Hiring Department: Office of Business, Community,
and Government Engagement
Reports To: Executive Director, Office of Business, Community, and Government Engagement
Job Location: On Site, El Paso, TX
Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may
close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
Hours: 40 hours per week, standard
Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm
Earliest Start Date: As soon as possible.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- List of three references
Note: This is a full time, temporary contingent upon availability of funds position with a possibility of
extension and is eligible for full benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
Position Summary
The Director of Employer
Engagement provides strategic leadership and oversight for the University of Texas at El Paso’s employer-facing engagement efforts.
Reporting to the Executive Director of the Office of Business, Community, and Government Engagement, this role leads the Employer Engagement
unit and is responsible for developing, managing, and scaling institutional relationships with industry, government, nonprofit, and
community partners that result in meaningful student engagement, internships, and post-graduation employment outcomes.
The Director
oversees Engagement Officers, manages the University’s highest-priority employer partnerships, and ensures consistent, data-informed
engagement practices. The role serves as a senior representative of the University to external partners and works closely with academic
leadership, advising and student support units, and operations and data teams to ensure coordinated, measurable outcomes.
Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Employer Engagement
unit, ensuring alignment with UTEP’s Quality Enhancement Plan, institutional priorities, and post-graduation success outcomes.
Lead,
supervise, and evaluate a team of Engagement Officers responsible for managing defined portfolios of external employer and community
partners.
Manage and steward the University’s highest-priority employer relationships, including key regional, national, and
strategic partners, serving as the primary point of contact for select, top-tier industry partners.
Develop and oversee a
coordinated employer engagement strategy that supports internships, applied learning experiences, on-campus recruitment, and full-time
employment opportunities for students and graduates.
Collaborate closely with Data Analytics, Operations Support, Career Education,
academic colleges, Institutional Advancement, and other campus partners to ensure consistent communication, coordinated outreach, and
effective use of shared infrastructure.
Support the Executive Director in strategic planning, reporting, and presentations related
to employer engagement and workforce outcomes.
Complies with all State and University policies.
Other duties may be
assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the
organization’s policies and applicable laws.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Education required:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum Experience required:
Two (2) + years of
professional experience in employer relations, workforce development, economic development, higher education partnerships, career services,
or a closely related field.
Demonstrated supervisory or team-lead experience, including responsibility for coaching, performance
management, or functional oversight of professional staff.
Demonstrated experience building and managing complex, long-term
relationships with external partners such as employers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or community stakeholders.
Preferred Education/Experience:
Master’s degree in higher education administration, business, public
administration, economic development, workforce development, or a related field.
Experience leading an employer relations, industry
partnerships, or workforce engagement function within a higher education, economic development, or workforce organization.
Experience managing multiple staff members and scaling engagement strategies across portfolios, industries, or regions.
Demonstrated success using CRM or relationship
Why Pick UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to
excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the
community we serve.
UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three
states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to
go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in
America.
This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built
around the institution’s core strengths-its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships-the plan lays out a
bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.
Miner Perks and Benefits
What UTEP
Offers:
- Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness platform
- Voluntary
Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long – term disability plans - Retirement Programs
- Longevity Pay
- Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Discounts & Perks
- Employee
Education Assistance program - And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.
Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks
and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.
Additional Information
Note: To the extent that
this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and
continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
The
primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an
exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or
responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or
manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal
history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157
may be required to perform the position’s essential functions.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described
here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties
of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally
required to stand; walk; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly be able to lift and move up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to
communicate effectively in person, virtually, and in writing. - Ability to travel locally and attend off-campus meetings and events.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Standard office environment with occasional travel to employer sites,
meetings, and events. - Occasional evening or weekend work to support employer engagement activities or events.
The
noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The
University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and
nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas
at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of
services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right
to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal
Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by
phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at
500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with
disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
