Manager of Partnership Development

Job Posting Title:

Manager of Partnership Development

---- Hiring Department: OnRamps

---- Position Open To: All Applicants

---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately

---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue

---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

---- Job Details: General Notes 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. For more benefits details, please see

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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. Purpose 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. 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. 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. Required Qualifications

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. Preferred Qualifications

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 strategy, outreach, or business development efforts. Salary

$80,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions Eligible for fully remote work in Waco or Austin area. 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. 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 Important

for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:

You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:

As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: 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. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.