Associate Director of Programs (NJ/NY)
About Teaching Matters
Teaching Matters is a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that every child, no matter zip code, has equitable access to great teaching. Our mission is to close the opportunity gap of a radically unequal education system for underserved and historically marginalized children. For 30 years we have supported over 1,500 schools to advance academic achievement; deepened the teaching practice of 35,000-plus teachers, and affected the learning of over 600,000 students. We bring deep knowledge, experience and a commitment to effective, research-based school and district support. We have a team of over 80 coaches which, together, have a successful history of providing professional development to thousands of educators with the overall goal of strengthening teacher effectiveness and leadership to improve student achievement.
Position Summary
Teaching Matters is seeking to address the reading gap nationally, and most especially in NYC and New Jersey. This position is responsible to design, implement, and lead several key programs and initiatives. As an Associate Director of Programs (ADP), this position will work closely with and report to the Senior Director of Programs, acting as a key leadership role in the design, pitch, and execution of programs that truly move the needle for students and children.
Roles And Responsibilities
Program Design and Improvement
• Design and produce content aligned with the divisional theory of action.
• Work collaboratively with a team to design and disseminate content to coaches, teachers, and school leaders, including the LMS and print materials under the direction of the VP and DP and other team members as needed.
• Manage the development of all workshops and communication materials for programs.
• Develop materials identified by SDP and/or VP as needed.
• Revise programmatic materials based on learnings from implementation, leading the design of revision process and continuous improvement cycles.
• Lead the collection of data and reporting of outcomes.
• Articulate in meetings and stakeholder conversations the purpose, scope, and needs of programs, acting as the main promoter of the work needed (such as with district leaders, funders both private and foundation-based, etc.).
• Work effectively with and manage outside content consultants and writers as needed to conceptualize, create, revise, and produce content.
• Ensure that programs meet the needs of all students and content align to best practices of CRSE, SPED, and ELL pedagogies and frameworks.
Program Management and Implementation
• In direction and coordination of Senior Director of Programs, manage a portfolio of programs, ensuring strong implementation and meeting of goals.
• Manage a team of consultants and coaches, and alongside the Senior Director of Programs, manage resources and finances sustainably and responsibly.
• Directly manage the key stakeholder relationships of associated program portfolio, ensuring implementation reaches associated goals and objectives.
• Manage and implement direct assignments.
System-level design
• Lead the identification, development and integration of systemic solutions that support student reading proficiency and optimize the effectiveness of such programs.
• Systematize programmatic design elements into larger program offerings.
• Manage resources effectively in conjunction with managers.
• Pilot and develop enhanced program models that incorporate data tools and LMS offerings to support scalability.
• Perform in depth user experience analyses to improve program offerings.
Literacy Content Expertise
• Evaluate program and tool success by monitoring student reading proficiency through assessments.
• Support teachers and teacher leaders in implementing structured literacy approach through the adoption of high leverage pedagogical practices.
• Support the adoption of new and effective literacy practices into the divisional programs.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to design and pilot the online data and reporting platform to effectively support school-wide improvements in reading proficiency.
Core Competencies
• People Leadership: Leads and empowers employees by fostering a supportive work environment. Utilizes people management techniques to set expectations, assess performance, provide feedback, support development, assign and delegate work (including scheduling and staffing project or client work), and ensuring individual contributions connect to org-wide strategies and objectives.
• Project or Client Leadership: Takes charge of key stakeholder relationships. Applies project or client management techniques to oversee project execution, ensuring alignment with expectations, budgets, staffing, and timelines. Engages with stakeholders to understand their needs, anticipates challenges, and adjusts accordingly.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes proactive ownership of projects to align efforts acros
Location: New York, NY
Posted: Sept. 23, 2024, 8:30 p.m.
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