[YEP-DC] Job Posting: College Partners Relations Associate

About Center for Student Opportunity
Center for Student Opportunity (CSO)—a 501(c)(3) based in Bethesda, Maryland—is empowering first-generation college students on the path to and through college. CSO's I'm First project (www.imfirst.org) is a national campaign to celebrate first-generation college students and support the next generation of students who will be first. We partner with four-year colleges and universities across the country to help them promote and improve their efforts on behalf of first-generation college students.

The Position
As an entry-level position, the College Partner Relations Associate will support the College Partner Relations team with day-to-day interactions with current College Partners and prospective College Partners. An integral member of the College Partner Relations team, the College Partner Relations Associate will play a major role in CSO's client relations and business development efforts, from establishing initial contact with prospects to communicating with and supporting partners that have been with us for years. This role is based in the CSO office in Bethesda, Maryland.

Business Development/Marketing Activities

• Identify and target prospective partners through strategic planning and execution
• Communicate with prospective partners including university leadership via both email and phone
• Schedule meetings and appointments for Director/Associate Director of College Partner Relations with prospective members
• Prepare background material and market research in preparation for all partner meetings and appointments
• Support follow-up activities like finalizing membership agreements and scheduling follow-up calls
• Maintain internal database to track key performance metrics and marketing activities

Account Management Activities

• Develop relationships with primary points of contact and key decision makers
• Monitor and communicate partner interests and priorities to the CSO team
• Support efforts to provide partnership services, for example webinars and newsletters
• Assist in securing partnership renewal contracts
• Develop and support effective strategies for maintaining visibility of services at partner institutions

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Excellent academic record

Must possess at least two of the following:

• Leadership experience
• Customer service experience
• Experience working in a team environment
• Experience in an office setting

Ideal Qualifications:

• Proven ability to meet and exceed goals
• Ability to communicate by e-mail and phone with senior university leadership
• Proven experience managing multiple, competing priorities while working towards an established goal
• Ability to overcome challenges or obstacles in the moment
• Attention to detail

Preferred Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Strong research skills
• Facility with or willingness to learn GoToMeeting webinar technology
• Experience with or willingness to learn Salesforce

Hours:
This position is Part-Time, 32 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, with the potential to become Full-Time.

Compensation:
$10 per hour

Please send resume and brief cover letter to krista@imfirst.org. Please put "CSO Partner Relations Associate" in the subject line of your email. To learn more: visit us at www.imfirst.org, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/imfirstgen, or follow us on twitter athttps://twitter.com/imfirstgen.

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