Manager of Consulting Services (K-12 Education)

YouScience is a growing SaaS business focused on solutions in the education and workforce development sectors with nearly a million users in 7k+ schools globally. With headquarters in American Fork, UT, we combine revolutionary aptitude-based career guidance with industry-recognized certifications that empower students to uncover their natural talent, validate their skills and knowledge, and pursue their best-fit educational pathways and careers.

Our platform uses real measures of aptitudes via psychometrically valid “brain games” to determine a user’s unique set of natural abilities. When combined with interests, the results yield very accurate career recommendations and deep personal insights. Our industry-recognized Career and Technical Education (CTE) certifications help students validate the knowledge and skills they have gained in the classroom and match them to employment opportunities and continuing education. Taken together, our suite of products expands students’ vision of opportunity and equips educators to better guide students in their educational and career decisions.

The YouScience Professional Services team is seeking an experienced Manager of Consulting Services to forward their work in the education market.

THE REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree, Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years proven experience in consulting, advising or similar roles.
5+ years effective experience in K-12 education that may include: Career connected learning, career technical education, workforce and career development, and development or support of pathways or academy models.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client-facing consulting and project work: Includes data gathering, data analysis and interpretation, consensus building, creating reports, facilitating groups of all sizes, creating presentations, presenting recommendations as well as solutions, creating deliverables, and growing client relationships. Also includes creating templates and some content for key projects.
• Projects and professional development workshops may include the following topics: Business and industry engagement, Building CTE pathways and academies, CTE program improvement, Building career connected learning systems, and Profile of a Graduate creation.

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  Consultant management: Includes overseeing a group of 1099 consultants by coaching, advising, contracting talent, coordinating for strategic growth, and determining proper staffing for projects.

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  Consultative solutioning and scalable ideation: Includes creating and/or co-creating project solutions for projects including scope advisement and identifying any risk for scope misalignment. May include creating innovative solutions with original frameworks and models.

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  Collaborative work: Includes working efficiently and effectively with internal and external teams to meet deadlines and client expectations. Also includes thought-partnering for strategic initiatives.

THE REQUIRED SKILLS

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to evaluate data for client recommendations
• Exceptional documentation and organizational skills, including taking a project from inception to completion while tracking progress
• Ability to be both in the weeds and think strategically
• Ability to brainstorm and solution
• Ability to build positive rapport with clients and team members
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a decisive, creative approach to identifying problems then applying solutions
• Reliability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional time management and personal accountability to complete work in a remote work environment
• An adaptive, growth mindset

Benefits

• Mission oriented, collaborative culture that lives its company values
• Impact the lives of millions of students
• Flexibility to work remote or at HQ in American Fork, UT
• Ongoing support for continuing education and career development
• Opportunity to work and learn alongside some of the industry’s most passionate innovators
• Great medical, dental, vision benefits
• 15 days paid time off (PTO) per year, paid parental leave
• Up to 22+ additional paid company holidays, including the 1st week of July and time off in between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
• 401K
• Monthly home office allowance (including cell phone and internet)
• Community service opportunities with 8 paid volunteer hours per year

Company Values

• We empower others
• We perform as a cohesive championship team
• We are all leaders
• We never stop growing
• We make a positive impact
• We show respect in word and in deed
• We remember that life is bigger than our work

YouScience is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or another legally protected status