Liberty University
Employer Relations Coordinator II
🇺🇸 Lynchburg, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Human Resources
🗓️ November 21st, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Liberty University, Inc. is hiring an Employer Relations Coordinator II. This role requires managing and cultivating relationships with employers at various levels to expand career opportunities for students and alumni, while supporting recruitment efforts and event coordination on campus.
Highlights
- Strategically source and cultivate employer relationships locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
- Serve as the primary recruiter for multiple industries and schools within Liberty University.
- Recruit employers to join Liberty’s Handshake network and coordinate their participation in career fairs and on-campus events.
- Collaborate with Career Coaches and university faculty to align employer opportunities with student skills and career development.
- Advise employers on effective recruiting strategies and assist in developing marketing to enhance employer brand presence on campus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word, with strong event management and organizational skills.
- Education requirement: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience requirement: 3-5 years in business development, sales, or account management; or 2-3 years in related fields plus 1-2 years as Employer Relations Coordinator I at Liberty University is acceptable.
- Experience in higher education, Career Services, Talent Acquisition, or University Recruiting preferred.
- Work environment: climate-controlled office setting with moderate noise level; full-time position.
Employer Relations Coordinator II Full Description
The Employer Relations Coordinator II is responsible for strategically sourcing, cultivating, and maintaining a strong network of relationships with employers at local, regional, national, and global levels. The Employer Relations Coordinator II serves as the primary recruiter for multiple industries and serves multiple Schools at Liberty, in addition to supporting the Assistant Director of Employer Relations with additional special projects as needed. Employer Relations Coordinators (ERCs) work with employers and recruiters to evaluate and determine the most effective and valuable methods to source and connect with the immensely talented students and alumni produced by Liberty University. The result of this work is expanded and enhanced career and job opportunities for students and alumni; and contribute to the expansion and growth of Career Services' initiative to develop improved and extended services for employers, students, and alumni. ERCs are responsible for recruiting employers to join Liberty's Handshake network, and subsequently post their jobs on Handshake and participate in on-campus events such as Career Fairs, Information Sessions, Experience Events, and Employer On-Sites.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Approve or Decline employers requesting approval to Liberty's Handshake network as assigned.
- Manage relationships with employers and faculty as it pertains to industries and career fairs assigned.
- Maintain relationships with currently engaged employers and their recruiters for industries as assigned.
- Target and cultivate relationships with new employers in assigned industries to introduce them to Liberty University, identify employment opportunities, recruit to on-campus events, and strengthen connections/communication between employers, Career Services, students, alumni and faculty.
- Develop strategies and methods of recruitment that entice employers to participate in events on-campus.
- Collaborate with Career Coaches to identify the knowledge, skills, talents, and experience that students bring to the workplace, and to identify employers that will produce valuable and scalable opportunities for students.
- Communicate with Career Coaches to inform them about employers and job opportunities in assigned industries so that they may highlight and promote to them to students and faculty when applicable.
- Communicate with The Fellowship Coordinator about employers and job opportunities in DC.
- Collaborate with others in the university community when appropriate to maximize visibility and opportunities for relationship-building among employers, students, and the university.
- Build partnerships on-campus and between the university and external communities as appropriate to develop relationships and employment opportunities for students and alumni.
- Advise employers on strategies for successful recruiting at Liberty via Handshake and on-campus events.
- Work with employers to develop marketing strategies to enhance their brand and presence on-campus.
- Recruit and coordinate employer involvement in Career Fairs, Experience Events, Information Sessions, and Employer On-Sites, as well as workshops/programs, class presentations, and other recruiting activities that contribute to students' career development and enhance employers' brand on campus.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree a plus
Experience
- One of the following levels of experience:
- 3-5 years of experience in a business, business development, sales, or account management related field
- 2-3 years of experience in a business, business development, sales, or account management related field, and/or 1-2 years of established experience as an Employer Relations Coordinator I with Liberty University Career Services
- Experience in higher education, Career Services, Talent Acquisition, or University Recruiting a plus
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally (in person and via phone) and in writing to convey clear, concise, and well-articulated information.
- Ability to understand, speak, and write English to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner.
- Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University and Career Services to a variety of university, business, government, and community customers and associates.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent event management and computer skills.
Technology
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (most importantly Outlook, Excel, and Word).
- Ability to learn new technology quickly and proficiently.
Problem Solving
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information, and apply judgment to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
Physical and Sensory Abilities
- Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
- Regularly required to hear and speak to effectively communicate orally.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building.
- Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop to conduct business, and lift 10 or fewer pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted and the noise level is moderate.
Target Hire Date2026-01-05
Time TypeFull time
LocationLynchburg - In Office
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
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