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Senior Manager, Industry Partnership
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Posted:
1 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
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Application Deadline:
29 October 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
WHERE DOES THIS ROLE FITS IN BIGGER PICTURE:
This role is at the forefront of employer engagement and student outcomes. It anchors on-the-ground implementation co-creating a fairer faster job ecosystem with the industry. We are looking for someone who can build meaningful and long-term relationships with employers across sectors while deeply understanding both industry realities and student aspirations. This role will contribute toward strengthening the bridge between education and employment by enabling better alignment between workforce needs and student career pathways. The role requires a relationship-first and problem-solving mindset with a strong focus on trust-building ecosystem understanding and sustainable opportunity creation.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Employer Ecosystem and Market Intelligence
- Identify and prioritize high-potential sectors aligned with student profiles and market demand.
- Build and maintain a structured employer landscape including employer segmentation tiering hiring trends and cycles role categories and growth pathways skills demand and workforce shifts.
- Conduct market and employer research to generate ecosystem insights.
- Identify emerging sectors and employer engagement opportunities.
Strategic Employer Partnerships
- Build deep trust-based relationships with employers across sectors.
- Lead in-person and context-driven employer conversations.
- Position the organization as a trusted partner in solving talent and hiring challenges.
- Strengthen repeat employer engagement and long-term partnerships.
- Conduct regular employer visits and engagement meetings.
Opportunity & Solution Design
- Understand employer challenges related to hiring retention and skill gaps.
- Translate employer needs into relevant jobs internships apprenticeships and exposure opportunities.
- Co-create solutions with employers to improve opportunity quality and alignment.
- Negotiate opportunities while balancing employer expectations and student realities.
- Continuously improve role quality through employer and student feedback.
Student-Employer Alignment
- Understand student aspirations readiness and constraints.
- Represent student realities authentically during employer engagement.
- Ensure stronger alignment between role expectations and student capabilities.
- Support improved retention and long-term career alignment through better pre-placement understanding.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills able to engage confidently with employers educational institutions and young people.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills both written and verbal.
- Analytical mindset comfortable tracking data drawing insights and adapting strategies.
- Project management abilities can plan coordinate and deliver multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Passionate about youth development and committed to advancing economic opportunities for young people.
- Entrepreneurial and solutions-driven excited to test innovations and improve outcomes.
- Adaptable and collaborative thrives in dynamic environments and works well across teams.
- Willingness to travel regularly to program locations and employer sites.
- Comfortable with digital tools for tracking communication and reporting.
And some prior experience: An experience of 3-5 years is preferred in employer engagement talent acquisition career services or youth employability program. Prior work in the social impact or education sectors is a plus. However if you have fewer years of experience and believe the skills you have built can be applied to this work please communicate how and why in your application.
OUR HIRING PROCESS:
Our goal is to be as transparent and respectful of your time during the recruiting process. We use a technology platform to ensure the hiring process is comprehensive efficient and well-documented.
Required Skills:
Strong experience leading impact evaluation and research in the development sector. Hands-on expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods including sampling survey design and data analysis. Proficiency in statistical tools such as R Stata or Python. Ability to connect data with decision-makingstorytelling with numbers. Strong writing and communication skills to convey complex findings. Entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindsetself-starter with resilience. People-focused leader who builds trust and nurtures team capabilities.
Required Education:
3 yrs of experience
