Regional Education Partnerships Senior Manager

Are you someone who strives for excellence, values accountability, provides the best service, all while reflecting unwavering integrity? Our talented team members across the state follow the behaviors, beliefs and outcomes of these core values to ensure that our vision is met. If you're ready to join the TSTC family and make great memories please complete our application process.

The employee will demonstrate TSTC's Core Values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students, and community members.

Primary Functional Area

Describes the core responsibilities and outcomes the role is accountable for delivering on an ongoing basis. Responsibilities reflect the role as designed and serve as a primary reference for performance evaluation.

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.

Collaboration & Communication

Works with stakeholders across teams or locations to support initiatives, share information, and ensure alignment with institutional goals. 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.

Project or Work Management

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.

Quality & Compliance

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.

Continuous Improvement

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Defines the education and experience requirements used to inform role leveling and qualification alignment.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

Identifies additional education or experience that may support effectiveness in the role but is not required.

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.

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.

Communication

Demonstrates clear, timely, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to support understanding, coordination, and informed decision-making.

Job Knowledge

Demonstrates understanding of role responsibilities, applicable systems, policies, and processes, and applies that knowledge to deliver accurate and consistent results.

Relationship Development

Builds and sustains productive external relationships that support institutional goals and regional growth.

Strategic Outreach

Aligns outreach activity with enrollment objectives, workforce priorities, and regional opportunity development.

Lead Qualification

Recognizes indicators of institutional fit and readiness and transitions opportunities effectively to internal teams.

This job description outlines the general responsibilities and expectations of the role. It is not intended to include every task or responsibility. Additional duties may be assigned by leadership as needed.

This position is based in West Texas and requires substantial travel across Education Service Center Regions 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to support meetings, events, and outreach activities.

The employee must maintain a valid driver's license and the ability to travel independently throughout assigned service regions.

This position is classified under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as exempt and operates in a professional and instructional environment that may include campus offices, classrooms, or lab settings.

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

TSTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, or veteran status.

The role may require movement across campus, participation in meetings, and engagement with faculty, staff, students, school district leaders, and community partners to support institutional goals. Work is primarily performed in office, campus, and regional field environments using standard technology and communication tools. These activities can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation to support the essential functions of the role.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Texas State Technical College (TSTC), as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. TSTC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at TSTC.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for the finalist(s) under consideration for this position.