Coordinator, Industry Partnerships

Austin Community College District; United States; On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College District is seeking a Coordinator, Industry Partnerships to build and nurture employer and education partnerships across multiple states. You will gather and share best practices, prepare materials for partners, and help expand ACC’s earn-and-learn initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience, with preference for candidates who speak Spanish and English.

Qualifications

• Two years related work experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Researches and maintains a pipeline of prospective employer and institutional partners.
• Staffs regional and multi-state partnership initiatives.
• Develops case studies and practice summaries for audiences.
• Prepares annual and interim reports for funders and partners.

Skills

Work schedule

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

External writing

Organizational skills

Meeting coordination

Data reporting

Grant management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Posting Title

Coordinator, Industry Partnerships

Job Description Summary

Develops and supports the College’s partnerships with employers and with other education and training institutions. Researches and maintains a pipeline of prospective partners, staffs multi-state and regional partnership initiatives, documents and communicates the College’s earn-and-learn training approaches, and prepares the reporting and written materials those partnerships require. The position is designed to grow in scope and responsibility as the College’s industry partnership and training enterprise expands.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Researches, builds, and maintains a pipeline of prospective employer and institutional partners; tracks regional expansion, relocation, and hiring activity; and prepares partner profiles and briefing materials that support the Dean and Vice Chancellor in partnership conversations.
• Staffs regional and multi-state partnership initiatives on behalf of the College: schedules and prepares convenings, develops agendas and materials, records commitments and follow-up, and maintains ongoing communication with partner institutions and employers across participating states.
• Gathers, documents, and synthesizes earn-and-learn training practices - apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, internships, incumbent-worker upskilling, and other work-based learning models - from the College and from partner institutions; develops case studies and practice summaries suitable for partner, employer, and funder audiences.
• Develops and produces annual and interim reports summarizing regional partnership activity: solicits contributions from partner organizations, compiles and edits submitted material, verifies accuracy, and prepares a consolidated report for funders and partners on schedule.
• Prepares and maintains materials describing the College’s training services, delivery models, and credential offerings, working with learning design and instructional staff so that materials reflect current program capability and are usable in partner-facing settings.
• Identifies funding models - including apprenticeship and other work-based learning funding sources - that could support expanded training delivery for employers and partner institutions; summarizes options, requirements, and precedents for consideration by College leadership.
• Supports the development of training agreements and proposals: assembles supporting documentation, drafts sections of proposals and scopes of work, coordinates internal review, and tracks agreements through the approval process.
• Performs technical, analytical, and related tasks for the collection, interpretation, aggregation, and evaluation of partnership and program data; gathers and maintains the integrity of data used for program and grant reporting.
• Leads in the development and writing of progress, annual, and closeout reports, including grant-related reporting as necessary.
• Coordinates college and outside personnel involved in partnership and training development activities; coordinates schedules, materials, participant documentation, and other project-related requirements.
• As necessary, assists the Austin Community College Grant Writing Department and grant-funded project teams to develop, write, revise, edit, and submit proposals to funding agencies; ensures submission criteria are met.
• As necessary, participates in technical training provided by funding agencies and stays informed of changing grant standards and guidelines.

Knowledge

• Workforce training program design, delivery, and partnership models.
• Earn-and-learn and work-based learning approaches, including apprenticeship.
• Employer and institutional partnership development practices.
• Contract, grant, and agreement terminology and processes.
• Federal, state, business, and other agency contract and grant processes.
• Program funds management and allocation.
• Data documentation, manipulation, and reporting processes.
• Standards and proposal guidelines for contract and grant writing and documentation.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Building and sustaining working relationships with external organizations.
• Writing clearly for external audiences, including employers, partner institutions, and funders.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Coordinating meetings, convenings, and multi-organization working groups.
• Data collection, analysis, and report writing.
• Coordinating all phases of contract and grant management processes including budgets.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Working and interacting with diverse groups of people.
• Effectively handling details of multiple projects with varying timelines.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Technology Skills

Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

Two years related work experience.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Education

Master's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or supporting employer partnerships in a workforce development, economic development, or higher education setting preferred.
• Experience with apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, or other work-based learning programs preferred.
• Experience coordinating multi-organization initiatives, consortium projects, or grant-funded partnerships preferred.
• Experience preparing written materials, case studies, or reports for external audiences preferred.
• Experience working with semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, or other technical workforce populations preferred.
• Experience coordinating technical skills training programs in a public or higher education setting preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Salary Range

$57,802 - $72,251

Number of Openings

1

Job Posting Close Date

October 8, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. The report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail] ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Benefits and Retirement

• medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Austin Community College (ACC or College) is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.