Assistant Director: HNI Partnerships

Job Role & Responsibilities:

Strategic Outreach & Donor Expansion

• Develop and execute a comprehensive outreach and business development strategy aligned with institutional growth and campaign goals.

• Identify, research, and prioritize prospective corporate partners, foundations, industry leaders, and high-capacity individuals.

• Secure meetings with critical corporate, government and UHNI potential partners

• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of partnership and funding opportunities.

• Represent the university in external meetings, industry events, and networking forums to expand institutional visibility

Business Development & Revenue Generation

• Cultivate corporate sponsorships, strategic partnerships, and funding collaborations.

• Work collaboratively with deans, faculty, and leadership to align academic strengths with external partnership opportunities.

• Support development of proposals, pitch materials, and partnership agreements

• Support revenue growth through sponsorships, grants, programmatic partnerships, and other growth initiatives.

• Track and report on partnership revenue, conversion rates, and pipeline activity.

Relationship Management & Stewardship

• Serve as primary liaison for select corporate and community partners.

• Coordinate executive-level meetings and partnership discussions.

• Ensure ongoing stewardship and engagement of business partners.

• Develop tailored engagement strategies for high-value funder and partners

Cross-Campus Collaboration

• Partner with academic units, research centers, and career services to identify business engagement opportunities.

• Collaborate with marketing and communications to promote partnership successes and impact stories.

• Support advancement leadership in strategic planning and external engagement initiatives.

Data, Reporting & Performance Metrics

• Maintain accurate records of outreach activity in CRM systems.

• Monitor KPIs related to partnership growth, engagement outcomes, and revenue targets.

• Provide regular reports to advancement leadership on business development performance.

Qualifications Required

• Under graduate degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or related field.

• 10-12 years of experience in business development, corporate partnerships, fundraising, or external relations.

• Demonstrated success in building and managing external partnerships.

• Strong negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and external executives.

Skills Required:

• Strategic networking and market analysis
• Revenue generation and opportunity identification ability
• Executive presence and stakeholder engagement
• Project management and follow-through
• Results-oriented mindset

Candidates with strong corporate connections, experience in government partnerships, and exposure to UHNI engagement may directly share their resumes at [Confidential Information]