Position: Senior Manager, School Partnerships
Department: Lincoln Center Education
Role Overview: Reporting to the Senior Director of Teaching Artist Programs, the Senior Manager, School Partnerships serves as a primary relationship builder and connector between Lincoln Center Education (LCE) and schools we serve across New York City and beyond. This role stewards trusted partnerships with school leaders, teachers, families, and district offices, ensuring that LCE's programming, professional development offerings, and leadership initiatives are responsive to community needs, culturally resonant, and deeply embedded in the fabric of PreK-12 education. As a key ambassador for LCE, the Senior Manager brings organizational rigor, cultural fluency, and a deep belief in the transformative power of arts education, helping school communities create meaningful learning experiences for young people.
What You'll Get to Do Here:
- Cultivate, manage, and expand LCE's portfolio of school relationships across NYC public, private, and charter schools, serving as the primary point of contact for principals, assistant principals, arts coordinators, classroom teachers, and parent leaders.
- Build and navigate partnerships across the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) ecosystem, including central offices, borough field support centers, district superintendents, and the NYCPS Arts Office. These efforts will work in coordination with LCPA government relations teams to align LCE programs with school and district priorities.
- Collaborate with Teaching Artistry Program Senior Director and Program Manager on Teaching Artist assignments, logistics, and service delivery in K-12 schools.
- Partner with school, district, and network leadership to support the planning and delivery of LCE programs and professional development.
- Design and implement systems for onboarding new school partners, tracking engagement, and ensuring consistent, high-quality communication across the partnership lifecycle.
- Lead partnership review cycles, track key metrics, and synthesize feedback from school partners, LCE staff, PD participants, and NYCPS colleagues to inform program design, funder reporting, and organizational learning.
- Manage school-facing contracts, partnership agreements, and government forms (e.g., MTAC) in coordination with Education Operations and Government Relations teams.
- Oversee budget, expense management, and invoicing for school partnerships in coordination with Education Operations.
- This position requires regular travel to schools and sites throughout NYC, with occasional evening and weekend hours to support community events, performances, and professional learning opportunities.
- Assist in the strategic development of Summer Forum and other PD offerings for PreK-12 educators, supporting collaboratively in the recruitment and retention of educators in our events.
- Contribute to a culture of care, equity, and excellence across the LCE team
You'll Be a Fit If You Bring:
- 6+ years of relevant professional experience, including significant experience working with the NYCPS, including familiarity with school structures, PD pathways, decision-making processes, and the daily realities of teachers, leaders, and administrators.
- Working knowledge of the professional learning landscape, how schools, districts, and networks design, fund, and deliver PD.
- Experience collaborating with Teaching Artists or other external practitioners, including matching them to school contexts, supporting relationship building, and stewarding their work in partner communities.
- An ability to build authentic, lasting relationships across institutional, community, and cultural contexts with warmth and humility.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage a complex portfolio of partners, deadlines, and moving pieces without losing the human touch.
- A track record of navigating school communities with respect for the roles and voices of administrators, educators, students, and families.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shift across audiences (e.g., NYCPS officials, school leaders, classroom teachers, parents, funders, artists)
- Creative, proactive, and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving in dynamic school environments.
- Experience managing program or partnership budgets, including tracking expenses, forecasting, and aligning spend with program goals.
- Passion for the performing arts and belief in the transformative role of arts education in young people's lives.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent professional experience) in education, arts education, teacher leadership, community organizing, or a related field.
What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts? Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We invite you to consider joining our talented, multi-faceted team.
We are: 1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus
-We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations
2. A leading Arts Presenter.
-We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more
3. An Education Hub.
-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members
Who are our people? LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.
Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."
We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.
What's the news? Recent and Upcoming Programming
- Lincoln Center Reveals 25/26 Season Featuring Jeanine Tesori as Visionary Artist
- Kyle Abraham's 20 Years of Urgency at Lincoln Center Rose Theatre
Campus Happenings
- Lincoln Center Gets $50 Million Gift to Promote Contemporary Dance
- The new JFK terminal will show iconic artworks from MoMA, the Met and Lincoln Center
Legacies of San Juan Hill
- WNYC: Lincoln Center Celebrates 'Legacies of San Juan Hill
- Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
Who is our President and CEO? Dr. Mariko Silver
Join us! It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.
If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875-5324.
