INDUSTRY SPECIALIST – CUNY Inclusive Economy (CIE) Initiative (Acad. Internship Specl (HEOa)) – SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Job ID: 32084
Location: Hunter College
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
POSITION DETAILS
The CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative at
Hunter College seeks an Industry Specialist to identify career opportunities and grow hiring pipelines for Hunter College students and
graduates.
The Industry Specialist will engage with employers in defining workforce needs, identifying hiring challenges and
opportunities, specifying skills and proficiencies needed to fill available roles, and exploring partnerships to help grow New York’s
emerging industries. This position reports to the Chair of Sociology. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Build a Community:
Secure partnerships with employers offering paid internship, clinical placement, and
full-time job
opportunities to students with target majors
Continuously cultivate and grow employer relationships
Share
employment
opportunities and, where appropriate, refer qualified students to employers for specific roles.
Establish a Peer
Network:
Coordinate with other industry specialists, campus career offices and CUNY leadership to maximize industry
partnerships benefiting the
campus and to learn about student and employer needs.
Create Pathways:
Secure
paid internships and full-time job offers
within target majors for our newest graduates.
Communicate and
Improve:
Share knowledge with faculty, advisors, and the
broader campus to encourage alignment with in-demand skills
Participate in CUNY-wide training and events and utilize common tools
deployed across the initiative.
Data Entry,
Outcome Tracking, and Reporting:
- Enter data accurately and consistently
into databases (i.e. Power BI, Sharepoint, and
Microsoft Dynamics) - Use full Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, to facilitate,
manage, track, and report on program outcome
metrics - Conduct, manage, and evaluate events via Zoom (or a similar platform)
including creating registration, engaging
participants during the workshop, and analyzing post-session attendance and other data
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree and four years’ related experience required.
The minimum requirements
for this position are a bachelor’s degree
and four years of professional work experience. We seek motivated, flexible and resourceful people
who can gain the confidence of others in
an advising environment and execute successful programs. Candidates will have:
-
Experience in career services, economic or
workforce development, or relationship management - Experience with community and business
outreach, ideally in implementing talent
acquisition, outreach strategies, and business development - Understanding of business and
recruitment and hiring practices in key
sectors of the NYC economy and understanding of the occupational landscape for college students with
a social sciences background -
Skilled in of Microsoft Suite and Zoom commands and shortcuts. - Comfort with technology to
track programs and projects.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* 5+ years of experience developing and
maintaining industry and employer partnerships
with the goal of creating direct hiring pipelines for students
* Familiarity with
industry hiring perspectives and
recruiting/screening processes
* Strong knowledge of the occupational landscape for college students
with a social sciences
background
* Experience operating successfully within a higher education setting
CUNY TITLE
OVERVIEW
Supports an academic internship program providing career development and professional work experience.
- Acts as liaison
between the College and employer sponsors, monitoring the success of students’ internship experiences - Supervises
student
internships, assuring adherence to related College and governmental policies and regulations - Creates and conducts
orientation
sessions and workshops for students in the internship program; coordinates applications, interviews, and placement as part of
overall
student outreach - Provides faculty orientation and development related to internship programs
- Implements and
evaluates
competencies and other success factors - Performs related duties as assigned.
CUNY TITLE
Higher
Education
Assistant
FLSA
Exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary commensurate
with education and
experience: $98,995 – $109,025.
CUNY’s benefits contribute significantly to total compensation,
supporting health
and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive
retirement/pension benefits
and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits
from the extensive academic,
arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic
community in one of the
greatest cities in the world.
CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once
implemented, salaries of
eligible employees will be adjusted by 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY
collective bargaining agreement.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY
Portal on City University of New
York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job
System
Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job
Opening ID number 32084.
Click on the “Apply Now” button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should
access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.
Please have your documents
available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/
Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text
format-
and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü,
ï, –, _ or ç)).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include:
* Cover Letter and/or Statement of scholarly
interests
* Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
* Names and contact information of 3 references
Upload all documents as ONE
single file– PDF format preferred.
CLOSING DATE
The search will remain open, and screening and review of
applications will be ongoing– until the position is filled.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting:
Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities,
veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be
discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability
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