Success in Education
– We change the world, one student at a time.
Title: Program Manager
Location: Ken Garff Corporate Office (111 E Broadway, Suite 900, Salt Lake City, UT 84111)
Reports to: Senior Program Manager of Road to Success
Required Travel: Frequent, Local
We are a statewide nonprofit foundation based in downtown Salt Lake City that offers its employees creativity, autonomy, and the opportunities to change lives.
Mission:
The mission of Success in Education is to provide a pathway to college or careers. We do this through literacy, technology and mentoring programs, and exposure to scholarships, internships, and careers.
Programs and Purposes:
- The purpose of Keys to Success is to motivate students to unlock their future by connecting them to scholarships, internships, and careers.
- The purpose of Road to Success is to improve literacy skills of K-6 grade students through incentivized daily reading.
- The purpose of Women Who Succeed is to provide opportunities for girls and young women to grow confidence and leadership skills.
- The purpose of Ken Garff Esports is to enhance and enrich scholastic experiences through and beyond gaming.
Position Summary:
The Success in Education Program Manager is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of Success in Education’s programming throughout Utah. Each Program Manager is assigned a geographic region of responsibility regarding school districts, as well as a program responsibility to help manage one of our educational programs. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring there is an emphasis on creating opportunity for underrepresented populations, including: low-income, minority, and female students. This role is responsible for implementing strategies that will ensure student success and a high completion rate.
Regional Job Responsibilities
- Oversee the schools across the state that implement the Road to Success program. Some responsibilities may be to:
- Coordinate closely with school principals, librarians, media specialists, or other school staff to ensure Road to Success is successfully implemented.
- Support and ensure Key Contacts are in place in each school to garner support and enthusiasm for Road to Success.
- Visit schools on a semi-regular basis to:
- Deliver reading prizes, supplies, or promotional materials such as banners, posters, and incentives.
- Train Key Contact or faculty on how to implement program and utilize platform.
- Attend tabling events or host assemblies.
- Ensure equity and access are of high priority for student enrollment by targeting low-income schools and rural schools
- Track Key Performance Indicators for the program across the state.
- Provide weekly reports to leadership as to progress and challenges in area regarding measured goals.
- Communicate regularly and integrate initiatives as appropriate with other team members, including training on assigned Subject Matter Expect role.
Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities – Road to Success:
- Prize management, distribution, and tracking including mailing prizes to online students, ensuring prizes are accessible to students, and delivering prizes to participating schools.
- Track school engagement on literacy platform
- Create and post monthly engagement leaderboards
- Maintain an updated and organized inventory of prizes and supplies
- Help prepare for, attend, and speak at Road to Success events and meetings
- Assist in survey creation and collection
- Perform data entry for literacy system
- Assist schools by logging minutes and marking “Redeem” on prizes portal
- Maintain updated rosters including contacts and mailing information
- Edit and update website
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Driver’s License
- Proficient in English
- Confident in front of large crowds as well as one-on-one interactions
- Ability to collect, process, and present measured results
- Ability to plan around and take responsibility for goals and measured results
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Organized, self-starter, team player
- Has integrity and values transparency in the workplace
- Graphic design, website, and social media experience are a plus
- Communicates with enthusiasm and clarity; approaches work with thoughtfulness, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills
Other Work Conditions:
- This position requires regular travel; some occasional out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
- This is a full-time, exempt position. Work schedule is in-person at our Salt Lake City office, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm schedule.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Success in Education and the accompanying foundation is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. We comply with all federal and state laws regarding employment. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties/assignments, and additional duties may be required or change.
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