Sr. Global Partnership Manager, Conservation & Sustainability

Arizona State University

Sr. Global Partnership Manager, Conservation & Sustainability

Campus : Tempe

JR112731

End Date : September 25, 2025

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment / field including two (2) years managerial experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and / or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary :

Manages a team of professional contributors to strategically advance the institution's immigration processes, international student support, and global education initiatives. Cultivates relationships with various stakeholders to advance the institution's global education efforts.

Job Description :

As a key member of ASU?s Learning Enterprise (LE), the Sr. Global Partnership Manager will be the organization?s primary partnership lead for the Learning Enterprise?s Planetary Health Portfolio and aligned conservation, sustainability, water, and energy initiatives. The Sr. Global Partnership Manager, working in tandem with the College of Global Futures (CGF) and the Global Futures Laboratory (GFL), will drive end-to-end partnership execution; from identifying and qualifying prospects to negotiating, closing, and implementing impactful partnerships that deliver measurable outcomes and revenue streams. The role will sustain partnerships through long?term, trust?based collaborations that deliver measurable conservation and sustainability outcomes.

In your first three months you will establish the foundation for a high-functioning, revenue-generating partnership engine, in partnership with the Director of Global Conservation & Sustainability Learning Initiatives, that accelerates ASU?s conservation and sustainability ambitions. You will :

Execute Global Partnership Outreach : Actively pursue and establish high-value partnerships in priority geographic markets (North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, South America, Asia, and the Pacific), accelerating measurable impact in terms of revenue generation, learner engagement, and program scalability.

Accelerate Program Integration & Partnership Building : Quickly identify and activate high-potential ASU offerings, directly addressing partner needs in conservation, water management, renewable energy, community-based conservation, and related fields, rapidly converting these into revenue-generating programs. Create partnerships, onboard partners rapidly, and meet or exceed KPIs tied directly to revenue and learner growth targets over the next 12-18 months.

This role is based at ASU?s Tempe campus.

Position Salary Range :

$100,000-$110,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties :

• Partnership Development and Revenue Generation (70%)
• Run an end-to-end partner development and pipeline generation process, including prospecting, discovery, partnership development, negotiation, closing, implementation, and expansion.
• Directly generate revenue through partner-enabled new learner pathways and custom programs in conservation, sustainability, water, energy, & planetary health.
• Drive rapid adoption cycles by aligning stakeholder needs with high-impact ASU solutions, balancing customization with scalable delivery.
• Structure compelling proposals, budgets, contracts, and clear performance metrics to ensure successful partner engagements.
• Represent ASU at global events to generate qualified leads and accelerate the closing of sustainable partnerships.

Account Expansion and Partnership Retention (20%)

Process & Systems Optimization (10%)

Travel Requirement

This position requires up to 40% domestic and international travel, aligned with partnership development goals, planetary health program implementation, and representation at high-profile events. Travel includes key conservation and sustainability regions such as North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific. Applicants must possess valid international travel documents.

Desired Qualifications :

Working Environment :

Department Statement :

About the Learning Enterprise

Driving Requirement :

Driving is not required for this position.

Location : Campus : Tempe

Funding : Grant Funded

Instructions to Apply :

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ASU Statement :

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement :

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About Arizona State University

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country?s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration.

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