Director of Strategic Partnerships, Seattle

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Seattle

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
Northeastern University's Seattle Regional Campus seeks a motivated and adaptable individual to serve as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Reporting directly to the Dean & CEO of the Seattle Campus, and serving as a member of the campus leadership team, the Director will play a hands-on, executive-level role, serving as a strategist, advisor, and executor to develop innovative initiatives and partnerships that better connect the Seattle regional campus with the employment and entrepreneurship ecosystem of the Puget Sound region. Working with the Dean and other senior staff, the Director will represent the University in the greater Seattle community and build working partnerships that facilitate achieving strategic goals set by the campus.

Responsibilities:
This is a highly collaborative role and you'll become part of a diverse team that respects individual talents and values collective accomplishments. You will be valued, respected, and empowered to create educational and professional opportunities for our learners that address workforce needs of regional employers.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate is a reflective self-starter who enjoys working in a dynamic environment with a wide variety of stakeholders, with a proven ability to motivate others without formal authority.
  
  
• Mission-driven, fueled by a desire to make education accessible and inclusive.
  
  
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  
  
• Proven track record of developing successful strategic partnerships in the field of technology and education, with an emphasis on workforce development, corporate learning & development, and/or business partnership development.
  
  
• Advanced understanding of workforce needs and trends in the greater Puget Sound regions. Existing relationships with employers aligned with Northeastern's focus areas is a strong asset.
  
  
• Minimum of 8-10 years of relevant work experience, including previous experience developing business partnerships.
  
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate multiple tasks while delivering the highest level of customer service.
  
  
• Highly developed communication skills (written & verbal); superior skills in corporate outreach and business development.
  
  
• Strong problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions in a timely manner based on thoughtful analysis and critical judgment.
  
  
• Organizational tact and diplomacy; possesses superb interpersonal skills required to develop close relationships with external partners and key influencers around campus and the broader university.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to build internal and external collaborations, finding solutions benefiting all parties and focusing on long-term success over short-term results.
  
  
• Ability to serve as an ambassador for Northeastern in the region, representing the Dean and campus strategic interests when appropriate.
  
  
• Experience with Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and/or other CRM systems/processes
  
  Salary Grade:
  13
  
  Additional Information:
  Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
  
  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.
  
  To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
  
  
  To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/879/cw/en-us/job/506462
  
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