Job Posting Title:
Senior Coordinator for Policy and Strategy
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Hiring Department:
OnRamps
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
Retirement contributions
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid holidays
Eligible for hybrid telework
For more details, please see HR Benefits and Total Rewards.
Temporary position will end August 31, 2025
Purpose
Provides analysis of existing policy and legal requirements to meet long-term and ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests that align with OnRamps’ strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
Assists with development, communications, and dissemination efforts. Transforms complex and varied policy components at the state and federal levels into internal and external communications, including funding proposals, grant reports, internal memos and presentations, blog posts, slide decks, etc. Drafts sections of proposals and reports where policies and policy-related practices are applied to make strong arguments for OnRamps’ current and future work. Ensures that evaluation and research findings are contextualized in education policy and policy-related practices. Drafts easy-to-understand policy briefs and presentations for directors, staff, and other non-policy audiences where clear connections are made between OnRamps’ work and other education policies and policy-related practices.
Serves as key policy analyst to identify and analyzes dual credit and distance education policy and policy-related practices, including state-level and system-level policies. Serves as the policy researcher on questions and issues, staying abreast of current and future education policies and policy-related practices that inform OnRamps’ work. Reviews and/or conducts research on dual credit or distance education policy and policy-related practices and other and education issues. Extracts, cleans, and analyzes data, policy, and research findings from a variety of sources.
Collaborates with the Associate Director of Enrollment Management and Executive Director to proactively inform the OnRamps leadership team about education policy and policy-related practices that shape leadership and organizational strategy decisions, with attention to timeliness and relevance of information. Develops briefs and memoranda to provide timely information that supports continuous improvement and strategic planning.
Develops agreements, contracts, and proposals based on current requirements and standards of practice. Reviews, provides risk assessment, analyzes, and revises, as needed, for contracts, agreements, and other memoranda of understanding.
Develops assets and materials that guides clear implementation of academic policy across the organization under the direction of the executive leadership team. Reviews and provides recommendations on annual documents to ensure alignment with university policy and cooperative agreements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in policy, public policy, education policy, or related field.
5-10-year experience working in policy or policy related field.
Knowledge of K–12 and higher education systems.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree or higher in policy, public policy, education policy, or related field.
Experience in education policy.
Salary
$70,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Temporary position will end August 31, 2025
May work around standard office conditions
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
Shared desk environment
Hybrid work environment
Climbing of stairs
Use of manual dexterity
Required Materials
Please mark "yes" on the application for required materials. Failure to attach all additional materials listed may affect candidates being considered for the position.
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.