Partnerships & Pathways Coordinator (Service Year Position)

## Description

# Partnerships & Pathways Coordinator (Service Year Position)

# Reports to: Senior Manager of Partnerships & Pathways

# Job Summary

The Partnerships & Pathways Coordinator supports Thread's Partnerships & Pathways team as they build and steward the partnerships, resources, and career pathway programs that help young people access opportunity and remove barriers to success. This role provides hands-on support across two connected areas of the team's work: partnership and resource coordination — keeping partner records, referral pathways, and agreement documentation organized and up to date — and career pathway program support — helping execute signature programs like Maryland Service Year and Baltimore City YouthWorks, and community-wide exposure experiences like career expos and employer engagement events.

# Key Responsibilities

## Maryland Corps/Service Year Member Support

• Help track and maintain enrollment, onboarding, and placement documentation for Thread young people and volunteers participating in Maryland Corps/Service Year Option.
• Provide Member support in navigating resources, opportunities, and deadlines within the Maryland Corps/Service Year program.
• Coordinate and disseminate regular communications and updates to Members.
• Represent Thread in meetings with Host Site Partners and other collaborators engaged in Maryland Corps/Service Year.

## Partnership & Resource Coordination

• Maintain accurate partner contact information, relationship maps, and resource documentation.
• Help organize and track partnership agreements, referral pathways, and follow-through on partner commitments.
• Support the planning and logistics of recurring partner events, including the biannual partnership brunch and other partner convenings.

## Career Pathway Program Support

• Help coordinate enrollment and placement of Thread young people in YouthWorks.
• Support pathway exposure events such as career expos, employer engagement opportunities, job shadow days, and other post-secondary exploration sessions.

## Data & Reporting Support

• Help compile participation and partnership data (e.g., active partnerships, enrollment numbers, completion rates) to support the team's reporting.

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## Qualifications
# Qualifications

• Highly organized, comfortable with detail-oriented documentation and data-entry work.
• Proactive problem solver.
• Experience with spreadsheets, databases, and project management tools like Asana, or an interest in learning to use different tech tools for organizing lots of information.
• Interest in coaching other Thread members through barriers.
• Interest in workforce development, community partnerships, or program coordination.
• Comfort supporting event logistics and communicating with external partners is a plus.
• Maryland resident, age 18+, and meets MC/SYO eligibility requirements (Service Year Option track: ages 18-24 with a high school diploma or equivalent; Maryland Corps track: any eligible adult 18+, no education requirement).
• Able to commit to full-time service (30-40 hrs/week, generally Monday-Friday during business hours) for the full 9-10 month term, along with required MC/SYO professional development training.