• Serve as day-to-day engagement lead for designated clients, ensuring strong execution, responsiveness, and relationship quality • Facilitate client meetings, focus groups, and working sessions that produce clarity, alignment, and forward movement • Lead development of workplans, engagement pacing, and client-facing project structure • Develop clear memos, presentations, and decision-support materials that translate analysis into actionable recommendations • Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis with self-direction, including operational, financial, policy, and service design analysis • Scope methodologies for analyses and guide analytical work completed by analysts and other team members • Review analyses completed by others to assess logical, technical, or interpretive choices • Interpret findings, identify the core data story, and shape executive-level implications • Translate client challenges into operationally realistic solution designs • Support effective implementation—and business development—by helping clients move from recommendation to action through practical sequencing, operating models, and decision frameworks • Coordinate across consulting and managed services teams when engagements involve both advisory and operational components • Contribute to proposal development, scope design, and expansion opportunities within existing client relationships • Support development of consulting methods, templates, and repeatable internal practices

Role Description The Student Conservation Association seeks a Partnership Manager to support the organization’s mission by cultivating, managing, and expanding a portfolio of partnerships across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. This position focuses on business development execution, relationship management, and supporting regional revenue generation under the guidance of the Regional Partnership Director – Eastern and Central U.S. Special emphasis will be placed on business development within the greater Houston metro area and across the state of Texas where SCA maintains a robust suite of programming and partnerships. Job Responsibilities - Business Development and Portfolio Management - Manage an assigned portfolio of partners across designated Eastern and Central states to reach specific revenue targets for the organization, with a special emphasis on Texas and the greater Houston area. - Conduct outreach to federal, state, municipal, nonprofit, and tribal entities to identify new partnership and funding opportunities for placing SCA programs including interns, young adult corps teams, and youth crews. - Support organization-wide and regional revenue goals by preparing proposals, scopes of work, and partnership materials. - Assist in writing grant proposals in collaboration with partnership, program, and philanthropic staff. - Track and maintain accurate partnership pipeline information using Salesforce and internal systems with the goal of meeting revenue targets. - Serve as a frontline SCA point of contact for assigned partners and prospects. - Regional Strategy Execution - Implement partnership strategies developed by leadership. - Gather data, identify trends, and flag challenges and opportunities. - Support development of outreach materials and partner resources. - Assist with producing reports, one-pagers, and presentations. - Partner Communications and Outreach - Represent SCA at select conferences, events, meetings, and site visits (approximately 15-20% of this job will involve travel). - Draft partner communications and summary reports. - Support response efforts when incidents affect partnerships. - Internal Collaboration - Collaborate with Program staff on project scopes, timelines, and budgets. - Coordinate across departments to ensure alignment of deliverables. - Participate in regular internal and cross-departmental team meetings and share insights and feedback. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in a related field. - 2-4 years of experience raising revenues and meeting specific fundraising targets for nonprofit organizations through public and private sector sources across the Eastern and Central United States. - Familiarity with federal cooperative grants and agreements and public land management agencies. - Knowledge of the Conservation Corps landscape and industry. - Strong organizational and communication skills. - Experience engaging external stakeholders. - Exceptional customer service skills. Requirements - Grant writing and management experience. - Experience with Salesforce or other CRM systems. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration tools. - Ability to use Microsoft Co-pilot and other AI tools for increased productivity. - A strong understanding of environmental and conservation entities across Texas with special emphasis placed on the greater Houston metro area. - Fluency in Spanish. - Commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Benefits - Employer-Paid Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Short-Term Disability. - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurances, Pet Insurance, and more. - Free confidential therapy, Teladoc, and financial planning services. - Generous PTO policy (starting at 22 days a year). - 12 Paid Federal Holidays and Floating Holiday, Community Service, and Education hours. - 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match. - Paid Parental Leave (up to 4 weeks). Equal Opportunity Statement The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• The candidate ensures successful digital campaign strategy, design, development, execution, and management. • Work closely with Digital Specialists to design and construct Performance Marketing campaigns. • Manage day-to-day campaign operations and provide real-time information and status updates to the larger client team. • Collaborate with the Implementation team on call tracking, conversion pixel installation and troubleshooting. • Launch campaigns in a timely and accurate manner. • Monitor campaign performance against client goals and proactively address any issues impacting performance. • Craft success measurement narrative, ensuring campaign success data tells a story. • Recommend strategic and tactical adjustments to achieve client goals. • Deliver accurate and timely performance reports to be shared with clients. • Attend success measurement calls, collaborating with the Client Lead, Strategy team, and Pod Director as necessary to provide insights and recommendations for improved performance. • Identify both business and platform trends, recommending adjustments to both campaigns and strategies to ensure client success.

Job DetailsJob Location: Remote - Palo Alto, CA 94306Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/yearTravel Percentage: Up to 20%Job Shift: DayJob Category: EducationObjective Manager, BEC Programs, serves as a primary contact with educators, students, adults, and partner organizations K-12 to Post Secondary, to increase utilization of Benetech's products and services. This role manages strategic outreach initiatives including the Bookshare Educator Cohort, builds capacity within the user ecosystem, and develops professional services that complement our products to grow opportunities for Benetech. This position requires both strategic vision and operational excellence, balancing long-term market development with immediate revenue targets (when appropriate) while maintaining our nonprofit mission and values. Key Responsibilities Program Management & Operations Manage the operation of the Bookshare Educator Cohort (BEC) to increase engagement with Benetech tools Manage outreach and technical assistance activities with States, districts, and partner organizations serving educators, parents, and students to build capacity and increase utilization of Benetech tools and services Develop and manage regional and national outreach initiatives, aligning activities with company goals and strategic priorities Manage other grants and projects to support organizational objectives Partnership & Stakeholder Management Maintain and strengthen relationships with States, districts, and other key partners Foster collaborative relationships with key Benetech departments and personnel to ensure seamless partner experiences Performance Monitoring & Communication Monitor Bookshare usage in target districts on a monthly and quarterly basis to determine program effectiveness Serve as a liaison with Customer Support, Collection Development, and Product and Engineering teams to communicate and coordinate feedback from district educators and students Work collaboratively with Benetech teams to create content for website, email, and other campaigns QualificationsRequired: Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field At least five years of program management, outreach, training, or education experience Experience facilitating small groups, trainings, or seminars Prior teaching experience and/or experience working in a K-12 school district Strong professional interpersonal skills and demonstrated success in managing professional relationships with partners or customers Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong problem-solving skills and ability to meet deadlines while handling and prioritizing simultaneous requests Demonstrated competence with office software tools such as Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Slack, or Trello Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment Passion for expanding equitable access to accessible educational materials Preferred: Master's degree in education, social work, communication, or a related field Knowledge of the assistive technology field with emphasis on tools and technology used to provide access to alternative versions of printed material Experience working with students or educators in the Special Education field Knowledge of accessibility standards Travel Obligations Travel for this position is estimated to be 20% on an as needed basis and for company required meetings. Physical Demands and Working Environment The bullet points below are representative of the physical demands and working environment that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Remote office setting: proximity to office equipment that includes electronic devices. Must remain at a workstation for at least 50% of the time; will need to use equipment that includes electronic devices. Perceive and interact with text, media, and people. Communicate and accurately exchange information with text, media, and people.