CIMBA Italy, Outreach & Partnership Manager
CIMBA Italy, Outreach & Partnership Manager
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Job Description
The Outreach and Partnerships Manager for CIMBA Italy is a senior member of the team. This role leads strategic outreach and relationship-building with students alumni partner institutions faculty and donors to enhance CIMBAs global reputation and drive enrollment. The role involves significant seasonal domestic travel and occasional work outside the standard 85 schedule. Their work ensures that students not only hear about CIMBA but are inspired to take the leap. They also serve as a leader within the CIMBA Iowa office collaborating closely with other high-level staff to guide strategic direction.
While the manager takes ownership of outreach strategy and stakeholder engagement they do so in active coordination with CIMBAs senior leadership in Italy who hold ultimate decision-making authority over program direction. This collaboration ensures that all strategies align with CIMBAs overarching vision and long-term goals. Senior leadership currently based in Italy serves as a guiding partnerworking with the manager to shape and implement impactful initiatives.
Working in alignment with college-wide messaging the manager leads and executes communications strategy engagement programming and partnership development to support CIMBAs undergraduate and graduate programs. This is a high-impact role requiring leadership creativity and strong relationship-building skills. The successful candidate will be proactive strategic and collaborative with a passion for international education and student success. This position will require approximately 20% travel. When not traveling this role will require an on campus/in-office presence at the CIMBA office in Iowa City IA.
Specific Job Duties and Tasks
- Maintain and strengthen relationships with alumni partner institutions faculty and prospective student communities including identifying and cultivating new strategic relationships across CIMBAs university consortium and beyond.
- Represent CIMBA at recruitment events alumni functions and professional conferences across the U.S.
- Design and refine multi-channel communication strategies that align with CIMBAs mission and the colleges branding standards.
- Develop clear and consistent outreach messaging for use across print digital and in-person platforms.
- Develop and execute outreach and partnership strategies that support CIMBAs growth and visibility within and beyond the university consortium. This includes managing relationships across CIMBAs national university consortium which currently includes more than 30 institutional partners.
- Identify new strategic partnership opportunities collaborating closely with the CIMBA team and Tippie leadership.
- Evaluate and improve recruitment and communication processes with a focus on automation and efficiency.
- Track analyze and report on outreach recruitment and engagement activities.
- Use data to inform strategic decisions and demonstrate impact to leadership.
- Provide direct leadership for CIMBAs Student Ambassador Program including recruitment onboarding communication guidance and performance tracking.
- Support the implementation of ambassador-driven campaigns and representation at consortium institutions.
Get to know the Tippie College of Business
Since 1847 the Tippie College of Business has cultivated a legacy of innovation thought leadership and excellence in business education. We are over 4700 students with BBA and graduate programs spanning six academic departmentsaccounting business analytics economics finance marketing and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes and four student-managed endowment funds. Were over 56000 alumniand growing. Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings. We also hold the gold standard of accreditations the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923).
Salary: $75000- Commensurate
To obtain the full job description including key areas of responsibility technical competencies and desirable qualifications please contact
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education communications international education or related fields.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage strategic relationships with various stakeholder groups.
- Extensive experience in developing and implementing communication or outreach strategies.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present to large and small groups.
- Availability to travel domestically and internationally including some evenings and weekends.
- Valid drivers license and ability to meet UI Fleet Safety requirements.
- Participation in a minimum of one international study abroad experience and/or time spent living in an international environment.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Doctorate Degree
- Experience supervising staff or student workers.
- Experience managing complex events or outreach programs.
- Proficiency with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce) MS Office and content creation tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
- Familiarity with trends in international education student mobility or global engagement.
- Knowledge of university policies and procedures related to enrollment or advancement.
Application Details:
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment questions contact Josh Gulick at
Benefits Highlights:
Regular salaried position.Pay Level 5A.Located in Iowa City Iowa.
Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
