College Partnerships & Recruitment Coordinator

UFIT • Los Angeles, CA

5d • $25 - $28 • Hybrid

About The Position

UFIT partners with schools, colleges, and community organizations to create sports-based pathways that connect students to college experiences, leadership development, and wellness opportunities. Our programs focus on youth engagement, college exposure, athletics, mentorship, and community impact. We are seeking a highly driven, relationship-focused College Partnerships & Recruitment Coordinator to help expand UFIT’s college network and student opportunity pipeline. This is not a passive administrative role. This position is responsible for actively building relationships with colleges and universities while also recruiting coaches and staff through college career networks and recruiting platforms.

Requirements

• Experience in sales, recruiting, partnerships, community outreach, or relationship management
• Strong communication and follow-up skills
• Comfortable making outbound calls and conducting outreach
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously
• Experience with HubSpot, Google Workspace, or CRM systems preferred
• Experience working with colleges, athletics, education, or youth programs is a plus
• Highly proactive
• Relationship-driven
• Strong communicator
• Confident speaking with administrators and recruiters
• Comfortable with accountability and measurable goals
• Passionate about youth development and college access
• Must successfully pass a Live Scan background check prior to working with UFIT programs or school/community partners
• Candidate is responsible for covering the cost of the Live Scan process
• Must maintain professional communication and conduct when representing UFIT
• Reliable transportation preferred for meetings, outreach, and events

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HubSpot, Google Workspace, or CRM systems
• Experience working with colleges, athletics, education, or youth programs

Responsibilities

• Securing college partnerships for camps, tours, sports experiences, and student opportunities
• Managing outreach to college athletic departments, outreach departments, and student engagement offices
• Coordinating partnership agreements including MSAs and SOWs
• Recruiting coaches and staff through college recruiting platforms such as Handshake and other university career portals
• Building long-term relationships with college recruiters and campus representatives
• Supporting the operational coordination of programs after deals are secured
• Identify and contact colleges, universities, athletic departments, and youth outreach programs
• Secure partnership opportunities for: Summer sports camps, College tours, Sponsored student experiences, Scholarship-backed opportunities, Athletic and wellness programs
• Conduct outreach via phone, email, Zoom, LinkedIn, and in-person meetings
• Build and maintain college relationship pipelines in HubSpot
• Coordinate partnership documentation including: MSA agreements, SOWs, Event confirmations, Program logistics
• Manage college recruitment outreach for coaches and interns
• Utilize: Handshake, University career portals, Job boards, LinkedIn, Campus recruiting contacts
• Build relationships with college recruiters, career centers, and department coordinators
• Coordinate candidate communication and follow-up
• Assist with interview scheduling and recruitment tracking
• Assist with student placement coordination after partnerships are secured
• Support transportation and scheduling coordination
• Communicate with families, schools, coaches, and college representatives
• Track KPIs, outreach efforts, and partnership status
• Maintain organized records and reporting systems

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance
• Potential for additional performance incentives based on partnership goals and recruitment outcomes
• Growth opportunity into leadership and partnership development roles

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed