Job Title
Employer Relations Coordinator - Job Locator and Development Program
Agency
Tarleton State University
Department
Texan Career & Professional Success Center
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Stephenville, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Tarleton State University, a distinguished Doctoral National Comprehensive University, invites applications for the position of Employer Relations Coordinator in the Department of Texan Career & Professional Success. As part of a vibrant academic community dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service, this role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a university that values innovation, collaboration, and inclusive growth. Join us in advancing knowledge and transforming lives—on campus and beyond.
What you'd do
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of Tarleton majors, degree programs, and workforce initiatives to effectively connect employer hiring needs with student talent pipelines.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff to support employer engagement efforts and increase internship, full-time entry-level, and part-time employment opportunities for students.
- Manage efforts to increase utilization of the university student employment system to maximize employer participation and visibility of internships, full-time roles, and part-time employment opportunities.
- Serve as a liaison between employers and university stakeholders to support experiential learning and workforce development initiatives.
- Coordinate with other team members who share JLD responsibilities to ensure effective service delivery to employers and students.
- Utilize university-owned databases and reporting systems to provide employment and engagement trends to university leadership as needed.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with employers to support recruitment activity, including part-time employment, internships, full-time entry-level hiring, and experiential learning opportunities for students across all university locations.
- Represent Career Center at university, community, and employer networking events, employer site visits, conferences, and hosted campus recruitment activities to strengthen employer engagement and promote Tarleton talent.
- Coordinate with employer partners and Career Center staff to organize, promote, and support career fairs, recruitment events, and employer engagement initiatives.
- Participate actively in local, state, regional, and national organizations including Chambers of Commerce, Societies for Human Resource Management (SHRM), NACE, alumni chapters, MAC3, and related workforce and economic development organizations.
- Starts
- 2026-09-23