Director of Strategic Partnerships
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Special Instructions to Applicants:All interested applicants please attach a cover letter and resume in a Pdf format.
About Rice:
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Summary:
The Ion led by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is a hub for innovation in Houston connecting entrepreneurs academia and corporations to address global challenges. It supports startups throughout their growth journey and offers educational resources workforce development and digital skills training.
As a team of one the Director of Strategic Partnerships will be responsible for both planning and executing initiatives to build nurture and expand relationships between the Ion/Rice Alliance and corporate investor and community partners.
The ideal candidate displays confidence and poise and is a skilled communicator and team player with experience in corporate sales or fundraising who has proven success in account management and executing a strategy to secure sponsorships and/or corporate gifts. They should understand how corporate and community partnerships are part of a larger strategic vision for an organization and the importance of these relationships and agreements for marketing strategy and should be able to represent the Ion to the broader Houston community.
Proposed Hiring Range:hiring salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Workplace Requirements:This position is entirely on campus. Per Rice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change. Nights and weekends may be required for networking and events.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree
- 4 years of experience in account management fundraising development or other closely related experience
- Skills:
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally
- Proficient with business development databases / CRM software tools
- Presentation skills
- Basic financial analysis for reporting and expense accounting skills will hold a Rice purchasing card and submit expense reports
- Attention to detail
- Basic event planning best practices
Preferences:
- 5 years of related experience in account management fundraising or similar function
- Active listening skills
- Ability to multitask
- Experience with or aptitude to learn Hubspot Salesforce or other CRM software platform
Essential Functions:
- Generate sponsorship leads through various channels manage the sponsorship process and coordinate service delivery with the Ion team.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to communicate partnership stories and execute agreements effectively.
- Maintain an active pipeline of prospects and sponsor database ensuring accurate tracking and reporting.
- Analyze prospective sponsor requirements draft sponsorship agreements and manage financial and budgetary plans for programs.
- Develop and implement outreach events communications and fundraising strategies to enhance partnerships.
- Create programs and events that maximize value for sponsors ensuring consistent engagement and renewals.
- Own stewardship of existing sponsors periodically assessing satisfaction and addressing concerns to maintain long-term relationships.
- Foster meaningful relationships with corporations and community partners while maintaining confidentiality.
- Regularly represent the Ion and Rice Alliance at events building new prospects and deepening existing relationships.
- Provide engaging tours of the Ion for corporate and community partners and members.
- Build and maintain relationships with third-party vendors to support partnership efforts.
- May oversee grant preparation submission and research administration.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at orfor support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
