Manager of Partnership Development

About the role

Serves the Austin, Houston, or San Antonio, Texas areas. For more details, please see HR Benefits and Total Rewards.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintains documentation of targets, activities, and outcomes, and provides regular reports of progress and makes recommendations in support of sustainability, growth, and goal attainment.
• Creates forms, tools and guidelines to capture required documentation and streamline communication.
• Represents the organization at professional meetings and conferences.
• Applies market trends to identify opportunities to incorporate trends and shape strategies.
• Mentors, coaches, and trains assigned staff to calibrate on departmental expectations.
• Analyzes data, evaluates, and documents outcomes through recurrent issue tracking and reporting; utilizes data to make recommendations and applies continuous improvement principles to areas of responsibility in support of sustainability, growth, effectiveness, and goal attainment with assigned partners.
• Ledges and engages in communication to support partner growth, success, and sustainability through ongoing interactions and development of strategies to support implementation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, higher education, policy, or closely related field.
• Seven or more years of leadership experience in K12 or higher education environments, including at least three years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in scaled partnership development and outreach in K12 or higher education environments.
• Demonstrated success in leadership of a team.
• Experience in working within the Texas education system.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in education, higher education, or closely related field.
• Ten or more years of leadership experience spanning both K12 and higher education environments.
• Significant experience leading large-scale partnership strategy, outreach, or business development efforts.
• Demonstrated success overseeing complex initiatives, and achieving organizational goals.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in CRM systems.
• Knowledge of market trends and ability to apply them to strategy.

Benefits

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 hybrid work.

Pay

$80,000 + depending on qualifications

Schedule

Eligible for fully remote work in Austin, Houston, or San Antonio areas. 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.

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

• Please mark "yes" on the application for required materials.
• Failure to attach all additional materials listed may affect candidates being considered for the position.
• Resume/CV.
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor.
• Letter of interest.

Employment Eligibility

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.