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Director of Community Partnerships

Job Overview

Loras College is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an educational and work environment that is inclusive, rich in diversity, and supportive of all students, faculty and staff. Individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

POSITION SUMMARY

Works closely with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations to effectively build relationships with the community at the local and regional level.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

Establish and maintain brand positioning and build brand equity:

• Represent Loras College at key community functions.
• Participate in and represent Loras College at government and legislative functions, meetings and/or engagements.
• Initiate and maintain strategic relationships with businesses, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations.
• Promote and facilitate partnerships with the same above-referenced organizations.
• Serve as the primary conduit for administering the advancement of Loras College's academic initiatives.
• Promote and secure strategic sponsorships for a broad array of offerings at Loras College.
• Serve as the liaison for corporate/college partnerships to include all details related to academic initiatives.
• Supports the mission and vision of the College and respects its Catholic tradition.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Communication, Oral - the extent to which an individual actively communicates with economy and clarity, actively engaging in conversations to clearly understand others' message and intent and receives and processes feedback.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Consensus building - the willingness or ability of the individual to interact with others resulting in group solidarity or an agreement or solution.
• Constituent focus - implies a desire to serve both external and internal constituencies by focusing effort on meeting constituent needs, understanding their concerns, and seeking to build trust.
• Honesty and integrity - the ability of the individual to act in a fair and just manner, free from deception.
• Innovation - the ability to go beyond the conventional, a willingness to try different solutions, and to encourage new ideas from employees and co-workers.
• Interpersonal - the ability of the individual to develop and maintain relationships with others.
• Loyal - The trait of feeling a duty to the employer.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Mission & Vision - Demonstrates a commitment to the Mission and Vision of Loras College.
• Presentation Skills - the ability of the individual to effectively present information to a group.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Strategic planning - the ability of an individual to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which long-range goals can be achieved.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Bachelor's degree required in English, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field.

Experience: A minimum of two to three years of public relations or marketing communications experience.

Other Requirements: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work and to manage multiple projects. Knowledge of modern office methods and equipment. Knowledge of good human relation practices. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, students, alumni, and other external constituencies of the College.

The College has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the College reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the College may deem appropriate.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE. Applicants must go to: http://loras.applicantpool.com to apply. Please upload: your letter of application and resume. The finalist will need to pass a background check before receiving a written employment offer.