University of California, San Diego Hiring for 117753 – Dining Engagement Specialist at La Jolla, CA Full Time

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 07/26/22 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff
applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Special Selection Applicants: Apply by 07/29/22. Eligible Special
Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

UC San Diego career employees will have
priority consideration for this position. Recruiters will begin to refer qualified internal applicants after the first 7 days of the job
posting. Qualified external applicants may be referred to the hiring department, if a qualified pool of internal candidates is not
identified and upon the request of the hiring manager.

DESCRIPTION

The Dining
Engagement Specialist role is responsible for educating, relating, and informing the campus community of HDH Dining, Market, and Culinary
Services offerings and capabilities. This will include promoting initiatives and programs, negotiating capabilities and partnership
opportunities, preparing marketing materials, and engaging with the campus community via presentations, tabling efforts, and other public
events.

Incumbent will work to prepare proposals, coordinate special events in Dining operations, and collect data &
feedback to assist with continual improvement and alignment of programs with campus community needs.

The incumbent will
collectively execute public relations activities and programs. The incumbent must exercise excellent communication, interpersonal skills,
prioritization, and organizational skills. Strong computer skills are also critical to success in this role. In-depth understanding and
familiarity with HDH Dining program and campus community will also be critical to success.

Housing Dining Hospitality (HDH) is a
self-funded, large and complex campus department consisting of 7 divisions, with over 700 career employees, 1000 to 1200 student employees
and an annual operating budget greater than $256 million. HDH provides housing for approximately 18,000 undergraduates, grad students,
faculty, staff, and their families in over 400 buildings covering over 8 million sq. ft. HDH is in the midst of implementing an aggressive
building plan which added 10,000 new beds in the next 10 years and will almost double our square footage by 2032.

Currently, HDH
houses 38% of UCSD’s enrolled students with a goal of housing 65% by 2032. HDH provides maintenance and repair, contract meals/meal plan
management, as well as retail food service, conference services, and catering services to residents, students, faculty, staff, and campus
visitors.

Housing/Dining/Hospitality commits to facilitating an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment, fostering a sense
of belonging for our students and staff. As HDH we understand, that each unique individual with their varied thoughts and experiences is
what makes our department strong. Aligning with UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategic goals,
Housing/Dining/Hospitality is proud to promote and create opportunities for greater equity, diversity, and inclusiveness within our
division.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from college with a major in business administration,
  economics, food systems management, or an allied field and/or at least three (3) years experience in the hospitality, hotel or related
  industry developing and executing sales and marketing campaigns.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
  Demonstrated knowledge and ability to use personal computers and various software applications including spreadsheets, word processing,
  relational databases, and electronic mail. Experience working with custom databases.
• Solid knowledge of marketing principles,
  concepts, strategies, and best practices.
• Strong administration, organization, and decision-making skills and abilities; superior
  attention to detail and strong time-management skills; ability to plan for human and physical resource needs and to revise plans in response
  to changing program priorities or in light of emerging data.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including tact, confidentiality,
  diplomacy, and flexibility to work diplomatically and effectively with a diverse public clientele and administrative support staff.
• Solid knowledge of institutional products and services.
• Knowledge of the campus and/or medical center including its
  achievements, mission, vision, goals, objectives, and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of customer service standards/procedures. Ability
  to build and maintain customer relations through a professional approach to handling client needs and concerns.
• Ability to make
  group presentations to provide dining services information.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze market needs and target audience
  demographics to develop various promotional materials, in various media.
• Skill in negotiating, including listening and persuasion
  skills, to reach compromise among people with different points of view and close sales.
• Proven basic accounting and bookkeeping
  ability to independently understand, analyze and interpret financial data.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Job
  offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on Background Check results.
• Overtime and weekends may be required.
• Valid CA Driver’s License and DMV check required to operate a University vehicle.