GENERATION CITIZEN

MANAGER, PROGRAM (MID-ATLANTIC)

LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA, PA (HYBRID)

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Manager, Program is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of school and district relationships to support Generation Citizen’s program delivery, quality, partnerships, evaluation, and expansion in the broader Mid-Atlantic region, particularly in Philadelphia and New York State. The person in this role will support scaling and delivering Generation Citizen’s program by developing relationships with teachers and administrators in school districts throughout the region and providing instructional coaching and support to teachers. They’ll also own special projects, working alongside community partners and staff across the country for strategic planning, organization-wide projects, and day-to-day troubleshooting.

The ideal candidate will be excited to engage in all aspects of this work – from building and expanding our programming to strengthening Generation Citizen’s community of teachers. They will be a key contributor to the Mid-Atlantic Region team and report to the Director, Program of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

This position works primarily remotely but will be expected to travel, including a limited amount of overnight travel, no more than 20% of the time to attend in-person team days, organizational retreats, special events, regional Civics Days, school visits, external partner meetings, conferences, and other in-person activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Delivery (approx. 75%)

• Manage a caseload of teacher, school, and district relationships in diverse communities within the framework of GC’s national strategic plan and local strategic priorities.
• Serve as a GC curriculum coach for a set of teachers to support them in successfully implementing GC’s content, pedagogy, and equitable civic learning practices via ongoing coaching sessions.
• Mostly provide interventions remotely, however, travel as needed to provide on-site professional development, classroom visits, and coaching.
• Create and manage regular teacher communication, coaching plans, and data collection, including coaching notes and touchpoints.
• Plan logistics and facilitate curriculum and pedagogy for teacher professional development workshops.
• Steward and build strong relationships with district partners with an eye towards progressing multi-year partnerships toward goals and institutionalizing Action Civics within schools and the overall community.
• Coordinate and lead external presentations, workshops, and school-based and citywide end-of-semester Civics Day events.
• Support organization-wide growth, development, and impact by contributing to, or managing, regular semester-long or year-long projects (such as supporting pilots).
• Support maintaining accurate and comprehensive data for the site, including tracking class projects, coaching interventions, and legislation supported by GC classes; develop reports and documentation, as needed.
• Use Salesforce, Google Sheets, and UpMetrics to track, analyze, and report on programmatic data; engage with local and national team members in the consistent collection, review of, reflection on, and decision-making from gathered quantitative and qualitative data.

• Support facets of the site’s external communications, including social media.
• Support with general office operations, as needed, including inventorying and document preparation.

Development (approx. 5%)

• Support Mid Atlantic’s fundraising strategy by providing a strong programmatic lens when building relationships with funders and by supporting grant writing and event planning in partnership with the Executive Director.

Partner Recruitment, Policy & Advocacy (approx. 20%)

• Support the Program Director in identifying and exploring state-based education coalitions, and building relationships with partner organizations.
• Meet annual goals for new partner recruitment and Fee for Service district contracts.
• Cultivate and build powerful relationships with key policymakers and influencers in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, supporting local and state-level policy and advocacy efforts to advance equity in civic learning and support GC’s presence as a local thought leader in civics education.
• Support Action Civics-related city and state advocacy campaigns; participate in policy & advocacy projects at the national level, as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years of secondary-level classroom instructional experience, with a preference for a candidate with coaching experience.
• 2+ years’ experience in the nonprofit or government sectors or in school administration.
• Knowledge of the Philadelphia community, its educational institutions, and its governmental structures.
• Invested time - personally or professionally - in political engagement with a nuanced understanding of the democratic process.
• While the majority of work will be performed from home, this person must be based in or near Philadelphia, with the ability to travel to our main office in New York periodically.

HOW TO APPLY:

Complete the application, and be sure to attach a resume and cover letter. An HR representative will reach out to qualified candidates to schedule a phone screen.

While the hiring timeline is subject to change, the GC team hopes to have our new Manager, Program by July 1, 2023. We encourage applicants to submit their applications early, as they will be considered on a rolling basis.

Salary range: $65,000 - 69,000

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