Corporate Partnerships & Student Growth Manager

Cristo-Rey-Orlando-High-School; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cristo Rey Orlando High School seeks a mission-driven Relationship Manager to build and sustain strong corporate partnerships while guiding students through their Corporate Work Study experience. You will serve as the main liaison between employers, students, and school staff, delivering proactive engagement and tailored support to ensure high-quality CWSP experiences.

The role requires coaching students, understanding workplace cultures, and maintaining clear communication with partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, education, communications, HR, social sciences, nonprofit management, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in relationship management, account management, education, youth development, workforce development, career services, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and strengthen relationships with corporate partners, clients, employers, or external stakeholders.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, advising, supervising, or developing students or young adults.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to navigate difficult or sensitive conversations professionally.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to corporate partner workplaces throughout Central Florida.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary relationship manager and point of contact for an assigned portfolio of corporate partners, supervisors, and students.
• Build authentic, trusted, and long-term relationships with corporate partners by understanding their organizations, workplace cultures, needs, expectations, and experiences with CWSP.
• Provide a high level of partner stewardship and customer service, ensuring supervisors and partners feel supported, informed, heard, and valued throughout the partnership.
• Maintain consistent, proactive engagement with partners through workplace visits, check-ins, meetings, calls, and ongoing communication—not only when challenges arise.
• Develop strong relationships with assigned students and serve as a coach, mentor, and advocate throughout their workplace experience.
• Help students develop the professional skills, confidence, judgment, communication, and workplace behaviors necessary to succeed.
• Collaborate with CWSP leadership, the Operations Coordinator, teachers, counselors, families, and other school personnel to support student success.
• Represent Cristo Rey Orlando professionally within corporate workplaces and throughout the Central Florida business community.

Skills

Relationship management

Account management

Communication

Mentoring/coaching

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, education, communications, HR, social sciences, nonprofit management or related field

Tools

CRM systems

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cristo Rey Orlando High School seeks a mission-driven Relationship Manager to build and sustain strong corporate partnerships while guiding students through their Corporate Work Study experience. You will serve as the main liaison between employers, students, and school staff, delivering proactive engagement and tailored support to ensure high-quality CWSP experiences.

The role requires coaching students, understanding workplace cultures, and maintaining clear communication with partners.