Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Northeast (Remote) in Waterbury, Connecticut at Post University

ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MUST LIVE IN THE CONNECTICUT OR BOSTON, MA AREA

JOB SUMMARY:

Post University seeks a highly skilled Strategic Partnerships Manager (SPM) to join our rapidly growing team. This business development position will support our healthcare partners' educational goals through outreach, promotion, and on-site activities. Your exceptional relationship-building, people skills, and ability to uncover strategic opportunities for partner and organizational success will be utilized as you represent the organization at various engagements, including educational fairs, orientations, presentations, regional and national conferences, and other meetings/events.

We seek self-motivated, self-disciplined, and enthusiastic team members to position Post University as the desired destination for working nurses and healthcare professionals to continue their education. To perform this job successfully, you must possess a sales mentality, an altruistic personality, and the ability to uncover, recognize, and seize strategic opportunities. Reporting to the Regional Director of Strategic Partnerships, the SPM will work with a team of focused, passionate individuals who share the same goals while leveraging their knowledge and experience within the higher education industry.

TERRITORY:

Remote, CT or Boston, MA
The position REQUIRES residence within the designated territory.
The schedule is Monday through Friday with weekends as required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and attend events at partner and other healthcare facilities to market programs, generate inquiries and referrals, and deepen/expand relationships that lead to enrollments.
• Procure new partnerships, nurture existing relationships, and maintain a consistent pipeline of prospective partnership opportunities.
• Meet with current and prospective partners to understand their goals and develop student-facing activities to support those goals.
• Meet and exceed monthly events and lead goals within the assigned partnership base.
• Maintain and document activity in CRM, and adhere to all internal requirements for documentation, processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and performance required. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• You must reside in a major metropolitan area within the assigned territory.
• BA/BS in a directly relevant discipline - a master's degree is a plus.
• 3-5 years of successful B2B sales/business development experience.
• 2+ years providing educational services and benefits are a plus.
• Have/can establish strong relationships within healthcare and other key industries.
• Ability to quickly build rapport, inspire trust; and engage diverse populations in individual and group environments.
• Experience presenting to/interacting with audiences at all levels, including executive.
• Relationship development via cold-calling, face-to-face interactions, phone outreach, professional/social networking, and written communication.
• Motivated, ambitious, energetic, service mindset, strategic thinker.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, a team player, enjoys collaboration and sharing successes, and possesses great integrity.
• High level of proficiency - Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft BI)
• Must be able to travel within the territory (up to 70%) and to conferences as needed (10%)