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Coordinator of Corporate Relations – Gies Advancement

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 May 2026

💰 $53,000/yr($50,000/yr – $53,000/yr)

About the role

Coordinator of Corporate Relations – Gies Advancement

Gies College of Business

The Gies Advancement Office at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business is responsible for resource generation and external engagement efforts that advance the mission of the college. We cultivate meaningful relationships with alumni, donors, and corporate partners while educating external stakeholders about the impact and priorities of Gies.

The lifelong connections between Gies Business and its alumni and friends are essential to achieving our mission and advancing our vision of being the world’s most innovative business school. The Office of Advancement fosters these relationships through alumni and donor engagement, strategic events, student and faculty interactions, and philanthropic partnerships that support scholarships, innovative programs, and faculty excellence.

Job Summary

The Coordinator of Corporate Relations supports the Corporate Relations team in developing and maintaining relationships with corporate partners that advance the mission and strategic priorities of Gies College of Business. The coordinator plays a key operational role in coordinating and implementing corporate engagement initiatives, coordinating events and meetings, managing communication and data tracking, and facilitating strong internal collaboration between corporate partners and campus stakeholders. This position works closely with the Corporate Partnerships team to advance opportunities related to student employment, experiential learning projects, corporate education, and alumni engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Corporate Relations Coordination
• Collaborate with the Corporate Relations staff, departments, administration and select corporate
partners to grow, develop and maintain relationships with existing partners.
• Coordinate meetings, introductions, and engagement opportunities between corporate
representatives and Gies faculty, staff, and leadership.
• Plan and provide logistical support for corporate engagement initiatives and partner activities and
execute those strategic plans.
• Implement engagement plans for corporate partners.
• Maintain a database of alumni working with partner organizations and analyze engagement trends, to
improve processes.

Data Management and Reporting
• Track corporate partner engagement and communication through CRM systems such as Salesforce.
• Maintain accurate records of corporate interactions, participation, and partnership activities.
• Generate reports related to corporate relations activity and outcomes.
• Support corporate partner reporting and find new ways to evaluate the data.
• Enter data into TED and work with OCR, OVCIA, and UIF to ensure collaboration and coordination with
companies and associate alumni

Program and Event Coordination
• Coordinate logistics for corporate relations events, including corporate visits, networking events,
experiential learning programs, and student career development initiatives.
• Develop internal communications methods to keep student professionals’ development and
experiential learning teams informed of external activities.
• Assist with planning and execution of corporate partnership events both on and off campus.
• Collaborate with Gies Stewardship and Donor Relations, identify corporate stewardship needs, collect
activity, and impact data and content for each corporate partner, manage stewardship plans for existing
corporate partners, ensuring recognition and reporting.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., development, marketing, career services, Magelli
Office) to fulfill partnership deliverables and enhance corporate visibility.
• Track and report on partnership outcomes, performance metrics, and impact stories.
• Collaborate with Advancement Communication, develop proposals to support corporate relations
officers in their solicitation activities.
• Partner with alumni relations to create targeted programming for corporate alumni networks,
including events, volunteer opportunities, and communication campaigns.
• Travel as required to support corporate engagement activities.
• Coordinate scheduling, materials, and communications for corporate partner meetings and activities.

Administrative and Operational Support
• Assist the Senior Director of Development Operations and the Managing Director of Corporate
Engagement with operational aspect of the office.
• Prepare materials, presentations, and briefing documents for corporate partner meetings.
• Support research on prospective corporate partners and industry trends.
• Support the Assistant Director of Corporate Relations in the