Managing Director of Student Advising and Family Alliance

Position: Managing Director of Student Advising and Family Alliance

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Job : 153

# of Openings: 1

POSITION TITLE: Managing Director of Student Advising and Family Alliance
REPORTS TO: Chief Impact Officer
DAYS/

HOURS:

8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Minimum 3 Days a week onsite | Monday-Friday) and
occasional evenings.
FLSA: Exempt
CREATED: August 2026

The Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership is committed to expanding economic mobility by ensuring every student has access to the education, resources, and support needed to succeed in college, career,and life. Working alongside K-12 districts, higher education institutions, employers, and community partners, T3 creates seamless pathways that help students persist through postsecondary education and transition into workforce-aligned careers. Guided by our North Star Goal, we are working toward afuture where, by 2032, 60% of Tarrant County students enter the workforce with a workforce-alignedcredential and/or a two- or four-year degree.

The Managing Director of Student Advising and Family Alliance provides strategic leadership for the organization's Student Advising and Family Alliance portfolio, translating the Chief Impact Officer's visioninto integrated departmental strategy, operational priorities, and measurable outcomes. Reporting tothe Chief Impact Officer, the Managing Director establishes the long-term direction for student advising,postsecondary planning, family readiness, family engagement, and coordinated student and familysupport, develops organizational standards, leads Directors responsible for execution, allocatesresources, evaluates portfolio performance, and cultivates strategic partnerships that advance student success, family readiness, economic mobility, and T3's North Star.

• Develop and execute the departmental strategy for Student Advising and Family Alliance.
• Align departmental priorities, resources, and investments with organizational goals.
• Monitor K-12 advising, postsecondary access, family engagement, and student support trends todrive continuous innovation.
• Establish annual priorities, performance goals, and multi-year strategic roadmaps.
• Translate enterprise priorities established by the Chief Impact Officer into coordinateddepartmental strategies.

• Provide strategic oversight for student advising and postsecondary planning services acrosspartnering schools and districts.
• Establish standards that improve advising quality, postsecondary planning, and student outcomes.
• Build and strengthen school and district partnerships that advance student success.
• Lead continuous improvement through performance monitoring and accountability.
• Serve as the executive relationship manager for key school and district partnerships related toadvising while supporting enterprise partnerships led by the Chief Impact Officer.
• Collaborate with the Chief Impact Officer on executive-level district partnerships, partnershipexpansion, and strategic growth opportunities.

• Provide strategic leadership for the organization's Family Alliance portfolio, including familylearning, navigation, engagement, and readiness initiatives.
• Establish standards and priorities that strengthen family knowledge, confidence, and ability tosupport students throughout the educational continuum.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with school districts, community organizations, coalitions, andother partners that expand family participation and support.
• Ensure Family Alliance programming is coordinated with Student Advising and other T3 services to create an integrated student and family experience.
• Identify strategic opportunities that strengthen family engagement and family readiness insupport of student success.

• Evaluate portfolio performance across Student Advising and Family Alliance.
• Analyze organizational trends to determine strategic priorities.
• Establish departmental KPIs.
• Review operational performance reports submitted by Directors.
• Determine strategic course corrections based on performance data.
• Recommend organizational investments and resource shifts.
• Evaluate portfolio performance across Student Advising and Family Alliance to ensure alignment with organizational outcomes and long-term strategic priorities.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Director of Student Advising and Director of Family Alliance.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Align team priorities with organizational strategy.

• Own the departmental performance and execution of the strategy.
• Establish and monitor departmental KPIs, using performance trends and student and familyoutcome data to drive strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Design and oversee staffing strategies and organizational capacity to ensure sustainable,…