Director of Operations - Industry Partnerships

The Director of Operations will be responsible for the operational functions of the Industry Partnerships department. In this role, you will coordinate day-to-day operations and processes through analysis and collaboration.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Working with Vice President and Executive Director for long-term business planning
• Analyzing the performance of support functions and providing suggestions and strategy for improvement
• Setting guidelines for employee recruitment, evaluations, and advancement
• Collaborating with the executive directors and directors to provide research assistance and helping prepare corporate reports for them and other stakeholders
• Preparing and submitting annual proposals and stewardship reports for top corporate prospects, working collaboratively with appropriate Industry Partnerships and development staff, student organizations, faculty, and administrators, and following donor guidelines and requirements
• Maintaining knowledge of gift processing activities; distributing notification of funding for departments to provide allocations; providing documentation to ensure timely and accurate acknowledgement and resolution of metrics
• When asked, assist with on-campus visits by corporate executives/representatives, including scheduling meetings and arranging tours
• When asked, attend corporate visits/meetings, and assist with notetaking and generating meeting minutes and follow-up item lists as appropriate
• Leading process for data quality management specific to proposals and sponsored research funding
• Managing office resources to provide timely and accurate responses to the IP staff, University Development Office, alumni, donors, friends of the University, and corporate and private foundation contacts
• Preparing proposals, both in-house and centrally; attending meetings with stakeholders as needed and participating in calls with corporations and foundations when appropriate
• Maintaining Industry Partnerships internal SharePoint site

• Bachelor’s degree
• 6 years of professional work experience in a competitive/closely related field/environment
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills and the ability to represent the University with tact and diplomacy
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team member with diverse groups of people
• Personal computer and related software skills, e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, database, data query, internet, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage ambiguity, and maintain quality of detailed work while meeting competing and inflexible deadlines
• Handle confidential information with discretion
• Some travel and weekend duties

Nice to Have:

• Proposal writing and fundraising experience
• Other relevant higher education experience with a comprehensive development program
• Ability to draw sound and timely conclusions when analyzing complex, technical information

• To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions immediately
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply

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• Effective August 1, Purdue implemented a new background screen policy: any internal transfer will receive a new background screen if one has not been run within the last year.

Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply