Corporate Engagement Officer

Leads a relationship management portfolio of corporate prospects and partners in Brown’s Office of Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations, initiating, developing, and managing high-impact relationships to advance the University’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate prospects and partners capable of engaging with Brown across research and development, innovation, education, recruitment, and social impact initiatives, resulting in deeper industry engagement and increased investment.
• Lead coordinated cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities; develop mutually beneficial proposals and industry-aligned agreements.
• Partner with Deans, Center/Institute/Initiative Directors, and other academic leadership, faculty, researchers, and administrators to identify, develop, and advance opportunities for corporate engagement within academic units and at the university level.
• Support the development of a best-in-class corporate engagement initiative, including, but not limited to, models and policies to support an effective and high-impact program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in a related field, such as development, a technical industry-related field, and/or corporate relations.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience in higher-education corporate relations, a technical industry, or technology transfer is highly preferred.

Skills

• Ability to think strategically to effectively align mutually beneficial opportunities.
• Strong conceptual skills, creative thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to make effective intellectual arguments to multiple constituencies.
• Strong analysis and presentation skills.
• Proficient organizational and planning skills with the ability to initiate, collaborate, implement, monitor, evaluate, and advance strategic plans that support the activities of the program and contribute to the overall goals and objectives of Advancement and the fundraising enterprise.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and work well under deadlines.
• Superior interpersonal skills with proven ability to successfully interact and collaborate with varied constituencies in a professional manner, exhibiting excellent written and oral communication skills, team-building skills, and demonstrating tact, poise, and diplomacy while working with a wide variety of personalities.
• Ability and comfort in meeting and interacting with individuals of considerable social status and affluence are required.
• Ability to apply sound judgment and proven responsible decision-making skills; tact and discretion are required to handle highly confidential information from alumni, parents, students, families, donors, and prospects.
• Ability to work independently or as part of multiple teams; commitment to working in a team environment is essential.
• Must be a detail-oriented self-starter.
• Must be able and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Capable of making critical, high-discretion decisions under minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of email and calendars, the Windows environment, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite, and other software such as Adobe Acrobat, donor databases, etc.
• Experience using a customer relationship management (CRM) system is preferred.

Schedule

• Full time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5
• Hybrid position
• Occasional evenings and weekends required

All offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and education verification satisfactory to Brown.