Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Associate Director of Corporate & Workforce Partnerships, Rabb School and Brandeis Online. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.
Brandeis Online is seeking an Assistant Director of Corporate and Workforce Partnerships to join our dynamic team. The Assistant Director of Partnerships will play a pivotal role in expanding and nurturing relationships with current corporate partners while also identifying and fostering connections with potential new partners. This individual will serve as a liaison between Brandeis Online and corporate entities, ensuring mutual benefit and ongoing collaboration. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment and Marketing.
Key Responsibilities: Corporate Partner Nurturing (45%)
Aid in the overall implementation and recruitment strategy for corporate partnerships with Brandies GPS.
Prepare monthly research on potential corporate prospects. Manage communications being sent to partner liaisons. Assist with corporate partner-specific prospect communications, coordinating with the Enrollment Management Team.
Maintain an up-to-date dashboard of corporate activity which includes tracking the progression of relationships and the success of strategic initiatives.
Coordinate appropriate staffing and resourcing of corporate events such as drop-ins, online webinars, networking events, etc. in collaboration with the Enrollment Management Team.
Manage an up-to-date calendar that includes reporting dates, GPS corporate events, board meetings and campus employer engagement opportunities.
Support the Director with strategic priority implementation and initiatives related to companies and individuals. Under the supervision of the Director, coordinate direct outreach to partner liaisons that promotes and engages employees enrolled in GPS programs.
Advisory Boards (25%)
Maintain an active roster of all board members including profiles, contact information (as well as admin contacts) and employment information.
Coordinate board meetings including but not limited to scheduling, logistics, materials and participate in support of meeting.
Support the Director in researching new prospects and compiling prospect board member profiles. Organize employer-focused events, such as industry-specific networking sessions, workshops, and on-site visits, to strengthen connections between the university and corporate entities.
Develop a corporate communications plan with the Director and ensure timely dissemination of interesting Brandeis news to share with partners and advisory board members.
Marketing/Corporate CRM Management (15%)
Partner with the senior associate director of enrollment marketing and other divisional staff to establish and develop corporate marketing opportunities, performing research for what would be the most cost effective and plan for various initiatives.
Write specifications to create and maintain corporate landers, flyers and materials, up-to date partner specific fact sheets and any collateral needed to support partnerâ™s marketing efforts, collaborating with the Enrollment Management Team.
Coordinate blog posts, webinars, and toolkits for partner companies. Conduct research to determine conferences/events for GPS to sponsor/participate in for other corporate partner acquisition and advisory board member recruitment opportunities.
Project Management for Corporate Non-Credit Offerings (10% - this area to increase as the business develops)
Incrementally grow and support custom corporate non-credit offerings. Actively research and seek out areas for opportunity and growth, collaborating with the Director and with the Director of Programs and Assessment.
Once needs have been identified, collaborate with external and internal partners in the development of the engagement, building scope documents, timelines, and status updates. Lead as the project manager in keeping key players accountable and meeting deadlines, coordinating overall delivery from start to finish.
Administrative/Other duties (5%)
Represent Graduate Professional Studies at events and networking opportunities as determined in partnership with the Director.
Attend and actively participate in GPS and University events. Correspond regularly via email, letter and phone with partners. Respond in a timely manner to all inquiries about GPS programs and corporate partnership opportunities.
Education & Work Experience: Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
3-5 years of experience in partnership development, account management, or business development, preferably in higher education or online learning.
Qualifications: Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team in a service-oriented environment. Professionalism, poise, confidence, and an entrepreneurial spirit are essential.
Strong organization, project management, written and oral communication skills. Data analysis, marketing and/or public relations skills helpful to job performance.
Initiative, detailed-oriented, efficient, analytical, curious, creative and able to handle diversified tasks concurrently, setting priorities under tight deadlines
Ability to identify, research, engage and maintain relationships is essential.
Some travel, evening and weekend work required.
About Brandeis University
As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings' inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th ... e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression. Show more
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