Manager, K-12 Education

Board of Jewish Education • New York, NY

12h • $90,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Jewish Education Project seeks a full-time Manager, K-12 Education to join the Center for Jewish-Inclusive Learning (CJIL). Reporting to the Director of K-12 Program Implementation, this role will help develop and execute plans to broaden and deepen delivery of professional development, educational resources, and direct-to-student experiences from partner content providers across New York City Public School districts, school buildings, and associations.

The K-12 Education Manager will serve as a primary contact for selected New York City Public School leaders and collaborate with educational content providers and colleagues across The Jewish Education Project. The role contributes to strategic planning and development relating to outreach, evaluation, and scaling, drawing on lessons learned from CJIL’s prior work. Its responsibilities span relationship management, program implementation, curriculum review, and special projects, and may include developing and managing teacher cohorts, reviewing educational resources, and piloting initiatives. The focus may evolve in response to lessons learned, school and district needs, and organizational priorities, in collaboration with the Director of K-12 Program Implementation.

CJIL partners with schools and educational organizations to provide K-12 educators with curated resources, professional development, and student programs about the Jewish people. Its work supports critical thinking, understanding of Jewish history and its contemporary relevance, and inclusive classrooms. The position is suited to a public-school leader, educational content provider, or community organizer with experience affecting system change and a passion for instructional excellence and inclusive school culture.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of full-time professional experience in or adjacent to K–12 public education.
• Experience in school systems, including leadership roles such as principal, district administrator, or central office staff, or experience in K–12 educational organizations securing delivery of content.
• Experience building partnerships and leading collaborative initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding and appreciation of the priorities, pressures, and opportunities facing urban public-school districts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience facilitating meetings and trainings.
• High emotional intelligence, good judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail while managing diverse tasks.
• Comfort using digital tools for project management, data entry, design, and communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software quickly.
• Understanding of, or interest in learning about, Jewish identity, Jewish history, Israel, antisemitism, and the relationship of these topics to K–12 public education.
• Motivation, initiative, attention to detail, organization, and technological proficiency; ability to manage multiple projects, people, and priorities in a start-up culture.
• A deep understanding of public-school systems, strong interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and organizational acumen.
• Willingness to embrace a workplace culture emphasizing a positive attitude, care for others, humble confidence and competence, reliability, consistency, accountability, and excellence.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ClickUp, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Experience as a public-school leader or educational content provider with district-level experience, or as a community organizer with a proven record of impacting system change.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary liaison between CJIL and targeted district and school leaders, maintaining consistent, responsive, and values-aligned communication.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with school and district leaders and educational content providers.
• Work with the CJIL team to address educational partners’ needs and support intended engagement outcomes.
• Identify partnership opportunities for professional learning, pilot programs, curriculum implementation, and student experiences.
• Facilitate focus groups, advisory sessions, teacher cohorts, and other engagement opportunities to surface needs and inform program design.
• Represent CJIL at meetings, conferences, and events with educational leaders and system partners.
• Collaborate with CJIL leadership to develop and execute outreach and partnership strategies aligned with team goals.
• Develop and execute a plan to expand delivery of professional development, resources, and direct-to-student experiences from partner content providers across New York City Public School districts, schools, and associations.
• Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, and documentation for assigned programs, curriculum reviews, and special initiatives, adjusting as priorities evolve.
• Use data and feedback from districts, schools, and educational content partners to inform continuous improvement and growth strategies.
• Share field insights to strengthen CJIL’s understanding of school system needs and priorities.
• Contribute to evaluation and scaling plans for CJIL’s work across the New York area.
• Monitor progress, track outcomes, and recommend improvements.
• Facilitate CJIL-sponsored school- and district-level professional development, conferences, and other events.
• Facilitate partnerships between educational content providers and school-system leaders for delivery of provider programs.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure events and initiatives are well executed and achieve desired outcomes.
• Collaborate with the CJIL team and other departments on program and event communications and evaluation.
• Track relationships and professional development across schools and districts.
• Contribute to a positive, learning-oriented team culture and participate in internal meetings, trainings, and events.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid time off.
• Paid family leave.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Commuter benefits.
• Early close on Fridays for Shabbat and closure for most Jewish holidays.
• Shortened summer hours.
• A positive work environment with learning opportunities and the chance to work with leading professionals in Jewish education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed