Director, Education to Career

Flexible Location

WHO WE ARE

TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.

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

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Director, Education to Career, you will lead community-led, cross-sector partnerships that design and activate education-to-career pathways so that young people experience coherent, high-quality academic, postsecondary, and workforce opportunities aligned to local economic development. You will build and convene large teams of community leaders that can mobilize their community to engage on pivotal issues tied to student outcomes and social and economic mobility. Directors will participate in developing leaders, designing plans and strategies, setting, and hitting goals, planning actions, and identifying strategic opportunities to expand the partnerships' scale and scope. You will utilize and train others to use best practices and research-based methods to recruit new supporters and work to ensure sustained outcomes for students and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Convene and steward dross-sector coalitions including K-12 systems, higher education, employers, workforce boards, CBOs and philanthropy to co-design education to career pathways.

• Facilitate community led-design processes that result in defined career pathways, aligned K-12, postsecondary, and workforce strategies, and clear roles for systems, employers, and community partners

• Cultivate and manage high-level relationships with community partners, organizational and business leaders, foundations, parents, students, and families to build their capacity

• Oversee early implementation of community designed initiatives (e.g., pilots, pathway launches, employer partnerships) connecting education to career pathways in partnership with TNTP teams and local leaders.

• Utilize data to drive strategic decisions and create high-quality, data-driven reports demonstrating progress toward education to career outcomes including access to advising, work-based learning, credentials, mentorships, and aligned pathways.

• Identify, develop, and engage volunteer leadership to build powerful grassroots campaigns that also create enduring power in communities.

• Identify opportunities to leverage TNTP’s expertise within communities and lead implementation of education to career core services.

The expected travel for this role is up to and including 40%. Given our clients are all over the country, some in cities and some in rural locations, all candidates must have a valid Driver’s License (reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities).

WHAT YOU HAVE

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in workforce development and/or career and technical education with proven results and accountability

• At least 5 years of experience organizing and developing coalitions from the ground up, preferably in K-12 or higher education, workforce systems, or in another field with the goal of improving outcomes for students

• Experience designing or implementing education to career, workforce development, or postsecondary pathway initiatives.

• Ability to translate community priorities into scalable education to career strategies

• Experience implementing a range of organizing strategies and training and developing others in campaign and organizing activities

• Familiarity with or experience working in K-12 education, preferably in high-need contexts

• Excellent project management skills and an ability to work efficiently and independently and prioritize effectively.

• Adaptability in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment of rapidly changing priorities and tight deadlines

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Multilingual abilities are a plus; professional working proficiency in Spanish is preferred but is not required

Competencies:

• Have demonstrated success in education, communities, and systems. You have been successful as key contributor in systems change in public education and/or related sectors. You have been a key contributor in community organizing that requires navigating complex organizations and systems.

• Organize communities. You have a passion, knowledge, and skillset for social and economic change with a bias for motivated and purposeful action that can improve and strengthen communities and especially the children that live within them.

• Build relationships. You have an organizer’s mindset and can connect and build relationships with diverse communities. You will represent TNTP and our core values, while being curious and diplomatic in your interactions.

• Connect the dots. You are a systems thinker and understand everything is interconnected. You have a strength-based approach and will use transdisciplinary perspectives and your analytical and problem-solving skills to propose human-centered solutions and interventions.

• Develop local leadership into a collaborative team. You are excited to help move a community from individual purpose and power to common purpose, collective power, and a shared agenda and structure that can sustain uncertain times and unpredictable conditions.

• Translate values into actions. You have a bias for action and believe that it is critical to leverage local resources and commitments to achieve outcomes. You will use your skills to help community leaders define the problem(s), ideate, design, and pilot interventions tied to student outcomes. You will run interventions in partnership with local communities, track progress towards community goals, and craft local blueprints based on learnings and feedback.

• Model cross-cultural agility. You believe in authentic self-reflection, self-awareness, and high emotional intelligence. They are central to who you are, and you have the skills to shape a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You use your adept cultural understanding of yourself and others to build trusting relationships with direct reports, colleagues, and clients.

• Champion your people. You will grow and develop incredible people toward ambitious goals. You are an inclusive leader that honors diverse perspectives and makes the most of your team’s and individual’s unique strengths.

WHAT WE OFFER

The salary range for this position is $93,760-$140,640. New hires can typically expect a starting salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint ($93,760-$117,200), in alignment with experience, qualifications, and our commitment to equity in compensation.

TNTP also offers a compelling overall Total Rewards package, including competitive mid-market salaries, generous PTO, and comprehensive benefits, with a range of plans and programs designed to support the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents. We suggest learning more about our benefits! (Spoiler alert: we’re closed the last two weeks of December).

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your resume online through Workday. In your application, we will also ask you to answer brief questions about your interest in TNTP; your “why” matters to us!

The priority application deadline for this position is Friday, June 12th though we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you’re eager, you can preview here what to expect after you apply, and we’ll be in touch soon!