Partner, Consulting (Career Connected Learning Focus)

Flexible Location 

WHO WE ARE  

TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity. 

We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility. 

Learn more about us, what we do, and working here.  

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

As a Consulting Partner at TNTP, you will sell and manage a portfolio of client engagements or contracts within our Consulting team and serve as a face of the organization to our district partners and external stakeholders. The Partner will advance innovative and nuanced solutions to TNTP’s clients’ biggest challenges and ensure engagements meet client needs and achieve ambitious goals. Although you’ll manage work across TNTP’s K-12 portfolio, this specific role is designed to support growth of our consulting work in career pathways and career-connected learning and requires deep expertise in this area.  Some responsibilities and duties may vary, but the role of a Consulting Partner includes:  

Driving business development including but not limited to:  

• Building and executing on a state, multi-state, or service-specific strategy aligned to our strategic priorities and demand in the field. 

• Building a strong network of external stakeholders and partnerships to help promote TNTP’s services and brand and to aid in business development. 

• Building an understanding of the services TNTP offers aligned to our strategic plan in order to talk to current and prospective clients and funders about our work. 

• Listening and being responsive to the needs of current and prospective clients and funders in order to design services that best meet the needs of our learners and clients. Motivating and influencing in the sales process aligned to best practices in the field to maximize impact. 

• Designing strong budgets and staffing plans that allow us to deliver upon our work in a way that maximizes impact within the given timeframe<