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The Jewish Education Project · 3 days ago

Director, K-12 Program Implementation, CJIL

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$125K/yr - $130K/yr

10+ years exp

The Jewish Education Project is devoted to ensuring that Jewish education evolves to meet the needs of the community. The Director of K-12 Program Implementation will lead initiatives to broaden the delivery of professional development and resources in collaboration with K-12 schools, focusing on fostering inclusive educational environments.

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Hiring Manager

Elizabeth Schilowitz

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between CJIL and NYCPS district and school leaders, ensuring consistent, responsive, and values-aligned communication

Build and maintain relationships that foster collaboration, trust, and long-term engagement with CJIL’s work

Identify opportunities for CJIL to partner with schools and districts on professional learning, pilot programs, curriculum implementation, and student experiences

Facilitate focus groups, advisory sessions, and other engagement opportunities to surface needs, gather insights, and inform CJIL’s program design

Represent CJIL at meetings, conferences, and events with educational leaders and system partners

Work collaboratively with the CJIL team to ensure educational partners’ needs are met and our engagement has its intended impact

Collaborate with CJIL leadership to develop and execute outreach and partnership strategies aligned with the team’s goals

Develop and execute a plan to broaden and deepen delivery of professional development, resources and direct-to student experiences from partner content providers across districts, school buildings and associations

Manage timelines, deliverables, and documentation related to development and execution of a plan to broaden and deepen delivery

Use data and feedback from districts, schools, and educational content partners to inform continuous improvement and growth strategies

Share insights from the field to strengthen CJIL’s understanding of school system needs and priorities

Contribute to planning for the evaluation and scaling of CJIL’s work across the NYCPS landscape

Monitor progress, track outcomes, and provide recommendations for improvement

Co-design and help lead CJIL-sponsored school and district-level professional development, conferences, and other events

Facilitate partnership between educational content providers and school system leadership for the delivery of programs by educational content providers

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 communication and evaluation related to programs and events

Contribute to planning for the evaluation and scaling of CJIL’s work across the NYCPS landscape

Monitor progress, track outcomes, and provide recommendations for improvement

Contribute to the positive, learning-oriented team culture that values curiosity, initiative, and mutual support

Collaborate across departments at The Jewish Education Project to align CJIL’s work with broader agency initiatives

Actively participate in internal meetings, trainings, and events as a representative of a team that strives for excellence in professionalism and congeniality

Supervise growing K-12 team

Take on additional responsibilities as needed in a growing, dynamic division of the agency

Qualification

K-12 public education experiencePartnership developmentStrategic planningProgram implementationProject management toolsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCultural competenceEmotional intelligenceTeam leadershipProblem-solvingReliability

Required

10+ years of full-time professional experience in or adjacent to K–12 public education. Candidates with experience in K-12 educational sales will also be considered

Experience either in school systems including leadership roles such as principal, district administrator, central office staff or in K-12 educational organizations with experience as a senior leader securing delivery of content

Demonstrated success building partnerships and leading collaborative initiatives across multiple stakeholders

Understanding and appreciation of the priorities, pressures, and opportunities facing NYCPS or comparable large, urban school systems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience facilitating meetings and trainings for school or district staff

High emotional intelligence, good judgment, and a solutions-oriented mindset

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage diverse tasks with impeccable attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling seamless professional interactions with senior-level partners and educators

Comfort using digital tools for project management, data entry, design, and communication (experience with ClickUp, Salesforce, or similar platforms a plus)

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 how these topics relate to K–12 public education

You are a candidate who will embrace working in an environment that prioritizes: A positive attitude, Demonstrating care and concern for the people around them, Leading with humble confidence and competence, Reliability, consistency, and accountability, Striving for excellence

Benefits

Paid family leave

Comprehensive health insurance

401k plan

Commuter benefits

Early close on Fridays for Shabbat and closed for most Jewish holidays

Shortened summer hours

A positive work environment with exposure to great learning opportunities and the chance to work with some of the top professionals in the field of Jewish Education