Greater Twin Cities United Way Hiring for Program Manager, Career Academies at Minneapolis, MN  Full Time

OUR COMMUNITY

We live in a world where division, disparity, and poverty affect everyone. When we unite as changemakers at Greater Twin Cities United Way we can disrupt systems, unlock human potential, change narratives, create equitable solutions, and advocate for policies that result in lasting change.

As an interconnected community focused on equity and inclusion, we can draw from our best minds, courageous leaders, responsive services, and collaborative partnerships, and bring forth working solutions to shape our future together.

Your Role in Participating: Program Manager, Career Academies

Your Department: Community Impact

Your Reporting Manager: Senior Program Officer, Career Academies

OUR MISSION AND VALUES

Mission: Unite changemakers, advocate for social good and develop solutions to address the challenges no one can solve alone.

Values: Equity, collaboration, agility, and transparency

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF YOUR ROLE

A member of the Community Impact Grantmaking Team, the Program Manager, Career Academies will support strategy and lead the execution of key aspects of the Greater Twin Cities United Way (GTCUW) Career Academies initiative. Career Academies (CA) seeks to unite public education and employment systems so that all students in Minnesota have access to wealth-building and purpose-driven careers. Core to this role is a belief that United Way can galvanize our community to build pathways toward prosperity and equity for all.

This position is part of a specially-funded initiative, and is fully funded for at least two years. This position is full-time and benefits eligible within Greater Twin Cities United Way.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Program Management (45%)

• Exercise project management and relationship management to ensure implementation of work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan, organize and manage grantmaking and consultant activities.
• Convene, coordinate and support Career Academies Communities of Practice events.
• Communicate the vision, strategy, and impact of Career Academies in a clear and compelling way verbally and in writing; potential vehicles of communication include presentations, newsletters, blog posts, etc.
• Support the Senior Program Officer, Career Academies to translate knowledge of best practices and developments in career pathways into areas of possibility for the Career Academies strategy.
• Act as an advocate for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander and other students of color and families experiencing poverty when coordinating career pathway development with partners representing K-12 education, post-secondary education, and employers.

Relationship Management (35%)

• Manage a variety of external stakeholder relationships to ensure the successful implementation of work.
• Represent GTCUW with external partners like youth employment organizations, K-12 and higher education administrators and national career pathways networks.
• Facilitate partnerships and build relationships that advance work through communication, celebrating successes, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Support activities to generate additional resources for key work including donor cultivation and stewardship.

Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (15%)

• Support the Career Academies Senior Program Officer and the Evaluation team on the Career Academies learning and measurement plan to understand and share impact.
• Communicate Career Academies impact to stakeholders in a clear and compelling way.

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

• Engage in GTCUW diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts; integrates principle of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of role.
• Engage in and maintain a positive work environment.
• Contribute to the Community Impact Grantmaking team strategy including development of future initiatives, aiding in the investigation of community challenges and generation of innovative ideas and solutions.

• Action Oriented: proactively identifies opportunities with high return on impact with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. Translates GTCUW mission, vision and goals into clear plans and action.
• Plans and Aligns: supports a team to plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Communicates Effectively: develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences and centering of GTUCW end user. Express ideas and information clearly and concisely in written and verbal communication.
• Collaborates: initiates, builds, and advances partnerships and works cooperatively to drive a collaborative vision and meet shared objectives.
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness: uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insights toward strengthening the team’s leveraging collective abilities.
• Strategic Mindset: seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into organizational action.
• Decision Quality: makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Instills Trust: gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. Operates as a team player and organizational advocate. Exhibits positivity and enthusiasm with community focus, while creating an environment that motivates others to lead.
• Cultivates Innovation: creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Organizational Savvy: maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Manages Ambiguity: operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
• Balances Stakeholders: anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of experience in program management and/or grant making. Direct service experience and lived experience in 9-14 education and/or social emotional learning.
• Knowledge of the local education landscape and best practices in career pathways, career and technical education and social-emotional learning.
• Experience addressing systemic inequities within education or career and future readiness.
• Embody GTCUW core values of equity, agility, transparency, and collaboration.
• Commitment to social justice and anti-racist practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including public speaking and clearly communicating complex messages.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Ability to relate to and work with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Ability to work outside traditional business hours as needed.
• Ability to travel within the nine-county metro area.