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| Empresa: |
Jobs for the Future |
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| Título del empleo: |
Project Manager for the Youth Cluster-Capacity-Building |
| Categoría del empleo: |
Educación |
| Localización del empleo: |
Boston - MA Massachusetts - Estados Unidos |
| Número de referencia del empleo: |
A3 |
| Descripción del empleo: |
Project Manager for the Youth Cluster - Capacity-Building
Jobs for the Future seeks to develop new capabilities within school districts, state education agencies, school developers and non-profit organizations to effectively plan, manage, monitor, and support the new school development process and position this strategy as a key driver of high school-postsecondary transformation efforts. At the same time, JFF works to create policies and conditions that support and sustain these efforts.
The project manger is part of JFF’s youth cluster team and shares responsibilities for planning network activities, documentation of practice, and project management. He/she assumes a leadership role as a liaison who coordinates communications efforts internally across the youth cluster and with other JFF projects and departments, and with partner organizations, including funders. He/she coordinates and manages documentation and outreach to support the development of effective schools, promote widespread adoption of early college/multiple pathways practices and policies, and to advance the “movement-building” efforts of the college access networks.
Responsibilities
Communications:
• Work with JFF’s partner organizations to plan, coordinate and leverage communications efforts in order to build a national movement around early college options and multiple pathways to graduation for underserved youth.
• Work with capacity building, policy/advocacy, and communications staff to solidify and coordinate public messages for public audiences (national and state-based).
• Act as the communications liaison of JFF’s early college high school and capacity building teams by coordinating development of newsletters and other communications tools that support the teams and its networks.
• Work with JFF communications staff to maintain and update the early college web site.
Documentation:
• Participate in writing, including 1-2 projects per year to document early college school designs.
Network support:
• Support ECHSI convenings, performance management activities, and other network activities as needed.
• Perform special projects as requested.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 3-5 years demonstrated experience in a professional environment; experience as an editor or writer within educational institutions and programs preferred.
• Strong oral and written communications skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively on teams and with diverse external constituencies.
• Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and website experience.
• Attention to detail and an ability to organize and process large volumes of work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of educational reform and advocacy.
Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits.
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| Habilidades: |
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 3-5 years demonstrated experience in a professional environment; experience as an editor or writer within educational institutions and programs preferred.
• Strong oral and written communications skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively on teams and with diverse external constituencies.
• Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and website experience.
• Attention to detail and an ability to organize and process large volumes of work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of educational reform and advocacy.
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| Requerimientos de idioma: |
Inglés-Avanzado |
| Tipo de empleo: |
Tiempo completo |
| Sueldo: |
No especificado |
| Día del anuncio: |
2009-01-26 |
| Nivel de estudios: |
Sin especificar |
| Experiencia: |
3 o 5 años |
| Empresa: |
Jobs for the Future |
| Método de contacto preferido: |
Correo electrónico |
| Preferred Language of Resume/Application: |
English |
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