Here’s a great opportunity for a Project Manager position at New York City Center for Charter School Excellence.
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JOB DESCRIPTION – Project Manager
The mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is to stimulate the supply of new, high-quality charter schools and
support student excellence in all existing charter schools in the city. As an independent non-profit, we serve as an advocate, bridge
and catalyst. We focus on supporting strong classroom instruction and operational efficiency in all NYC charter schools by guiding new
school founders through the start-up process and supporting existing school leaders with both technical assistance and financial support.
The Chancellor of the Department of Education has championed charter schools and provided unprecedented support for them. Philanthropic
leaders in the city have pledged $41 million to fund the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence for the next four years. Website:
www.nycchartercenter.org
Job Description
The Project Manager will be responsible for the coordination of the Baseline Assessment Program that assists charter school leaders in
identifying levers of change with the greatest impact on boosting student achievement. The Project Manager will also be responsible for
the coordination of the Charter School Assessment Cohort – a group of schools dedicated to the creation of an interim assessment sharing
community.
We are seeking a talented, dynamic and highly-informed team of people who are willing to do whatever it takes to build and sustain great
charter schools, and who are:
· convinced that high-quality instruction is central to school success
· committed to closing the achievement gap
Scope of Jobs:
Lead Baseline Manager-
· Lead 4-5 school baseline visits
· Manage 3 baseline manager consultants
· Maintain and update Baseline Calendar
· Maintain and update group web page
· Maintain and update comprehensive school observation tools menu
· Keep the Director of School Leadership Development informed as to
the progress and issues faced via updates
· Generate trend analysis reports twice a year
Coordinator of Charter School Assessment Cohort-
· Provide ongoing technical support to approximately 15 schools
· Coordinate conference calls for school-based assessment leadership team
· Refine interim assessment toolkit resources
· Manage relationship with external partners
· Provide first line of technical support for assessment development
and data tracking technologies
· Capture best practices identified through interim assessment data
and disseminate to other assessment cohort members
Qualifications:
Must have at least 2 years experience in one or more of the following:
· Experience as a member of a high-performing charter school team
· Professional work experience with data analysis and/or project management
· Creative and highly innovative self-starter
· Highly accomplished writers and oral communicator
· Comfortable with database use and Microsoft Office applications
· Bilingual applicants encouraged
Compensation: $45K-$60K
Please submit a CV with cover letter outlining your commitment to the mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence to
Nathan Hood at nhood@nycchartercenter.org, subject line “Project Manager”.
The New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is an Equal Opportunity Employer