Associate, Partnerships

About the Digital Education Council:

The Digital Education Council (DEC) is a global community of practice of institutions spanning six continents. The Council is committed to driving sustainable innovation and AI adoption in Education and Workforce Development. Member institutions of the Digital Education Council represent a globally diverse and strategically balanced mix of research universities, business schools, polytechnics, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges.

Collectively, they serve over 3 million students and employ more than 350,000 faculty and staff from a wide range of disciplines, making DEC one of the most globally representative alliances in education. DEC now counts over 200 member institutions.

The Job:

We are seeking an Associate, Partnerships to support DEC's member institutions across the full life of their membership.

This is a hands-on relationship and coordination role for someone who writes exceptionally well, enjoys working with senior academic audiences, and wants to see behind the scenes of how a global organisation actually runs.

You will report to DEC's Director of Institutional Partnerships and work closely with DEC's education, research and events teams, as well as with the leadership of the institutions we serve.

Responsibilities include:

• Support a portfolio of member institutions through their membership lifecycle, including engagement planning and utilisation tracking
• Draft and manage member-facing materials such as membership toolkits, briefing invitations and engagement updates, to the standard senior university audiences expect
• Prepare the groundwork for member conversations, including meeting briefs, follow-up notes and action tracking
• Support delegate management for DEC Leadership Summits, Executive Briefings and Working Groups, from invitations to post-event follow-up
• Keep DEC's CRM accurate and up to date, and maintain the engagement reporting the team uses to see which members need attention
• Coordinate with member champions and institutional teams to keep engagement plans on track

Your profile:

• 0-2 years of relevant professional experience in partnerships, account management, membership organisations, consulting or higher education
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable engaging senior academic audiences with professionalism and warmth
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, able to keep many parallel relationships and deadlines moving without dropping any
• Comfortable with digital tools, and quick to learn new systems
• Genuine interest in higher education and in how AI is changing it
• Comfortable working across time zones with a globally distributed team

Why apply for this role

• Work directly with the presidents, provosts and deans of leading institutions across six continents
• Work at the front edge of AI in education with a network of 200+ member institutions
• Join a fast-growing, mission-driven organisation as it scales its impact globally