ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER / EMPLOYER RELATIONS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER / EMPLOYER RELATIONS

Position Number: S-3747

Position Summary:

This position provides oversight for the employer relations team within the Career Development Center, including supervision of the assistant director of employer relations. The associate director develops, manages, and communicates program activities that support employer, faculty, and student career relationships and creates and develops department marketing activities on and off campus to engage with employers. This position maintains existing employer relationships and cultivates new partnerships, which includes managing the Employer Spotlight and Employer Partnership Programs and associated resources, dedicated for academic colleges. Additionally, this role supervises job development and internship coordination activities/events and serves as a liaison to the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and the College of Arts & Media.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Five years of related professional experience.
Experience with websites, mobile applications and virtual environments for job search, on-line networking, and recruiting systems.
Evidence of strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with multiple internal and external constituencies, a broad range of student & employer populations, and differing perspectives one may encounter in a wide range of work settings.
Strong verbal and written communication, coaching, managerial, social media, and marketing skills.
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute events and conduct classroom presentations, workshops, and programs.
Solid understanding of job market trends and projections.
Ability to travel and work evenings and occasional weekends as required.
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree.
General knowledge of university curricula and higher education policies and procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Manages relationships with the College of Business Administration, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and the College of Arts & Media for various programming and employer introductions.
Provides oversight for the employer relations team, including full-time staff and interns/student employees.
Provides oversight for internship coordination strategy, including leading the effort in working with employers to help students easily report out about experiential learning opportunities.
Leads the effort in tracking employer engagement within the Career Development Center.
Provides support to the Director for leadership discussions around campus wide external engagement strategies.
Articulates, advocates, and assists with internship opportunities for students in partnership with faculty and academic units.
Advises employers in developing and implementing effective college recruitment strategies at CMU .
Collaborates with and represents the Career Development Center in partnership with various departments across campus.
Organizes and leads corporate site visits to promote the hiring of CMU students and strengthens employer relations.
Markets services and programs to current and prospective students, parents, employer representatives, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni.
Participates in campus, community, state, regional, and national associations.
Guides and supervises working with cross-campus departments and student groups to put on career fairs and networking events.
Analyzes, compiles, and disseminates statistical reports relating to employment trends and the salaries of CMU students.
Manages employer/recruiting database updates.
Supervises Interns, as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU , we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level:
Pay Range: $60,000 - $70,000
Division: Student Recruitment & Retention
Department: Career Development Center
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full-Time
FTE: 1.0
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends, evenings and travel as needed
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards:

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials by Friday, November 7th, 2025 .
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