Transcend · 8 hours ago
Manager, Usable Knowledge
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelTranscend is a national nonprofit that helps communities reimagine and redesign schools so every young person can thrive in a rapidly changing world. As a Usable Knowledge Manager, you will synthesize knowledge from research and real-world practice into actionable resources to support schools in creating meaningful learning experiences for every child.
Non ProfitEducationHigher EducationKnowledge Management
Responsibilities
Research and develop highly informative resources for a variety of projects and purposes
In partnership with your manager and other teammates, you will shape the core questions that each resource is designed to answer and surface diverse forms of knowledge to respond to those questions
You will synthesize this knowledge into clear, concise written resources for school or school system audiences, working with others to organize, format, and visualize the content so it is useful and cohesively aligned with our broader set of resources
You will also take lessons from how existing resources are utilized and use that learning to improve existing supports and prioritize new ones
You'll operate with strong project management as you drive highly collaborative projects forward
You will develop project and personal learning plans with input from your supervisor and other team members, then manage your work toward those plans, and collaborate effectively to complete both independent and shared responsibilities
Along the way, you’ll receive and act on feedback from your manager and teammates along the way, and work to build and sustain a constructive team culture and effective team operations through shared systems, routines, and norms
Collaborate with many teammates to support resource creation, access, and use
Working with your manager, you will establish scopes of work to ensure deliverables, timelines, and ways of communication and collaborating align with the needs and vision of projects and resource users
You’ll operationalize those scopes of work, bringing insight and questions to your manager and team members for discussion while also keeping projects and other users of resources updated on your progress
You’ll also support other Transcend teams and team members in accessing, understanding, and applying UK resources in their work through structured and ad-hoc guidance and capacity building
Participate in external engagements and relationship building
You’ll build relationships with external experts and peer organizations and help plan and facilitate sessions that advance learning with partner communities at both local and national events
Qualification
Required
A deep commitment to Transcend's mission of transforming education, and an eagerness to actively contribute to Transcend's culture and live into our core values
Meaningful experience working in, or alongside, PK–12 education organizations (e.g., as a teacher, school leader, researcher, or member of a school support organization), grounding your work in the realities of schools and systems
Demonstrated experience in developing rigorous research questions and synthesizing complex academic and practitioner research by critically analyzing disparate information, drawing meaningful conclusions, and constructing cohesive conceptual frameworks to communicate findings to diverse stakeholders
A talent for translating complex information and ideas (like complex frameworks, academic research, white papers, etc) into clear strategic insights and actionable recommendations, and the ability to communicate them with clarity, simplicity, and strong writing for diverse school and system audiences
Strong communication skills—written and verbal—applied in human-centered ways that build understanding, trust, and momentum
Strong project planning and time-management skills that enable you to work independently and effectively in a remote environment
A commitment to a future where a child's outcomes aren't predicted by their zip code or family circumstances, with experience connecting research findings to the systems and conditions that shape opportunity
A strong sense of curiosity grounded in active listening, empathy, and thoughtful questioning, enabling effective partnership to surface the goals of a client or project
A nimble orientation and comfort navigating ambiguity, with experience advancing work even when problems, pathways, or outcomes are still taking shape
A willingness (and enjoyment) in working iteratively, testing ideas, and refining deliverables until goals are met or exceeded
A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset and approach, with the ability to partner across roles and projects, contributing positively to shared goals and leading with initiative by bringing forward thoughtful ideas and improvements
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage options
Org-wide holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Professional development opportunities
Fully remote work
Company
Transcend
Transcend is a nonprofit organization that offers K-12 education, change management, innovation, R&D, design thinking, and school models.
Founded in 2015
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Siegel Family Endowment
2025-12-04Grant
2021-10-25Grant
2018-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Jeff Wetzler
Co-Founder, Board Member, and Head of Transcend Labs
Recent News
Draper Richards
2023-11-03
Siegel Family Endowment
2022-11-28
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