Education & Workforce Pathways Leader

United Way of New York City; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

United Way of New York City is seeking a Manager, Education & Workforce Pathways in New York City to lead day-to-day management of workforce development and education pathways for underserved youth. This role will coordinate with schools, CBOs, corporate partners, and internal teams to ensure programs run on time, on budget, and with measurable impact.

You will monitor enrollments, attendance, and outcomes, manage budgets and grant deliverables, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Youth Development, Social Sciences, or a related field, with at least 3 years of progressively responsible experience managing youth-serving, workforce development, education, or related programs — ideally with experience working with high school-aged youth.
• Demonstrated success managing complex programs across multiple partners, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Strong experience managing grant deliverables, compliance requirements, budgets, and performance reporting.
• Experience with culturally responsive program models focused on career exploration, mentorship, internships, career readiness, or other workforce pathway models.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day implementation of workforce development and education pathways programs serving primarily high school-aged youth.
• Translate program strategy and goals into clear implementation plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and deliverables.
• Manage programs against grant requirements, performance goals, budgets, and quality standards.
• Recommend and implement improvements to program processes and delivery based on participant, partner, and program data.

Skills

Program Management

Partnership Management

Performance Tracking

Communication

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Travel Willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/Youth Development

Job description

United Way of New York City is seeking a Manager, Education & Workforce Pathways in New York City to lead day-to-day management of workforce development and education pathways for underserved youth. This role will coordinate with schools, CBOs, corporate partners, and internal teams to ensure programs run on time, on budget, and with measurable impact.

You will monitor enrollments, attendance, and outcomes, manage budgets and grant deliverables, and drive continuous improvement.