Project Manager, College & Career Pathways

Arizona State University

Project Manager overseeing College & Career Pathways initiative in Southern Arizona for Center for the Future of Arizona. Facilitating partnerships between education and industry to enable students' success.

Posted 4/1/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports and instructs those served by the department with complex queries
Applies specialized knowledge of multiple standards, policies and procedures
Maintains accurate and detailed records
Facilitates regional collaboration among K-12, higher education, and employers to promote cross-sector collaboration and sharing of promising practices
Identifies, initiates, and sustains partnerships with K-12 districts and charter schools, institutions of higher education, and employers in their region
Identifies and implements partnerships between K-12, higher education, and employers that expand career exploration, work-based learning, and early college coursework opportunities for all students
Coordinates regional efforts and opportunities with national, statewide, and regional workforce development officials, economic development organizations, and community-based organizations
Supports strategic planning, goal setting, and progress monitoring of metrics and goals aligned to statewide and regional pathways strategic plans
Tracks career-connected pathways milestones and deliverables for the region
Collects data on key career-connected pathways outcomes in the region, prepares project status reports, and drafts relevant grant reports
Develops and implements strong communication systems to ensure that regional and school-level leaders have the knowledge, tools, and information to implement and sustain robust career-connected pathways
Plans and coordinates visits for key leaders in the region to showcase promising practices within school districts, higher education institutions, and industry partners
Supports specific grant-funded statewide and regional college- and career-connected pathways projects as needed
Represents CFA in key regional events, meetings, and community initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field
Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Experience in or strong professional networks in Pima County K-12, higher education, workforce development, or economic/community development
Experience in or strong professional networks in Pinal County desired but not required
Familiarity with Arizona K-12 accountability systems
Evidence of effective written and verbal skills
Evidence of having a track record as an implementer who thrives on effectively managing multiple streams of work and meeting several diverse deliverables concurrently
Experience in relationship building with a sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all internal and external partners
Experience mentoring and developing skills in others
Experience in being a self-starter, able to work independently and collaboratively
Experience leading entrepreneurial and proactive approaches to problem solving
Experience working in a non-profit organization
Experience in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel expenses covered by CFA, including mileage reimbursement, meals, and lodging
Committed to a positive space and place for teams to thrive

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Hard Skills & Tools

data collectionproject managementgrant writingstrategic planningmetrics monitoringcareer explorationwork-based learningpartnership developmentrecord keepingcommunication systems development

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcollaborationmentoringproblem solvingindependent workteamworkeffective communicationorganizational skillsgoal settingadaptability