Director, Corporate Engagement - Atlanta, United States - InsideHigherEd

Description

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Responsible for the capture of new revenue opportunities within assigned relationship portfolio. Recognized revenue streams will include sponsored research funding, gifts, executive and professional education, utilization of university resources, licensing and other forms of revenue from corporate partners. Responsible for planning and implementing a coordinated program of revenue-generating business development activities. Use advanced relationship building skills to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward significant corporate relationships and investments. Establish and effectively manage relationships with critical, high-profile prospects. Co-design and implement strategic business development plans. Manage special events to involve and cultivate prospects. Collaborate with deans and faculty, and coordinate with other corporate-facing staff. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Deans, school chairs, faculty, academic unit and program leadership, and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: Office of Corporate Engagement (OCE) colleagues, university leadership, internal campus stakeholders and partners, and external corporate partners. This position will supervise: N/A.

Job Duty 1 -
Perform corporate relationship management for the benefit of students, faculty, staff and community stakeholders, and partners.

Job Duty 2 -
Achieve revenue generation through sponsored research funding, gifts, executive and professional education, utilization of university resources, licensing and other forms of revenue from corporate partners.

Job Duty 3 -
Participate in the development and implementation of programs which identify current corporate prospects for research funding, philanthropic support, sponsorships, and other forms of corporate investment and revenue generation at Georgia Tech.

Job Duty 4 -
Serve as a resource for unit and central development personnel and Institute leadership in matters related to corporate support and investment.

Job Duty 5 -
Establish and maintain a high degree of communication, collaboration, and coordination with campus partners and stakeholders related to assigned portfolio.

Job Duty 6 -
Submit timely contact reports, prospect plans, solicitations, and opportunities into the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tracking system.

Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate the development, maintenance, and delivery of executive briefings on portfolio clients to senior leadership, including the President, Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, and college Deans.

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Five to seven years job related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience
Corporate engagement experience in a university environment and/or relevant experience in sales, marketing, and relationship management or other related fields.

KNOWLEDGE
Key to success will be previous experience with issues related to university-industry engagement including sponsored research agreements, gifts agreements, and intellectual property.

SKILLS
Basic knowledge of corporate relationship development approaches and the highest levels of interpersonal stills, ethical standards, and good judgement. Excellent skills in building long-term relationships, and persuasive written and verbal communications skills. Skills in prioritizing, negotiating, influencing, strategic planning, project management, program administration and organization, as well as self-motivation, ability to work independently and as a team member, and capacity for multi-tasking. Use of office related computer applications is required.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

EEO Statement

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

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