Director of College Recruitment & Early Career Partnerships
hace 16 días
Louisville
Job Description Overview Signature HealthCARE is looking for a Director College Recruitment & Early Career Partnerships based at our Corporate Office in Louisville, KY The Director, College Recruitment & Early Career Partnerships is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, executing, and continuously improving the organization's campus recruiting and early career talent strategy. This role owns the full lifecycle of university relations — from building institutional partnerships and employer brand presence on campus to converting interns and new graduates into high-performing full-time hires. • While this position does not have direct reports, it carries significant strategic ownership and cross-functional influence, partnering closely with business leaders, hiring managers, HR, and external academic institutions to build a sustainable pipeline of early career talent. Responsibilities Strategy & Program Ownership • Design and own the enterprise-wide college recruitment and early career talent strategy, aligned to workforce planning and business growth goals., • Establish and deliver annual hiring targets for intern, co-op, and new graduate programs in partnership with business leaders and finance — currently 60–90 interns and 100–150 new graduate hires per year, representing approximately 10–20% of total company hiring., • Develop and manage the campus recruiting budget, ensuring strong ROI on career fairs, sponsorships, events, and technology., • Track, analyze, and report on program metrics (offer acceptance rates, intern conversion, retention, diversity of pipeline, cost per hire, time to fill) and present results to executive leadership. University & Academic Partnerships • Identify, build, and maintain strategic relationships with target colleges, universities, community colleges, nursing schools, CNA/LPN training programs, and allied health programs, including career services offices, faculty, deans, clinical coordinators, and student organizations., • Negotiate and manage partnership agreements, sponsorships, and engagement commitments with academic institutions., • Cultivate relationships with student clubs, honor societies, and professional/affinity organizations to expand reach and strengthen the talent pipeline., • Represent the organization at career fairs, campus events, conferences, classroom presentations, and panels.Full-Cycle Early Career Recruiting, • Manage full-cycle recruitment for intern, co-op, and entry-level roles: sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, extending offers, and closing candidates., • Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview processes, and candidate evaluation criteria for early career positions., • Ensure an exceptional, high-touch candidate experience from first contact through onboarding., • Maintain accurate candidate data and pipeline reporting in the applicant tracking system (ATS).Internship & Early Career Program Management, • Design and administer the internship program end to end, including program structure, orientation, learning and development components, mentorship pairing, mid-point and final evaluations, and capstone presentations., • Drive intern-to-full-time conversion strategy and manage the return-offer process., • Develop rotational or early career development program frameworks as the organization scales., • Gather and act on feedback from interns, new hires, and managers to continuously improve programs.Employer Branding & Campus Marketing, • Develop the early career employer value proposition and ensure consistent, compelling messaging across campus channels., • Partner with Marketing/Communications to create recruiting collateral, social media content, and digital campaigns targeting student audiences., • Build and manage a campus ambassador or alumni advocate network to extend brand presence.Compliance & Operational Excellence, • Ensure all recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws and regulations (e.g., EEO, FLSA, immigration/work authorization considerations for student hires)., • Establish scalable, repeatable processes, playbooks, and tools to support seasonal recruiting cycles. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience., • 7+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, with at least 4 years focused on campus/university recruiting or early career programs., • Demonstrated success building university partnerships and managing high-volume, seasonal recruiting cycles., • Experience recruiting in healthcare, skilled nursing, post-acute care, or another licensure-driven industry, with an understanding of clinical career pathways (CNA, LPN, RN, therapy, and allied health)., • Experience owning and managing an internship or early career program end to end., • Strong data and analytics orientation; able to build reports, interpret pipeline metrics, and present insights to senior leadership., • Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, Lever) and campus recruiting platforms (e.g., Handshake, Symplicity, RippleMatch)., • Exceptional relationship-building, presentation, and public speaking skills., • Ability and willingness to travel up to 40% during peak recruiting seasons., • Established relationships with nursing schools, CNA/LPN training programs, therapy programs, and allied health institutions, including experience negotiating clinical rotation, externship, or clinical site agreements preferred., • Experience developing rotational, co-op, or apprenticeship programs preferred., • Established network with career services offices and student organizations at target institutions preferred., • Experience with employer branding, recruitment marketing, or social media campaigns preferred.