Education & Workforce Partnerships Architect

MP Materials; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MP Materials is seeking a Manager of Education & Workforce Partnerships in Fort Worth, TX to lead university relations, internship programs, and apprenticeship development. You will build strategic partnerships with universities, design campus recruiting strategies, and coordinate career events to support future full-time hiring.

Key responsibilities include managing talent pipelines for engineering, manufacturing, and operations, tracking program metrics, and expanding veteran recruiting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Education, Communications, Workforce Development, or a related field is required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, University Relations, Workforce Development, Community Relations, Human Resources, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing college recruiting, internship programs, workforce development initiatives, or apprenticeship programs.
• Experience building external partnerships and collaborating with educational institutions and community organizations.
• Manufacturing, industrial, energy, mining, engineering, or skilled trades recruiting experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with universities, colleges, community colleges, trade schools, and technical institutions.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for educational institutions and career services organizations.
• Design and execute campus recruiting strategies aligned with organizational workforce plans.
• Coordinate and represent the organization at career fairs, workforce conferences, classroom presentations, networking events, and recruiting activities.
• Build strong relationships with faculty, department leaders, student organizations, veterans' offices, and academic leadership.
• Develop talent pipelines for engineering, manufacturing, operations, maintenance, EHS, supply chain, and corporate functions.
• Track and measure partnership effectiveness and hiring outcomes.
• Design, implement, and manage internship, co-op, and early career development programs.
• Establish structured student experiences that support future full-time hiring needs.
• Partner with department leaders to identify meaningful projects and development opportunities for interns and co-op participants.
• Manage candidate recruitment, selection, onboarding, and conversion to full-time employment.
• Develop and track key program performance metrics including conversion rates, retention, and participant satisfaction.
• Build strong university talent communities to support future hiring needs.
• Develop and oversee apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs supporting manufacturing and operational workforce needs.
• Build partnerships with community colleges, trade schools, workforce development agencies, and industry organizations.
• Create talent pathways for skilled trades positions including maintenance, machining, electrical, reliability, operations, and technical roles.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development and Operations to establish competency-based development and certification programs.
• Coordinate apprentice recruiting, onboarding, progression tracking, mentorship assignments, and program completion.
• Support development of career ladders and workforce advancement opportunities for frontline employees.
• Monitor apprenticeship effectiveness, retention, and workforce outcomes.
• Develop and execute veteran recruiting strategies to attract transitioning military members and veterans.
• Establish relationships with military bases, transition assistance programs, veteran organizations, and military spouse networks.
• Translate military experience into organizational career pathways and employment opportunities.
• Coordinate participation in military hiring events, career fairs, and veteran-focused recruiting initiatives.
• Develop programs supporting veteran onboarding, retention, and career development.
• Partner with hiring leaders to identify opportunities where military experience aligns with workforce needs.

Skills

Relationship-building

Partnership development

Project management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Networking

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

MP Materials is seeking a Manager of Education & Workforce Partnerships in Fort Worth, TX to lead university relations, internship programs, and apprenticeship development. You will build strategic partnerships with universities, design campus recruiting strategies, and coordinate career events to support future full-time hiring.

Key responsibilities include managing talent pipelines for engineering, manufacturing, and operations, tracking program metrics, and expanding veteran recruiting