Job Posting Title:
Senior Manager of Partnership Development
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Hiring Department:
OnRamps
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes

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

Leads strategic initiatives and cross-functional efforts to expand, sustain, and enhance OnRamps partnerships across Texas and beyond. Oversees the development and implementation of systems, tools, and personnel to ensure high-quality service, partner satisfaction, and alignment with OnRamps' mission and strategic goals in close collaboration with the Director and Executive Director.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and execution of strategic initiatives for partnership acquisition, retention and growth. Develops, implements and monitors systems to support partner success and sustainability. Applies market trends and data insights to shape long-term strategies aligned with OnRamps' goals. Leads cross functional projects that supports implementation, continuous improvement and innovation.
• Oversees tools, resources, and communication systems to ensure quality support for stakeholders. Ensures current 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 high-level meetings and conferences to share insights and innovations.
• Analyzes data, evaluates and documents outcomes through recurrent issue tracking and reporting. Uses data to make recommendations, guides strategies and needs for intervention, and applies continuous improvement principles to areas of responsibility in support of sustainability, growth, effectiveness, and goal attainment with stakeholders.
• Manages high-level partnership portfolios, including regional and statewide networks. Facilitates networks of partners to foster collaboration and shared innovation. Documents and monitors caseload and effective communications with new and existing partners using identified Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
• Mentors, coaches, and trains assigned staff to calibrate on departmental expectations and priorities. Calibrates team efforts to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with OnRamps' model.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, higher education, policy, or closely related field
• Seven or more years of professional 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 working within the Texas education system

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 spanning both K12 and higher education environments
• Significant experience leading large-scale partnership strategy, outreach, or business development efforts
• Demonstrated success leading managers, overseeing complex initiatives, and achieving organizational goals

Salary Range

$90,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• 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.
• 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.

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.

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