Partnerships Associate, CGI U

Job Description

About the Clinton Foundation

Building on a lifetime of public service, President Clinton established the Clinton Foundation on the simple belief that everyone deserves a chance to succeed, everyone has a responsibility to act, and we all do better when we work together. For nearly two decades, that premise has energized the work of the Foundation in overcoming complex challenges and improving the lives of people across the United States and around the world.

As an operating foundation, we work on issues directly or with strategic partners from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service. Our programs are designed to make a real difference today while serving as proven models for tomorrow. The goal of every effort is to use available resources to get better results faster – at the lowest possible cost.

We firmly believe that when diverse groups of people bring resources together in the spirit of true cooperation, transformative ideas will emerge to drive life-changing action.

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Overview

The Clinton Foundation is seeking a project based Partnerships Associate for the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) program, which brings together young leaders from around the world to develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. This position is project-based and will terminate on May 8, 2020.

Reporting to the CGI U Deputy Director for External Affairs, the Partnerships Associate will work collaboratively with CGI U and Clinton Foundation staff to engage with relevant foundations, corporations, or individual donors whose philanthropic priorities are consistent with CGI U’s mission. This position will also participate in all student outreach, evaluation, and selection processes surrounding the CGI U 2020 Codeathon; and execute the two-day Codeathon event onsite.

Responsibilities

Partnership Management

• Serve as account liaison for select CGI U sponsors and partner organizations in the lead-up and immediately after the CGI U annual meeting
• Manage logistical execution of related partner special events, in coordination with Clinton Foundation Development and Events teams
• Support CGI U and Clinton Foundation Development teams with prospecting efforts for potential partner organizations

Codeathon Enrollment & Annual Event

• Conduct outreach to students and universities to drive awareness of and recruit successful applicants to the Clinton Foundation Codeathon
• Conduct outreach to select youth organizations to recruit student applicants to the Codeathon
• Review, summarize, and evaluate all Codeathon student applications
• Recruit and coordinate with Codeathon mentors
• Manage the development of the Clinton Foundation Codeathon at the CGI U 2020 meeting; work across initiatives, departments and partners to plan the 2-day event, including the drafting of internal recommendations for foundation leadership and the securing of the judging panel
• Work with Codeathon partners and mentors to create the prompt and reading materials for accepted participants
• Execute the event on-site, in collaboration with partner organizations and internal foundation staff
• Give onsite remarks and participant instructions when necessary
• Serve as main point of contact for all event logistics, including student check-in, credentials, the overall schedule, judges, mentors, and photographers
• Coordinate with other event management points of contact regarding the on-stage featuring of Codeathon winners

Student Membership & Data

• Assist in responding to Codeathon and general student inquiries in the lead-up to the annual event.
• Handle student member registration data and special student requests

Qualifications

1. Education:

• Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree

2. Work Experience:

• Minimum Required: 2-4 years of experience working on programs related to youth engagement, social entrepreneurship, or higher education. Additional experience with external engagement, event planning, partnership development, and the philanthropic sector.

3. Specialized Knowledge Needed for Performance of Job:

• Strong knowledge of Excel required
• Knowledge of Blackbaud CRM or other relevant relational databases strongly preferred

4. Skills:

• Flexibility to work with individuals with varying work styles; strong attention to detail required, ability to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously
• Strong communcation skills, including: Multi-tasking, Listening, Research, Verbal and Written Communication skills, Energy Level, Teamwork, People Skills

Physical and Other Requirements

Office Environment: Constant computer work requiring repetitive motion, prolonged sitting and sustained visual/mental demands. Occasional lifting, bending, pulling, collating, and filing, some of which may be heavy (>15 lbs.) and require use of carts.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Clinton Foundation maintains a strong policy of equal opportunity in employment. It is our objective to recruit, hire, and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits, and terminations.