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The Director of Community & Strategic Partnerships develops and coordinates strategic relationships that expand Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s community impact and advance its mission and strategic priorities. Working closely with executive leadership, operational leaders, and external partners, this role builds cross-sector partnerships, connects organizations and individuals with HMHI expertise and resources, coordinates collaborative initiatives, and creates opportunities to share HMHI’s programs and innovative models.
The Director serves as a key connector between HMHI and external organizations, helping turn opportunities for partnership into meaningful, coordinated relationships and initiatives.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Community & Strategic Partnerships, Outreach & Society Strategy Support:
- Build and maintain relationships with healthcare organizations, community agencies, educational institutions, professional associations, and other strategic partners.
- Identify and develop partnership opportunities that align with HMHI’s mission and strategic priorities.
- Coordinate ongoing engagement with community and strategic partners.
- Support partnership activities associated with HMHI’s Society strategy and related initiatives.
- Identify and engage external organizations that can help advance Society strategy priorities.
- Connect community partners with appropriate HMHI programs, services, resources, and subject matter experts.
- Represent HMHI at community meetings, conferences, partnership events, and other external engagements as appropriate.
- Maintain awareness of emerging community needs and opportunities for HMHI engagement and collaboration.
Convenings & Collaboration:
- Plan and coordinate cross-sector convenings, collaborative meetings, and networking opportunities.
- Bring together community partners, healthcare organizations, and other external groups around shared priorities and opportunities.
- Coordinate communication and follow-up with participating organizations.
- Support workgroups and collaborative efforts involving HMHI and external partners.
- Track commitments, next steps, and opportunities that emerge from convenings.
- Support continued engagement and collaboration following meetings and events.
Community Connection & Referral Coordination:
- Serve as a point of connection for community partners seeking access to HMHI programs, resources, expertise, or leadership.
- Connect external organizations and individuals with the appropriate HMHI program, department, or subject matter expert.
- Support the coordination of HMHI admin referrals involving community and external relationships.
- Route partnership and community requests to the appropriate institute leaders or teams and help ensure the connection is made.
- Maintain appropriate follow-up on external requests that require coordination across HMHI.
Partnership & Initiative Support:
- Support partnership development related to grant opportunities, philanthropic priorities, workforce initiatives, and other strategic collaborations.
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure external partnership efforts are aligned and well communicated.
- Support development and coordination of collaborative agreements and partnership initiatives.
- Help identify external organizations and relationships that may support emerging HMHI priorities.
- Provide coordination support for strategic partnership opportunities that cross multiple HMHI areas.
Institute Tours & Model Dissemination:
- Coordinate and facilitate tours for community partners, healthcare organizations, policymakers, donors, and visiting institutions.
- Partner with HMHI leaders and subject matter experts to showcase HMHI facilities, programs, services, and innovative models.
- Coordinate site visits and learning opportunities for organizations interested in HMHI programs and models of care.
- Support opportunities to share promising practices and HMHI models through presentations, site visits, and collaborative learning.
- Ensure tours and visits are coordinated with the appropriate internal teams and aligned with the purpose and interests of the visiting group.
Other Duties:
- Support additional community engagement, partnership, and strategic priorities as needed.
- Participate in institute-wide initiatives and other responsibilities aligned with the scope of the role.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
- Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop trusted relationships across diverse organizations and communities.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, including the ability to represent HMHI effectively with external partners and groups.
- Strong collaboration and coordination skills, with the ability to connect people, organizations, resources, and opportunities across multiple teams.
- Capability to identify and develop strategic partnership opportunities aligned with organizational priorities and community needs.
- Strong organizational and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple relationships, requests, commitments, and initiatives simultaneously.
- Sound judgment and professionalism when working with executive leaders, community partners, donors, policymakers, and other external audiences.
- Capability to work effectively in a complex, highly collaborative environment and navigate relationships across organizational boundaries.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Director, Strategic Partnership Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 12 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 10 years of directly related work experience.
PREFERENCES
Type Benefited Staff
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS SUMMARY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non-Discrimination page.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu.
https://publicsafety.utah.edu/safetyreport/ This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
LOCATION
Location: Campus
City: Salt Lake City, UT
COMPENSATION
- Pay Rate Range: $135,031 - $172,165
WORK SCHEDULE SUMMARY
Hybrid. This position requires a combination of on-site and remote work based on team and organizational needs.
