Senior Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Senior Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations About the Opportunity

This Boston‑based position is part of the One Northeastern network and focuses on engaging corporate and foundation partners to support Northeastern’s mission.

The Senior Associate Director manages a portfolio of 100 prospects and collaborates with colleagues in athletics, gift planning, family philanthropy, leadership giving, annual giving, and alumni relations to develop interdisciplinary gift opportunities across the regional structure. The role involves building, managing, and engaging high‑capacity prospects with the goal of securing major gifts.

As a key link between the university and the corporate and foundation community, the Director establishes and maintains relationships, implements outreach, communication, and solicitation strategies, and works with faculty and research administration to develop and submit funding proposals.

The position requires a balance between strategic, long‑term relationship management and the ability to deliver ongoing benefits to the university. It serves as a single point of contact for strategic relationship planning and coordination, interfacing with faculty, university partners, and corporate and foundation representatives.

• Manage a pool of 100 local and national foundations and targeted corporate and foundation prospects
• Advance the One Northeastern agenda by gaining foundation and corporate support of university initiatives through direct funding, gifts‑in‑kind, or other agreements
• Develop and execute cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies
• Focus on supporting work in the biomedical sciences across the university and global campus network

• Develop strategies to engage key foundation and corporate partners to encourage greater involvement with the university
• Work externally with foundation program officers and corporate researchers and executives
• Establish and maintain enhanced communication with partners
• Develop, coordinate, and implement funder site and campus visits
• Serve as a regional corporate and foundation relations strategic liaison to major and leadership gift officers
• Partner to increase involvement of alumni and current parents in corporate leadership roles to increase corporate support and individual giving

• Meet with deans, faculty members, and stakeholders to gather information for proposals
• Develop detailed and targeted proposals
• Draft letters of inquiry, stewardship reports, and related documents

• Collaborate with the corporate and foundation team and Advancement team to coordinate activities and develop best practices
• Streamline processes and improve overall fundraising capacity
• Track cultivation and fundraising activities through existing databases and systems
• Generate reports on activities to share with colleagues and senior management

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5‑7 years of front‑line fundraising experience or equivalent
• Expertise in raising funds for higher education
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to communicate and interface effectively with corporate and foundation representatives and university stakeholders
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Self‑motivation
• Strong interest in being a member of a highly interactive and mutually supportive team
• Customer‑oriented training and focus
• High follow‑up and responsiveness

• Master’s degree or other professional degree

• Resume

Advancement

Grade/

Pay Type:

113S

Expected Hiring Range: $ – $

Northeastern University offers a comprehensive benefits package for benefit‑eligible employees, including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement, and commuting & transportation.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.