Program Director, Employer Relations

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Irvine, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $64K - $112K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ April 2nd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

University of California, Irvine is hiring a Program Director, Employer Relations to manage and strengthen relationships with corporate representatives, delivering customized career employment programs for business students. The role involves coordinating corporate relations activities such as campus recruiting, career events, and managing employer relations CRM while providing job market insights and reports to support student career coaching.

Highlights

Manage employer relationships and deliver career employment programs for undergraduate, specialty masters, and MBA business students.
Coordinate experiential learning, campus recruiting, career fairs, site visits, and industry events.
Provide ongoing job market trends, insights, and reports to inform corporate outreach strategy and career coaching.
Manage employer relations CRM system to maintain and build corporate connections.
Extensive knowledge of early career hiring in professional business services sectors such as technology, CPG, consulting, and healthcare.
Strong skills in event design and coordination, verbal and written communication, and working with diverse cultures.
Requires Bachelor's degree and advanced degree preferred, with at least 5 years of related experience including employer relations or recruiting.
Salary range: $65,700 - $78,050 annually with comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Contract appointment for one year with potential extension; hybrid work with some onsite, evening, and weekend hours.
Experience in higher education and recruiting/experiential development preferred.