Program Manager, Career and Technical Education

Background:
Bloomberg Philanthropies works to create catalytic change across five areas of focus: arts and culture, education, the environment, government innovation, and public health. Our mission is to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. Our approach is rooted in Mike Bloomberg's unique experience and success across business, government, and philanthropy.
Our Program:
Bloomberg Philanthropies' Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program seeks to expand high-quality career programs and pathways for students who may not pursue a traditional four-year college pathway immediately after high school, helping more young people access high-demand careers, family-sustaining wages, and greater economic mobility.
As the CTE portfolio grows, Bloomberg Philanthropies is focused not only on supporting individual communities, but also on understanding what works, identifying emerging lessons and best practices, and sharing that knowledge so successful approaches can be adapted and replicated by other communities, policymakers, funders, and education and workforce leaders.
The Position:
Bloomberg Philanthropies is seeking a Program Manager to help lead the work of the CTE portfolio including research, evaluation, and program management. The role will work across the portfolio to support program needs and help assess progress, identify emerging lessons, and translate findings into insights and resources that can strengthen programs and inform the broader field.
The Program Manager will also support national and regional convenings that bring together grantees and leaders across education, workforce, government, philanthropy, research, and industry to share lessons, address common challenges, and advance effective CTE and education-to-career pathways.
The role is based in New York City and will require regular domestic travel.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Program Management & Strategy
Monitor program implementation, grant progress, and evaluation activities across the portfolio, reviewing and synthesizing grantee reports and other program materials.
Identify strategic opportunities and emerging challenges across the portfolio and provide regular updates and recommendations to leadership, highlighting progress, emerging lessons, and stories of impact.
Ensure coordination and learning across the CTE portfolio and with the broader Education team.
Help lead Bloomberg Philanthropies' calendar of national and regional convenings, learning sessions, and site visits, developing the agendas, content, and speakers that facilitate peer learning among grantees and advance the field.
Research, Evaluation & Learning
Lead research and evaluation activities across Bloomberg Philanthropies' CTE portfolio, working with external research partners, grantees, and internal teams.
Develop research questions, learning agendas, evaluation approaches, and metrics to assess program implementation, outcomes, and impact.
Collect, analyze, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative information from across the portfolio to identify trends, lessons, challenges, and opportunities.
Work with grantees to strengthen data collection, reporting, and use of data to inform program improvement.
Translate research and evaluation findings into clear, actionable insights for leadership, grantees, and external audiences.
Knowledge Development & Replication
Identify and document promising practices, successful models, and lessons learned across Bloomberg Philanthropies' CTE initiatives.