Senior Director, Post-Secondary & Workforce Pathways

About 3DE by Junior Achievement

3DE by Junior Achievement is a non‑profit organization dedicated to transforming high school education. 3DE was designed with and is implemented in partnership with school districts to make high school more relevant, experiential, and connected to the real world through project‑based learning, case methodology, and competency development. Our goal is to prepare students for the demands of tomorrow's economy, providing them with the opportunity for a choice‑filled life.

The Senior Director, Post-Secondary & Workforce Pathways serves as the strategic leader responsible for designing, advancing, and scaling 3DE's national postsecondary and workforce pathway strategy. Grounded in Junior Achievement's commitment to expanding economic mobility and preparing young people for success beyond high school, this role develops the vision, strategy, and implementation model that connects students to meaningful postsecondary, credential, and career opportunities.

Partnering closely with organizational leadership, the Senior Director establishes strategic priorities, success measures, partnership models, and implementation supports that strengthen student transitions to college, credential attainment, employment, and other career‑connected opportunities. This role ensures pathway experiences remain relevant, accessible, and aligned with the evolving needs of higher education and the workforce while advancing long‑term student success.

The Senior Director also provides strategic leadership for the 3DE Credential framework and postsecondary transition components embedded throughout the 3DE model, including the Senior Capstone experience. By developing scalable systems, partnerships, and implementation strategies, this leader equips market teams to deliver high‑quality pathway experiences while helping students earn meaningful credentials, connect learning to future opportunities, and successfully navigate life beyond high school.

Success in this role requires a strategic, collaborative leader who excels at translating vision into scalable implementation, aligning cross‑functional stakeholders, and building organizational capacity across a national network. Success will be measured by increased participation in postsecondary and workforce pathways, credential attainment, employer and postsecondary partnerships, and stronger connections between the 3DE experience and students' future educational and career opportunities.

• Lead the development, evolution and execution of 3DE's national postsecondary and workforce pathway strategy, ensuring alignment with Junior Achievement's commitment to advancing economic opportunity for young people
• Establish strategic priorities, implementation frameworks, success metrics, and continuous improvement processes that strengthen student transitions to postsecondary education, credential attainment, employment, and other career‑connected opportunities
• Translate strategic priorities into scalable frameworks, playbooks, tools, and implementation supports that enable consistent adoption and execution across JA Market teams
• Guide cross‑functional collaboration to align pathway initiatives with organizational goals, student outcomes, and partner needs
• Lead training, coaching, consultation, and capacity‑building efforts that equip market teams to implement pathway initiatives with quality and consistency across diverse markets

• Collaborate with the Evaluation team on the development, and continuous improvement of the 3DE Credential framework, ensuring credentials remain meaningful, measurable, and aligned to student readiness outcomes
• Develop scalable systems, resources, tools, and implementation supports that enable students to earn and demonstrate 3DE Credentials while supporting consistent implementation across markets
• Establish processes to monitor credential participation, attainment, and student outcomes, using data to strengthen implementation and inform continuous improvement
• Develop articulation agreements and strategic…