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Departmental Overview
UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to increasing diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all.
Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.
For more information about the Haas School of Business visit: https://haas.berkeley.edu/about/
The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.
Position Summary
The Alumni and External Relations Specialist 4 (Associate Director, Employer Relations) serves as the principal resource for managing employer relations in designated industries. This position handles activities associated with reaching, serving, and engaging employers through programs, events, products, and services in the Technology sector.
The Alumni and External Relations Specialist 4 (Associate Director, Employer Relations) translates constituent needs and priorities into customized programs to create, enhance, and sustain relationships between the campus and its external constituencies. Additionally, this position partners with Alumni Development/Corporate Relations and student clubs to ensure recruiter funds are targeted appropriately.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: August 14, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.
Responsibilities
65%

• Using institutional knowledge and awareness of constituency perception, designs, develops and implements short and long-term strategic plans, programs, events, and activities.
• Aggressively identify and contact companies about recruiting Haas students, both on and off campus.
• Work proactively with recruiting companies in technology, fintech and media/entertainment to strengthen their relationships with Haas. Assist them in developing and executing recruiting and marketing strategies.
• Work with other offices at Haas, including faculty marketing, development, continuing education, and alumni offices to develop comprehensive relationships between companies and Haas.
• Promote the Haas program and students at industry conferences and events and regularly communicate with potential employers about recruiting activities available through Haas.
• Broaden the number of opportunities provided within existing recruiting companies, actively promoting the school in other divisions and groups.
• Support the efforts of part-time MBA job seekers by finding experienced hire opportunities or midyear internships.
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid year internships
• Build long term relationships with students and alumni in mid and senior level positions. Facilitate networking opportunities among students and alumni/contacts in industry.
• Actively reaches out to new potential employers throughout the year as part of teams business development campaign
• Promote employment, networking, and corporate sponsorship opportunities to appropriate student populations.

5%

• Occasional oversight of all aspects of complex external relations programs, projects and events, including coordinating special programs and overseeing production of written and visual materials.

5%

• In partnership with our Event Manager, plans and implements large-scale student and alumni networking events

5%

• Quickly and appropriately identifies, addresses, and mitigates unforeseen and / or rapidly unfolding events that may negatively impact relationships between the campus and various constituencies, keeping senior management appropriately advised and notified.

10%

• Analyzes, summarizes and / or reviews data, reporting findings, interpreting results and / or making recommendations.
• May research various industry topics and gather relevant data to inform unit strategic plans, keeping management informed as necessary and providing input as required.

5%

• Identify and promote growth industry areas, promote to our students and communicate with CMG
• Responds to constituent inquiries from employers, prospective employers, corporate partners, alumni, students, and prospective students. May mentor less experienced staff members.

5%

• Professional Learning and Growth. Embraces the principle of Students Always by engaging in opportunities for training, workshops, seminars and continuing education pertinent to the position or at the suggestion of the supervisor.
• Actively contributes to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the unit and at Haas.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.
• Maintain knowledge of MBA Career Management Group (CMG) business processes in order to provide backup support to the team.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of assigned area of responsibility, such as the technology sector.
• Advanced knowledge of issues of concern in higher education.
• Advanced knowledge of practices and procedures associated with building and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of alumni, internal and external constituencies.
• Advanced written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including skill to produce information that is appropriately presented and effectively received by target constituencies.
• Active listening skills, including advanced critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Skill to recognize potential areas of constituency concern and address, resolve and / or mitigate problems or issues.
• Advanced project management skills, including skills to plan and implement successful events.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Patience and the ability to respond clearly and calmly to demanding customers in person, on the phone, and via email.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of the campus, its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, issues of concern and infrastructure and/or the ability to learn
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with MBA populations.

Education / Training

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• MBA (Preferred)

Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.
The budgeted annual range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $94,300 - $134,100.

• This is an exempt, monthly-paid position.
• This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.
Other Information

• This position is eligible for up to 2 days/week remote work within the United States. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs and are subject to change.
• This is not a visa opportunity.

Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Misconduct
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.