Regional Education Partnerships Senior Manager

Texas State Technical College • Sweetwater, FL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Education Partnerships Senior Manager is responsible for supporting institutional objectives by delivering work aligned with TSTC priorities and operational standards across assigned West Texas service regions. The role contributes to the mission of Texas State Technical College through strategic relationship development with K–12 education systems, Education Service Centers, school districts, and regional education leaders to expand awareness of institutional programs, workforce outcomes, and educational pathways. This role serves as a regional ambassador and lead generator by identifying opportunities that support enrollment growth, strengthening educational partnerships, and advancing workforce-aligned initiatives. Success in this role requires professionalism, accountability, communication, independent judgment, and the ability to build trust with internal and external stakeholders while ensuring appropriate handoff of qualified opportunities to institutional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, with 3-5 years communications, business, workforce development, public administration, or related field experience; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in outreach, relationship development, recruitment, education partnerships, workforce engagement, or related external-facing work.
• Ability to work independently across a large geographic region while managing multiple priorities and maintaining strong communication.
• Ability to travel extensively, with travel requirements potentially exceeding sixty percent of work time.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility with external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify early-stage opportunities and translate conversations into actionable institutional leads.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to maintain records, manage travel, and prioritize outreach activities.
• Ability to use institutional systems and electronic tools for communication, documentation, and reporting.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel independently throughout assigned service regions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with K–12 systems, Education Service Centers, independent school districts, higher education institutions, or workforce development organizations.
• Experience in enrollment outreach, community engagement, educational partnership development, or regional business development.
• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of formal education where appropriate, consistent with TSTC’s equivalency philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a consistent regional presence across West Texas by representing TSTC at Education Service Center meetings, superintendent convening, school district meetings, career and technical education forums, and community events.
• Builds awareness and trust with superintendents, principals, counselors, career and technical education directors, and regional education leaders regarding TSTC’s workforce-driven mission, educational delivery model, and student outcomes.
• Identifies school districts, campuses, and education systems with emerging or expanding career and technical education pathways aligned with institutional program offerings and workforce priorities.
• Develops and maintains actionable regional intelligence regarding pathway opportunities, student populations, district readiness, geographic considerations, and key decision-makers.
• Submits qualified partnership opportunities to the appropriate internal teams including Admissions, College Pathways and Engagement, Dual Credit, Industry Relations, and academic leadership using established intake and transition processes.
• Provides strategic context and regional insight to internal teams regarding priorities, barriers, opportunities, and timing before formal institutional engagement occurs.
• Supports institutional growth objectives by strengthening early-stage relationships that contribute to enrollment pipeline development and regional workforce impact.
• Communicates clearly and timely regarding progress, needs, and outcomes.
• Maintains effective working relationships with Admissions, Enrollment Management, External Relations, academic leadership, and campus leadership to support coordinated outreach and partnership development.
• Communicates institutional priorities, program information, and workforce value clearly to diverse external audiences while maintaining role clarity and alignment with institutional engagement strategies.
• Plans, prioritizes, and completes assigned work within established timelines.
• Manages multiple responsibilities concurrently while maintaining quality and accountability.
• Coordinates travel, outreach activities, meetings, and relationship development efforts across multiple Education Service Center regions and geographically dispersed service areas.
• Maintains organized records of outreach activity, partnership development, lead generation, and follow-up using designated institutional systems and reporting methods.
• Ensures work products and services meet institutional standards, applicable policies, and regulatory requirements as appropriate to the role.
• Ensures outreach activities, communications, and partnership engagement reflect institutional standards, approved messaging, and operational expectations.
• Maintains professionalism, confidentiality, and compliance with institutional procedures while representing the College externally.
• Identifies opportunities to improve processes, workflows, or outcomes and collaborates with others to implement improvements within the role’s scope.
• Identifies trends, barriers, and emerging opportunities within assigned regions and communicates recommendations that improve outreach effectiveness, relationship development, and lead quality.

Benefits

• TSTC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior