Strategic Partnerships & Development Director

College Track; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Top of market PTO

Job summary

College Track New Orleans seeks a Director of Development & Partnerships to lead a regional partnerships strategy, sustain and grow donor relationships, and secure resources for program expansion. You will manage a diverse portfolio, collaborate with universities, corporations, and foundations, and drive outcomes for students and alumni.

The role emphasizes fundraising leadership, cross-department collaboration, and effective stewardship to ensure long-term impact in New Orleans.

Qualifications

• Five years of cultivating and stewarding external partners—donors and educational institutions for an educational nonprofit, school, or other entrepreneurial, high-performing organization.
• Proven track record of managing and growing a $300,000-$500,000 portfolio, with extensive knowledge of New Orleans’ higher education landscape and philanthropic community.
• Exceptional networking and relationship management skills, with a demonstrated history of stewarding partnerships from transactional to transformational.
• Strong project management skills and experience working across departments and teams to implement a successful partnerships strategy.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter with a growth mindset; committed to building positive, solutions-oriented internal and external relationships.
• High level of self-awareness, humility, and emotional intelligence.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills—inspiring, eloquent, and persuasive.
• Highly skilled at change management; comfortable with ambiguity, yet effective at driving towards clarity and achieving results.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage an effective partnership and development strategy that supports long-term fiscal and programmatic sustainability for College Track New Orleans.
• Manage, and steward relationships with a wide-range of external partners including—university, college, corporate, scholarship, foundation, and individual.
• Identify, develop and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners tosupport internship placements and career success for our students and alumni.
• Oversee all activities related to the ongoing day-to-day fundraising efforts including implementation of our donor stewardship strategy, and detailed management of the Salesforce development database.
• Collaborate with the National Grants Management team to complete and submit proposals, reports, and other institutional funder requirements.

Skills

Donor relations

Partnership development

Relationship management

Fundraising

Project management

Communication

Job description

College Track New Orleans seeks a Director of Development & Partnerships to lead a regional partnerships strategy, sustain and grow donor relationships, and secure resources for program expansion. You will manage a diverse portfolio, collaborate with universities, corporations, and foundations, and drive outcomes for students and alumni.

The role emphasizes fundraising leadership, cross-department collaboration, and effective stewardship to ensure long-term impact in New Orleans.