Hybrid Manager, Program Planning – Delivery, Education

at Girls Who Code at Columbia University

• Job title: Manager, Program Planning – Delivery, Education
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $70,000 - $87,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Spring
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Manager role ensuring successful planning and execution of programs at Girls Who Code. Collaborating across teams to enhance educational programs and participant experiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans for Pathways programs across Summer, Fall, and Spring cycles—ensuring clear milestones, dependencies, and accountability.
• Coordinate cross-functional workflows and support timely progress across teams.
• Proactively convene the right stakeholders to solve challenges and keep work on track.
• Partner with internal and seasonal staff to plan, launch, and assess Pathways programming with an eye toward participant, staff, and partner experience improvement.
• Facilitate effective meetings, capture and communicate decisions, and ensure transparent documentation and reporting.
• Coordinate seasonal hiring and onboarding logistics for program staff and support the design or facilitation of staff training and events.
• Coordinate and support structured post-program debriefs and synthesize learnings into actionable improvements for future cycles.
• Support other Programs team initiatives on a rotational basis (e.g., GWC Challenges, Upskill Series, or new pilots) as organizational needs evolve.
• Provide project management and process coordination to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Maintain and evolve project management systems in ClickUp—building templates, dashboards, and shared practices that improve visibility and accountability across the team.
• Identify and implement small-scale process improvements that strengthen program planning, communication, and efficiency.
• Support team documentation and help maintain consistent organization of shared resources.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant experience in project management, program operations, or program delivery, ideally in K–12, ed-nonprofit, or scaled program contexts.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with competing priorities and seasonal cycles.
• Have strong organizational and coordination skills—you keep projects on track and ensure deadlines are met.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
• Be experienced with using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., ClickUp, Asana, or similar) and be comfortable with Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom.
• Take initiative and demonstrate a strong ownership mindset—you follow through, problem solve, and help teams stay aligned to goals.
• Be comfortable working and collaborating with in-person and remote team members.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; you design and manage with empathy and an awareness of how identity and access shape participant and staff experiences.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment policy
• Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.