Program Manager, 9th Grade

Location: New York, NY

Classification: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Summary:

The 9th Grade Program Manager opportunity has a mix of student-facing and strategic responsibilities, perfect for someone looking to work one-on-one with students and hoping to apply their skillset to yield organization-wide impact. The 9th Grade Program Manager leads the execution of a Recruitment & Admissions strategy, including owning a portfolio of schools throughout NYC, developing special initiatives that support marketing, communications, partnerships and outreach, and project managing the admissions process to build a competitive class that meets target goals. From March-May, 9th Grade Program Managers work directly with incoming Scholars to provide individualized guidance and support, implement quality advisory programming and effective intervention strategies to successfully meet goals for student outcomes. As the key players in the onboarding process for incoming Scholars, 9th Grade Program Managers set the foundation of key habits, knowledge, and mindsets that allow Scholars to successfully leverage the opportunities offered at SEO Scholars.

Responsibilities:

Recruitment

Lead and monitor the implementation of the recruitment strategy, in coordination with the second Program Manager and Program Coordinator to ensure that all target goals are met or exceeded
Independently manage a portfolio of NYC public schools including school partner relationship management, facilitate recruitment presentations and application workshops and provide individual support to prospective applicants. Successful management of recruitment portfolio should result in meeting target application numbers and demographic goals, in addition to fostering school partner relationships
Develop and lead the implementation, tracking and iteration of special initiatives to expand marketing, communications, outreach in support of overall Recruitment strategy. Goals for initiatives will be developed with Assistant Director (sample projects include Parent/Family Outreach, Developing CBO Portfolio, Male Scholar Initiative)

Admissions

In coordination with second Program Manager, project manage the admissions strategy and timeline to ensure timely execution of key milestones, sustainable documentation of processes and data, and the successful selection of a competitive incoming class
Independently review ~20% of incoming applications and make recommendations for advancement in the admissions process
Lead all-staff trainings for admissions events (Interview Saturdays, Deliberation and Orientation)
Facilitate interviews for prospective Scholars on Saturdays from January-February
Facilitate deliberation sessions with the team and work with senior staff to select the final class
Develop content and coordinate across teams to ensure successful execution of Orientation
Facilitate engaging and informative orientation sessions for parents/families and students

Programming

Successfully onboard incoming Scholars class by establishing a culture of high expectations, providing individualized guidance and support and implementing quality advisory programming to meet target retention, attendance and assignment completion goals during Saturday and weekday programming from March-May
Translate data from Recruitment & Admissions cycle to strategically advise and support students through their first semester at SEO Scholars
Track progress and manage qualitative and quantitative data to make evidence-based decisions to improve Scholar performance and engagement, including making recommendations and ensuring that Scholars successfully follow through with additional supports and services
Lead effective and supportive instructor/Program Manager check-ins that yield concrete support plans for at-risk Scholars
Lead effective transition meetings with the 10^th grade team to support a successful transition of Scholars between grade levels

Core Competencies and Skills:

Excellent communication skills
Supportive and collaborative team player
Excellent interpersonal awareness
Forward thinking, data-driven, results oriented
Adaptable, particularly in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (Masters degree preferred)
Minimum 2 years of related professional experience
Demonstrated ability of working with low-income students, including demonstrated cultural competency
Ability to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule from January to May and some nights as dictated by programming needs
Bilingual Spanish/English is highly desirable
Proficient with Excel and experience working with small to medium-size databases

Other:

Work will require travel in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Occasional evening and weekend work may be required, dependent on program needs
Salary is competitive and commensurate with prior experience. Benefits include excellent medical, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; pension with employer matching plan; commuter benefits plan; and health reimbursement account.

Apply

Please email your inquiry to ScholarsStaffing@seo-usa.org using the following format:
- Subject: Program Manager, 9^th Grade – First Name, Last Name
- Body of Email: Include name, contact information and salary requirements
- Attach: Cover letter and resume saved as “Full Name_cover letter” and “Full Name_resume”