Manager of Learning & Engagement

Responsibilities

• Design, co-design, and facilitate human-centered, engaging, equit

Benefits

Additional Information

Department UEI To&Through Stories and Engagement About the Department As one of the first schools of social work in the United States, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice has shaped the field for more than 100 years. As part of the University of Chicago, the Crown Family School shares the University's core values and distinctive intellectual culture. Crown Family School faculty, staff, and students focus on identifying solutions to complex social problems through research, training, and direct community engagement. Guided by an interdisciplinary tradition, Crown Family School scholars conduct innovative research to address interconnected social challenges such as educational inequality, health disparities, crime and violence, poverty, and child and family welfare-working at multiple scales, from individual to policy-level interventions. More than 10,000 Crown Family School graduates in the US and globally hold leadership positions in academia, at nonprofits, in business, and at governmental agencies. The Crown Family School is the home of three academic centers. These include the Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development, the Kersten Institute for Urban Education, and the Center for Climate, Health, and Society (CHAS). More information may be found at https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/. The To&Through Project is one of five units at the Kersten Institute for Urban Education Institute that collectively work toward a shared mission of improving educational outcomes & promoting equity in schools & communities. At the To&Through Project, we believe that schools should be places where all students have access to equitable learning experiences and pathways from the middle grades through college graduation. We strive to create equitable education outcomes for Chicago Public Schools students by helping educators use data for inquiry and impact: Data: We analyze and share quantitative and qualitative data on the educational journeys of Chicago Public Schools students Inquiry: We work alongside education stakeholders from across the system to make meaning of data in ways that support and shift practice Impact: We help realize equitable learning experiences, pathways, and outcomes for CPS students from the middle grades through college graduation The To&Through team is a small, close-knit group of analysts and practitioners who are deeply committed to make schools in Chicago more equitable for marginalized students. We strive to create a highly personable, collaborative, and reflective culture that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work. We try to live out our values (care for each other, practice anti-racism, have integrity, be creative and curious, and respect all forms of expertise) not only in the work we produce, but also in the rituals and routines that hold our team together: monthly equity team meetings, feedback sessions, book groups, retreats, coffee chats, and regular supervisor/supervisee feedback. For more information visit: https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/ Job Summary Reporting to Director of Learning and Engagement of the To&Through Project, the Manager of Learning and Engagement plays a critical role in designing, facilitating, and sustaining high-quality professional learning experiences that that lead participants to meaningfully engage with data (qualitative and/or quantitative), deepen inquiry, and take action to improve postsecondary access, persistence, and success for CPS students. Our professional learning communities and events are all about bringing quantitative and qualitative data, research, and equity-rooted promising practices to a broad range of stakeholders including school-based educators and counselors, college access and success nonprofit partners, higher education faculty and staff, and community-based organizations and community members. This role is dedicated to professional learning design and facilitation, with additional focus on partnership cultivation, public-facing engagement, and selected community-based and post-secondary access and success initiatives. The Manager of Learning and Engagement works closely with CPS educators, central office leaders, higher education partners, community-based organizations and internal To&Through teams to advance equitable postsecondary access, persistence, and completion. This is a grant funded position. The primary grant expiration date is 6/30/2029. If the grant is not renewed or a replacement funding source is not identified, the position may end upon grant expiration. There is a high likelihood of grant renewal. Categories of job responsibilities and approximate percentages are as follows: Professional Learning Design & Facilitation - 50% Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement - 25% Events and Communications Support - 15% Knowledge Creation & Organizational Contribution 10%