In District C’s Teamship program, teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. As we grow, we need a dynamic and mission-aligned person to help us expand our network of business partners—those amazing companies and inspaniduals who volunteer their time to provide authentic problems for students in the program to solve.

We’re looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our small but mighty team and become the 9th full time team member. You’ll be at the forefront of our outreach and engagement work:

• Recruiting, energizing, and supporting business partners to help us bring Teamship to more students nationwide
• Reporting to our Senior Partnerships Manager and collaborating closely with the full District C team
• Playing a critical role in driving our growth and expanding our reach

This is a remote role. District C is based in North Carolina and has in-person events and meetings a few times a year.

About District C:

• We’re preparing the next generation of spanerse talent for modern work—specifically, how to work in teams to solve complex, real-world problems.
• Our flagship program, Teamship, is a modern, re-imagined internship where spanerse student teams tackle authentic challenges for real businesses.
• We partner with schools, train educators to run Teamship, and support them in delivering it to students.
• To date, we’ve supported over 8,000 students across 16 states—and we’re just getting started!

About You:

• You’re a natural galvanizer—someone who moves people to action through compelling communication and authentic connection.
• You can adapt your message to resonate with a wide range of audiences—from rural brick-and-mortar business owners to startup founders to Fortune 500 executives.
• You bring urgency, responsiveness, and a strong sense of ownership to everything you do.
• You’ve driven results in open-ended projects, following through with persistence and adjusting quickly when plans change.
• You enjoy switching between big-picture strategy and detail-level execution, and thrive in the context of a small, nimble, close-knit team.
• You are collaborative, seek feedback with humility, and are energized by building something meaningful with others.
• You believe in the potential of young people and feel a deep alignment with District C’s mission.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruit and Engage Business Partners

• Identify and recruit businesses to work with students in the Teamship Program
• Leverage professional networks, existing outreach strategies, and new approaches
• Use District C’s messaging and materials consistently and persuasively
• Build excitement and buy-in for the opportunity among spanerse business leaders
• Communicate professionally and enthusiastically via Zoom, phone, and email

Coordinate Matches Between Businesses and Programs

• Collaborate with the Partnerships Team to onboard and coordinate scheduling with partners
• Work with businesses to scope challenges for student teams, ensuring clarity and authenticity
• Maintain systems, organizational tools, and workflows to keep the matching process smooth and efficient

Contribute to Strategy and Organizational Growth

• Join daily and weekly team meetings and help shape our Partnerships strategy
• Look for opportunities to improve systems, workflows, and resources
• Pitch in across the organization when needed (small team = wearing many hats!)

Compensation & Benefits:

• Target Salary: $77,000
• Benefits include:
• Retirement match
• Health reimbursement plan
• Home office equipment reimbursement

Interview Process:

• Application: Please submit an application and current resume using this Typeform link: https://imwha8zjqdr.typeform.com/to/gOtRfOqY. (Application window closes on July 18)
• Initial Interview (30 min): Candidates who pass the application screening are invited to a 30-minute interview with one District C team member. (Interviews completed by August 1)
• Second Interview (1 hour): Candidates who pass the initial interview are invited to a 1-hour second interview with the Partnerships team. (Interviews completed by August 14)
• Scenario Reverse Interview (2.5 hours): Candidates who pass the second interview are invited to a 2.5-hour follow up conversation with the District C team. (Interviews completed by August 22) This conversation will have two parts: A) Scenario interview: We will present you with a series of scenarios and ask you to respond or react in different ways. In each case we will spend time afterwards discussing your response so that you have an opportunity to express your thinking and approach. B) Reverse interview: This is your opportunity to interview us. Ask us anything you want in service of learning more about the organization and the current District C team.
• References: Candidates who pass the scenario interview will be invited to provide contact information for two references who can speak on the candidate’s behalf.

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District C celebrates and supports spanersity and sees it as essential to the success of our mission. We believe that spanerse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences lead to better ideas, better programs, and better outcomes. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.