Partnerships Manager

Toronto, ON (view on map)

Posted 1 month ago

Job Description

Department
 

AI Data Science 4 Everyone

About the Department
 

Data Science 4 Everyone is a national initiative working to catalyze the adoption of data science and data literacy as a fundamental component of K-12 education. DS4E facilitates a broad and growing coalition of system leaders in U.S. education, seeded by support from Steven Levitt (Freakonomics), Arne Duncan (fmr. U.S. Secretary of Education), Linda Darling-Hammond (Learning Policy Institute, California State Board of Education), Eric Schmidt (fmr. CEO Google), Ken Griffin (CEO of Citadel), Scott Cook (co-founder of Intuit), and many others. Incubated at the Center for RISC and popularized by the 2019 Freakonomics podcast America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up, DS4E is quickly expanding into a new dedicated team at the University of Chicago, striving to teach students the basics of modern data across school subjects and grade-levels. Our core focus is to raise awareness and work with stakeholders across U.S. education to ensure every student is data literate by high school graduation, and can meaningfully participate in and build a data-driven future. In just 3 years, DS4E has grown data science education programs in 15 states, hundreds of schools, and with numerous national partners. As a field catalyst, DS4E builds awareness with local, state, and national leaders, centralizes and disseminates resources, hosts convenings and communities of practice, creates partnerships to support and train educators across the country, and helps schools and districts design new K-12 programs for all students.

Job Summary
 

The Partnerships Manager will work to expand and scale the national Data Science 4 Everyone movement through high-leverage, strategic partnerships. The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for identifying, initiating, and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including large school districts across the U.S., industry partners, national education associations, and other education nonprofits. The Partnerships Manager will play a primary role in building capacity across the emerging field of data science education by spotting new opportunities for collaboration between stakeholders, aiding early-stage educational providers with their sales and development, and helping new stakeholders to join the community – with a lens toward including and uplifting historically marginalized groups. As an externally-facing and potentially revenue-generating role, the Partnerships Manager will play a significant role in the movement's growth trajectory over the next several years.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, prioritizes, and proactively reaches out to U.S. school districts interested in adopting data science / data literacy education programs.
• Works closely with school and district leaders to identify needs, introduce data science / data literacy education learning frameworks, and orient school leaders to curriculum options.
• Serves as primary connector between schools, districts, and curriculum / content providers.
• Identifies and cultivates champions from industry, nonprofits, fundraisers etc. to support data science education and increase adoption likelihood in high-priority school systems. 
• Develops and regularly updates a database of stakeholders within the K-12 data science education ecosystem, including educators, school and district administrators, education associations, superintendents, spokespeople, and corporate leaders.
• Regularly spots new collaborations between local organizations, conferences, and other community engagement opportunities in collaboration with DS4E’s Director and other team members.
• Strengthens other ecosystem members (e.g. curriculum providers) and supports their efforts by providing technical assistance on organizational growth and sustainability.
• Collaborates with curriculum partners to identify market opportunities, state-level partnerships, and school/district partners. 
• Creates and cultivates opportunities for new and diverse talent, talent placement, and professional growth for ecosystem members with an equity lens.
• Acts as a researcher and planner for a wide array of efforts led by the department/division.
• Develops, maintains, and analyzes catalogs and registries of information about student, staff, and faculty international travel.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• At least five years work experience working in partnerships, sales, development, or other externally-facing function. 
• Knowledge of and experience with the K-12 education sector or education philanthropy.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Manage basic spreadsheets / contact databases, including CRM tools.  

Preferred Competencies

• Strong relational capacity, emotional intelligence, and ability to empathize with multiple perspectives and backgrounds.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to guide the strategic implementation of new projects or ideas in complex environments.  
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Capable of operating in a fast-paced environment and an ability to deal with ambiguity.

Working Conditions

• Remote work. 
• Occasional travel, including nights and weekends.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)

Job Family
 

Administration & Management

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

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