Education Program Associate

THE ORGANIZATION

Tanenbaum promotes justice and builds respect for religious difference by transforming individuals and institutions to reduce prejudice, hatred, and violence.

As a secular and non-sectarian nonprofit, Tanenbaum works to promote religious peacebuilders who help counter extremism and violence in armed conflicts, and tackles religious bullying of students, harassment in workplaces, and disparate health treatment for people based on their beliefs.

THE PROGRAM

Tanenbaum’s Education program partners with educators and educational institutions across the country to teach students behaviors of respect for difference, including religious difference.

We provide:

• Customized consulting for schools and other educational institutions.
• Professional development for formal and informal educators.
• Ready-to-use curricula, lesson plans, and other written educational resources.
• A national community of practice for educators committed to developing best practices in inclusive education.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Education Program Associate is a full-time position that will work closely with the entire Education program team and report to the Senior Associate and Assistant Director. The Program Associate will occasionally work with the Manager of Programs and/or CEO. The Program Associate will also collaborate with Tanenbaum’s other programs and departments where appropriate.

The Associate will be primarily responsible for supporting the Senior Associate and Assistant Director to fulfill the goals of the Education program including, but not limited to, dissemination of program and related resources, developing and maintaining partnerships, refining, and updating curricula, lesson plans, and learning modules, developing new resources for educators, designing and delivering trainings and professional development workshops, and supporting the Network of Inclusive Educators. There will be occasional evening and weekend hours, some travel, and the following responsibilities:

Curriculum Development and Refinement

• Support the Senior Associate and Assistant Director in the review, editing, promotion, and dissemination of classroom resources for educators.

o Review all educational materials to ensure their utility in the classroom and other educational settings such as museums, libraries, after-school programs, etc.

o Collaborate with in-service teachers in Tanenbaum’s Network of Inclusive Educators (NIE) who will implement program resources in their classrooms and provide feedback.

o Work with NIE members to selectively create new materials.

• Collaborate with Communications staff on design process.
• Implement outreach strategies including through communications efforts, to be developed in collaboration with the Assistant Director and Communications staff.

Trainings/Presentations/Consultations

• Support the Senior Associate and Assistant Director to design, deliver, and implement educator training/staff development trainings for public, private, charter, religious, and after-school educators annually.
• Design, deliver, and implement 10-12 workshops annually.
• Assist the Senior Education Associate to develop relationships with at least two clients on a consultant basis.
• Model all program lessons and activities.
• Update program content based on on-going research.

Assessment and Evaluation

• Collaborate with the Senior Program Associate to expand and evaluate the reach of the program and the use of Tanenbaum resources in existing and new schools, with educators, and with education and community non-profit institutions through outreach, marketing, and presentations.
• On an ongoing basis, assess all training curricula based on observations, evaluations, teacher experiences and recommendations and then revise, modify, and adapt with Senior Associate and Assistant Director.
• Work with the Senior Associate, Assistant Director, Manager of Programs, and CEO to identify new directions and applications for the Education program and other Tanenbaum initiatives.
• Design evaluations of curricula resources and web-based trainings by working with program staff and consultants, implement the evaluations, and develop reports on findings.
• Track downloads of curricula and related resources.

Program Management/Administration

• Work in cooperation with the Assistant Director and Development team to identify and prepare proposals for submission to potential program funders including by creating program/project narratives, budgets, and final reports on outcomes achieved.
• In collaboration with the Senior Program Associate, train and manage education program interns and volunteers.
• Maintain the mailbox for the program and respond to all inquiries, questions, and concerns.
• Draft letters, memos and other administrative functions as needed.
• Draft progress reports and otherwise for Board of Directors and senior management.
• Such other responsibilities as may be needed or appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS

• Commitment to the mission and goals of Tanenbaum.
• Experience in K-12 school settings a strong plus.
• Knowledge of current trends in education and educational philosophy.
• Strong interreligious, multicultural, and/or anti-bias competence/skills.
• Experience conducting trainings and strong presentation skills
• Understanding of and experience in marketing principles
• Skilled in project management.
• Experience in creating and managing budgets.
• Experience in community-building a plus
• Organized and adept at multi-tasking.
• Takes initiative.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Team player.
• Creative.
• Ability to analyze data and present it.
• Computer skills including PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel, and internet research.
• Represent Tanenbaum and the Education program in a professional manner at all times.
• Sense of humor.

WORK PRODUCT

All work produced for Tanenbaum by the employee is the work product of Tanenbaum and may not be used by the employee outside of Tanenbaum-authorized activities.

BENEFITS

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Commuter Transit Allocation
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Savings
• Flexible Spending Account
• Annual Professional Development Stipend
• Three weeks’ vacation accrual during first year
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid End of Year Closure
• Paid Parental Leave
• Annual Home Office Stipend

SALARY RANGE

$52,500-57,500 commensurate with experience

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter with resume and one brief writing sample (less than three pages) to hr@tanenbaum.org. Be sure to include the name of the position in the subject line of your email and how you learned of the position.

Applicants must have the authorization to work in the United States and must be a resident of one of the states listed below:

New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan or Pennsylvania

No phone calls, please.

TANENBAUM | Center for Interreligious Understanding

200 Broadway, 2nd Fl, NY, NY 10038

Email: hr@tanenbaum.org