Program Manager (Manhattan)

As Middle School Program Manager (Manhattan) you will work closely with NYC middle schoolers and their families in leading the first two years of their path as BTNY students and ensuring their placement into top high schools.

Responsibilities:

• Work onsite at the BTNY Manhattan middle school site along with tutors and a Program Assistant (high school students)
• Manage seasonal staff and lead School Year and Summer programming at your site. Ensure that your site achieves organizational goals of over 85% of:
• Middle school students meet accountability expectations
• Rising 9th grade students matriculate to college-prep high schools
• Seasonal staff reporting professional growth and role satisfaction 
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition Director on intern recruitment, selection, and training of your site’s seasonal staff (examples: School Year Tutors, Summer Teaching Fellows, Summer Instructional Coaches, etc.)
• Support the High School Placement Director on 8th grade students’ applications to college-prep high schools
• Lead relationship with host site, and site vendors/service providers, and families
• Participate in the annual recruitment and selection of incoming class of BTNY students
• Manage site-wide data collection and evaluation systems
• Other duties as assigned

We're Looking for Someone Who:

• Can demonstrate experience and results with similar responsibilities to those listed above
• Has a Bachelor’s degree (If you haven’t noticed, a 4-year college education is important to us!)
• Is confident with MS Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint in particular), Google Suite, and comfortable learning new systems; experience using Salesforce is a plus
• Demonstrates excellence in BTNY’s Core Values

BREAKTHROUGH POINTS IF YOU…

• Have taught or worked at a Breakthrough site previously
• Are familiar with NYC education and school admissions landscape

Research indicates that women and individuals from diverse racial backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet all listed requirements. At BTNY, we seek the most suitable candidate who may come from a non-traditional background. We welcome a variety of combinations of skills, education, and experiences that align with the job's minimum qualifications. We encourage applicants to consider their overall capabilities and experiences when applying.

BTNY is an equal employment opportunities employer. We consider candidates for roles without discrimination based on veteran status, service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, caregiver status, or any other legally protected category.

Compensation

BTNY strongly believes in selecting the top, qualified candidates. As a part of your offer you can expect to receive the following:

 The annual starting salary range is between $63,000 and $73,000 (commensurate with experience and skills). Salary is reviewed annually and adjusted for cost of living and performance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits (partially employer-sponsored)
• 401K/Retirement Plan (with an employer-matching component)
• Commuter Benefit Plan 
• Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off: holiday, vacation, sick, and personal time – plus paid time off for the days between Christmas and New Years and 4 full-day Summer Fridays

• 10 sick days per year
• Up to 5 full days for professional development experiences.
• Ability to accrue additional days off for weekend work.
• 12-week total parental leave, between 6-8 weeks full pay depending on seniority

Additional Perks

• Initial $800 annual professional development stipend which increases each year 
• Hybrid work schedule with between 40-60% of work in office (role and season dependent)
• Two weeks of “Work from Anywhere”
• Flexible work hours (start/stop) depending on role and season

Finally, working at BTNY gives you the opportunity to work with an AMAZING team, to build skills as a non-profit professional, to work in an environment with plenty of growth opportunities, and to make breakthroughs happen for NYC students.