Remote Head of Partnerships

UFIT partners with schools, colleges, and community organizations to create sports‑based pathways that connect students to college experiences, leadership development, and wellness opportunities. Our programs focus on youth engagement, college exposure, athletics, mentorship, and community impact.

We are seeking a highly driven, relationship‑focused College Partnerships & Recruitment Coordinator to help expand UFIT’s college network and student opportunity pipeline.

This is not a passive administrative role. This position is responsible for actively building relationships with colleges and universities while also recruiting coaches and staff through college career networks and recruiting platforms.

Securing college partnerships for camps, tours, sports experiences, and student opportunities

Managing outreach to college athletic departments, outreach departments, and student engagement offices

Coordinating partnership agreements including MSAs and SOWs

Recruiting coaches and staff through college recruiting platforms such as Handshake and other university career portals

Building long‑term relationships with college recruiters and campus representatives

College Partnership Development

Identify and contact colleges, universities, athletic departments, and youth outreach programs

Secure partnership opportunities for:

Summer sports camps

Scholarship‑backed opportunities

Conduct outreach via phone, email, Zoom, LinkedIn, and in‑person meetings

Build and maintain college relationship pipelines in HubSpot

Coordinate partnership documentation including:

Recruitment & Talent Pipeline

Manage college recruitment outreach for coaches and interns

LinkedIn

Operations & Coordination

Assist with student placement coordination after partnerships are secured

Track KPIs, outreach efforts, and partnership status

Performance Expectations (KPIs)
Minimum of 2 new partnership opportunities secured weekly

Consistent college outreach activity

Recruitment pipeline development

Accurate CRM and documentation management

Experience in sales, recruiting, partnerships, community outreach, or relationship management

Comfortable making outbound calls and conducting outreach

Ability to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously

Experience with HubSpot, Google Workspace, or CRM systems preferred

Experience working with colleges, athletics, education, or youth programs is a plus

Passionate about youth development and college access

Must successfully pass a Live Scan background check prior to working with UFIT programs or school/community partners

Reliable transportation preferred for meetings, outreach, and events

Flexible scheduling based on outreach and meetings

Some local travel may be required

Combination of remote, field, and meeting‑based work

Flexible schedule

25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Potential for additional performance incentives based on partnership goals and recruitment outcomes

Growth opportunity into leadership and partnership development roles

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