Cooperman College Scholars

Strategic Partnerships Associate, Contract Position

Cooperman College Scholars

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $30 - $40 per hour

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Prelude is a nonprofit on a mission to launch students into purpose-filled lives that lead to economic freedom and partners with top companies and schools to deliver paid internships.
  • You’ll join Prelude as a Strategic Partnerships Associate (Contract) to expand the employer network, with high autonomy and impact.
  • Location: Remote USA; Compensation: $30-40 per hour; Reports to: Sarah Barrett.
  • Key Responsibilities: Identify and research high-potential employer prospects aligned with Prelude’s mission; Craft and send personalized outreach that sparks interest and opens doors; Build early relationships; Manage follow-ups, calendar coordination, and CRM updates; Support prospect calls with background research, notes, and relationship strategy; Map out new sectors and geographies; Maintain systems to track outreach and analyze conversion trends; Collaborate with Prelude’s senior team.
  • What You Will Gain: Strategic experience, high-autonomy, exposure to youth economic mobility, cross-functional collaboration, portfolio-worthy work.

Requirements

  • You’re a clear, compelling communicator (especially over email) and can quickly build credibility with new contacts
  • You thrive in autonomous roles, with a track record of managing projects or pipelines and driving them to completion
  • You’re energized by diving into new markets, spotting patterns across sectors, and identifying where Prelude can add real value
  • You bring strong strategic judgment and can craft thoughtful, persuasive narratives that open doors to partnership
  • You’re organized and process-minded, with sharp attention to detail and strong follow-through
  • You’re adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment
  • You care deeply about expanding opportunity for young people and are excited to help scale Prelude’s impact Bonus if you have…
  • Experience in business development, recruiting, partnerships, or consulting
  • Familiarity with workforce development, education, or employer engagement
  • Comfort with tools like LinkedIn, email outreach platforms and/or CRMs (or can learn quickly!)