The Posse Foundation is a not-for-profit youth leadership development and college access program that identifies, recruits, and trains diverse teams ("posses") of public high school students and sends them to top colleges and universities around the country.
Posse New York is the organization's largest site and is currently looking for a Program Director.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibilities of the Program Director are to oversee and manage the Posse Program for up to six (6) college and university partners. The Program Director is responsible for managing a staff of up to four (4) trainers and one program coordinator. S/he will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all program operations for his/her team. These include: maintaining a network of school and community based organizations, overseeing the pre-collegiate training program, overseeing the on-campus program, communicating and working closely with the career program, organizing and attending summer and on-campus retreats, scheduling program activities and maintaining relationships with university partner administrators and staff. The Program Director will also oversee student academic performance and retention and provide regular reports about program outcomes to his/her team. S/he will also ensure trainer development and effectiveness. The Program Director will work closely with the Director of the site to ensure that his/her program is operating in the most effective way possible. The Program Director will support the Director of the site in maintaining university relations with his/her assigned university partners through campus visits and regular communication. The Program Director must be detail-oriented, highly organized, enthusiastic, a great communicator, hard working, and a strong role model. The Program Director reports directly to Director of the site.
Req. candidate profile :
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree required
Masters Degree preferred
Excellent interpersonal skills
Minimum 2-3 years experience in youth development/training programs
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