External Relations Manager

About the Employer

Career Services, External Relations Manager

Job Summary

The External Relations Manager leads employer engagement and external relations efforts for Career Services. This position develops partnerships that create internships, employment opportunities, graduate education pathways, experiential learning opportunities, and professional connections for BYUHawaii students.

Primary Responsibilities

Opportunity Development and Career Pathways Lead the development and promotion of internship, employment, graduate education, mentoring, and experiential learning opportunities. Coordinate employer recruiting initiatives, hiring programs, information sessions, job postings. Employer Engagement and Partnership Development Lead employer outreach efforts that generate internships, employment opportunities, graduate education pathways, experiential learning opportunities, and long-term partnerships. Build and maintain recruiting pipelines in key industries, regions, and countries that align with the university's mission and student population. Student Employee Leadership Recruit, hire, train, and mentor up to fifteen student employees supporting internship coordination, employer outreach, guest relations, event operations, and data management. Establish performance expectations, project goals, service standards, and accountability measures for student employees. Data Management Maintain records of employers, contacts, opportunities, partnerships, event participation, communications, and engagement activities. Monitor and analyze employer engagement, partnership growth, recruiting activity, conference participation, and student opportunity outcomes.

Shared Department Leadership

Support department-wide planning, budgeting, assessment, reporting, operational improvement, and event execution efforts. Represent Career Services and contribute to a coordinated model that integrates employer engagement with student preparation and career development.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Business Administration, Higher Education, Human Resources, Public Administration, Communications, or a related field preferred. 5-7 years of directly related experience. Experience in employer relations, partnership development, recruiting, workforce development, higher education, or a related field. Strong leadership, relationship-building, communication, project management, and organizational skills. Experience supervising employees, student employees, volunteers, interns, peer leaders, or project teams. Ability to develop student leaders and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with employers, graduate schools, alumni, church organizations, government agencies, and university partners. Ability to analyze data, assess outcomes, and implement continuous improvement strategies. Commitment to the mission and values of Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

Benefits

401(k) matching Tuition benefits for employee and qualified dependents Medical and dental Short- and long-term disability benefits Paid parental and maternity leave Relocation package

Salary Range

Approximate starting salary: $93,000 - $114,000. The salary offered could be above or below range based on education and experience as it relates to the job description.

Eligibility Requirements

As an educational institution affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYUHawaii prefers to hire qualified members of the church in good standing, as authorized under 41 CFR § 60-1.5(a)(6). To be eligible for employment, applicants who are members of the church must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend and receive a clearance from the Church's ecclesiastical clearance office. Job applicants must be able to meet these conditions to advance through the hiring process successfully. An expired temple recommend will prevent consideration for hire.