Statewide Professional Development Academy Coach Manager

Job no: 529601
Position Type: Staff Full Time
Campus: UMass Boston
Department: Institute for Early Education
Pay Grade: 35
Date opened: 26 Feb 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 26 Mar 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

The Statewide Professional Development Academy (PD Academy) Coaching Manager will lead the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Leadership Coaching Model and other coaching-related services delivered through the PD Academy grant, funded by the MA Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). This includes working with coaches across the state, coordinating the leadership coaching system, as well as developing and implementing the infrastructure in support of the leadership coaching system.

The Statewide Coaching Manager is a key position in the PD Academy team at Early Education Leaders, and will coordinate coaching and technical assistance services within that team and collaborate with EEC and other state coaching and professional development partners.

• Lead ongoing development, improvement, and high quality implementation of the statewide Leadership Coaching Model and Manual in close alignment with the MA Department of Early Education and Care and its strategic efforts around Continuous Quality Improvement, its CQI Playbook, Program Quality Frameworks, and the educator and leadership credential and career pathways.
• Coordinate all aspects of coaching, coach training, and coach professional development. This will include outreach and recruitment, collaboration with PDCs to implement a professional development needs assessment, client-oriented services, support to programs and providers, and accurate and timely collection and management of all related program data.
• Build ongoing capacity of PDC Leadership including PDC Coordinators and Lead PDC coaches across the state in the high quality implementation of the coaching model and alignment with EEC strategies, systems, and policies.
• Provide and coordinate training and technical assistance to lead coaches/coaches/managers to support use of the centralized online data system.
• Lead, plan and implement statewide PD Academy Coaching Collaboratives held several times each year.
• Provide reflective supervision for PDC Lead Coaches/Coaching Managers in all regions.
• Work with PD Academy Director and EEC partners to establish strong communication with EEC licensors in the establishment of clear criteria for which programs will receive priority for coaching; the intensity and duration of these supports; and the program readiness for engagement with technical assistance.
• Lead collaborative efforts to establish/continually improve a set of criteria with which to assess and support coaches and other professional development facilitators, so as to ensure consistency in the quality of coaching, training, and technical assistance that is delivered.
• Evaluate coaching services across PDCs at least twice a year using criteria established in coordination with PD Academy Director/team and EEC.
• Establish specific targets in regards to coaching benchmarks, monitor progress, and plan for continuous improvements in the coaching system to ensure it achieves desired impact.
• Collaborate with the Early Education Leaders Research Team in data collection from the coaching data system.
• Analyze and disseminate coaching data reports to EEC and PDC Leadership.
• Work collaboratively with the Early Education Leaders team, EEC, and statewide partners.

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree in a relevant field.
• At least 10 years of experience in early care and education (ECE).
• Experience in ECE coaching, administration, and leadership is required.

• Prior experience serving as an ECE Coach, Leadership Coach, or Trainer.
• Proficiency and practical experience utilizing Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets) and the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience in strategic planning and establishing program benchmarks and targets for continuous quality improvement and equity.
• Expertise in adult learning theory and best practices for coaching fidelity, equity, and effectiveness.
• Experience…