Temporary Partnership Development Coordinator

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

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking a Partnership Development Coordinator to build and sustain industry relationships and scope experiential learning opportunities for students across undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. The role collaborates with Experiential Partnership Managers to convert sponsor interests into concrete projects embedded within the university.

Responsibilities include recruiting partners, managing sponsorship pipelines, and coordinating with faculty to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 3–4 years of professional work experience in employer relationships or related areas.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and customer-service skills are essential.
• Experience working with diverse constituents in higher education or corporate partnerships is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow relationships with companies to sponsor project-based experiential opportunities.
• Develop strategies to recruit and retain industry partners and align projects with academic programs.
• Document and optimize partnership processes using Salesforce and other data-management tools.

Skills

Relationship building

Marketing

Public relations

Database management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Suite

Job description

About the OpportunityJob 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.This is a temporary position from September 2026 to June 2027.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 partnersMinimum Requirements:Bachelor’s 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 TypeTemporaryAdditional InformationNortheastern 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.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.This job is for a current or anticipated job vacancy.Pay Rate:$27-$30