Communications Manager – Training and Certification
Flexible location
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students—especially those from high-need communities—get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP recognizes that although teachers matter more than any other school factor in student success, the nation’s education systems are not aligned with the goal of an effective teacher in every classroom. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to diagnose their teacher quality challenges and find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 33,000 teachers—mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows™ programs—benefiting an estimated 4.8 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation’s teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking a full-time Communications Manager to join our Training and Certification central team. The Communications Manager may work from our central office in Brooklyn, NY or any home office based in the U.S. This position is available immediately.
Training and Certification
The New Teacher Project delivers services through several core lines of business. In the Training and Certification business line, TNTP designs and delivers certification programs for new teachers in partner states and school districts through our Practitioner Teacher Program (PTP) model. We specialize in developing alternate route teachers through our Teaching for Results Content Seminar Series, which is designed to maximize a new teacher’s effectiveness teaching specific subject matter through a standards-based approach to instructional planning. The Training and Certification business line operates state approved certification programs in Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, and California and is preparing to expand its services to new states.
Role and Responsibilities
The Communications Manager will work closely with Partner, Site Launch and Development to support PTP expansion efforts by writing and editing proposals and resource materials for state education agencies and other key stakeholders. In addition, the Communications Manager will research and categorize state and national regulations around alternate route certification. The Communications Manager will work to ensure that goals and deadlines are met consistently and at a high level of quality. Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Write Requests for Proposals, national and state approval applications, and marketing or other resource materials to support the registration and launch of the PTP in new states and new certification areas within existing programs
• Research complex national and state regulations and policies around alternate route certification providers.
• Develop a solid understanding of the business line’s programs and goals to ensure accurate and coherent representation within a wide variety of documents and materials.
• Proactively identify business line needs for additional proposal resources
• Communicate with staff in variety of roles within the business line and across the organization in order to incorporate their expertise and knowledge into documents and resources
• Provide additional support to sites with renewal and yearly reports
• Collaborate with members of the Communications team to ensure consistent messaging across all external communications
• Respond to programmatic and curricular standards
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission, who thrive in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment, and who demonstrate a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
• Interest in and support of alternative routes to teacher certification
• Exceptional writing and editing ability
• Successful prior experience writing formal documents such as grants, RFPs, and applications especially for state or federal agencies
• Successful prior experience writing for external communication purposes such as marketing literature and presentations
• Prior experience writing education-related documents (preferred)
• Extraordinary attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously and independently and produce a quality work product
• Exceptional research skills
• Strategic and critical thinking in order to proactively identify challenges and thoughtful solutions
• Flexibility in a context of rapidly changing priorities; ability to move a project forward through ambiguous circumstances
• The ability to synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders and generate actionable next steps and apply lessons learned
• The ability to work well independently while collaborating with others on meeting common goals
• Professional demeanor, discretion, and good judgment
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and familiarity with online tools such as wikis
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is $55,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position. We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment – including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, and a 403(b) plan with matching – as well as the opportunity to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children.
To Apply
Please submit your cover letter and resume online at
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&rid=397
We review applications on a rolling basis – so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
- Location: Flexible location, US
- Compensation: $55,000
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