Talent Pathways Senior Manager

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Compensation: $70,000.00 - $78,000.00 Annually Commensurate with Experience and Location

Position Overview

The Talent Pathways Senior Manager will lead City Year New York’s Work Study Pilot Program and report to the AmeriCorps Member Experience Director. This role is grant funded by the Leon Lowenstein Foundation for an 18-month position. The Talent Pathways Senior Manager will be responsible for launching and managing the pilot, including recruiting and onboarding college work-study students for 300-hour Student Success Coach Intern roles, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, and overseeing internship placement, training, and support across fall, spring, and summer cycles. The senior manager will also optimize deployment models by pairing work-study roles with AmeriCorps positions to provide full-day school coverage and create scheduling systems that maximize efficiency and minimize cost.

Beyond implementation, the Talent Pathways Senior Manager will build strategic partnerships with colleges, universities, and NYC agencies to source candidates and advance career pathways into education and mental health. This includes developing relationships with financial aid offices, supporting credit-for-prior-learning initiatives, and connecting interns to AmeriCorps service and teacher preparation programs. The role will track and report impact metrics, produce quarterly reports for leadership and funders, and document best practices to inform future grant proposals and funding diversification efforts.

Job Description

Please note that this is a grant funded position with an anticipated start date of winter 2026 and an anticipated end date of June 2027. This is an exempt position, with an expected annual salary of $70,000-78,000, commensurate with experience

Responsibilities

Launch and Manage the Work Study Pilot (40%)

• Implement City Year New York’s 18-month Work Study Pilot Program

• Recruit and onboard college work-study students for 300-hour Student Success Coach Intern roles.

• Ensure compliance with grant requirements

• Oversee internship placement, training, coaching, and support across fall, spring, and summer cycles.

• Create guides for other City Year sites to use to launch a work study pilot.

Build Strategic Partnerships (15%)

• Establish partnerships with at least five colleges/universities to source work-study candidates.

• Develop relationships with financial aid offices to streamline work-study eligibility and placement.

• Build partnerships with CUNY, SUNY, private universities, NYC Public Schools, and DYCD programs (e.g., FutureReadyNYC, Work Learn Grow, SYEP).

• Support initiatives to advance credit-for-prior-learning and recruit students interested in education and mental health careers.

Optimize Student Success Coach Intern Deployment Model (15%)

• Pair 300-hour work-study roles with 1,200-hour AmeriCorps roles for full-day school coverage.

• Create and implement scheduling systems that maximize efficiency and minimize cost.

Advance Talent Pathways (15%)

• Position the pilot as a career pathway into education and mental health, connecting participants to AmeriCorps service, teacher preparation programs, and careers in mental health.

• Track and report career progression metrics (e.g., percentage of interns transitioning to a second year of service, teaching roles, etc).

• Collaborate with the Director of AmeriCorps Member Experience, Chief of Staff, and Managing Director of Impact on site talent pathways strategy.

Evaluate and Report Impact (10%)

• Collect and analyze data on cost savings and student impact metrics (attendance, engagement, academic support).

• Produce quarterly reports for leadership and funders, highlighting lessons learned and scalability potential.

• Draft and administer mid-term and end-of-semester surveys for interns and supervisors.