Partnerships Manager: Student Pathways & Work-Based Learning

Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation is seeking a Business Partnership Manager to engage employers in ElevateEdAZ, aligning business participation with talent development and civic goals. You will onboard new partners and strengthen existing relationships to expand high‑quality work‑based learning for students.

You will coordinate internships, job shadows, and educator externships, support outreach campaigns, and ensure CRM data quality while collaborating across departments to advance the

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in business or partnership development or meeting and event planning and facilitation.
• Experience working with the business community.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to plan and execute business partner outreach.
• Experience with CRM and data quality management.

Responsibilities

• Lead ElevateEdAZ Business Partnership Team efforts to establish and maintain relationships with businesses to provide internships, job shadows, and career awareness and development opportunities for students and teachers at partner schools.
• Meet with current and potential business partners to generate high school internship and job shadow opportunities for ElevateEdAZ partner schools.
• Facilitate employer onboarding events, meetings, and training to ensure business partners are prepared, receive proactive communications, and have a quality experience working with school partners, including issue mediation.
• Develop and refine structures and processes associated with business engagement.
• Serve as an account manager ensuring activities related to business engagement are recorded in the CRM tool in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collaborate with Chamber, Foundation, and ElevateEdAZ staff to coordinate business outreach efforts and effectively match businesses with opportunities at local schools and districts.
• Attend internal and external events to increase awareness of ElevateEdAZ in the community and generate increased business engagement.
• Support Business Advisory Councils, ensuring business attendance and leading meetings as assigned.
• Submit marketing requests to ensure ElevateEdAZ website, presentations, flyers, and collateral reflect timely and relevant changes.
• Prepare reports associated with key performance indicators, annual reports, and grant reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Partnership development

Meeting facilitation

Event planning

Relationship building

Communication

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation is seeking a Business Partnership Manager to engage employers in ElevateEdAZ, aligning business participation with talent development and civic goals. You will onboard new partners and strengthen existing relationships to expand high‑quality work‑based learning for students.

You will coordinate internships, job shadows, and educator externships, support outreach campaigns, and ensure CRM data quality while collaborating across departments to advance the