Responsibilities

• Coordinates business and community events, meetings and other special activities that take place at designated location.
• Establishes new and emerging industry and community partnerships in support of the institution’s workforce instruction programming.
• Builds a network of employers to support work-based learning opportunities for students.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of new and emerging registered apprenticeship programs with employers and the Centers of Excellence.
• Fundraises and develops grants in support of business and community partnerships as well as work-based learning opportunities.
• Develops and maintains an up-to-date database of community contacts for the College, including individuals, community groups, community publications and other sources beneficial in extending college outreach initiatives into the community.
• Provide periodic updates of the assigned college’s database.
• Liaises with regional workforce board and Workforce Solutions staff to promote workforce instruction and development efforts of the institution.
• Provides accurate and up-to-date information to community contacts on institutional workforce programming and happenings.
• Coordinate key workforce initiatives involving external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Organizational Communications or a related field is required
• 4 years’ experience in Marketing, Community Relations and/or Public Relations, or a related field required
• Valid Texas Driver License
• MS Office Programs
• Knowledge of community organizations in the Houston Community College System service area
• Knowledge of event planning and organizing desirable
• Able to attend frequent events in the evenings and on weekends
• Delivering High Quality Work
• Accepting Responsibility
• Serving Customers

Preferred

• Knowledge of event planning and organizing desirable