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Job Summary As a key member of the program team, the Program Officers ensure ECMC Foundation deploys grants and investments to support project-based and reform-oriented efforts aimed at advancing systemic change to improve postsecondary persistence and degree completion for students from underserved backgrounds. Guided by a strategic framework which was launched in 2022, Program Officers manage a portfolio of strategically responsive grants which positions the foundation to remain open to the changing needs and opportunities identified by the field and/or oversee an initiative which focuses resources on deeper engagements and sustained commitments to address specific challenges in postsecondary education. The ECMC Foundation team observes a hybrid work model. Additionally, Program Officers travel domestically up to 25% of the time to engage with partners. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Identify and cultivate potential grant opportunities aligned with the...

Executive Director Partnership for Leaders in Education Charlottesville, VA   The University of Virginia’s Partnership for Leaders in Education (UVA-PLE or PLE) seeks a strategic and mission-oriented leader to serve as its next Executive Director (ED). At this challenging and complex moment for the education field, PLE’s work, rooted in advancing collective leadership capacity, is more important than ever. The incoming Executive Director will build upon the success of the current team to expand the reach and impact of PLE’s cutting-edge leadership development and evidence-based educational strategies to advance system change that elevates the quality of education and life outcomes for students across the nation. UVA-PLE is a joint venture between the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business (Darden) and the School of Education and Human Development (EHD). A truly unique enterprise, PLE’s evidence-based, evolving approach combines the most innovative thinking...