Partnerships Coordinator

Partnerships Coordinator – Uplift Education

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Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Uplift Education is a network of high-performing K-12 public charter schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. The Partnerships Coordinator role will support the development and implementation of network strategic and community partnerships and outreach programs and services. The Coordinator will oversee and manage the scheduling, implementation, and evaluation of after school, field trip, and enrichment partner programming. This position will also be responsible for supporting partnership outreach and development as it relates to the strategic partnership team’s network-wide goals to enrich the educational journey of PK-12 students.

• Oversees partnership programming implementation in schools and maintains positive partner program relationships throughout the school year.
• Collaborates with school administrators and staff, as well as various Central Management Office (CMO) departments to identify areas for in-school and out-of-school enrichment support and resources to enrich scholars’ educational journey.
• Supports the cultivation of new partnerships through research, tracking, and outreach.
• Acts as a representative of Uplift Education at community events and forums, championing the interests of Uplift scholars, families, and educators.
• Conducts in-person site visits with partners to provide evaluative feedback on partnership programming.
• Maintain accurate records of partner engagements and programs, community collaborations, and outreach efforts served through Uplift’s partnership management platform, regularly assessing program efficacy to inform data-driven improvements.
• Supports the Memoranda of Understanding/site agreement drafting process with the Director of Strategic and Community Partnerships.
• Supports summer scholar enrichment program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Serves as a requisitioner and will be responsible for submitting and tracking invoices and payments to and from partners.
• Other duties as required to support partnerships and the Family and Scholar Experience team.

• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Relevant work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement

• Two years of experience in administrative functions and partnership management
• Two years of experience with partnership outreach and using persuasive communication skills
• Two years of experience managing data collection and tracking

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• High level of emotional intelligence.
• Team player – must be willing to assist the team to move the mission forward

• Highly motivated self-starter
• Willingness to take on challenges and adapt to new situations
• Ability to creatively problem solve

• Proven organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfortable learning new tracking methods

• Spanish‑speaking preferred but not required

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite, and/or the ability to quickly learn new computer programming.
• Experience using CRM software

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. An employee must be able to maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours will be necessary. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk, or hear.

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