Summer Fellow - Project Management, Data Analytics, Strategy, Operations

Education Pioneers offers a Summer Fellowship focused on addressing critical challenges and systemic inequities in the education sector. The Summer Fellow will complete a 10-week, project-based placement with a partner organization, applying skills in project management, data analytics, strategy, or operations while participating in leadership development and cohort activities.

What you'll do:

• Engage with critical challenges in the education sector, address systemic inequities, and help close the opportunity gap
• Partner with leading K-12 school districts, charter schools, and other education and place-based organizations working to improve outcomes for students and communities
• Contribute to work with impact that extends beyond a single school or organization and reaches across communities and systems
• Participate in a 10-week, project-based placement with a partner organization while receiving leadership development from EP alongside a cohort of peers
• Complete a 10-week placement on a mission-critical project aligned with your professional background and skills
• Participate in in-person learning experiences that support leadership development in advancement of educational equity
• Participate in communities of practice that deepen relationships and develop skills and perspectives necessary for short and long-term impact
• Build lasting professional connections with a diverse cohort of peers

What they're looking for:

• • Bachelor's degree
• • Two years of full time work experience, •excluding• undergraduate internships OR if currently enrolled or holds a graduate degree, 1 year of professional, full-time work experience (excluding internships)
• • Commitment to Education Pioneers' mission and values, and a passion for social impact
• • Commitment to the full program term, including the ability to complete 10 consecutive weeks of employment, attend in-person convenings, and other mandatory aspects of the Fellowship
• • Due to the complex and timebound nature of our onboarding timelines, our limited capacity as a small nonprofit organization, and our mission to build long-term talent pipelines for US education systems, individuals in F-1 visa status, including those authorized to work pursuant to OPT or CPT, are not eligible for the Impact Fellowship or Summer Fellowship. Additionally, neither fellowship is eligible for employer visa sponsorship of any kind
• • Enrollment in or completion of graduate degree program
• • Experience in data and analysis, operations, consulting, strategy, project and program management, HR, finance, accounting, budgeting, communications and/or marketing (•professional experience outside of the classroom is preferred•)
• • Intermediate or Advanced skills in Excel and knowledge in Tableau, SPSS, STATA, R, or other data visualization and data management software is a plus
• • Experience in cross functional collaboration, information synthesis, stakeholder engagement, relationship management or systems thinking
• • Ability to take initiative and drive results in complex or evolving environments
• • Track record of success in academic and professional settings
• • Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse audiences and stakeholders

Benefits:

• 10-week placement on a mission-critical project aligned with your professional background and skills
• Supervision and management by an experienced leader
• $10,000 stipend, before applicable taxes and other withholdings
• Exposure to social impact leaders who address ongoing challenges and opportunities in the education sector
• In-person learning experiences that support leadership development in advancement of educational equity
• Communities of practice that deepen relationships and develop skills and perspectives necessary for short and long-term impact
• Lasting professional connections with a diverse cohort of peers
• Access to a robust, nationwide network of industry leaders and more than 4,600 EP Alumni
• Lifelong access to the EP network for advice, connection, and career opportunities