Partnerships Manager

Boston Partners in Education•Boston, MA

1d•$46,000 - $48,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Partnerships Manager (PM) will support the relationships in a portfolio of 10-20 Boston Public Schools. As the primary point person for this portfolio, the PM will meet with school leaders regularly, solicit student nominations for mentoring support from teachers, match mentors to classrooms, and support matches at schools. In addition, the Partnerships Manager will ensure quality matches between mentors and students by recruiting, interviewing, matching, and supporting volunteer mentors in their assigned schools.

Requirements

Dedication to the mission and values of Boston Partners in Education
English language fluency; multilingual in one of the following BPS languages strongly preferred: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, and/or Haitian Creole
Strong interpersonal skills and team-oriented planning skills with the ability to work independently and take initiative
Willingness and ability to travel around the city
Highly organized, ability to manage time with strong attention to details
Capable of meeting concurrent deadlines
College degree preferred, or commensurate work experience
Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with databases, notably Salesforce, is a plus

Responsibilities

Manage a full-sized school portfolio of matches
Recruit, screen, and match academic mentors across school portfolios
Recruit, present to, and provide volunteer mentor/student matches for teachers and other relevant school personnel
Support volunteer mentors, teachers, families, and students once the match has been made
Deepen existing school relationships and work to develop new school partnerships
Participate as a member of team meetings and programmatic events
Participate in program- and organization-wide team building and strategic planning events
Represent Boston Partners in Education at essential partnership and recruitment events (at times requiring some evening or weekend hours)
Collaborate with staff to improve the collection, tabulation, analysis, and reporting of student and volunteer outcome data
Use Salesforce proficiently for matching volunteer mentors with students and for reporting within the organization and to school partners
Assist in ongoing efforts to use evaluation results to improve program effectiveness (for example, by using responses to match check-ins and surveys to lead school year projects and process revision)
Work with the Senior Partnerships Manager, Associate Directors, and Executive Director to determine the strategic vision for programs
Support the creation of a priority list of BPS schools to increase recruitment and retention of volunteer mentors and student matches
Coordinate with Development Team to share stories about students’ successes/growth
Support cross-departmental projects (for example, marketing, event planning, grant writing) as necessary and appropriate
Support annual volunteer fundraising events