Partnerships & Business Development Coordinator

Workplace Circumstances

• Environment: Educational (schools / universities etc.)
• Languages: English, Khmer
• Location: Phnom Penh

Position Summary

Supervisor: Vice President, Growth & Development

Description: The Partnerships & Business Development Coordinator converts domestic partnership opportunities into completed projects and measurable deliverables that strengthen AUPP’s brand, expand market visibility, support student recruitment, and contribute to enrollment growth. The role identifies, develops, coordinates, and tracks partnerships with companies, government agencies, NGOs, professional associations, and community organizations. It works across Partnerships & Engagement, Marketing & Communications, Admissions & Recruitment, Legal and Secretariat, academic units, and other departments to ensure each initiative has a clear strategic purpose, defined audience, deliverables, timeline, owner, and measurable benefit.

This is a delivery-focused coordination role. Success is measured not only by the number of relationships developed, but by the quality, timeliness, and strategic value of the projects produced through those relationships.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize partnership opportunities with companies, government agencies, NGOs, professional associations, and community organizations.
• Turn partnership discussions into clear proposals and projects with objectives, deliverables, timelines, budgets, owners, and success measures.
• Coordinate agreements, approvals, and internal handovers so approved initiatives move promptly into implementation.
• Coordinate assigned projects from planning through completion, including meetings, task tracking, documentation, deadlines, follow-up, and issue escalation.
• Clarify responsibilities across partners and university departments, and maintain current project plans and status trackers.
• Escalate delays, approval gaps, resource constraints, and partner concerns with practical recommendations.
• Work with Marketing & Communications and Admissions & Recruitment to convert partnerships into campaigns, events, content, outreach, and prospective-student opportunities.
• Ensure priority partnerships include clear visibility, audience, messaging, and follow-up plans.
• Identify opportunities that support student recruitment, scholarships, internships, executive education, sponsorship, research, community engagement, or revenue.
• Serve as a primary contact for assigned partners and maintain responsive, professional communication.
• Coordinate partner meetings, official visits, networking activities, and institutional engagement.
• Maintain accurate partnership records, contact histories, agreements, commitments, and next actions.
• Monitor the partnership pipeline, milestones, outcomes, risks, and performance indicators.
• Prepare concise proposals, briefs, presentations, reports, correspondence, and recommendations for leadership and external stakeholders.
• Conduct post-project reviews and recommend whether initiatives should continue, expand, improve, or close.
• Represent AUPP professionally at external events, meetings, and forums.
• Perform other duties assigned in support of AUPP’s growth, partnership, and engagement priorities.

Languages

• English - Fluent
• Khmer - Good is preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, International Relations, Management, or a related field
• Master's Degree is preferred

Work History

• Partnerships, business development, project coordination, marketing, recruitment, or stakeholder engagement for 2 years as a minimum

General & Technical Skills

• Ability to prepare professional proposals, briefs, presentations, reports, and project documentation.
• Strong English oral and written communication skills; Khmer proficiency is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and confidence using trackers, databases, or CRM systems.

Soft Skills

• Strong project coordination, relationship management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Organized, accountable, results-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities independently and collaboratively.