Head of Product Consultant
Position Type: Consultant; anticipated 4 - 6 month timeline
Location: NYC preferred
About NYC Public Schools
New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest school district in the United States with nearly 1 million students— from pre-kindergarten to grade 12— across the City’s five boroughs. Of those students, 13.9 percent are English Language/Multilingual Learners, 20.6 percent are students with disabilities, and 71.9 percent are economically disadvantaged. Chancellor David C. Banks has set a goal for the district of preparing every student for a path to a rewarding career, aligned with their passion and purpose and offering long-term economic security and a choice-filled life.
The Adams-Banks administration has outlined a bold vision to reimagine the educational experience for all New York City public school students so they graduate with real-world skills and experience, a head start on postsecondary, and a strong plan to put them on a path to a rewarding career and long-term economic security. Within the context of this vision, the Office of Student Pathways focuses on the alignment of school curriculum, instruction, and operations to ensure that all students graduate with real-world skills and experience, a head start on life after high school, and a strong plan to put them on a path to a rewarding career and long-term economic security. Student Pathways provides leadership and implementation support for the NYC Public Schools Student Pathways to Economic Security Initiative.
About the Role + Key Elements of the Scope
NYC Public Schools is seeking a consultant to serve in a lead/head of product role to drive the envisioning, building, designing, and maintaining of new products and tools focused on ensuring long-term economic security for NYC students. This work will involve measuring student outcomes to inform City policy and guide students in making decisions about their futures. The consultant will collaborate with various stakeholders, including City Hall, City University of NY, NY State Department of Labor, parent and other groups, as well as internal stakeholders like the Research and Policy Support Group (RPSG) and the Office of Student Pathways strategy and data teams.
The scope will include:
This Head of Product Consultant will play an important role in moving forward the Adams-Banks administration to transform the educational experience for NYC public school students. This person will work within the Office of Student Pathways at New York City Public Schools, which is leading efforts to transform education to be career connected and relevant to students' lives.
Desired Experience, Skills, And Mindsets
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Compensation
The budget for this work is between $60,000 and $100,000. The consultant will be compensated an amount within this range based on the finalized scope of work and deliverables.
How to Apply
Please submit your application here. The preferred application deadline for this position is April 1, 2024. Please note that we do not guarantee review of applications after this date.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qo79KTcBhMhkVgsrvJ_IxFY-IXWaklOwcWHzzQ_928o/
New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest school district in the United States with nearly 1 million students— from pre-kindergarten to grade 12— across the City’s five boroughs.