Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives and Policy

Strategic Initiatives And Projects Manager

Leads the implementation of strategic initiatives and projects in alignment with OnRamps strategic priorities. Develops and manages agreements for identified projects for future development and scale. Manages the budget and projects to ensure effective development, testing, and preparation for scaled implementation, and reports on allowable budget. Collaborates across all areas of work in OnRamps to accomplish goals related to strategic initiatives and projects. Contributes to the development of the OnRamps strategic plan, including implementation and progress monitoring across all areas of work. Proposes strategies to address complex issues and opportunities in alignment with institutional priorities and market trends. Monitors, evaluates, and tracks progress of legislative agendas and changes in agency policies and programs relevant to education and partnership strategy. Identifies emerging opportunities and risks to forecast potential impacts on OnRamps programs and partnerships. Facilitates internal knowledge-sharing, briefings, and professional learning for OnRamps staff, and evaluates internal practices to align with emerging policy changes. Conducts regular market research to assess trends and demand for dual enrollment and college readiness programs. Provides recommendations based on findings. Monitors and interprets changes in school finance policy and funding structures. Develops reports to evaluate the viability of new business opportunities in alignment with UT strategic goals and OnRamps priorities under the direction of the Executive Director. Maintains documentation, communication, and reporting in alignment with established processes; applies standard evaluation procedures to analyze data and monitor trends, evaluates and documents outcomes through recurrent issue tracking and reporting; utilizes data to recommend strategic adjustments and applies continuous improvement principles to areas of responsibility and supervises to optimize impact, sustainability, growth, effectiveness, and goal attainment.