Manager, Postsecondary Pathways

Philadelphia Academies, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Ibrido; USD 70.000 - 78.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Philadelphia Academies, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a Manager of Postsecondary Pathways to lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of our postsecondary access and success model.

You will oversee systems for counseling, financial aid navigation, apprenticeships, alumni engagement, and student success tracking. Reporting to the Senior Director of Programs, you will build partnerships with schools, colleges, unions, employers, and community organizations to broaden

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, higher education, workforce development, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in postsecondary access, college counseling, workforce development, youth development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs, leading cross-functional initiatives, and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of postsecondary education, college access, financial aid, workforce training, and career pathways.
• Experience supporting high school students and young adults through postsecondary planning, enrollment, and transition processes.
• Proven ability to develop systems, manage projects, cultivate partnerships, and use data to inform program improvement.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and relationship management skills.
• Commitment to educational equity, culturally responsive practices, and expanding economic opportunities for historically underserved students.

Mansioni

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of PAI's postsecondary pathways model, establishing annual goals, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Develop and oversee consistent systems for postsecondary advising, student transition planning, case management, and alumni follow-up.
• Lead PAI's Postsecondary Pathways Committee and provide guidance, technical assistance, and accountability to staff supporting postsecondary initiatives across programs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Programs to monitor program performance, manage assigned resources, and strengthen program quality and effectiveness.
• Oversee postsecondary counseling and advising initiatives that help students explore and pursue educational and career opportunities aligned with their interests and goals.
• Develop and coordinate financial aid navigation supports, including FAFSA completion, state and federal financial aid resources, scholarship opportunities, and financial literacy.
• Manage scholarship-related initiatives, including application processes, selection coordination, award tracking, and recipient support.
• Establish partnerships with school counselors, colleges, financial aid offices, and community organizations to address barriers to postsecondary access and enrollment.
• Develop relationships and work directly with participants’ job sites, supervisors, and HR/Talent Acquisition Departments to provide site visits, troubleshooting, employment supports, etc. to support participant job retention.
• Collaborate with PAI's workforce development team to strengthen transitions from registered pre-apprenticeship programs into registered apprenticeships, technical training, and employment.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with colleges, apprenticeship sponsors, trade unions, employers, workforce agencies, and industry organizations.
• Provide guidance on construction trades pathways, including electrical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and related skilled trades, ensuring students understand eligibility requirements, application processes, and career opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to expand postsecondary access through industry credentials, dual enrollment, scholarships, and other education-to-career partnerships.
• Lead the development of systems and strategies that support PAI alumni as they transition into and persist through postsecondary education, training, and employment.
• Establish intentional alumni engagement, mentorship, resource connections, and prioritize networking opportunities.
• Establish processes to identify barriers to postsecondary persistence and coordinate appropriate interventions and support services.
• Use alumni experiences and feedback to inform program improvements and strengthen PAI's long-term student success model.
• Collaborate with PAI's data and impact team to track postsecondary readiness, enrollment, financial aid completion, scholarship outcomes, apprenticeship transitions, and alumni success.
• Monitor program performance, analyze student outcomes, and prepare regular updates and reports to inform organizational decision-making.
• Work across PAI's programs and External Affairs team to support strategic initiatives, grant reporting, partnership development, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and document effective practices, procedures, and resources that promote consistent implementation and sustainable program growth.

Conoscenze

Strong communication

Facilitation

Organizational skills

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Data-informed decision making

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in education/counseling/ Higher Ed/workforce development

5+ years postsecondary access/college counseling experience

Master's degree (preferred) in education/higher ed/workforce dev

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Title: Manager, Postsecondary Pathways

Work Location: Philadelphia, PA | Hybrid

Salary: $70,000-$78,000 annually, with a full benefits package including but not limited to health, life insurance, PTO, and retirement plan.

Hours: Normal Business Hours, with occasional evening hours for special events.

Reports to : Senior Director, Programs

Founded in 1969, Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (PAI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming educational experiences and career pathways for Philadelphia’s youth. PAI partners with schools, employers, labor unions, higher education institutions, and the School District of Philadelphia to ensure students, particularly Black and Brown students across the city, have access to career-connected learning experiences that change life trajectories.

Our mission is to design and implement industry-informed, career-connected learning initiatives for students while building the capacity of schools and employers to engage effectively in this work. We address educational equity through strategic partnerships, providing students with the skills, networks, and opportunities needed for college, career, and life success.

Position Summary: Manager, Postsecondary Pathways

The Manager of Postsecondary Pathways will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of PAI's postsecondary access and success model. Reporting to the Senior Director of Programs, this position will build and manage systems that support students' successful transitions from high school into college, registered apprenticeships, skilled trades, employment, and other pathways to economic mobility.

