K-8 Program Manager - Chicago City South

If you enjoy community involvement and youth education advocacy, come join Junior Achievement of Chicago as our Program Manager-HS Education! We are looking for someone who is interested in working with the education community and has experience organizing people and tasks to create a positive experience for the students we serve. This position trains our program volunteers to execute JA classes. This position also moderates our program events to ensure a quality learning experience for students. The geographical area that this position will focus on is programming outreach for K-8 in Chicago City South.

Title: K-8 Program Manager - Chicago City South

Area:

Reports to: Program Director

Status: Full-Time, Salaried

Impact

Junior Achievement is the world's largest and fastest-growing non-profit economics education organization. Started in Chicago in 1940, Junior Achievement of Chicago office served over 363,000 students last school year. We are passionate people dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Program Team on expansion of programs JA of Chicago offers to include in-person and virtual delivery options.

• Assist schools to implement virtual JA programs, or teacher-led, in-person programs, whichever applicable to schools.

• Train and support program volunteers to deliver JA programs and learning experiences using a variety of delivery models and tools – in-person or virtual. Moderate program classes to ensure programs are delivered by volunteers / teachers with the utmost quality.

• Prepare accurate and current program reports.

• Update and maintain accurate information on program CRM system.

• Other duties as assigned.

Ad-hoc responsibilities:

• Assist Program Directors with school recruitment, volunteer recruitment, and networking/brand-awareness for JA programs.

• Assist Program Directors with all program-related Board Committees in carrying out their specific functions. Prepare material for Board and Committee meetings as needed.

Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. At least 1 year of business experience preferred.

• Computer knowledge in word processing and spreadsheet documents using MS Office. Ability to adapt to a virtual workspace using collaboration tools (i.e. SharePoint, MS Teams, Google Classroom.)

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Comfortable with public speaking with proactive and convincing demeanor.

• Good presentation/tutoring skills. Lesson plan/curriculum knowledge.

• Virtual event facilitation skills.

• Self-starter and self-learner, able to work remotely with little supervision.

• Problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities; be self-motivated and highly organized.

• Candidate must have a valid driver’s license and adequate vehicle transportation to perform the job duties of the position.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to: sit, walk, occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, continually required to talk or hear, occasionally required to bend, lift or climb, frequently required to lift and carry light weights (25-50 pounds) and specific vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust or focus.