Corporate Work Study Program, Relationship Manager

Cristo Rey Orlando; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cristo Rey Orlando High School is seeking a mission-driven Relationship Manager to build and nurture corporate partnerships and coach students participating in the Corporate Work Study Program. The role connects students, employers, and school leadership to ensure a meaningful CWSP experience.

You will serve as the main liaison for partner relationships, deliver proactive engagement, and support student growth while collaborating with CWSP leadership and educators across Central Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, education, communications, human resources, social sciences, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in relationship management, account management, client success, education, youth development, workforce development, career services, or related field.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, advising, supervising, or developing students or young adults.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary relationship manager for an assigned portfolio of corporate partners, supervisors, and students.
• Build authentic, trusted, and long-term relationships with corporate partners by understanding their organizations and CWSP needs.
• Provide high level partner stewardship and customer service, ensuring supervisors and partners feel supported and valued.
• Maintain proactive engagement with partners through visits, check-ins, meetings, calls, and ongoing communication.
• Develop relationships with students and serve as a coach, mentor, and advocate throughout their workplace experience.
• Help students develop professional skills, confidence, judgment, and workplace behaviors to succeed.
• Collaborate with CWSP leadership, teachers, counselors, families, and school personnel to support student success.

Skills

Relationship mgmt

Account mgmt

Coaching

Customer service

Communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

CRM

Job description

About Cristo Rey Network

The Cristo Rey Network of 41 high schools delivers a career focused, college preparatory education in the Catholic tradition for students with limited economic resources, uniquely integrating rigorous academic curricula with four years of professional work experience and support to and through college. Cristo Rey partners with educators, businesses and communities to enable students to fulfill their aspirations for a lifetime of success: students are two times more likely to complete a bachelor's degree by age 24, compared to the total U.S. low-income population.

Who We Are

Cristo Rey Orlando High School is located in Orlando, FL, and is part of the national Cristo Rey Network. The school opened its doors to its inaugural freshmen class in the fall of 2025. Like all Cristo Rey schools, it is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for students of all faiths from families of limited financial means. The school is co-educational and serves students of diverse backgrounds. We help our students grow intellectually, academically, emotionally, spiritually, socially, and morally. Our aspiration is that all our students graduate from high school and college and become the future leaders in our churches, institutions, businesses, nonprofits, and the community at large. Cristo Rey Orlando will prepare students to excel in college, in career, and in character. Our college-prep curriculum, Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP), and faith-based education combine to give students a unique experience and an affordable option for high-quality education.

Who You Are

You have a natural ability to connect with people, build trust, listen well, and develop relationships that grow stronger over time. You understand that successful partnerships require more than good communication—they require responsiveness, follow-through, problem-solving, and a genuine understanding of what matters to each partner. You are equally passionate about developing young people. You see potential in students, hold them to high expectations, and know how to coach them through the challenges of entering and navigating professional environments. You can celebrate a student's growth while also having the difficult conversation when their performance does not meet expectations. You are comfortable moving between two very different worlds—sitting across the table from a corporate executive or supervisor in the morning and coaching a high school student through a workplace challenge that afternoon. You understand how to translate expectations between students, families, schools, and employers while keeping relationships strong. You don't wait until there is a problem to engage. You are visible, proactive, curious, and intentional about understanding your partners, their organizations, their supervisors, and the students working within them.

This Role

Cristo Rey Orlando High School is seeking a mission-driven, relationships-focused professional who is passionate about building strong corporate partnerships and developing young people. The Relationship Manager serves as a trusted partner to employers while coaching students to build the skills, confidence, and professional behaviors needed to thrive in the workplace. This role serves as a critical bridge between our students, corporate partners, and school community, ensuring a meaningful and high-quality Corporate Work Study experience for all.

• 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.
• Conduct regular student coaching conversations and workplace check-ins to assess progress, celebrate growth, and identify areas requiring additional development.
• Partner with supervisors to establish clear expectations, gather meaningful feedback, and create opportunities for students to grow within their workplace assignments.
• Facilitate productive conversations when student performance or workplace concerns arise, balancing student development with partner expectations and experience.
• Develop and implement improvement plans and interventions when students need additional workplace support.
• Help students understand how their workplace experiences connect to their interests, strengths, career exploration, and future goals.
• Identify opportunities to deepen corporate partnerships through stronger supervisor engagement, meaningful student experiences, and increased connection to the Cristo Rey Orlando community.
• Monitor the overall health of assigned partnerships, identifying risks, opportunities, and trends and escalating significant concerns appropriately.
• Collaborate with CWSP leadership, the Operations Coordinator, teachers, counselors, families, and other school personnel to support student success.
• Maintain accurate documentation of partner engagement, workplace visits, student coaching, supervisor feedback, interventions, and relationship activity.
• Represent Cristo Rey Orlando professionally within corporate workplaces and throughout the Central Florida business community.
• Serve as the bridge between the workplace and the school, ensuring that both corporate partners and students have a high-quality CWSP experience.

Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by the Vice President of Corporate Work Study or Associate Director of Corporate Work Study.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, education, communications, human resources, social sciences, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in relationship management, account management, client success, 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 skills and the ability to build trust with both corporate professionals and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to navigate difficult or sensitive conversations professionally.
• Strong customer-service and relationship-management mindset with demonstrated responsiveness, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of relationships while maintaining proactive and consistent partner engagement.
• Strong judgment, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance student needs and partner expectations.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple partners, students, workplace visits, meetings, and priorities.
• Professional presence and ability to represent Cristo Rey Orlando effectively in corporate and community environments.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office and comfort working with CRM or relationship-management systems.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to corporate partner workplaces throughout Central Florida.
• Commitment to the mission of Cristo Rey Orlando High School and belief in the value of work-based learning, career development, and high expectations for all students.

Preferred Experience And Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in relationship management, account management, client success, corporate partnerships, workforce development, education, career services, or youth development.
• Experience managing a portfolio of corporate, employer, client, or community partnerships, with responsibility for engagement, satisfaction, retention, or growth.
• Experience working directly with corporate executives, managers, supervisors, HR professionals, or business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, and developing high school students, college students, young adults, or emerging professionals.
• Experience in work-based learning, internships, apprenticeships, career-connected learning, career services, or employer engagement.
• Experience navigating challenging partner or client situations while maintaining strong relationships and identifying solutions.
• Knowledge of career development, professional competencies, workplace readiness, and student development.
• Experience collaborating across multiple stakeholder groups, including employers, students, families, educators, and community organizations.
• Experience using CRM systems or other relationship-management and data-tracking platforms.
• Knowledge of or established relationships within the Central Florida business and employer community.
• Master's degree in business, education, counseling, student affairs, human resources, organizational leadership, workforce development, or a related field.

Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Comprehensive benefits are included in the overall compensation package. Salary range is $55,000 - $65,000 annually.

This position will ideally start in October 2026.

Applicants should be prepared to provide references upon request.

This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.

Cristo Rey Orlando High School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, uniform service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law in the administration of any of its educational programs and activities or with respect to employment, unless a particular status protected by federal, state, or local laws contradict the deeply held religious convictions of the School or the Church.

Please note: Sponsorship for employment authorization is not available for this role.

This employer participates in E-Verify.