Manager of Partnership Development

Manager of Partnership Development

On Ramps

All Applicants

40

Exempt from FLSA

Immediately

Expected to Continue

UT MAIN CAMPUS

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Eligible for fully remote work. Serving the Waco or Austin, Texas areas.

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Position requires up to 20% travel throughout the state of Texas. Weekends and evenings possible to support course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines.

The Manager of Partnership Development leads and supports efforts of scaling and expansion of OnRamps through effective partnership and engagement with K12, higher education, and agency outreach and implementation of development strategy in close collaboration with the Director and Executive Director.

• Develops, manages, and evaluates identified strategies and practices as the primary client relationship manager for potential, new, and existing partnerships. Increases and supports the implementation and success of OnRamps through regional partnership management, with individual contribution of research and management of special projects, selective networks and collaboratives, and complex partnerships aligned with OnRamps strategic plan.
• Manages and evaluates targets and strategies for accomplishing acquisition, retention, growth, and outcome targets for partnerships. Analyzes data, evaluates, and documents outcomes through recurrent issue tracking, reporting, and performance monitoring to evaluate effectiveness, make recommendations, and applies continuous improvement principles to areas of responsibility in support of sustainability, growth, effectiveness, and goal attainment with assigned partners.
• Represents the organization at professional meetings and conferences to strengthen visibility and identify opportunities. Applies market trends to emerging practices to inform partnership strategies and continuous improvement efforts. Supervises, trains and evaluates student employees and mentor, coaches and trains assigned staff to strengthen team capacity, ensures quality execution of departmental priorities, and promotes consistency of service.
• Documents and monitors partnership records and effective communications through Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems to maintain accurate data and inform data-driven systems. Leads and engages in ongoing communication and partner engagement that consists of the development of implementation strategies to strengthen partner success, growth, and sustainability.
• Develops forms, tools, and resources to capture required documentation, improves operational efficiency, and streamlines communication. Maintains documentation of targets, activities, and outcomes, and provides regular reports of progress to evaluate effectiveness and makes recommendations in support of sustainability, growth, and goal attainment.

• Master's degree in education, higher education, policy, or closely related field.
• Five or more years of professional experience in K12 or higher education environments, including at least three years in a leadership or management role.
• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders with decorum and tact.
• Ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences using a respectful, client-focused approach.
• Demonstrated understanding of high school teaching and learning.
• Proficient in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) or another LMS.
• Demonstrated ability to teach oneself new things, develop mastery, and adjust to rapidly changing needs with an organization.
• Five years of clinical or teaching experience at a high school or college level.
• Experience providing support or instructional coaching to teachers, administrators, or related groups.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Ten or more years of leadership experience in K12 and higher education environments.
• Demonstrated success in overseeing complex initiatives, and achieving organizational goals.
• Significant experience leading large-scale partnership…