Senior Manager, Fair Advance

About the Company

Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems to achieve 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 a staff of more than 200 people 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.

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 hire based on qualifications and experience, and we are committed to fair opportunity for all qualified candidates – including those without a 4‑year degree or with a conviction history.

The Senior Manager, Fair Chance to Advance is an individual contributor role that sits within JFF’s Field Implementation Team (FIT) and is fully aligned to CJEA. This role will lead core project management, stakeholder engagement, and event coordination functions that support FC2A’s State Action Networks and State Readiness Networks, with a particular focus on onboarding new network members, managing steering committee operations, coordinating with external partners, and supporting in‑person and virtual convenings.

The Senior Manager will report to Lisa Durkin, FIT Cluster Director, and will collaborate closely with colleagues across CJEA, FIT, and external project partners.

• Manage the onboarding of new State Network members, including hosting 1:1 onboarding meetings, tracking onboarding progress, and helping members understand how to engage effectively in the network.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with state network stakeholders, helping surface priorities, questions, opportunities, and feedback.
• Support strong communication channels across State Networks so that insights, updates, and emerging needs are elevated clearly to project leadership and relevant internal teams.
• Coordinate closely with external project partners supporting FC2A work streams to help track progress, maintain communication, and ensure timely follow‑through on shared priorities.

• Serve as a project manager for FC2A State Networks by maintaining work‑plans and project plans in Asana, creating status reports, facilitating JFF internal project team meetings, and ensuring the team delivers on key deliverables and timelines.
• Manage recurring meetings for each state network’s steering committee, including scheduling, agenda development, documentation, recording, transcription, follow‑up notes, action items, and continuity across meetings.
• Track member engagement and participation trends, and help identify where additional follow‑up, re‑engagement, or support may be needed.
• Partner with state‑based coordinators to maintain each network’s communications systems, including SharePoint file‑sharing, email lists, Teams chats, and shared calendars.
• Co‑own and co‑manage the FC2A inbox and shared drive for external project partners.
• Contribute to regular updates or newsletters circulated to keep affiliate network…