Director of External Engagement
Job Posting: https://jobs.nd.edu/postings/37506
Apply Now! Accepting Applications until April 18, 2025
The Director of External Engagement is a critical new role within the Mendoza College of Business. The Director is charged with building a best in class employer and alumni engagement operation focused on helping graduate students 1) secure their best first job upon graduation and 2) build meaningful lifelong connections with alumni and employers who will sustain them throughout their career.
The Director will have the opportunity to build a team of five full-time employees and will be responsible for setting the strategy for how the team will successfully develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with employers, recruiters, alumni, and friends of the Mendoza College of Business and the University of Notre Dame. The Director will need to recruit and hire top talent, serve as the primary relationship manager for Mendoza’s top employers and Corporate Advisory Board, and provide the College with market intelligence related to hiring trends and the skills graduates must possess to be competitive in the marketplace.
The Director of External Engagement reports to the Senior Director of Career Success and External Engagement, serves as a member of the Career Success and External Engagement Leadership Team, and works alongside the College’s academic and functional leaders to align the work of their teams with the goals and objectives of the College.
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Position: |
Director of External Engagement |
| Organization: |
Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame |
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South Bend, IN
United States
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| Salary: |
Commensurate with experience |
| Posting Start Date: |
4/14/2025 |
| Date Posted: |
4/14/2025 |
| Requirements |
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree (MBA, Higher Education) or advanced certification beyond a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
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Must demonstrate proven ability to build and lead high-functioning and high-performing teams.
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Must possess excellent communication, networking, and relationship management skills.
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Must have the ability to work effectively with a diverse array of stakeholders including employers, recruiters, corporate leaders, alumni, faculty, students, and administrators.
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Team-oriented, proactive, flexible, and customer-service focused in nature.
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Ability to respond quickly to changing business needs and priorities.
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Excellent analytical skills, reasoning, and resourcefulness in an environment of constrained resources.
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Strong strategic planning skills and the leadership capabilities necessary to set goals, monitor progress, develop workflows and operational timelines, and measure success.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Strong public speaking skills are necessary; ability to present strong and persuasive oral and written communications and to effectively work with internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
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Previous experience leading or working within an employer engagement function at a Top 25 MBA program.
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Previous experience leading or working within a corporate recruiting or university relations function at a Fortune 500 company that consistently hires MBA talent.
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Deep understanding of the MBA employment landscape.
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This listing expires on: 6/13/2025 |
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