Assistant Director of Partnerships

University of Texas; Utah; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework

100% employer-paid medical coverage

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Assistant Director of Partnerships to drive strategic PK-16 and higher education collaborations. You will manage relationships, monitor outcomes, and align partnerships with OnRamps’ mission, reporting to senior leadership.

Role requires strong customer service, policy understanding, and experience with LMS platforms. The position supports hybrid work and requires travel within Texas.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, higher education, policy, or closely related field.
• Five or more years of experience in K12 or higher education environments leading teams to meet strategic outcomes.
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Directs partnership development strategies to expand OnRamps’ impact through PK-16 institutions, agency, non-profit, and higher education partnerships.
• Establishes long-range growth priorities and cultivates strategic relationships to increase organizational reach.
• Leads and monitors CRM documentation of communications and activities.
• Represents the organization at external events, conferences, and meetings to strengthen visibility and attract new opportunities.
• Collaborates on presentations, outreach strategies, and recruitment efforts to communicate organizational value.

Skills

Customer service

Stakeholder communication

Education knowledge

Coaching experience

Communication to lay audiences

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Canvas LMS

Job description

Job Posting Title: Assistant Director of Partnerships

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 hybrid telework

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

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 Assistant Director of Partnerships is responsible for developing, maintaining, and expanding strategic partnerships that promote the organizational growth and align with the mission of OnRamps.

This role focuses on identifying new opportunities and managing relationships with key stakeholders at PK-16, regional, and state levels.

The Assistant Director collaborates with internal teams to evaluate and address emerging needs and works closely with the Director of Partnerships and the Executive Director of OnRamps to support strategy development and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Directs partnership development strategies to expand OnRamps’ impact through PK-16 institutions, agency, non-profit, and higher education partnerships.
• Establishes long-range growth priorities and cultivates strategic relationships to increase organizational reach and supports new initiatives across Texas and nationally.
• Leads case management strategies under the direction of the Director of Partnership and Executive Director, to accomplish acquisition, retention, growth and outcome targets in alignment with OnRamps’ strategic plan.
• Monitors and maintains documentation of targets, activities, and outcomes, and provides regular reports on quarterly and annual goals.
• Serves as the primary client relationship manager for potential, new, and existing PK-16, agency, non-profit partnerships, and complex portfolios as assigned.
• Manages CRM documentation of regular communications/activities in alignment with partner status, needs, and strategic plan.
• Leads and oversees the continuous improvement of annual partnership systems and cycles, including new and renewal of existing agreements, to ensure successful implementation and retention.
• Directs cross-team collaborative efforts to align partnership operations, systems, products, and services with other departments and organizational priorities.
• Supervises and provides guidance to support managers and team members as assigned to strengthen partnership support and effectiveness.
• Completes other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Leads analysis of partner performance, recurring issue tracking, reporting, market conditions, education policy developments, and organizational trends to stay current, identify new partnership opportunities, and inform strategic planning and decision-making in response to external factors impacting the organization’s work.
• Establishes performance expectations and monitors, evaluates, and tracks progress toward goals to assess effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Recommends strategic adjustments and applies continuous improvement principles across areas of responsibility and supervision to optimize impact, sustainability, growth, effectiveness, and goal attainment.
• Guides strategic communications, marketing, and engagement efforts to promote OnRamps and support partnership development objectives.
• Collaborates on presentations, outreach strategies, and recruitment efforts to communicate organizational value.
• Represents the organization at external events, conferences, and meetings to strengthen visibility and attract new partnership opportunities.
• Provides exceptional customer service and relationship management to OnRamps stakeholders and maintains effective communication practices and professional decorum in all interactions, including status updates and the appropriate and timely escalation of issues.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, higher education, policy, or closely related field.
• Five or more years of experience in K12 or higher education environments leading teams to meet strategic outcomes.
• 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 spanning both K12 and higher education environments.
• Demonstrated experience in external relations within the K-16 and/or higher education landscape.
• Knowledge of the education policy context in Texas.
• Expertise in innovative credentialing approaches in education, including technology-based certifications or badging.
• Experience developing professional development, preferably for online delivery.
• Experience developing and maintaining online courses within an LMS.
• Significant experience leading large-scale partnership strategy, outreach, or business development efforts.
• Demonstrated success leading managers, overseeing complex initiatives, and achieving organizational goals.

Salary

$100,000 + 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.

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.

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) and 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.

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