Career Programming and Engagement Coordinator
Position Type
Professional Staff
Faculty Track
Employment Status
Full Time
Months
12
Campus
Both ME Campuses
Description
The Career Programming and Engagement Coordinator is a pivotal role within the Office of Career Readiness and Workforce Development, responsible for coordinating career programming, managing marketing and communications initiatives, and supporting the administration of UNE CareerConnect, powered by PeopleGrove. This position plays a central role in promoting student engagement with career readiness through strategic communications, social media, digital content, event coordination, and technology platform support. Working collaboratively across the Office of Career Readiness and Workforce Development, the coordinator role combines program coordination with creative marketing and communication strategies to enhance student engagement, showcase employer partnerships and alumni career pathways, and increase awareness of career readiness opportunities across the university.
About The University of New England
UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.

Educational benefits:

• UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
• UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
• 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview
Responsibilities
Career Engagement, Marketing & Communications

• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing and communication strategies that promote career programming, services, employer partnerships, and student engagement initiatives.
• Manage the Office of Career Readiness and Workforce Development's digital presence, including social media, website content, newsletters, digital signage, and promotional materials.
• Consistent with UNE brand standards, create engaging multimedia content to showcase career readiness programming, including student success stories and employer spotlights.
• Liaise with UNE's Marketing and Communication teams to develop marketing collateral in adherence with university-wide brand identity.
• Maintain an annual communications calendar and coordinate promotional campaigns across multiple communication channels.
• Collect and analyze communication and event engagement metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.

Career Programming & Event Coordination

• In partnership with event leads, coordinate the planning and execution of career fairs, networking events, employer information sessions, workshops, panels, and other career engagement programs.
• Manage event logistics including scheduling, registration, technology, facilities, catering, event materials, volunteer coordination, and on-site operations.
• Cultivate a welcoming and professional experience for employer partners, alumni, faculty, students, and guests.
• Coordinate post-event assessment and recommend improvements based on participation data and stakeholder feedback.

UNE CareerConnect Digital Engagement

• Maintain platform content, resources, events, announcements, and engagement campaigns via UNE CareerConnect, powered by PeopleGrove.
• Coordinate platform onboarding, user support, training resources, and documentation for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employer partners.
• Monitor user engagement, generate reports, and recommend strategies to improve platform utilization.

Qualifications
Required

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, higher education administration, business administration, public relations, student affairs, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, manage timelines, and execute events and initiatives with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, alumni, employer partners, and external stakeholders.
• Experience creating and managing digital communications, including social media platforms, website content, email marketing, and other promotional materials.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and contemporary communication, collaboration, and digital marketing tools.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while exercising sound judgment, initiative, and professionalism.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, student-centered environment and building collaborative relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds, identities, perspectives, and lived experiences.

Preferred:

• One to three years of professional experience in higher education, career services, student affairs, communications, marketing, event planning, or a related field.
• Experience planning and coordinating programs, workshops, conferences, networking events, or large-scale student engagement initiatives.
• Experience creating digital marketing campaigns and multimedia content using platforms such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or comparable design and video editing software.
• Experience administering or supporting customer relationship management (CRM), career services, engagement, or learning platforms such as PeopleGrove, Handshake, 12Twenty, Suitable, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Slate, or similar systems.
• Experience managing website content through a content management system (CMS) and using analytics to evaluate communication and engagement effectiveness.
• Knowledge of career development theory, career readiness competencies, experiential learning, employer engagement, or workforce development initiatives within higher education.
• Experience collecting, interpreting, and presenting program assessment data to inform continuous improvement and support strategic decision-making.

EEO Statement Summary
Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
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Posting Number
2022PS0955P
Close Date
09/30/2026
Open Until Filled
To apply, visit https://une.peopleadmin.com/postings/26540
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