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Hiring Department: Office of Business, Community, and Government Engagement
Reports To: Director of Employer Engagement
Job Location: El Paso, Texas (On Site - Position requires Travel)
Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends.
FLSA status: Exempt
Earliest Start Date: As soon as possible.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- List of three references
Note: This is a full time, temporary, contingent upon availability of funds position with a possibility of extension and is eligible for full benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
Position Summary
The Engagement Officer serves as a primary point of contact between the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and external employers, including industry, government, nonprofit, and community organizations seeking to engage students and hire graduates. The role is responsible for proactively cultivating and managing a defined portfolio of external partners and coordinating meaningful engagement opportunities that support internships, applied learning experiences, and post-graduation employment for UTEP students. These positions focus specifically on cultivating relationships with nonprofit organizations and civic associations to develop volunteer opportunities, experiential learning, and internship or employment opportunities for UTEP students.
Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and actively engage a defined portfolio of approximately 75 nonprofit and community-based organizations.
- Serve as a primary liaison between UTEP and assigned external partners to understand workforce needs and develop opportunities for student internships and employment.
- Identify, develop, and coordinate employer engagement opportunities, including on campus events, developing internships, experiential learning opportunities, and posting job opportunities on university platforms.
- Coordinate and share information with academic colleges, faculty, Advising and Student Services, and Institutional Advancement.
- Track engagement activity, partner interactions, and outcomes using designated relationship management and data systems to support assessment, and enable leveraging relationships across the university.
- Represent UTEP professionally in meetings, site visits, events, and external engagements with employers and community partners.
- Lead and manage UTEP's Community Work Study Program, including student placements and partnerships with nonprofit and civic organizations.
- Complies with all State and University policies.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
and
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience in employer relations, workforce development, economic development, higher education partnerships, business development, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing professional relationships with external partners.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain detailed records, and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency with CRM systems, databases, or relationship management tools.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams and units.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and in writing.
- Ability to travel locally and attend off-campus meetings and events.
- Daily local travel to employer sites, meetings, and events.
- Occasional evening or weekend work to support employer engagement activities or events.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business, public administration, higher education, economic development, or a related field.
- Experience working with employers, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations in a higher education or workforce context.
- Familiarity with experiential learning, internships, or career development programs.
- Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish).
- Experience working with nonprofit organizations, civic associations, or community-based agencies.
Why Pick UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.
UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built around the institution’s core strengths—its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships—the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.
Miner Perks and Benefits
What UTEP Offers:
- Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness platform
- Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long - term disability plans
- Retirement Programs
- Longevity Pay
- Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Discounts & Perks
- Employee Education Assistance program
- And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.
Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.
Additional Information
Note: To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
The primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position's essential functions.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently stand and walk. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to 50 pounds.
The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
Position Information
Hiring Department: Office of Business, Community, and Government Engagement
Reports To: Director of Employer Engagement
Job Location: El Paso, Texas (On Site - Position requires Travel)
Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends.
FLSA status: Exempt
Earliest Start Date: As soon as possible.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- List of three references
Note: This is a full time, temporary, contingent upon availability of funds position with a possibility of extension and is eligible for full benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
Position Summary
The Engagement Officer serves as a primary point of contact between the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and external employers, including industry, government, nonprofit, and community organizations seeking to engage students and hire graduates. The role is responsible for proactively cultivating and managing a defined portfolio of external partners and coordinating meaningful engagement opportunities that support internships, applied learning experiences, and post-graduation employment for UTEP students. These positions focus specifically on cultivating relationships with nonprofit organizations and civic associations to develop volunteer opportunities, experiential learning, and internship or employment opportunities for UTEP students.
Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and actively engage a defined portfolio of approximately 75 nonprofit and community-based organizations.
- Serve as a primary liaison between UTEP and assigned external partners to understand workforce needs and develop opportunities for student internships and employment.
- Identify, develop, and coordinate employer engagement opportunities, including on campus events, developing internships, experiential learning opportunities, and posting job opportunities on university platforms.
