Manager of Partnership Development

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: AUSTIN, TX

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 hybrid or fully remote work. Serving the Dallas/Ft Worth, Austin and San Antonio areas.

For more details, please see HR Benefits and Total Rewards.

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 strategy for accomplishing acquisition, retention, growth, and outcome targets for partnerships. Maintains documentation of targets, activities, and outcomes, and provides regular reports of progress and make 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. Engages in mentorship and training to ensure calibration on departmental expectations and OnRamps implementation practices.
• 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.
• Documents and monitors caseload and effective communications with new and existing partners using identified Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems to inform data-driven systems. Leads and engages in communication to support partner growth, success, and sustainability through ongoing interactions and development of strategies to support implementation.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience in scaled partnership development and outreach in K12 or higher education environments.
• Demonstrated success in leadership of a team.
• Experience in Texas districts

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in education, higher education, or closely related field.
• Ten or more years of leadership experience in K12 and higher education environments.
• Demonstrated success in leadership of a team.
• 7+ years experience in teaching and leadership roles within a Texas school district or institution of higher education.

Salary

$80,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Eligible for hybrid or fully remote work. Serving the Dallas/Ft Worth, Austin and San Antonio areas.
• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Shared desk environment
• Hybrid work environment
• Climbing of stairs
• 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.