Manager, External Partnerships - Gulf Coast TradeUP Careers (Grant funded)

Manager, External Partnerships - Gulf Coast TradeUP Careers (Grant funded) Oversee, facilitate, and coordinate partnerships between HCC and other institutions of higher education to enhance transfer opportunities for academic programs. This role involves maintaining relationships with external academic institutions, ensuring alignment of goals and fostering opportunities for student success.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Facilitate agreements with all state universities and others as appropriate on joint admission, transfer student admission, and program articulation. Facilitate inter-institution planning and coordination meetings among faculty, providing guidance on course transfer guidelines. Provide leadership in activities related to SACSCOC compliance around transfer issues. Collaborate with Office of Alumni Affairs, Career and Transfer Services to ensure program information accuracy and coordinate student recruitment events. Research and verify accreditation of Universities, Colleges and Schools required by SACSCOC as part of transfer development process. Maintain and update all articulation agreements. Create and maintain a database of course equivalencies, core curriculum, field of study, and other degree plans between HCC and all state universities and others as appropriate. Conduct analysis of transfer partnership efficacy through examination of transfer success. Evaluate annual course transfer data to identify issues that may impact transferability. Serve as the primary district contact for transfer-related issues. Provide supervision and direction of assigned personnel, to include orientation, training, performance appraisal, coaching and professional development. Create and maintain a comprehensive HCC web site for HCC transfer students and for HCC faculty advisers (including information on testing, the Texas Success Initiative, developmental education, course descriptions, course prerequisites, degree plans, transfer opportunities, etc.) in collaboration with the Student Service department and the Curriculum Department. Stay informed about state and institutional admission, completion, and transfer requirements, as well as evolving university program curricula and degree requirements. Develop and maintain current transfer guidelines that can be used by faculty and staff to find answers to basic transfer questions. Assist with policy development and evaluation in the transfer areas related to curriculum and degree and certificate requirements. Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required. Education & Experience Bachelor’s degree in business, Education or Workforce Occupational field required Master’s degree preferred 5 years’ work experience in program management and experience in advising, transfer or career counseling services at 2-yr or 4-yr higher educational institution Special Skills Knowledge of the regional and national four-year institutions’ admissions/enrollment management processes Community College Transfer Processing Knowledge of various admissions/advising technology Delivering High Quality Work Serving Customers Supporting Organizational Goals Driving Continuous Improvement Acting with Integrity Thinking Critically Working Conditions General office. Must be able to perform all job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations; remain in a stationary position during shift; move items weighing up to 25 pounds; position self to operate job equipment; apply established protocols in a timely manner. Must access, input and retrieve information from technology devices; communicate with others to accomplish job requirements. May be required to work after hours to include weekends and holidays.

SECURITY SENSITIVE

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215. EEO Statement Houston City College does not discriminate on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran’s status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Sandra B. Jacobson, J.D., M.Ed., SHRM-SCP, Interim Director of EEO and Compliance & Title IX Coordinator Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Individuals with disabilities, who require special accommodations to interview, should contact View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Houston Community College