Partnership Development Coordinator

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life

Retirement

Commuting & transportation

Job summary

Northeastern University in Boston is seeking a Partnership Development Coordinator to join the Education Innovation team. You will help create, retain, and manage industry relationships and scope project-based experiential learning opportunities for students.

Work with Experiential Partnership Managers to recruit partners, coordinate sponsorships, and align opportunities with academic programs. Strong communication, relationship-building, and data management skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 3-4 years of professional experience in employer relationships.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite (including Teams), Salesforce, database programs and data management and analysis highly preferred.
• Experience working with diverse constituents in higher education (i.e. various employers, disciplines, students, faculty and administration) preferred.
• Work effectively with people of varying cultures and diversity.
• Excellent skills in relationship building, marketing, public relations, and data base management highly preferred.
• This position requires an individual who is goal oriented, possesses excellent presentation skills, clearly communicates through writing, is effective in building partnerships, extremely organized, professional and has a high level of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop, nurture, and sustain/retain relationships with companies and organizations which facilitate sponsorship of project-based experiential opportunities embedded in various ways across the university.
• Develop and implement strategies for recruiting and retaining industry partners (sponsors), identify and strategize company recruiting priorities based on the evolving needs of academic programs and students, and identify and prioritize strategic activities around company engagement to increase the number and variety of experiential project opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and professional studies students.
• Projects recruited will be handed off to team members who consult with faculty and staff and align projects with academic courses or other academic houses for engagement across the university.
• All team members contribute to evolving program operations.
• Effectively document, triage, and evolve database management systems (Salesforce, etc.) and processes to optimize relationship management for university partners.

Skills

Relationship building

Marketing

Public relations

Database management

Microsoft Suite

Salesforce

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Database programs

Job description

About the Opportunity

Job Summary: Northeastern University, Education Innovation team is looking for a Partnership Development Coordinator to work alongside Experiential Partnership Managers in the creation, retention, and management of new and existing industry relationships and the scoping of a variety of project-based experiential learning formats for Northeastern University students.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Establish, develop, nurture, and sustain/retain relationships with companies and organizations which facilitate sponsorship of project-based experiential opportunities embedded in various ways across the university.
• Develop and implement strategies for recruiting and retaining industry partners (sponsors), identify and strategize company recruiting priorities based on the evolving needs of academic programs and students, and identify and prioritize strategic activities around company engagement to increase the number and variety of experiential project opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and professional studies students.
• Projects recruited will be handed off to team members who consult with faculty and staff and align projects with academic courses or other academic houses for engagement across the university.
• All team members contribute to evolving program operations.
• Effectively document, triage, and evolve database management systems (Salesforce, etc.) and processes to optimize relationship management for university partners.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required along with 3-4 years of professional work experience in employer/company relationships, managing, recruiting or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite (including Teams), Salesforce, database programs and data management and analysis highly preferred.
• Experience working with diverse constituents in higher education (i.e. various employers, disciplines, students, faculty and administration) preferred.
• Work effectively with people of varying cultures and diversity.
• Excellent skills in relationship building, marketing, public relations, and data base management highly preferred.
• This position requires an individual who is goal oriented, possesses excellent presentation skills, clearly communicates through writing, is effective in building partnerships, extremely organized, professional and has a high level of customer service.

Position Type

Temporary

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness & life
• Retirement
• Commuting & transportation

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Rate

$27-$30

University Background

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system-including 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university's residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern's personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors-aligned around solving today's highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.

Other Details

This job is for a current or anticipated job vacancy.