Program Director

Summary

Join Teaching Lab, a growing remote education non-profit, as their Program Director! This salaried, full-time position offers a competitive salary range of $106,000-$160,335 annually and the opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the continental US. You will lead and manage a team of 100+ employees, overseeing programmatic projects, content development, and partner relationships. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in education, particularly supporting multilingual learners and students with disabilities, along with proven project management and team leadership skills. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and significant experience in PK-12 education. Apply now to make a significant impact on teacher and student learning!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Deep knowledge and experience working with and providing support for Multilingual Learners (ML) and/or Students With Disabilities (SWD)
• Three or more years combined experience directing projects and leading teams
• Experience creating the strategy for a team or business function
• Three or more years combined experience planning and implementing projects
• Track record of effective people management aligned to equity values
• Three or more years combined experience working with partners outside of their organization (i.e. school leaders and/or district leadership) to manage workflows or deliver services
• Experience setting goals, creating the systems and processes for meeting the goals for educational programming
• Five or more years combined experience working in PK-12 education, with minimum of two years experience teaching PK-12 students from traditionally underserved backgrounds with demonstrated evidence of impact
• Three or more years combined experience leading or coaching the implementation of HQIM (in any subject area)
• Experience designing and facilitating impactful professional learning for educators
• Experience facilitating impactful professional learning for educators
• Experience leading relationships with clients and stakeholders in an education context

Responsibilities

• Implement excellent programmatic services
• Manage programmatic projects and manage team members to successfully meet the goals of the projects; projects include but are not limited to: professional learning content development projects, professional learning implementation with state and district systems, etc
• Act as a content area expert aligned with organizational needs, i.e., has some area of content expertise (like subject-area expertise in ELA, math, science, or social studies curriculum and/or instructional expertise, or general expertise in coaching for continuous improvement or state/system level leadership development, etc.) that they bring to bear on aligned projects as well as support team members to build their content expertise
• Hold many different roles on multiple projects, given capacity, skills, competencies, and interests; will often hold the role of a Project Leader
• Often hold the role as a Home Manager and, as applicable within the role, model the people manager-specific competency , and implements actions that support a positive work culture and increases productivity (e.g., provides feedback, coaching, counseling, training, development, etc.)
• Maintain and renew contracts with clients to sustain impact on teacher and student learning; support on business development, as needed
• Engage in efficient and effective project management
• Implement and support other team members to implement the project plans for assigned projects; if needed, identify needs for consultant support to complete projects on time and with high quality; supervise consultants
• Maintain partner project plans that track the execution of services related to scopes of work, and support other team members to maintain individual partner project plans for each project
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills, time management, and workflow management while attending to the diverse needs of partners and keeping a radically responsive orientation
• Develop systems, tools, and processes to support effective and efficient implementation of services to scale Teaching Lab’s partnerships and impact over time
• Maintain contracts and invoices for each partner; collaborate with other team members and the Senior Director, Finance to ensure accurate invoices are sent and billed
• Design high-quality, research based, user-centered professional learning content, services, and tools/resources
• Create materials and content for programmatic partnerships and courses
• Engage in Teaching Lab’s user-centered design processes (engaging with Teacher Advisory Board, supporting pilot partnerships, developing rapid prototypes) and use learning and insights to inform design
• Engage in Teaching Lab’s design process to develop content, including drafting, feedback cycles, pilot partnerships (as applicable), and finalization steps (e.g., adhere to Teaching Lab’s style and branding guidelines when developing new content)
• Apply best practices for virtual and in-person adult learning in the design of professional learning content
• Help shape the program for each partner aligned to partners’ goals
• Build, and continuously update knowledge of Teaching Lab’s programming and services, in order to knowledgeably suggest adaptations and customizations
• Develop a deep understanding of partner enabling conditions and needs to inform programmatic implementation plans
• Support and train members of the Programmatic division
• Provide appropriate training for team members aligned with Home Manager roles (e.g., supporting leadership development) and the Project Leader role (e.g., supporting high-impact implementation of partnerships)
• Collaborate with the Director, Learning & Development to iterate on Coach/facilitator competencies and participate in coach/facilitator onboarding processes
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration
• Collaborate with Senior Directors, Program, Directors, Program and Managers, Program to continuously refine and develop high-quality professional learning content and implement professional learning
• Work with Teaching Lab team members to identify and engage new and existing school system partners on scopes of work that drive towards impact and outcomes for teachers and students
• Collaborate with the research and learning function to adapt and improve Teaching Lab’s high-quality data collection and impact evaluation processes
• Engage in continuous learning
• Stay abreast of key research and guidance in the field, attend learning experiences to build skills and competencies in project management, client management, coaching, and adult facilitation
• Engage in personal and organized learning opportunities as a team member at an organization which champions racial equity and centers anti-racism
• Create and deliver training to other team members on core skills or competencies within the Director, Program role which is also transferable and critical for other roles
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Program and/or Executive Team

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the specified curriculum, including its design and component parts
• Experience providing professional learning supports and services in and for consultative organizations
• Demonstrated experience scaling programmatic programs
• Experience with content development and delivery for school and district-level leadership

Benefits

• $106,000 - $160,335 a year
• Remote/home office anywhere in the continental United States