Manager: Community Partnerships

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Position Summary

The Community Partnerships Manager cultivates, manages, and evaluates strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and public agencies to advance access to education and workforce-aligned learning opportunities. The position is responsible for developing, operationalizing, and sustaining partnership-supported educational initiatives, including noncredit programming and funded community collaborations. The Community Partnerships Manager represents the College externally, manages a portfolio of community partners, and ensures partnerships align with institutional priorities, compliance requirements, and measurable outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and evaluates strategies to cultivate and sustain nonprofit, community, and public-sector partnerships aligned with College priorities and workforce goals
• Manages a portfolio of community partnerships, serving as the primary institutional point of contact and ensuring effective communication, relationship stewardship, and alignment of expectations
• Develops, delivers, and evaluates partner-supported educational programs and services, including noncredit programming and community- and donor-funded initiatives
• Writes, reviews, and contributes to proposals, reports, agreements, and related documentation associated with community partnerships, grants, contracts, and memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
• Operationalizes partnership agreements and funded initiatives, managing for effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, and achievement of intended outcomes
• Collects, analyzes, and reports data related to partnership activities, program outcomes, access metrics, and effectiveness; provides recommendations for continuous improvement
• Develops, administers, and monitors budgets associated with partnership-supported programs; allocates resources and approves expenditures in accordance with approved budgets and College policies
• Collaborates cross-functionally with academic divisions, student support services, and administrative units to design, implement, and support partnership-driven educational solutions
• Oversees community-based operations and staff located at Pima County OneStop offices, ensuring alignment with partnership agreements, program objectives, and service standards
• Manages and tracks nonprofit and community partner networking, outreach, events, agreements, and related activities; aligns operations with established goals and performance indicators
• Administers and supports the College’s Nonprofit Advisory Board, including coordination of meetings, agendas, materials, and follow-up activities
• Supervises assigned staff, including planning and assigning work, providing training and coaching, evaluating performance, and making recommendations regarding hiring, discipline, and employment actions
• Works collaboratively across the Workforce Development and Innovation division to support large-scale initiatives, projects, and community-focused events
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor
  
  

Job Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study and
• Three to five years of related experience with professional-level program management experience and
• One to three years of supervisory experience
  
  

or

• An equivalent combination of certification, education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above
  
  

Preferred

• Five plus years of related experience
• Master’s degree in a related field of study
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of internal and external customer service principles and practices
• Knowledge of principles and methods for promoting programs and services
• Skill in budget/resource management
• Skills in organization, coordination and management
• Skill in people leadership and supervision
• Skill in verbal and written communication with the ability to explain technical concepts to audiences with a wide range of technical skills
• Skill in positive, productive and flexible customer service
• Ability to apply analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to draw conclusions and prepare accurate reports of results
  
  

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Human Resources Contact Information

• Phone: (520) 206-4624
• TTY: (520) 206-4530
• Email: hr@pima.edu
  
  

Pima Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.