MyndBridge is seeking a highly motivated and relationship-oriented Strategic Outreach & Partnerships Coordinator to expand the organization's network of institutional, governmental, business, philanthropic, and community stakeholders.
This position plays a critical role in identifying, initiating, and cultivating relationships that support MyndBridge's organizational growth, fee-for-service offerings, grant-funded initiatives, program expansion, and strategic partnerships.
Working in tandem with the Business Development Manager, Grant Manager, Program Director, and CEO , the coordinator will connect MyndBridge with decision-makers and influential stakeholders who can help advance the organization's initiatives.
These stakeholders include school administrators, district leaders, employers, elected officials, legislative offices, government agencies, chambers of commerce, foundations, economic development organizations, and community leaders.
The coordinator will serve as a central resource for external relationship development, facilitating introductions, identifying opportunities, coordinating meetings, and ensuring that prospective partnerships are connected to the appropriate internal leader.
The ideal candidate is a proactive relationship builder who understands institutional engagement, communicates professionally with diverse stakeholders, and can translate outreach activities into meaningful organizational opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement
• Identify and cultivate relationships with educational institutions, government representatives, business organizations, philanthropic institutions, and community stakeholders.
• Develop connections with local, county, city, and state elected officials and their respective offices.
• Engage legislative staff, government agencies, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and regional business associations.
• Establish relationships with foundations, civic organizations, community-based organizations, and other mission-aligned institutions.
• Initiate professional outreach through email, telephone, LinkedIn, networking events, and other appropriate channels.
• Coordinate introductory meetings, informational briefings, stakeholder visits, and program presentations.
• Maintain consistent follow-up to strengthen relationships and identify potential opportunities for collaboration.
• Represent MyndBridge professionally in authorized outreach activities, meetings, and community engagements.
2. Business Development & Institutional Partnerships
Collaborates with: Business Development Manager
• Identify prospective school districts, charter schools, private schools, employers, workforce development agencies, and other institutional clients.
• Research institutional decision-makers and assess potential alignment with MyndBridge's fee-for-service programs.
• Introduce prospective partners to MyndBridge's workforce readiness, industry-certification, and applied technology offerings.
• Generate qualified introductory meetings for the Business Development Manager.
• Support targeted outreach campaigns designed to expand institutional partnerships and earned revenue.
• Gather preliminary information regarding institutional needs, program interests, student populations, purchasing timelines, and potential funding sources.
• Facilitate introductions and coordinate follow-up with prospective partners.
• Identify opportunities for recurring institutional engagements, multi-school partnerships, and regional expansion.
The Business Development Manager retains responsibility for proposals, pricing, negotiations, contract development, and closing.
3. Grant Development & Funding Relationships
Collaborates with: Grant Manager
• Identify foundations, philanthropic institutions, public agencies, and other stakeholders connected to potential funding opportunities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with organizations whose funding priorities align with MyndBridge's mission and programs.
• Facilitate introductions between MyndBridge's Grant Manager and prospective funding partners.
• Identify public-sector funding initiatives and institutional collaborations that may support existing or proposed programs.
• Coordinate meetings, site visits, and informational briefings with prospective funding stakeholders.
• Support relationship development with stakeholders connected to current grant-funded initiatives.
• Track funding-related contacts and opportunities within the designated CRM.
• Assist with relationship follow-up and external communications as requested.
The Grant Manager retains responsibility for grant research and eligibility verification, application development, proposal submissions, reporting, and compliance.
4. Program Partnerships & Community Engagement
Collaborates with: Program Director
• Identify schools, agencies, employers, and community organizations that may benefit from MyndBridge's programs.
• Develop relationships with prospective program hosts, referral partners, and institutional collaborators.
• Gather preliminary information about community needs, target populations, program demand, and potential service gaps.
• Coordinate introductory meetings and program presentations with interested organizations.
• Support outreach associated with new program launches and geographic expansion.
• Facilitate connections that support student referrals, employer engagement, program participation, and workforce pathways.
• Coordinate stakeholder site visits and opportunities to observe MyndBridge programs.
• Maintain communication with prospective partners and facilitate transitions to the Program Director for further planning.
The Program Director retains responsibility for program design, feasibility, staffing, implementation, quality assurance, and service delivery.
5. Government Relations & Strategic Initiatives
Collaborates with: CEO
• Identify and cultivate relationships with elected officials, legislative offices, senior government representatives, chambers of commerce, and regional institutional leaders.
• Coordinate introductions between the CEO and stakeholders who may support MyndBridge's strategic initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration involving workforce development, education, economic mobility, technology access, and community investment.
• Support the CEO's external engagement efforts through meeting coordination, background research, and follow-up communications.
• Identify opportunities for MyndBridge to participate in relevant public forums, advisory discussions, business events, and institutional convenings.
• Coordinate stakeholder briefings and visits to MyndBridge facilities.
• Assist with developing relationships that support long-term institutional growth, public-private partnerships, and regional expansion.
• Maintain organized records of executive-level stakeholder interactions and outstanding next steps.
Any lobbying, legislative advocacy, political activity, or formal government representation must receive prior leadership authorization and comply with applicable laws and organizational policies. The role does not include partisan political campaigning or endorsements.
6. Cross-Functional Opportunity Coordination
The coordinator will serve as a central point of coordination for prospective relationships and external opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
• Identify the organizational purpose and potential value of each stakeholder relationship.
• Route commercial and fee-for-service opportunities to the Business Development Manager.
• Refer grant and philanthropic funding opportunities to the Grant Manager.
• Refer program delivery, referral, and implementation opportunities to the Program Director.
