Program Manager: Teaching Fellowship

Job Description

Uncommon Schools is committed to building a hardworking team that reflects the diverse set of backgrounds and experiences of our scholars! By building schools that reflect and represent the communities we serve, we enhance the cultural competence of our students, preparing them for a multicultural, global future. The Diversity Team helps work towards our organizational goal of crafting an inclusive and safe work environment by attracting, developing, and retaining a collaborative and dynamic team.

The Program Manager will largely focus on managing logistics, operations, and programming for our Summer Teaching Fellowship (STF) program, which is a unique, highly competitive teacher recruitment and preparation program built to introduce college juniors from underrepresented backgrounds to teaching and urban education reform through experience in our Uncommon classrooms! The Program Manager will also support other Diversity Team programming and initiatives

The individual who is a qualified fit for this role will care deeply about our mission and believe that all students, regardless of their background, deserve a high-quality education. In addition, they will be driven and energized by the knowledge that they are helping build a diverse workforce at Uncommon to better serve our students, families, and communities. They will be eager to learn about diversity work and provide support to the team to help us continue to build an inclusive organization.

This position reports to the Sr. AD of DEI and will also work closely with the Director of DEI.

The position requires a smart, hard-working teammate who can handle both critical projects and smaller details with equal passion and efficiency. The majority of the role will be owning the Summer Teaching Fellowship (STF) Program.

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• STF Program Management
  • Ensure program success by meeting program goals and providing an optimal experience for Fellows
  • Support the creation of onboarding and program materials
  • Plan and execute major program events, including orientation week, professional development training, and social activities
  • Support and drive the hiring of Mentor Teachers and Summer Academy Directors for the program
  • Drive all communications related to the program and Fellow’s experience
  • Liaison with teams that support STF program to ensure operational success (e.g. HR in payroll, finance in budgeting)
  • Lead and make decisions related to STF programming and operations
  • Maintain and run STF budget for monthly and quarterly reporting
• STF Candidate Outreach, Recruitment, and Selection
  • Act as the STF hiring manager for Recruitment counterpart, providing insight into our goals and the candidate profile
  • Lead the program adjustments based on candidate pools and demographic data
  • Support the execution of STF candidate interview days
• STF Experience
  • Disseminate weekly surveys to Mentor Teachers and Fellows to supervise STF experience and foster the continual improvement of experience and program
  • Support Fellows and lead partner experience for the duration of the program
  • Partner with Recruitment Team and School Leaders to develop an engagement strategy for the most recent cohort
  • Plan and administer cultivation touch-points with recent alumni
  • Find opportunities to continue to engage larger STF alum network within Uncommon
• Operations and logistics for DEI Programs
  • Execute on operational support for team programs including scheduling, reservations, set up, meeting materials, and booking travel needs
  • Process team expense reports and invoices related to program operations
  • Collect, input, and support data analysis to measure program effectiveness and future program direction
  • Write and create reports, presentations, and communication on DEI programs to internal and external partners

Qualifications

• Commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools
• Excellent organization, time management, and follow-up skills; especially with respect to project management and balancing multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively and speak publicly
• “Customer service” mentality; able to work with a wide range of partners
• Self-directed approach and ability to take initiative while still contributing to a team; “Problem-solver” mentality
• Ability to create and maintain systems that enhance team efficiency
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven skill in project plan development
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability or willingness to learn data compilation and analyses
• Willingness to work some nights and weekends as required for program execution
• Demonstrated commitment to growth and personal development in the area of DEI and actively seeks out opportunities to learn more in this space
• 2+ years of experience in starting and running a recruitment/development program
• 2+ years of experience in handling program budgets

Minimum educational level

• Bachelor’s degree required

Additional Information

Uncommon Schools offers salaries commensurate with experience and a very generous benefits and vacation package. All staff members receive extensive professional development, and are equipped with a laptop computer and all necessary supplies.

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive.We are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. At the same time, we work to ensure an inclusive community through creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.