| The Office of Innovation is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Partnerships & Alliances The University of Cincinnati's Office of Innovation is located at the University's new 133,000 square foot 1819 Innovation Hub. Part of its mission is to ignite a thriving uptown innovation district, populated with large corporate partners, fast-moving startups, and globally competitive talent spanning executives down to student interns. The University of Cincinnati has further implemented new policies and infrastructure that make Cincinnati a place for companies to win because of proximity, and therefore ready access, to innovation, technology, and student talent at the Univ. of Cincinnati. Under general supervision from the Chief Innovation Officer, the Assistant Vice President will be responsible for directing and administering the advancement of strategic partnerships and alliances for The Office of Innovation. Characteristic Duties - Proactively engage opportunities by connecting with companies and their partners to drive the prospect pipeline
- Lead identification of overlapping company target list and 1819 strategy to unearthing optimal national and global targets
- Oversee the optimization of the UC internal and external network to proactively engage opportunities; leverage research and analysis to build a custom approach
- Oversee competitive analyses of the national and global innovation district landscape to ensure UC's point of differentiation and competitive advantage
- Drive awareness and affinity for UC Innovation Hub/1819 brand on both a targeted and national scope by developing an integrated marketing communications strategy
- Foster a brand culture that celebrates partnership and unique programming to bolster current and future alliances
- Direct and oversee marketing communications executions and both traditional and non-traditional media/marketing strategies, resources or materials
- Create and oversee the development of unique programming and branded events that engage current partners, partners across categories and targets
- Oversee and have accountability for all budgetary and financial activities (marketing or partnership/alliance development related) and processes
- Provide direct supervision to any external agencies or resources as needed
- Hire and manage the necessary personnel to execute; provide direct supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (e.g. hiring process, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, time off approval, etc.)
- Perform related duties based on departmental need
Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's degree with seven (7) years experience; -OR- Associate's degree with nine (9) years experience; -OR- eleven (11) years of experience.
- Experience must be in field of expertise and include at least three (3) years supervision.
Other Qualifications Considered - Master's Degree
- Ability to learn fast, and adapt to a high-growth, start-up environment
- Detail-oriented, extremely organized, and comfortable juggling many tasks
- Excellent written & verbal communication
- Creative instincts to build and deliver presentations
- Demonstrated positive, collegial and collaborative work style
- Demonstrated financial budget and management experience
The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement. As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP). The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran. REQ: 44222 SF:OMJ SF:RM SF:INS SF:INS |
