Director of Employer Engagement

Position Information

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 ***email_hidden***, 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 [email protected].