as well as 5+ years’ experience preferred in working with program development and sales to employers.
Experience
• Employer engagement resulting in corporate training, state and government contracts and employer sponsored programs.
• Sales / B2B Outreach Experience: 3 to 5 years of proven experience in corporate business development, corporate training, or institutional workforce solution sales.
• Grant & Compliance Tracking: Demonstrated experience reading, writing, and executing state or federal grant deliverables (such as NJ Department of Labor training grants)
• Ability to exercise important human relations skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with the College community and to exercise tact in dealing with all members of project partners and community.
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and material in a professional and ethical manner.
Competencies and Skills Required
• Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers and work in a diverse team environment.
• Minimum of 4-7 years of progressively responsible experience in workforce development, continuing education, training, program administration, or a related field required.
• Ability to establish relationships through networking and direct calling with prospective and existing clients, and business community groups at multiple levels.
• Excellent customer services skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficient in use of digital tools including, but not limited to: Salesforce, JotForm, Constant Contact, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Should operate effectively under minimal supervision.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
• This position’s duties are normally performed in a typical interior/residence work environment, based on the activity scheduled.
• Some physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• Local travel required.
Salary | $70,000
Additional Information | UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination, as required by state and/or federal law, in all programs and activities, including employment and access to its career and technical programs.
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ is an EEO/AAP Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled
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Disclaimer: This job description outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re-assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time faculty and staff which includes Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits. We also offer twenty vacation days, ten paid holidays, and a ten-week summer work schedule which allows the college to close on Fridays. Other additional benefits include gym privileges, tuition remission for credit and non-credit courses at UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ, and tuition reimbursement for an approved degree program at an accredited college or university.
Terms of Employment | Full Time. Flexible schedule to meet department needs. Some evenings, weekends, and extended hours will be required. Travel within New Jersey and U.S. required. Ability and willingness to travel on short notice to all on and off- campus sites as needed by the college. Employee must establish primary residency in New Jersey within one year of appointment unless an exemption applies.
Campus | Elizabeth
Department | Industry-Business Institute
Full-time, Part-time, Adjunct | Full Time
Exempt or Non-Exempt | Exempt
Regular,Temporary, or Grant | Regular
General Description
The Assistant Program Director performs activities in support of the Industry-Business Institute and non-credit program training initiatives. Responsibilities include increasing employer outreach initiatives to effect training program implementation and employer recruitment initiatives; new program development; and implementation of social media outreach efforts of non-credit programs. Work with a variety of partners, including employers, industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, internal UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ departments, instructors, vendors, and public agencies. Responsible for revenue generation, implementation plan management, and measurement and reporting of results and program improvements. Manage program support staff as required.
Characteristics, Duties, and Responsibilities
• Initiate and lead employer engagement resulting in corporate training programs, state and government contracts, and employer sponsored programs.
• Initiate and establish employer outreach strategies to meet the needs of the Industry-Business Institute and Continuing Education and Workforce Development as assigned.
• Develop relationships with prospective and current employer clients to increase sales: identify workplace needs, develop training programs to meet these needs, leading to industry-valued credentials.
• Deliver high quality customized training programs to business clients, working with noncredit staff.
• Attend and engage in local and regional business networking events resulting in meaningful partnerships creating career pathways with employers.
• Manage program staff as required.
• Create promotional materials including, but not limited to, program specific documents for public distribution, non-credit brochure content, social media posts, etc.
• Coordinate and lead employer meetings, advisory boards, and other events as required
• Provide leadership to users of Salesforce as our main CRM for non-credit programs.
• Implement improvements to programs that both reduce time to increase skills and enhance quality of output for client organizations. Correlates and plan for growth, change and new service initiatives as developed by the strategic business objectives of CEWD.
• Develop, measure, and assess outreach programs and campaigns, and participant satisfaction utilizing various tools, such as surveys, questionnaires, etc. as required.
• Forecast and track trends, analyzing collected data.