- Coordinate and share information with academic colleges, faculty, Advising and Student Services, and Institutional Advancement.
- Track engagement activity, partner interactions, and outcomes using designated relationship management and data systems to support assessment, and enable leveraging relationships across the university.
- Represent UTEP professionally in meetings, site visits, events, and external engagements with employers and community partners.
- Lead and manage UTEP's Community Work Study Program, including student placements and partnerships with nonprofit and civic organizations.
- Complies with all State and University policies.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
and
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience in employer relations, workforce development, economic development, higher education partnerships, business development, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing professional relationships with external partners.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain detailed records, and meet deadlines.
- Proficiency with CRM systems, databases, or relationship management tools.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams and units.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and in writing.
- Ability to travel locally and attend off-campus meetings and events.
- Daily local travel to employer sites, meetings, and events.
- Occasional evening or weekend work to support employer engagement activities or events.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business, public administration, higher education, economic development, or a related field.
- Experience working with employers, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations in a higher education or workforce context.
- Familiarity with experiential learning, internships, or career development programs.
- Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish).
- Experience working with nonprofit organizations, civic associations, or community-based agencies.
Why Pick UTEP
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.
UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America.
This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built around the institution’s core strengths—its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships—the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.
Miner Perks and Benefits
What UTEP Offers:
- Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness platform
- Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long - term disability plans
- Retirement Programs
- Longevity Pay
- Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Discounts & Perks
- Employee Education Assistance program
- And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.
Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.
Additional Information
Note: To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA-48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
The primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position's essential functions.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently stand and walk. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to 50 pounds.
The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.
In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Community Engagement Manager
Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to the duties of a Community Engagement Manager. A degree in communications, public affairs, social work, or nonprofit management strengthens the specialty occupation argument far more than a general business degree.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions year-round outside the annual cap and lottery. Community engagement roles are common at these institutions, giving you a direct path to sponsorship without waiting for April registration.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search before entering salary discussions so you know the floor the employer is legally required to meet.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Community Engagement Manager roles by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history on Migrate Mate. This narrows your search to organizations that have sponsored the role before, not just companies that list sponsorship as theoretically possible.
Ask employers about premium processing upfront
Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months, which matters if your OPT or current status expires soon. Ask whether the employer will use USCIS premium processing during the offer stage, not after you've accepted, so timelines are clear before you resign elsewhere.
Document community impact with measurable outcomes
H-1B petitions for engagement roles face more specialty occupation scrutiny than technical roles. Compile portfolio materials showing program reach, partnership agreements, and measurable outcomes. These support the employer's position statement that the role requires specialized professional knowledge.
H-1B Visa Community Engagement Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Community Engagement Manager role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, if the employer can demonstrate the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field like communications, public relations, social work, or nonprofit management. USCIS evaluates whether the duties are complex enough to require that specialized degree. Roles with vague or generalist job descriptions face higher rates of Requests for Evidence, so a detailed job description tied to your degree field is critical.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Community Engagement Managers?
Healthcare systems, universities, large nonprofits, government contractors, and foundations are the most active sponsors for this role. Many of these also qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, meaning they can file outside the annual lottery. Use Migrate Mate to browse Community Engagement Manager openings filtered by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in this specific occupation.
What SOC code applies to Community Engagement Manager roles for H-1B purposes?
Most Community Engagement Manager positions are filed under SOC code 11-2032 (Public Relations Managers) or 11-9151 (Social and Community Service Managers), depending on the role's primary duties. The SOC code determines the prevailing wage the employer must certify on the LCA. Review the O*NET occupation profile for each code to confirm which better matches your actual job duties before your employer files.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Community Engagement Manager role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. The new employer must file a fresh LCA and I-129 petition. Confirm the new role falls within the same specialty occupation category as your current approval to reduce RFE risk.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Community Engagement Manager job seekers?
If your target employer is a for-profit company subject to the annual cap, your petition must be selected in the USCIS lottery, which runs in March with an October 1 start date. Employers must register you in the electronic registration system before they can file. Planning your job search around the registration window, typically late February through mid-March, is essential for cap-subject roles.