Health Professions Program Employer Relations Specialist (Part-Time)

Background

Lake Forest College has embraced career preparation as a key institutional goal for its undergraduate students more clearly and conscientiously than most other colleges in the liberal arts tradition, making a college-wide commitment to our mission to “prepare our students for, and help them attain, productive and rewarding careers.” With our location in the Chicago metropolitan area, we are uniquely positioned to be a leader in career preparation and, for the third year in a row, have been recognized by the Princeton Review among its top 25 Best Schools for Internships.

This professional will be assisting the Career Advancement Center (CAC) and Science and Health Care Pathway Leader in efforts to support the College’s new Health Professions Program (HPP). HPP is unique among liberal-arts colleges with the intention of preparing students, early in their academic career, to become future leaders in a variety of professions across health care and think outside the traditional box to where careers in the industry are headed. HPP enrolls a diverse and broad cohort of students, and the majority of our STEM pool itself is female and also includes a significant number of first-generation and traditionally underrepresented students. The CAC and HPP embrace the College’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are committed to preparing students from historically underserved and underrepresented backgrounds for career success in professions across the health care industry. 

Responsibilities for this position include assisting with the following:

80% Employer partnership and pipeline development:

• Initiating new, off-campus partnerships and pipelines related to the HPP experiential core based on demand to provide students enrolled in the program with educational and high-quality internships, research experiences, shadowing, and other relevant opportunities;
• Developing new partnerships and pipelines with employers to help CAC provide more equitable access to experiential science and healthcare opportunities for students from historically underserved and underrepresented backgrounds;
• Coordinating the engagement of alumni, trustees, and friends of the College in employer relations and early phase learning objectives (mentorship, clinical observation, etc.) in conjunction with the shared goals of the CAC, HPP, and Office of Development and Alumni Relations;
• Organizing and promoting both on and off campus recruiting activities as they relate to campus wide HPP and Science and Healthcare opportunities.

20% Collaboration on administrative and compliance paperwork:

• Developing of long-term and immediate case-by-case employer partner affiliation agreements;
• Helping to define the terms of these partnership agreements to ensure a rolling cohort of engagement for HPP students and non-HPP pre-health students;
• Managing, organizing, and communicating information using technology systems including the alumni database (Slate), career services management system (Handshake), project management platform (Smartsheet).

• Completing other duties as assigned or as opportunities emerge.

 Qualifications

• Successful completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred.
• Preferred experience/knowledge in college student development, career services, employer relations and/or human resources.
• Must have an interest in working with students, employers, and /or faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Must have an understanding of science and health care related industries and their recruiting practices.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships. Experience tracking relationship-building success with a customer relationship management system is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and written/verbal communication. Must be attentive to details.
• Must have team orientation with strong interpersonal skills and ability to think creatively; entrepreneurial spirit and fast-learner.
• Ability to use technology required for the role Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, social media, and databases.
• Available to work some evenings and weekends; valid driver’s license and willingness to travel (primarily in Chicagoland area).

This is a part-time, 12-month position for 25-28 hours per week. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Application Process

Please submit cover letter and resume/CV online through this link to the Career Advancement Center’s Submission Form. Materials should be addressed to:

Colleen Monks

Director

Career Advancement Center

Lake Forest College

555 North Sheridan Road

Lake Forest, IL 60045-2399

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a successful candidate is found. Please send any correspondence related to this search to Colleen Monks at cacsearch2@lakeforest.edu.

Institutional Information

A highly selective liberal arts college located on Chicago’s North Shore, Lake Forest College enrolls approximately 1,600 students from over 40 states and 70 countries. Lake Forest College is one of the most diverse small colleges in the Midwest, with nearly 40% of our student body comprised of domestic minority and international students. Lake Forest College embraces diversity and encourages applications from women, members of historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.  For more information about Lake Forest College, visit www.lakeforest.edu.