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About The Position:

The Partnerships Manager is a critical partner success operations leader for the Partnerships Team.  The ideal candidate is a highly organized and detail-oriented team contributor. They are especially skilled at project management and at coordinating systems that stay on track with budget and timeline.  The primary task of this position is to ensure that our external-facing partnership team members have what they need to steward partners well. However, the position will also manage a small caseload of our partners with opportunities for growth in external relationship management as the organization grows.  Effective and customer oriented communications will be essential to the success of the role.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

This description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the position. 

Partner & Project Management Leadership (50%)

• Use LGR-branded templates to create onboarding decks and prep onboarding agendas for new partners
• Maintain Salesforce tracking of partner relationship management stages
• Execute on all partner reporting systems, collaborating with Data & Evaluation Team as needed to make revisions, updates or corrections
• Manage annual partner survey cycles
• Maintain Salesforce records for all partner contacts, new and existing
• Lead scheduling coordination with partners for meeting cycles 
• Provide project management support for the department’s work with external partners and cross departmental projects
• Act as the partner success power user for Salesforce, providing operational efficiency insights, first-line troubleshooting support to the team, and reporting support

Partner Relationship Management (25%)

• Lead LGR’s Tier 1 partnerships portfolio through the full partner lifecycle
• Lead onboarding meetings, annual data meetings, and annual renewal processes 
• Ensure all Tier 1 partners meet annual partner satisfaction metrics 

Relationship & Event Strategy Support (25%)

• Lead the planning and execution of partner cultivation events by managing budgets, planning venue logistics, and managing invitations and guest lists
• Review conference attendee lists and provide pre-conference outreach support to all directors who travel for the Partnerships Team
• Coordinate with program and partnership teams on scheduling coach participation in partner meetings
• Conduct research and prepare stakeholder briefs for strategic partner relationship building meetings

• Other duties, as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities: 

Initiative, Personal Development, Analytical thinking, Ownership

• Identifies who can provide support and procures their input.
• Shows curiosity about data and eagerness to learn new ways to use it to improve their work 
• Notices trends and outliers in the data, makes observations about what they notice in the data and can make inferences
• Performs tasks according to quality and output standards

Communication, Collaboration, Support, Leadership 

• Explains the immediate context of the situation, asks questions with follow-ups, and solicits advice prior to taking action
• Recalls others perspectives and takes them into account in own communication
• Identifies needs for resources to effectively support current initiatives, services and offerings
• Leads through modeling
• Demonstrates responsibility to team members and project work
• Maintains a constructive attitude and positively influences others
• Open to learning from those with more experience
• Communicates with peers in ways that support transactional and administrative activities

Adaptability, Strategic Planning, Challenge the Process, Decision Making 

• Effective time management skills
• Consistently hits deadlines
• Able to readily respond to challenges within scope of work
• May show some creativity in their approach
• Adheres to procedures and policies
• Works within the confines of their role and duty
• Recognize when decisions are outside of their scope and seek assistance

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degrees or higher. 
• 2-3+ years of related work experience, with a preference for at least 3 years in account/partner management or strategic partnership/business development
• Familiarity with the fields of college access/success, education, education technology, or education sales strongly preferred

Location:

This is a remote position.

Compensation and Benefits: 

$48,000- $50,000/ year with excellent benefits and a flexible working environment. 

Salary commensurate with work experience and skill level. 

Benefits include national medical, dental, vision (100% covered) plans, free therapy via Talkspace, access to Kindbody - a fertility health company, HSA/FSA, IRA retirement plan participation with 3% employer match, 20 days paid time off, 11 paid holidays plus the week between Christmas and New Years Day, $300 work from home stipend for new employees, pre-tax transportation options, and more! 

How to apply:

Complete application, submit resume and a cover letter that introduces yourself and why you are interested in the position. Applicants applying by October 7, 2024 will be strongly considered. All others will be considered on a rolling basis.  Please do not contact the job poster.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Let’s Get Ready is unable to sponsor visas. 

Let’s Get Ready is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.