Vice President, Education-to-Career

Jobs For the Future

Jobs for the Future is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. Jobs for the Future requests priority referrals of Protected Veterans for this job opening, and all other externally posted company employment opportunities.

Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all. Seeing that millions of people are unfairly shut out of quality jobs and the chance for a better life, our goal is to align education, workforce, and employment changemakers toward a shared North Star:
By 2033, 75 million people facing systemic barriers to advancement will work in quality jobs.

To achieve that goal, we design solutions, scale best practices, influence policy and action, and invest in innovation. With staff across the country working remotely and in offices in Boston (headquarters), Washington, DC, and Oakland, California, we operate at the national, state, and local levels, forging deep partnerships with employers, investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and education and workforce development providers to break down barriers and reimagine what’s possible.

Learn more about JFF and join us as we build a future that works for everyone.

Inclusion, belonging, and well‑being are core to JFF’s North Star and mission, and we seek to invest in and learn from those who represent the communities we serve as it is important to the success of our work and the engagement of our staff members. We aim to cultivate a culture that centers the overall care, well‑being, and success of the employee through flexible work hours, balanced workloads, professional development, and career advancement opportunities for all.

JFF is a fair chance employer and in alignment to our North Star, we strongly encourage individuals whose highest level of education attained is less than a 4‑year degree;
People of Color; and people with records to apply to our open roles.

JFF’s Education Practice (EdP) leads national strategies and initiatives to transform policies and practices, build capacities, and drive behavior change of existing education systems, institutions, and providers, including K‑12 schools, postsecondary institutions, traditional certificate/credential providers, and adjacent organizations, in service of equitable economic advancement for workers and learners. This includes the design of, investment in, and networking of innovators of new secondary and multiple postsecondary pathways that optimize the relationship between skills, career outcomes, credentials, and labor market demand.

The EdP also works to engage diverse organizations in the ecosystem that can provide and/or support student success in education and training and enable more efficient and effective attainment of further education as desired.

We seek this Vice President to work with the Education Practice lead to grow and evolve our thriving education‑to‑career pathways portfolio. In this role, you will advance system changes that integrate high school, college, and career experiences ensuring that all learning is career‑connected and prepares young adults to earn credentials of value and remain agile in an increasingly dynamic labor market shaped by AI and other technological advances.

You will build upon existing work and team efforts such as the national Pathways to Prosperity Network and Coalition and spearhead new initiatives to advance agile learning systems with no dead ends, scale next‑generation work‑based learning and educator‑employer partnerships, and leverage AI. The VP will also be responsible for raising funds from corporate, foundation, and government sources, working closely and in coordination with others within the Education Practice and across the organization.

The VP will lead proposal development and funder relations,…