Program Manager

Title: Program Manager

Reports to: Senior Manager of Early Literacy

Position Type: Full-time, Exempt

Salary Range: $62,000 - $75,000

The mission of Read Alliance is to accelerate the educational trajectory of early elementary students through the power of teens who provide one-to-one literacy tutoring in under-resourced communities. Read Alliance’s dual-impact model addresses the achievement gap for young students while engaging youth in serving their communities as paid reading tutors. Established in 2000, Read Alliance is a not-for-profit corporation that improves the chances for academic success of children we serve by ensuring they possess the reading skills necessary to read on grade level by third grade.

Over the past 25 years, Read Alliance’s dual impact intervention program has proved to make a significant difference in the long-term success of the students and youth it has served. More than 20,000 early elementary students have received reading intervention through Read Alliance’s one-to-one model delivered by over 17,000 trained Teen Leaders meaningfully employed as individual reading tutors. Read Alliance pre- and post-assessment data has consistently shown that after just one program cycle, students who receive Read Alliance intervention average more than a full year’s growth in foundational reading skills.

Function

The Program Manager will report to Read Alliance’s Senior Manager of Early Literacy and work collaboratively with the other members of the Program team to execute robust programming for striving readers. This position will focus on the organization, progress and function of partner sites to ensure that eligible readers are enrolled and receive individual reading instruction from their older peers who are trained in the phonics-based curriculum. The successful candidate will be highly committed to READ’s mission, have strong relationship and organizational skills, be adaptable and flexible to program or organizational changes, have experience in data gathering and assessment, and enjoy working in NYC communities. The Program Manager will anticipate site-level challenges and will proactively execute solutions.

Program Manager Responsibilities

• Attend site Planning and Progress meetings with school/site partners
• Site launch preparation and execution
• Facilitate enrollment and retention of students in partnership with READ teachers
• Train and support READ teachers
• Facilitate Teen Leader trainings
• Supervise, develop and ensure retention of Teen Leaders in partnership with READ Teen Leadership Program staff
• Maintain 1:1 student to tutor ratio at sites
• Conduct student assessments (pre, mid and post)
• Input student attendance and progress data
• Pull site reports and analyze data to support progress
• Conduct ongoing site visits to ensure quality and consistency of program
• Plan and facilitate parent reception and completion ceremonies
• Develop and maintain rapport and consistent communication with school administration
• Work closely with Senior Manager of Early Literacy, Director of Dual Impact Programs, and the team of collegial Program Managers, to analyze impact and to develop strategies for site improvement
• Work collaboratively with Development team to host site visits for external partners and supporters and to provide ongoing anecdotal and qualitative information about program impact

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Fluent in a second language a plus (Spanish preferred)
• Experience with use of a database system a plus
• Experience with elementary-aged children and/or teens, literacy, and the NYC Department of Education a plus
• Adept at Zoom video conferencing strongly preferred

Physical Demands/Work Environment

Business office environment. Significant travel is required to program sites within New York City’s five Boroughs.

Application

Only candidates who submit all required materials will be considered. No phone calls please.