WE ARE HIRING!
Position Title: Employer & Partner Engagement Coordinator
Department: Student Life
Employment Type: Full-time
Help us reimagine the 21st-century University.
We are Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright), Vietnam's first independent, not-for-profit, liberal arts university. We are an expanding international team of educational innovators, with deep roots in Vietnam, strong political and financial backing, and connections to educational institutions around the world. Importantly, Fulbright is committed to serving Vietnamese society through rigorous research and responsible civic engagement.
We seek outstanding faculty and professional staff to join our growing team. Fulbright's team thrives on a passion for educating the next generation of Vietnamese leaders equipped with the skills to tackle global challenges. We are creative, adaptive, determined with a good sense of humor.
If you want to see Vietnam's youth meet their greatest potential, join us! Our Crescent Campus is located in Crescent Plaza, Phu My Hung, in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7. We will call this home while we develop our flagship campus in District 9, which will open in the coming years.
Job Purpose
The Career Services unit within the Student Affairs and Services department (aka Student Life) strives to foster opportunities, experiences, connections, and skills to help all Fulbright students and graduates find professional and personal fulfillment across diverse areas of study, interest, and career paths.
The Employer & Partner Engagement Coordinator (EPEC) will develop a collaborative ecosystem between higher education and industry, building a highly skilled workforce ready for the future. This role plays a vital role in creating and maintaining employer relationships that result in internship and graduate placement, career development opportunities, and corporate learning agreements. This position is responsible for developing and executing a strategic approach to employer engagement, creating quality internships, placement experiences and top university graduate admissions.
This role will support the full scope of Career Services programming, including but not limited to ideation for Career Services programs, outreaching and managing stakeholder relationship, marketing of programs to relevant stakeholders, and administrative duties relevant to program execution. The purpose of the role is to enhance the employability of Fulbright students.
Reporting Lines
Solid reports to: Career Services Manager
Dotted-line reports to: N/A
List by title positions which report directly to this position: N/A
Roles and Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Employer & Partner Engagement Coordinator (EPEC) include but not limited to:
Industry Relationship Development:
- Develop and implement strategic plans to engage with employers, create impactful partnerships that expand internship and career opportunities for students.
- Organize and lead career fairs, interviews & interview practices, networking events, company/ institute visits and other initiatives to connect students with potential employers.
- Manage and promote the opportunity board for job and graduate program postings, ensuring its optimal use by both students and employers.
- Collaborate with the Fulbright departments such as Development & Strategic Initiatives, CEI, YSEALI and Academic Affairs to secure strategic and effective partnerships with diverse industry sectors and institutions.
Graduate Admissions Support:
- Grow connections and execute a strategic approach to global institutions that increases student's acceptance to prestigious post-graduate programs and funds.
- Proactively source suitable graduate, scholarship, fellowship opportunities for students and recent graduates; advise them through the application process.
- Organize, facilitate, and execute all scales of Career Services events that contribute to high quality co-op placements and scholar development programs at Fulbright.
- Liaise with faculty, Learning Support, institutional partners and funding organizations to ensure further education conversion rate for students and alumni.
Other duties
- Maintain up-to-date CRM system, including partnership databases and career resources.
- Collect and analyze placement outcomes, employer & institute engagement data to inform strategic decisions and share insights with stakeholders.
- Create and manage relevant marketing materials to share with relevant stakeholders.
- Support all career-related and Student Life programs including but not limited to the enhancement of students and partners satisfaction, alumni and mentorship programs and global engagement initiatives.
- Contributing to team effort by welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to enhance the services of the department; helping others accomplish related job results as and where needed.
- Other tasks and responsibilities assigned to the Employee by the Company, which may be adjusted from time to time.
What we look for
Education:
- Bachelor's degree is required, Master's preferred.
- Membership in employers network/ higher education/ student advising associations will be an advantage.
- Qualifications in career development/ coaching would be preferred.
Employment/Professional Experience:
- Experience working in a career services team in higher education or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience developing and maintaining partner relationships, whether those partners are industry or education sector partners.
- Experience developing and administering programs, seminars, and events. Specific events management experience would be an advantage.
- Experience producing training and/or presentation materials, program evaluation and assessment.
Competencies - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- At least IELTS 6.0 or equivalent proficiency in English.
- Experience working in a multicultural environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to working in education and Vietnam.
- Demonstrated professional agility when working in a situation where not only is the organization evolving but so is the environment in which it operates.
- Experience in and enthusiasm for being an advocate and a mentor to young people.
- Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence to negotiate and mediate tensions and conflicts involving partners, students, and/or staff.
- Strong facilitation skills, especially in holding training, workshops, or spaces for difficult dialogues.
What we offer
- Opportunity to join a passionate team who shares the belief in the transformative power of education and values the unique opportunity to create a new university.
- Opportunity to participate in public talks, workshops, seminars, as well as other enriching activities at Fulbright.
- A full network of supportive colleagues.
- A dynamic, innovative, and professional work environment.
- Intensive English-speaking environment.
- Competitive salary and high-end insurance schemes for employees and direct family members.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Generous annual leave/paid time off.
- Flexible work arrangement options.
How to Apply
- A resume of relevant experiences or qualifications.
- A cover letter explaining your interest in the position, how you might approach the roles and responsibilities, and how you have demonstrated some of the above competencies (ideally through examples).
- A 1-page memo or a presentation synthesizing how your contribution would shape Career Services goals.
- To see all job listings, please visit our list of vacancies: https://fulbright.edu.vn/join-us/
- All applications must include evidence that addresses the mandatory requirements.
- Fulbright University Vietnam employs Interfolio to manage the application process.
- Need help Please visit Interfolio Product Help: https://product-help.interfolio.com/m/27438 or contact Talent Acquisition team at: [Confidential Information]
Organizational Accountabilities
FUV is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff members. FUV and its staff members must comply with a range of Vietnamese legal and regulatory requirements, including foreign investment & business, import & export, contracts & commerce, banking, finance & foreign exchange, labor, taxation, land & premises, environment, and immigration. FUV expects all staff members to comply with its Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, which relate to legal and regulatory requirements and our ways of working.
FUV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to foster a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. Please visit this page for our statement on Diversity: https://fulbright.edu.vn/statement-of-diversity/
