University Relations Manager (remote opportunity)

Job Description:

School for International Training seeks a University Relations Manager ("URM") to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for cultivating and managing strategic partnerships with U.S. colleges, universities, and mission-driven organizations within a designated region to drive enrollment in SIT's study abroad and graduate programs.

This role is ideal for a strategic, target-driven thinker, who is relationship oriented and collaborative. You bring a thoughtful, data-informed approach to identifying growth opportunities and building strong institutional connections. Working closely with colleagues across SIT and University Relations leadership, you will develop plans that advance enrollment goals and expand SIT's institutional impact.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify strategic opportunities within your assigned region and develop regional account plans in partnership with the Associate Director to support institutional growth and enrollment goals.
• Build and sustain strong partnerships with U.S. colleges and universities, ensuring SIT programs reflect and support the priorities and values of each institution.
• Consistently meet and exceed enrollment targets while fostering a collaborative, values-based approach to growth and partnership development.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of SIT's diverse program portfolio, including study abroad, internships, custom, International Honors Program, and graduate programs.
• Partner with study abroad and global education offices to deliver support, tailored advising tools, and relevant outreach strategies to engage students.
• Collaborate with study abroad offices to enhance student awareness and participation in SIT programs and plan and participate in campus-based events-such as study abroad fairs, info sessions, pre-departure orientations, and alumni programming.
• Develop and implement engagement strategies focused on reaching students from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds, in collaboration with campus stakeholders.
• Contribute to team success by sharing market insights, emerging trends, and innovative strategies, while maintaining regular communication with SIT colleagues to stay informed on new programs, policies, and developments in global education.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least four years of experience in education or Master's degree and two years of related experience,
• 2+ years of experience in relationship building, business development, consultative sales capacity
• Salesforce or other CRM experience
• Demonstrated commitment to access efforts
• Experience studying, working, volunteering, or traveling abroad-or demonstrated intercultural skills relevant to global engagement
• Strong working knowledge of office operations, policies, procedures, and standard office equipment
• Ability to represent SIT effectively and to work cooperatively with a variety of stakeholders: university and college senior administrators, faculty and staff, students and alumni, others
• Self-motivated and confident working independently in a remote environment, while effectively collaborating in a remote team, and other departments to achieve target-based goals
• Occasional physical activities such as lifting boxes of 25-30 pounds, arranging chairs/tables in conference room settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Alumna/us of an SIT program
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM software

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply and show us why you'd be a strong addition to our team.

Benefits

World Learning provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, Life/AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, EAP, Parking and Transit, 403 (b) retirement plan for full-time and eligible part-time employees.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.