Director for Employer Relations & Assessment

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ May 23rd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a Director for Employer Relations & Assessment. This role develops and executes recruiting plans to engage new and existing employers to create professional opportunities for ODU students and alumni. The Director manages on-campus recruitment events, oversees career experience programs, directs data management and reporting, and leads various employer-related initiatives and teams within the university.

Highlights

Develop recruiting plans and actively recruit new employers for student and alumni opportunities.
Manage relationships with existing employers to secure experiential and professional positions.
Oversee planning, marketing, logistics, and coordination of on-campus recruitment activities including job fairs and informational sessions.
Direct design, facilitation, and evaluation of student/employer career experiences and mentorship programs.
Manage department-wide assessment, reporting, data dashboards, and office databases such as Handshake and Protopia.
Lead the annual ODU Career Summit and direct revenue-generating Employer Partner Program and Employer Advisory Board.
Supervise three assistant directors and additional team members in employer engagement efforts.
Required skills include employer relations, career advising, supervision, program management, and experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Higher Education, or related fields, or equivalent experience required.
Department serves the Center for Career and Leadership Development focused on career readiness and community engagement.