As a member of PAI's program management team, the Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership across postsecondary counseling, financial aid and scholarship access, apprenticeship transitions, alumni engagement, and student success tracking. Working collaboratively across PAI's programs, the Manager will strengthen partnerships, establish consistent practices, and ensure that postsecondary planning is integrated throughout the student experience.

This position requires a systems-oriented leader who can translate strategy into effective implementation, manage competing priorities, and build a sustainable postsecondary pathways model that expands opportunities for Philadelphia's young people.

Primary Responsibilities

Postsecondary Strategy & Program Management

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of PAI's postsecondary pathways model, establishing annual goals, implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Develop and oversee consistent systems for postsecondary advising, student transition planning, case management, and alumni follow-up.
• Lead PAI's Postsecondary Pathways Committee and provide guidance, technical assistance, and accountability to staff supporting postsecondary initiatives across programs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Programs to monitor program performance, manage assigned resources, and strengthen program quality and effectiveness.

College Access, Financial Aid & Scholarship Administration

• Oversee postsecondary counseling and advising initiatives that help students explore and pursue educational and career opportunities aligned with their interests and goals.
• Develop and coordinate financial aid navigation supports, including FAFSA completion, state and federal financial aid resources, scholarship opportunities, and financial literacy.
• Manage scholarship-related initiatives, including application processes, selection coordination, award tracking, and recipient support.
• Establish partnerships with school counselors, colleges, financial aid offices, and community organizations to address barriers to postsecondary access and enrollment.

Apprenticeship, Workforce Pathways & Strategic Partnerships

• Develop relationships and work directly with participants’ job sites, supervisors, and HR/Talent Acquisition Departments to provide site visits, troubleshooting, employment supports, etc. to support participant job retention.
• Collaborate with PAI's workforce development team to strengthen transitions from registered pre-apprenticeship programs into registered apprenticeships, technical training, and employment.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with colleges, apprenticeship sponsors, trade unions, employers, workforce agencies, and industry organizations.
• Provide guidance on construction trades pathways, including electrical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and related skilled trades, ensuring students understand eligibility requirements, application processes, and career opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to expand postsecondary access through industry credentials, dual enrollment, scholarships, and other education-to-career partnerships.

Alumni Engagement & Postsecondary Persistence

• Lead the development of systems and strategies that support PAI alumni as they transition into and persist through postsecondary education, training, and employment.
• Establish intentional alumni engagement, mentorship, resource connections, and prioritize networking opportunities.
• Establish processes to identify barriers to postsecondary persistence and coordinate appropriate interventions and support services.
• Use alumni experiences and feedback to inform program improvements and strengthen PAI's long-term student success model.

Data, Performance & Organizational Collaboration

• Collaborate with PAI's data and impact team to track postsecondary readiness, enrollment, financial aid completion, scholarship outcomes, apprenticeship transitions, and alumni success.
• Monitor program performance, analyze student outcomes, and prepare regular updates and reports to inform organizational decision-making.
• Work across PAI's programs and External Affairs team to support strategic initiatives, grant reporting, partnership development, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and document effective practices, procedures, and resources that promote consistent implementation and sustainable program growth.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, higher education, workforce development, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in postsecondary access, college counseling, workforce development, youth development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs, leading cross-functional initiatives, and achieving measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of postsecondary education, college access, financial aid, workforce training, and career pathways.
• Experience supporting high school students and young adults through postsecondary planning, enrollment, and transition processes.
• Proven ability to develop systems, manage projects, cultivate partnerships, and use data to inform program improvement.
• Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and relationship management skills.
• Commitment to educational equity, culturally responsive practices, and expanding economic opportunities for historically underserved students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, school counseling, higher education administration, workforce development, or a related field.
• Experience providing or overseeing postsecondary counseling and college access advising.
• Experience facilitating scholarship administration, including application review, selection processes, award management, and recipient tracking.
• Strong knowledge of FAFSA, federal and Pennsylvania financial aid programs, scholarships, and financial aid literacy.
• Deep understanding of registered pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships, particularly in the construction trades, including electrical, carpentry, plumbing, and welding.
• Familiarity with Pennsylvania's apprenticeship system, trade unions, industry training providers, and workforce development partnerships.
• Experience developing alumni engagement, postsecondary persistence, or college and career transition programs.
• Familiarity with Philadelphia's educational, postsecondary, and workforce development landscape.

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate strategic thinking, strong program management, collaborative leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to build effective systems and partnerships. They will be a student-centered leader who balances innovation with operational discipline, holds themselves and others accountable for results, and is deeply committed to ensuring that young people have meaningful pathways to educational success and economic mobility.