CLOSE DATE
Close Date: 10/25/2026
OPEN DATE
Open Date: 09/25/2026
RECRUITMENT TYPE
Type of Recruitment: External Posting
JOB TITLE
Job Title: Strategic Partnership Management
WORKING TITLE
Working Title: HMHI Director of Community & Strategic Partnerships
CAREER PROGRESSION TRACK
Career Progression Track: M00
TRACK LEVEL
Track Level: M6 - Director
FLSA CODE
FLSA Code: Professional
PATIENT SENSITIVE JOB CODE?
Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK
Standard Hours per Week: 40
FULL TIME OR PART TIME?
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
SHIFT
Shift: Day
INTRODUCTION
The Director of Community & Strategic Partnerships develops and coordinates strategic relationships that expand Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s community impact and advance its mission and strategic priorities. Working closely with executive leadership, operational leaders, and external partners, this role builds cross-sector partnerships, connects organizations and individuals with HMHI expertise and resources, coordinates collaborative initiatives, and creates opportunities to share HMHI’s programs and innovative models.
The Director serves as a key connector between HMHI and external organizations, helping turn opportunities for partnership into meaningful, coordinated relationships and initiatives.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Community & Strategic Partnerships, Outreach & Society Strategy Support:
- Build and maintain relationships with healthcare organizations, community agencies, educational institutions, professional associations, and other strategic partners.
- Identify and develop partnership opportunities that align with HMHI’s mission and strategic priorities.
- Coordinate ongoing engagement with community and strategic partners.
- Support partnership activities associated with HMHI’s Society strategy and related initiatives.
- Identify and engage external organizations that can help advance Society strategy priorities.
- Connect community partners with appropriate HMHI programs, services, resources, and subject matter experts.
- Represent HMHI at community meetings, conferences, partnership events, and other external engagements as appropriate.
- Maintain awareness of emerging community needs and opportunities for HMHI engagement and collaboration.
Convenings & Collaboration:
- Plan and coordinate cross-sector convenings, collaborative meetings, and networking opportunities.
- Bring together community partners, healthcare organizations, and other external groups around shared priorities and opportunities.
- Coordinate communication and follow-up with participating organizations.
- Support workgroups and collaborative efforts involving HMHI and external partners.
- Track commitments, next steps, and opportunities that emerge from convenings.
- Support continued engagement and collaboration following meetings and events.
Community Connection & Referral Coordination:
- Serve as a point of connection for community partners seeking access to HMHI programs, resources, expertise, or leadership.
- Connect external organizations and individuals with the appropriate HMHI program, department, or subject matter expert.
- Support the coordination of HMHI admin referrals involving community and external relationships.
- Route partnership and community requests to the appropriate institute leaders or teams and help ensure the connection is made.
- Maintain appropriate follow-up on external requests that require coordination across HMHI.
Partnership & Initiative Support:
- Support partnership development related to grant opportunities, philanthropic priorities, workforce initiatives, and other strategic collaborations.
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure external partnership efforts are aligned and well communicated.
- Support development and coordination of collaborative agreements and partnership initiatives.
- Help identify external organizations and relationships that may support emerging HMHI priorities.
- Provide coordination support for strategic partnership opportunities that cross multiple HMHI areas.
Institute Tours & Model Dissemination:
- Coordinate and facilitate tours for community partners, healthcare organizations, policymakers, donors, and visiting institutions.
- Partner with HMHI leaders and subject matter experts to showcase HMHI facilities, programs, services, and innovative models.
- Coordinate site visits and learning opportunities for organizations interested in HMHI programs and models of care.
- Support opportunities to share promising practices and HMHI models through presentations, site visits, and collaborative learning.
- Ensure tours and visits are coordinated with the appropriate internal teams and aligned with the purpose and interests of the visiting group.
Other Duties:
- Support additional community engagement, partnership, and strategic priorities as needed.
- Participate in institute-wide initiatives and other responsibilities aligned with the scope of the role.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
- Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop trusted relationships across diverse organizations and communities.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, including the ability to represent HMHI effectively with external partners and groups.
- Strong collaboration and coordination skills, with the ability to connect people, organizations, resources, and opportunities across multiple teams.
- Capability to identify and develop strategic partnership opportunities aligned with organizational priorities and community needs.
- Strong organizational and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple relationships, requests, commitments, and initiatives simultaneously.
