Director of Policy and Governance, The Philadelphia Youth Network

Posted by on September 09, 2013

Director of Policy and Governance, The Philadelphia Youth Network
Posted on: August 21, 2013

Job description
About PYN:

The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is a nationally-recognized intermediary organization dedicated to improving the economic and education outcomes of Philadelphia’s youth. PYN organizes its work around four core functions: leveraging, coordinating and managing public and private investment directed at youth education and workforce development in the Philadelphia region; convening and leading cross-sector partnerships and initiatives that enhance opportunities available to Philadelphia youth; designing, managing and replicating effective program models that prepare Philadelphia youth for the future workforce, focusing particularly on youth that live in poverty, have dropped out, or are at risk of dropping out of school and/or are involved with public care systems; and organizing these program models into coordinated service and delivery systems.

General Description: The Director, Policy and Governance is responsible for leading PYN’s policy and governance activities, including coordinating the activities and agenda for the Council for College and Career Success (Council). The Council is a subcommittee of the Philadelphia Works board and its mission is to provide leadership and advocacy in support of the Mayor’s education goals: 1) increase the graduation rate to 80% (cut the dropout rate in half) by 2014 and 2) double the baccalaureate attainment rate of Philadelphians by 2017.

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