Weber State University
Employer Engagement Manager
🇺🇸
Ogden, UT
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Full-Time
💰
$50K
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Career Services
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April 30th, 2026
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Weber State University is hiring an Employer Engagement Manager. This role requires advancing employer partnerships and enhancing student career readiness by leading employer outreach strategies, managing the Job Location & Development (JLD) program, mentoring staff, and collaborating with career stakeholders across the university.
Highlights
- Lead employer outreach strategies and the JLD program in coordination with Career Services leadership.
- Mentor staff and collaborate with career stakeholders across campus.
- Serve as liaison between the university, employers, and workforce partners to create career pathways for students.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and three years in employer relations, recruiting, talent development, or related fields.
- Preferred skills include familiarity with CRM, ATS, or career engagement platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, or Handshake.
- Experience in recruiting, employer engagement, workforce development, and event planning is preferred.
- Experience in higher education or similar environments and working with stakeholders on projects or partnerships is favored.
- The position is exempt, full-time (40 hours/week), and funded partially by the JLD grant.
- The salary starts at $50,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, retirement, wellness program, tuition benefits, paid leave, and other perks.
- A criminal background check is required as a condition of employment.
Employer Engagement Manager Full Description
Employer Engagement Manager
Position Details
WSU's Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).
Position Information
Position Title | Employer Engagement Manager
Requisition Number | S02339P
Position Category | Staff
Campus Location | Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week | 40
Months per year | 12
Alternate work schedule |
Pay Grade | E32
Salary |
FLSA | Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function | Weber State University Career Services is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven Employer Engagement Manager to advance employer partnerships and elevate student career readiness at scale.
This position will be partially funded by the Job Location & Development (JLD) grant and plays a key role in shaping employer outreach strategies, leading the JLD program in coordination with Career Services leadership, mentoring staff, and collaborating with career stakeholders across campus. The Employer Engagement Manager will strengthen employer partnerships, enhance student career readiness, and ensure alignment of employer engagement with broader institutional and grant objectives.
The position blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution and serves as a liaison between the university, employers, and workforce partners to create meaningful career pathways for students.
Required Qualifications | Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience Three years of experience in employer relations, recruiting, talent development, business development, or related fields
Preferred Qualifications | Preferred: Familiarity with CRM, ATS, or career engagement platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Workday, Handshake) Experience in recruiting, employer engagement, or workforce development Experience planning events, programs, or engagement initiatives Experience in higher education or similar environments Experience working with stakeholders and supporting projects, initiatives, or partnerships
A successful candidate will be willing to |
Background Check? | Yes
Benefits Summary | WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Requisition Number | S02339P
Position Category | Staff
Campus Location | Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week | 40
Months per year | 12
Alternate work schedule |
Pay Grade | E32
Salary |
FLSA | Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function | Weber State University Career Services is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven Employer Engagement Manager to advance employer partnerships and elevate student career readiness at scale.
This position will be partially funded by the Job Location & Development (JLD) grant and plays a key role in shaping employer outreach strategies, leading the JLD program in coordination with Career Services leadership, mentoring staff, and collaborating with career stakeholders across campus. The Employer Engagement Manager will strengthen employer partnerships, enhance student career readiness, and ensure alignment of employer engagement with broader institutional and grant objectives.
The position blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution and serves as a liaison between the university, employers, and workforce partners to create meaningful career pathways for students.
Required Qualifications | Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience Three years of experience in employer relations, recruiting, talent development, business development, or related fields
Preferred Qualifications | Preferred: Familiarity with CRM, ATS, or career engagement platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Workday, Handshake) Experience in recruiting, employer engagement, or workforce development Experience planning events, programs, or engagement initiatives Experience in higher education or similar environments Experience working with stakeholders and supporting projects, initiatives, or partnerships
A successful candidate will be willing to |
Background Check? | Yes
Benefits Summary | WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Posting Detail Information
Job Open Date | 04/29/2026
Review Date | 05/13/2026
Job Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Notes to Applicant | If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $50,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.
To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.
For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.
Screening of applications will begin May13, 2026. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/28148
Review Date | 05/13/2026
Job Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Notes to Applicant | If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $50,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.
To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.
For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.
Screening of applications will begin May13, 2026. Position will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/28148
ADA Essential Job Function
Physical Activity of this position | Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another., Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. , Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. , Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.
Physical Requirements of this position | Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. | Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. , Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. | The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
Physical Requirements of this position | Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. | Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading., Required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. , Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services,) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection).
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. | The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- jobs.weber.edu
- KSL
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Agency Referral
- Personal Referral
- Internal Job Posting
- Advertisement/Publication
- Other web advertisement
- Other
- * Do you have or have you ever been issued a W# By Weber State University? Yes or No. If yes, please enter your W# (W followed by eight numbers).
(Open Ended Question)
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References with Contact Info
Optional Documents
3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84408
(801) 626-6000
3848 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84408
(801) 626-6000
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