- Sound judgment and professionalism when working with executive leaders, community partners, donors, policymakers, and other external audiences.
- Capability to work effectively in a complex, highly collaborative environment and navigate relationships across organizational boundaries.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Director, Strategic Partnership Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 12 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 10 years of directly related work experience.
PREFERENCES
Type Benefited Staff
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS SUMMARY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non-Discrimination page.
Online reports may be submitted at https://oeo.utah.edu.
https://publicsafety.utah.edu/safetyreport/ This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
LOCATION
Location: Campus
City: Salt Lake City, UT
COMPENSATION
- Pay Rate Range: $135,031 - $172,165
WORK SCHEDULE SUMMARY
Hybrid. This position requires a combination of on-site and remote work based on team and organizational needs.
CLOSE DATE
Close Date: 10/25/2026
OPEN DATE
Open Date: 09/25/2026
RECRUITMENT TYPE
Type of Recruitment: External Posting
JOB TITLE
Job Title: Strategic Partnership Management
WORKING TITLE
Working Title: HMHI Director of Community & Strategic Partnerships
CAREER PROGRESSION TRACK
Career Progression Track: M00
TRACK LEVEL
Track Level: M6 - Director
FLSA CODE
FLSA Code: Professional
PATIENT SENSITIVE JOB CODE?
Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK
Standard Hours per Week: 40
FULL TIME OR PART TIME?
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
SHIFT
Shift: Day
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Partnerships Manager
Clarify the degree requirement upfront
USCIS requires that a Partnerships Manager role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Ask hiring managers early whether their job description specifies a required degree, 'preferred' won't support an H-1B petition.
Target companies with an active H-1B filing history
Employers who have sponsored H-1B visas before have internal processes and legal teams already in place. Focusing your search on companies with prior sponsorship history reduces approval timelines and lowers the risk of an employer declining mid-process.
Position your degree as directly relevant
Business development, international relations, marketing, and communications degrees all support a Partnerships Manager specialty occupation argument. If your degree is adjacent rather than exact, documented coursework in relevant subjects strengthens the petition significantly.
Understand the LCA's role in your timeline
Before your employer files an H-1B petition, they must obtain a certified Labor Condition Application from the Department of Labor. This step adds one to two weeks to your start timeline, factor it into any offer negotiation around your start date.
Explore E-3 and TN as faster alternatives if eligible
Australian citizens qualify for the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and can be approved within weeks. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify under TN visa status. Both paths move significantly faster than H-1B and are worth raising directly with employers.
Prepare a clear nonimmigrant intent strategy for visa interviews
Consular officers assess whether you intend to return home after your authorized stay. Come prepared with specific answers about your professional ties abroad, future plans, and the temporary nature of your role, vague responses about long-term plans raise scrutiny.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Partnerships Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS applies a four-part test, and the most common path is showing that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field like business, marketing, or communications. Generic management roles where any degree qualifies regardless of field face higher scrutiny. The strongest petitions pair a precise degree requirement in the job description with duties that directly draw on that academic background.
What degree do I need to get sponsored as a Partnerships Manager?
A bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, communications, international relations, or a related field is the standard baseline. The key is that your degree must relate directly to the specific duties of the role. If your degree is in an adjacent field, documented coursework or a combination of education and progressive work experience can help bridge the gap in the petition narrative.
Which types of employers are most likely to sponsor a Partnerships Manager?
Mid-to-large SaaS companies, media platforms, fintech firms, and enterprise technology companies are the most active sponsors for this role. These employers typically have dedicated HR and legal infrastructure for immigration. Startups may be willing but lack established processes, which can create delays. Migrate Mate filters job listings by sponsorship willingness, making it easier to find employers already set up to support the process.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my chances as a Partnerships Manager?
If you need a new H-1B visa, you must enter the annual lottery, which selects roughly 25 to 30 percent of registrations. Cap-exempt employers, including universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government entities, can bypass the lottery entirely. If you hold an active H-1B with another employer, a Partnerships Manager role can be covered through an H-1B transfer without re-entering the lottery.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Partnerships Manager role without losing status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file an H-1B transfer petition, provided you've been lawfully maintaining status. You don't need to wait for approval. The new petition must still describe a qualifying specialty occupation, so confirm the new employer's job description includes the specific degree requirement before the petition is filed.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Partnerships Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.