University Relations Specialist

Post location: Citi Solutions Center, Warsaw, Prosta 36

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in event planning, partnership management, stakeholder relations and communications to Citi’s University Relations Team. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview:

Citi’s University Relations team aims to build a consistent global campus pipeline of Early Career talent through relationship management and programming across universities, platforms, and partnerships. The Incumbent will work closely with the wider global Early Careers team, the Talent Attraction Engagement team and the business areas the Early Career talent will be joining.

The coverage of this role includes the campuses in Poland, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland.

What you’ll do:

The University Relations Specialist will be responsible for building relationships and developing innovative strategies that differentiate Citi on campus. Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain relationships with universities with the aim of positioning Citi as an employer of choice for students

• Work closely with the recruitment team to understand their hiring needs and ensure the university relations strategy supports this

• Develop a schedule of events aimed at attracting students to apply for roles at Citi. This will include working on event logistics for on campus events, virtual events and careers fairs

• Work in partnership with the wider global university relations team on planning and execution of virtual events

• Work in partnership with the Talent Attraction Engagement and Diversity team on marketing campaigns to promote campus events and early careers roles

• Support the team with logistics for events including registration, managing suppliers, room bookings, catering etc

• Manage the relationship with our logistics provider and acting as the main point-of-contact both in advance and on the day of events

• Payment processing of invoices

What we’ll need from you:

• Experience in a similar role

• Event management experience

• Recruitment & Human Resources background highly desired

• Willingness to travel to universities in Poland, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland (up to 15%); mostly in March and September-October

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks

• Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders

• Experience of working in a global organisation would be an advantage

• University degree or equivalent experience

What we can offer you:

By joining Citi Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave); A supportive workplace for professionals returning to the office from childcare leave

• Award-winning pension plan,​ multisport, holiday allowance

• Private Medical Care Program, Group Life Insurance

• Consideration for annual discretionary bonus

• Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance

• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines; Mentoring Programs

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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