Associate Director, Corporate

Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Advancement

About the Opportunity

Responsibilities:

The role of the Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Advancement will serve as a link between the university and the corporate and foundation community—establishing and retaining relationships for the university at multiple levels. The Associate Director achieves this by developing, implementing, and coordinating outreach, communications, and solicitation strategies for the university in its work in select areas.

The primary mission of this role is obtaining financial and other support for the university. The activities required to pursue this goal include: Building bridges and relationships between the university and targeted corporate and foundation funders; Working with faculty and research administration to develop and submit proposals for funding; Developing strategies to advance the university's mission by leveraging funding opportunities; and, Stewarding existing grants while also providing faculty with funder-related guidance.

The Associate Director works closely with colleges and programs, to be determined by the Senior Associate Vice President, on corporate and foundation outreach. The projects identified for potential funding may include college-specific programs, as well as interdisciplinary initiatives. This position requires a balance between strategic, long-term relationship management and the ability to derive ongoing benefit to the university. The role serves as a single point of contact for strategic relationship planning and coordination. Interactions with faculty and other key partners occur daily. The incumbent interfaces with personnel at foundations and corporations. This is accomplished through personal visits, telephone calls, e-mail, and written correspondence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree is required; Master's or other professional degree preferred
• 5-7 years of front-line fund-raising experience or equivalent
• Expertise in raising funds for higher education
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to communicate and interface effectively with corporate and foundation representatives, as well as with University stakeholders
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Self-motivation
• A strong interest in being a member of a highly interactive and mutually supportive team
• Customer-oriented training and focus
• High follow-up and responsiveness

Position Type

Advancement

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://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Associate-Director--Corporate---Foundation-Advancement_R104048 jeid-afe7af1781e30a4f9ecfcd670a08be7e