The Special Projects & Partnerships Analyst serves as a connector between internal teams and external partners to drive innovation, technology adoption, and organizational improvement. This role also serves as the functional lead for partnership-related initiatives, providing direction and alignment to other staff contributors. The position leads or supports cross-departmental projects that rely on external collaboration, funding, and shared learning, such as broadband expansion, university partnerships, internships, grant-funded projects, and other partnership-based innovation initiatives. The successful candidate will create visibility into Business Innovation & Technology’s partnership pipeline, advance well-framed opportunities toward implementation, and ensure that partnership-based efforts are built for long-term sustainability.