The Ulrich and Ruth Frank Foundation for International Health is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Consultant to identify, develop, and secure education partnerships with mission-aligned organizations, particularly universities, hospitals/health systems, and professional societies.
This role is primarily external-facing and relationship-driven. The consultant will open doors, build relationships with senior stakeholders, lead partnership discussions, and negotiate collaboration structures that enable the Foundation to scale its education offerings. As these partnerships mature, the consultant will also support a marketing and growth function, positioning the Foundation’s products/programs for institutional adoption and future sales.
Key Responsibilities
- Prospecting & outreach: Identify high-potential institutional partners and initiate contact with key decision-makers.
- Relationship building: Develop trusted relationships with academic, clinical education, and professional society stakeholders; represent the Foundation in meetings and events.
- Partnership development: Conduct discovery to understand partner needs and align them with Foundation offerings and mission.
- Proposal creation: Draft and present partnership concepts and value propositions (e.g., institutional adoption, co-branded education initiatives, joint programming).
- Negotiation & agreement support: Lead partnership negotiations and support the path to written agreements in coordination with Foundation leadership.
- Pipeline management: Maintain a clear partnership pipeline, track activity, and report progress, risks, and next steps.
- Go-to-market support: Collaborate with Foundation stakeholders on messaging and partner-specific positioning to support adoption and eventual product/program sales through partners.
- Handoff & launch coordination: Support early-stage implementation planning and smooth handoffs to internal teams as partnerships move into execution.
Requirements and Qualifications
- PhD or EdD.
- Demonstrated success developing partnerships and/or business development relationships with universities, hospitals/health systems, and/or professional societies (education/training partnerships strongly preferred).
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to move complex opportunities from initial conversation to agreed partnership terms.
- Clear, executive-level communication skills (verbal, written, presentations).
- Ability to work independently in a contract capacity, manage priorities, and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Time zone/location constraint: Must be located within six (6) hours of U.S. Central Time (CT).
