Coordinator I, Career Events & Marketing

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are limited to:

• Coordinates and supports events, marketing, and communications that connect students with employment opportunities and career services.
• Plans and assists with employer recruitment and career services activities, events, and logistics.
• Supports marketing efforts, print and digital, through planning and execution.
• Serves as a point of contact for all employers connecting with FGCU. Acts as a liaison to assist employers with campus engagement.
• Assists with planning and execution of reserved, on campus employer interviewing. Assists with annual employer trainings and best practice recruitment workshops.
• Oversees career services management software (Eagle Career Network, Simplicity) to review employers, maintain and update database, and generate reports.
• Oversees and manages the career email inbox.
• Meets face to face, over the phone, and virtually with employers to expand available services and opportunities for students.
• Analyzes and evaluates career related activities of students and alumni.
• Monitors compliance with college and departmental policies and procedures.
• Attends local chamber of commerce events and other local networking events as needed.
• May hire, train, evaluate and supervise OPS staff, volunteers, and student assistants.

Other Duties:

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires either six years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and two years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.
• Experience operating a personal computer and proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to the position.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn online recruiting platforms and other University approved software such as Simplicity, Handshake, Qualtrics, and Zoom.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively in a team environment.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects within deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present effectively to small and large groups.
• Ability to understand, interpret, apply, and explain personnel policies and procedures.
• Ability to manage and coordinate assignments to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work successfully as both a member of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to provide professional customer service.
• Ability to take initiative to plan, organize, coordinate and perform work in various situations when numerous and diverse demands are involved.
• Ability to present to large groups.
• Ability to thrive in an organization that values the diversity of its student body and workforce and actively promotes an equitable environment.

Pay Grade 15