Executive Director

The Boston Private Industry Council – also known as the PIC – seeks a mission-driven, innovative, and relational leader to serve as its next Executive Director (or ED). The PIC is a public-private partnership that serves as Boston’s MassHire workforce development board (one of 16 workforce development boards across the Commonwealth) and school-to-career intermediary organization. As a nonprofit and quasi-governmental organization, the PIC hires and deploys front-line staff to work directly with priority populations in order to create a tight loop between policy and practice, continuously informed by data analysis and research.

For more than 45 years, the PIC has worked at the intersection of education and workforce development to connect Boston residents to promising career pathways while creating a diverse talent pipeline for local employers. To do so, the PIC convenes business and education, along with government, labor, and community leaders, to align education and workforce development systems, address racial and socioeconomic inequities, and better serve Boston residents and employers. The PIC’s work is grounded in the belief that meaningful employment changes lives, lifts people out of poverty, strengthens the local economy, and uplifts communities. 

The PIC collaborates closely with the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO), both administratively and strategically, under the leadership of the Mayor’s Worker Empowerment Cabinet. Historically, the PIC has considered the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to be the foundation of the City’s long-term workforce development and diversity strategy.

As the organization’s chief executive, the Executive Director will report to the PIC’s Board of Directors, which hires the ED and has fiduciary responsibility for the organization as a nonprofit. The ED is responsible for overall organizational strategic planning, goal setting, policy development, external advocacy and relations, and agenda setting for meetings and convenings. Additionally, the ED will oversee all the administrative aspects of the PIC, including revenue generation, budgeting, staffing, and personnel management. The next Executive Director will work closely with the Mayor's administration and the Worker Empowerment Cabinet to chart a course for Boston’s workforce in alignment with the Mayor's vision of economic mobility for all. This is an incredible opportunity to play a significant role in civic affairs while making a positive impact on the lives of thousands of Boston residents.

The Boston PIC’s downtown office is located at 2 Oliver Street, near Post Office Square. The PIC also has a neighborhood office at 500 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, near the Green Street stop on the Orange Line.

The compensation for this role is expected to be between $175,000 and $225,000.

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent below. Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.

Donna Cramer (she/her) is leading this search with Angelo Alexander (they/them) and Ryan Smillie (he/him).