Sr. Partnership Development Specialist
Role Overview
Are you energized by meeting new people, building excellent, trusted relationships, and creating partnerships that make a meaningful difference in the community?
Do you enjoy being out in the field, visiting prospective partners, learning what matters to them, and finding the right approach that makes them want to work with you?
Do you enjoy making sure every partnership is the right fit, putting on your detective hat to understand the employer’s needs, evaluate potential partners, and confirm all requirements are met?
The Partnership Development Specialist is an engaging, field-based business development professional responsible for building excellent, trusted relationships with hospitals, healthcare organizations, clinical education departments, and other clinical providers.
These partnerships create the clinical learning opportunities nursing students need to complete their education and enter the healthcare workforce.
This is a consultative outside sales role for someone who is personable, persuasive, persistent, and comfortable developing relationships face to face.
You will represent Unitek in the community, establish long-term relationships with clinical education leaders and healthcare decision-makers, and clearly communicate how partnering with Unitek benefits their organization, their patients, and the future healthcare workforce.
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Must Have:
- An engaging, confident, and persuasive communication style, with the ability to comfortably initiate conversations with new contacts.
- Ability to communicate a concise, compelling value proposition and adapt the message to different audiences.
- Persistence and creativity in following up, re-engaging contacts, and moving prospective partnerships forward.
- Comfortable meeting and communicating with executives, clinical education leaders, directors, and other healthcare decision-makers.
- Able to collaborate effectively with academic leaders, clinical coordinators, administrative staff, and other internal and external partners.
- Able to work independently, manage an assigned territory, prioritize opportunities, and consistently meet goals.
- A genuine interest in face-to-face relationship building, frequent local travel, and representing Unitek in the community.
- We Offer:
- Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on the program
- As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
- 5 or more years of experience in sales, outside sales, business development, recruiting, account management, client relations, workforce development, employer relations, healthcare partnerships, or a comparable relationship-based role is preferred.
- Candidates with strong experience in outside sales, recruiting, employer relations, staffing, account management, medical sales, or other relationship-based business development roles are encouraged to apply. Healthcare or education experience is helpful but not required.
- Demonstrated ability to build excellent, trusted relationships and maintain long-term professional partnerships, with strong consultative sales, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Willing and able to travel frequently throughout the assigned geographic area. Dependable transportation and a safe driving record are required.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, databases, and CRM systems.
About Unitek Learning
Healthcare-focused workforce development and education organization.
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