• Escalate executive-level relationships, government introductions, and strategic alliances to the CEO.
• Coordinate opportunities involving multiple departments to ensure alignment and appropriate follow-through.
• Maintain clarity regarding internal ownership, outstanding action items, and stakeholder communications.
• Support a coordinated organizational approach to external engagement, avoiding duplicate outreach or conflicting communications.
The coordinator will not independently authorize organizational commitments, negotiate contracts, approve program agreements, or submit grant applications.
• Maintain accurate and current stakeholder records in MyndBridge's designated CRM.
• Document outreach activity, meeting outcomes, relationship history, and follow-up requirements.
• Organize contacts by geography, stakeholder category, institutional affiliation, and potential partnership type.
• Track prospective partnerships through appropriate stages of engagement.
• Maintain an organized directory of institutional, government, business, and community stakeholders.
• Provide concise weekly reports summarizing outreach activities, new relationships, meetings secured, and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate follow-up assignments with the appropriate internal personnel.
• Support ongoing improvement of outreach processes and relationship management practices.
Priority Stakeholder Groups
The coordinator will engage stakeholders across several categories:
Educational Institutions
• Public school districts and charter school networks
• Private schools and educational organizations
• Career and technical education leaders
• BOCES and other regional education partners
• Colleges and postsecondary workforce programs
Government & Public Sector
• Local, county, city, and state elected officials
• Legislative offices and staff
• Workforce development agencies
• Municipal and county departments
• State agencies and relevant public-sector institutions
Business & Economic Development
• Chambers of commerce
• Employer associations and industry groups
• Economic development organizations
• Local and regional businesses
• Corporate workforce and community engagement teams
Philanthropic & Community Institutions
• Foundations and philanthropic organizations
• Community-based organizations
• Civic and neighborhood associations
• Youth-serving and family-serving organizations
• Nonprofit and public-private collaborative networks
Required Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience in outreach, partnership development, institutional relations, business development support, community engagement, or a related field.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to initiate and sustain professional relationships with institutional executives, government representatives, and community leaders.
• Strong research, organizational, and relationship-management skills.
• Experience using CRM systems, spreadsheets, and professional communication tools.
• Ability to identify opportunities, coordinate introductions, and maintain consistent follow-through.
• Professional judgment, discretion, and the ability to communicate effectively across different stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with the Long Island and/or New York City institutional landscape.
• Ability to manage agreed deliverables independently and collaborate with multiple organizational leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
• Existing professional relationships with school districts, government offices, chambers of commerce, employers, or community institutions.
• Experience in nonprofit external relations, workforce development, education, government relations, or economic development.
• Familiarity with public-sector and philanthropic funding environments.
• Experience supporting institutional sales or public-private partnerships.
• Knowledge of HubSpot, GoHighLevel, or similar CRM platforms.
• Experience coordinating stakeholder meetings, institutional introductions, and community initiatives.
Performance Expectations
Success will be measured through relationship development, qualified opportunities, stakeholder engagement, and consistent follow-through.
Initial monthly performance benchmarks include:
• Identify 30–40 relevant institutional and strategic stakeholder prospects.
• Initiate 25–35 targeted outreach contacts.
• Secure 4–6 qualified meetings or strategic introductions.
• Develop 2–3 substantive new stakeholder relationships with documented next steps.
• Maintain complete CRM records for active stakeholder relationships.
• Provide weekly outreach and opportunity updates.
• Ensure qualified opportunities are referred to the appropriate internal leader.
A qualified opportunity is one involving a relevant institutional or strategic stakeholder, a credible area of alignment with MyndBridge's objectives, and a documented next step toward potential collaboration.
Targets will be reviewed after the first 30–60 days and adjusted based on the quality of engagement, organizational priorities, and available contractor hours.
Collaboration & Accountability
The coordinator will maintain primary accountability to the CEO for strategic priorities and overall engagement outcomes.
The Business Development Manager, Grant Manager, Program Director, and CEO will collaborate in establishing outreach priorities, identifying target stakeholders, and coordinating follow-up responsibilities.
To maintain efficiency within the 15-hour weekly engagement, outreach requests will be consolidated into a shared priority list rather than assigned independently by multiple departments.
The coordinator will provide weekly updates to relevant team members and participate in scheduled coordination discussions as needed.
Compensation & Engagement Terms
Rate: $25 per hour
Authorized Capacity: Up to 15 hours per week
Annual Budget at Full Utilization: $19,500
The engagement will be governed by a written services agreement specifying the scope of work, deliverables, invoicing requirements, confidentiality, and applicable organizational policies.
Any increase in authorized hours or scope must receive prior approval.
What Success Looks Like
The Strategic Outreach & Partnerships Coordinator helps ensure that MyndBridge is connected to the people, institutions, and networks capable of advancing its mission.
Success means developing a growing network of meaningful relationships that produces institutional introductions, funding connections, program partnerships, government engagement, and new opportunities for sustainable growth.
By coordinating closely with Business Development, Grants, Programs, and Executive Leadership, this position helps transform external relationships into measurable organizational progress.
About MyndBridge
MyndBridge is a workforce development and career-readiness organization dedicated to bridging potential to purpose.
We partner with schools, school districts, employers, government agencies, and community organizations to deliver career-readiness education, industry-recognized certifications, applied technology training, and individualized support services.
Our work connects education, workforce development, and economic mobility by creating pathways that prepare individuals for meaningful employment and long-term success.
As MyndBridge expands its programs and institutional presence throughout Long Island and New York City, we are strengthening the strategic relationships necessary to increase earned revenue, expand funding opportunities, develop institutional partnerships, and advance our broader mission.
