Senior Partnership Management Specialist (Hybrid/Remote)

Pearson; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson seeks an Advanced Specialist, Partnership Management to lead the development, growth, and administration of large-scale assessment programs for clients. You will collaborate with internal departments to design and implement assessment products and services, and work with clients to grow programs to meet needs.

This hybrid remote/office role reports to a Lead, Partnership Management and requires strong leadership, client relationships, and program management skills, with travel up to 25%

Qualifications

• Advanced graduate degree with a concentration in policy, assessment, or measurement (in education or a related field).
• Experience in management in large-scale testing, preferably in certification and licensing.
• Professional experience managing and supporting project & program contracts.
• 3 years of experience in the educational testing and assessment industry preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and facilitation skills.
• Experience directing the activities of staff in planning, organizing, scheduling, monitoring, and evaluating work.
• Experience in client relationship management and project management.
• Experience organizing and prioritizing workloads and successfully handling complex situations independently.
• Demonstration of strong analytic capability and knowledge of education policies, issues, and programs.
• Travel as needed up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in support of the Lead, Partnership Management
• Provides the Lead, Partnership Management regular program status updates
• Meets with Lead, Partnership Management and other colleagues on a regular basis to review program status and planning
• Represents both the client perspective and the corporate perspective in decision-making
• May participate in the development of proposals, contract amendments, subcontracts, and statements of work to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Brings knowledge of testing and measurement to design and implement tests meeting professional standards
• Brings knowledge of client needs to inform product and service development.

Education

Advanced graduate degree in policy/assessment/measurement

Experience in management in large-scale testing/certification

Project & program contracts management

3 years in educational testing/assessment industry

Excellent written and oral communication

Organizational, analytical, problem-solving, facilitation skills

Staff leadership and supervision experience

Ability to prioritize workload and work independently

Initiative and accountability

Knowledge of education policy and programs

Travel up to 25%

Job description

Pearson seeks an Advanced Specialist, Partnership Management to lead the development, growth, and administration of large-scale assessment programs for clients. You will collaborate with internal departments to design and implement assessment products and services, and work with clients to grow programs to meet needs.

This hybrid remote/office role reports to a Lead, Partnership Management and requires strong leadership, client relationships, and program management skills, with travel up to 25%