University of California, San Diego Looking for Director, Director, Rady Corporate Partnerships – 124516 Full Time

The Rady School of Management provides business education through its MBA degree programs, PhD
program, other Masters programs, undergraduate minors and courses, and executive business seminars. The Rady School’s values are excellence,
innovation, collaboration and integrity. The staff who work at the Rady School have created a highly participatory, high energy, upbeat
environment where providing excellent customer service to our students and our faculty is a priority.

The Director of Corporate
Partnerships is charged with developing and implementing the Rady School’s cohesive outreach strategy for engaging key corporate partners
for the benefit of the school and the business community. Working in close collaboration with senior leadership, the Director of Corporate
Partnerships will advance student recruitment, job and internship placements, executive education as well as ties that will promote faculty
research and our centers of excellence.

This leadership position brokers, develops and sustains corporate partnerships for the UC
San Diego’s Rady School of Management. The position takes action to maximize the value of the relationships between the corporate community
and the UCSD Rady School of Management, aligning the priorities of the Dean of the Rady School and the Rady areas of Graduate Programs,
particularly the Admissions and Careers area, and tangentially Executive Education, Development and Alumni Relations.

The Director
advises the Rady School leadership on issues related to industry engagement, and ensures the opportunity for industry partners to
communicate their priorities as it relates to the future of their industry.

The Director develops and executes strategies that will
deliver and document new opportunities for:

• the Rady School of Management Dean: introductions/appointments at the highest-level of
  the organizations
• the Rady Executive Education efforts: introductions that lead to an increase in customized programs and open
  enrollment courses
• Graduate Programs: recruitment/admissions (student sponsorship), student capstone project opportunities,
  internship and employment opportunities, on and off-campus recruiting activities, including supporting student treks and immersion trips
  outside of San Diego
• Development and Alumni Relations: opportunities leading to new sponsorship, fellowship, and
  gifts
• Centers of Excellence: introductions/appointments that can further the student, academic and industry programs run out of the
  centers.

This position provides an interface between Rady and the business community, expanding the Rady School brand to new
partners and enhancing the brand with existing partners. The position represents the Rady School to senior executives in corporations and
executive directors in industry associations. With input from senor leadership, the Director tailors strategies to different industries in
San Diego and elsewhere.

All responsibilities require high levels of independent thinking, autonomy, decision-making and action,
relationship building at executive levels and handling of sensitive information. The Director is expected to be knowledgeable about the Rady
School’s educational programs, executive education offerings, and marketing messages. Performance of these duties requires a high degree of
independence, professionalism, and demonstrated experience with industry-university partnership programs

This is a position that
makes a lasting impact on our graduate business students, and alumni who carry on the Rady School’s tradition of entrepreneurship,
innovation, and economic development.

• Must be willing and able to travel to local corporate locations, as well as domestically
  (rarely) and internationally (rarely) to go to corporate locations and events. Evenings and weekends may be required.
• A cover letter
  is preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Rapport and communication skills geared to corporate partners, experience
  developing collaborations and programs between industry and academia or another not-for-profit organization/foundation or similar
  organization.
• Minimum of eight years’ experience in a corporate relations and/or program/business development. Experience creating a
  network of corporate partners. Experience using a variety of outreach methods to establish a successful corporate/community outreach
  program, advisory board, mentorship program, or similar program.
• Experience and capability in dealing person-to-person with
  corporate executives in development of joint programs. Experience using creative ideas, synthesizing the needs of two different
  organizations to create a successful collaborative program.
• Experience creating an outreach strategy with measurable goals and
  objectives; experience planning strategic events and outreach opportunities (including logistics) and delivering results.
• Experience
  in a start-up or in a new program/department/endeavor and the ability to oversee a program from planning to inception to steady state.
  Expertise in strategic planning and priority setting and budget planning.
• Marketing and communications experience. Experience
  crafting and promoting a brand. Experience serving as a representative of a brand in the community, presenting a professional, diplomatic,
  positive demeanor at all times.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public relations, fundraising, communications,
  engineering, science, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and
  abilities can be acquired.
• Superb rapport-building and interpersonal skills to quickly establish rapport with a wide variety of
  individuals. Excellent written/verbal presentation, communication skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues,
  faculty, donors, and industry partners. Skills related to tact, diplomacy, flexibility, professionalism, and discretion. Collaboration
  skills. Sales skills.
• Project management, prioritization, and time management skills. Experience identifying deliverables and
  fulfilling those goals on time.
• Administrative skills: experience or ability to function administratively as a one-person,
  self-sufficient unit without administrative support staff. Experience with Microsoft Office, Outlook email, experience scheduling
  meetings/appointments. Hands on experience creating/editing proposals suitable for corporate partners, spreadsheets and other documents,
  experience manipulating data & generating reports with data software and/or with Salesforce.

Preferred:

• Comprehensive understanding of the structure and needs of a professional graduate business school with a keen understanding of the
  importance of corporate relationships for growth and success.
• Proven successful experience representing a graduate business school
  or similar organization, in a successful outreach, communications, employment/careers, or development position.
• Experience
  establishing/expanding an internship/employment program for high achieving students or professional students. Experience organizing,
  coordinating, or supervising an internship program or employment/careers/jobs program.
• MBA preferred.

SPECIAL
CONDITIONS

• Job offer is contingent on clear Background Check.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full
Pay Range: $78,900 – $179,900 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $37.79 – $86.16

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education,
licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the
budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader
than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when
applicable).