• Maintain social media and Internet based activities including, but not limited to, non-credit program web pages social media accounts, constant contact outreach initiatives, Jot Form, and others as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.
Education Requirements
• Master’s Degree required as well as 5+ years’ experience preferred in working with program development and sales to employers.
Experience
• Employer engagement resulting in corporate training, state and government contracts and employer sponsored programs.
• Sales / B2B Outreach Experience: 3 to 5 years of proven experience in corporate business development, corporate training, or institutional workforce solution sales.
• Grant & Compliance Tracking: Demonstrated experience reading, writing, and executing state or federal grant deliverables (such as NJ Department of Labor training grants)
• Ability to exercise important human relations skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with the College community and to exercise tact in dealing with all members of project partners and community.
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and material in a professional and ethical manner.
Competencies and Skills Required
• Ability to effectively communicate with coworkers and work in a diverse team environment.
• Minimum of 4-7 years of progressively responsible experience in workforce development, continuing education, training, program administration, or a related field required.
• Ability to establish relationships through networking and direct calling with prospective and existing clients, and business community groups at multiple levels.
• Excellent customer services skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficient in use of digital tools including, but not limited to: Salesforce, JotForm, Constant Contact, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills.
• Should operate effectively under minimal supervision.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
• This position’s duties are normally performed in a typical interior/residence work environment, based on the activity scheduled.
• Some physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• Local travel required.
Salary | $70,000
Additional Information | UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination, as required by state and/or federal law, in all programs and activities, including employment and access to its career and technical programs.
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ is an EEO/AAP Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled
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Disclaimer: This job description outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re-assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time faculty and staff which includes Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits. We also offer twenty vacation days, ten paid holidays, and a ten-week summer work schedule which allows the college to close on Fridays. Other additional benefits include gym privileges, tuition remission for credit and non-credit courses at UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ, and tuition reimbursement for an approved degree program at an accredited college or university.
Terms of Employment | Full Time. Flexible schedule to meet department needs. Some evenings, weekends, and extended hours will be required. Travel within New Jersey and U.S. required. Ability and willingness to travel on short notice to all on and off- campus sites as needed by the college. Employee must establish primary residency in New Jersey within one year of appointment unless an exemption applies.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date | 07/13/2026
Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Public Job Posting on UCC.edu
- Internal Job Posting (Paper Posting)
- Personal Referral
- Agency Referral
- Print Advertisement/Publication (IE: Sunday Star Ledger)
- Linked-in
- NJ.com
- HigherEdJobs.com
- HERC.org
- Other Website Not Listed
- Other Source Not Listed
- If you heard of this employment opportunity from a print advertisement/publication, please indicate where you heard of this employment opportunity. If you have chosen a specific answer to question number one, please put “N/A” in the answer field.
(Open Ended Question) - If you heard of this employment opportunity from another web site or another source not listed in question number one, please indicate where you heard of this employment opportunity. If you have chosen a specific answer to question number one, please put "N/A" in the answer field.
(Open Ended Question) - Describe a situation when you tried to solve a problem with ideas and methods that had not been tried before. What was the result?
(Open Ended Question) - Describe a specific instance, in a group situation, where you made your views known about an issue important to yourself. What was the issue, and why was it crucial?
(Open Ended Question) - How do you decide which tasks take priority when organizing a complete project?
(Open Ended Question) - Do you have a valid New Jersey Drivers License?
- Yes
- No
- Effective September 1, 2011, the “New Jersey First Act” contains new residency requirements for most public officers and employees. Current, new, or prospective public employees should be aware that the New Jersey First Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), requires employees of all public employers (for example, state, county, and municipal governments), public agencies, authorities, boards, bodies, commissions, public institutions of higher education, certain quasi-public entities, and all school boards to reside in the State of New Jersey unless otherwise exempted under the law. Are you currently a resident of the State of New Jersey?
- Yes
- No
Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Unofficial Transcripts (official due upon hire)
Optional Documents
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination, as required by state and/or federal law, in all programs and activities, including employment and access to its career and technical programs.
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