About StudentsFirst
We are a national grassroots movement of more than 2 million parents, teachers, students, administrators and concerned citizens mobilizing for one purpose: to put the laws and leaders in place to make students the focus of and ensure America has the best schools in the world.
We believe that we've been doing things the old way for too long. Pitting the interests of the grown-ups in the system against one another, for example, rather than focusing on real solutions. No one won. And students lost. In too many American schools, current laws, policies, and practices are putting adult interests ahead of students. The result is an increasingly broken education system that, if not corrected, will keep America from leading in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. It's time for a new approach that puts students' interests at the center of education policy.
We are channeling the energy of our members to produce meaningful results on both the local and national level. We are working with bipartisan state legislators to create laws and policies that put the needs of students above any other interest in the system. Our members are pushing for reforms that will elevate the teaching profession and improve teacher and principal quality, empower parents and improve the governance and financial strength of school districts. Together, we've already helped pass more than 50 new policies in half a dozen states. We have helped improve education systems affecting millions of students. We're transforming public education to ensure great teachers and great schools for all of our kids. StudentsFirst was founded in 2010 by former Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
StudentsFirst seeks a resourceful, innovative and detail-oriented individual to join the organization as the coordinator of the StudentsFirst's highly competitive internship program, The Leading Change Academy. The Internship Coordinator will be charged with managing, continually improving and expanding the internship program, which includes intern recruitment, selection, supervision and professional development. The Internship Coordinator will work closely with department heads to develop compelling intern projects and place interns in areas of key organizational need. Each session, the Internship Coordinator will also build a management relationship with interns across the organization to help ensure their success. Finally, the Internship Coordinator will develop strategic partnerships to ensure development of a highly competitive application process and a robust alumni network for the program.
Key Responsibilities
The Internship Coordinator will run a well-organized internal operation and will develop and implement innovative ideas to move the program forward into the spotlight as the top internship opportunity for emerging young leaders in education reform.
Specifically, the Program Coordinator is accountable for the following:
1) Recruitment and Selection
- Instituting a recruitment and marketing process that elicits applications from exceptional emerging leaders across the country
- Developing partnerships with key organizations as a strategy to grow the talent pipeline
- Maintaining a rigorous screening and interview process
- Promoting the Leading Change Academy to external audiences through a variety of venues
- Conducting an evaluation of the recruitment and selection process to discern effective practices and indicators of success
2) Intern Placement and Supervision
- Working with senior leadership to identify placement opportunities and intern projects
- Matching interns to projects and teams based on skills, experience, interests and organizational needs
- Developing a training guide and running trainings for all staff managers
- Evaluating the quality of staff managers and providing feedback and accountability on a regular basis
- Creating an intensive onboarding and orientation process to facilitate a smooth integration into the organization and teams
3) Leadership Development and Training
- Building upon the existing structure and framework for intern professional development; developing skill-building workshops and opportunities for networking with community leaders, meeting participation and site visits
- Conducting one-on-one coaching with interns where necessary; building management relationships and helping interns to troubleshoot when they encounter challenges in their day-to-day work
- Incorporating regular feedback to improve professional development curriculum
- Maintaining a management system that evaluates intern performance and provides regular feedback
4) Operations
- Building and managing the yearly program budget, including monitoring income and expenses
- Supporting fundraising efforts, including grant writing, relationship management and report writing
- Identifying metrics to measure program success and quantifying and reporting on program performance on a regular basis
- Codifying the internship program through maintenance of program operating manual
Candidate Profile
StudentsFirst attracts employees with distinctive backgrounds and accomplishments and is committed to building and maintaining a team whose voices reflect the many communities with a stake in public education. Integrity, creativity, and intensity are key attributes of competitive candidates.
For this position, the following factors will strengthen an applicant's candidacy:
- Strong analytical, organizational and project management skills
- A passion for education reform and for StudentsFirst's agenda
- Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated success in employee management and program development
- Ability to work well independently coupled with a team orientation
- Experience running trainings in both a classroom and one-on-one setting
- An outstanding work ethic and an entrepreneurial mindset
Equal Opportunity
StudentsFirst is an equal opportunity employer. Background and reference checks are conducted on all prospective new hires.
Location
Sacramento, CA
Compensation
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Application Process
The application process will include a resume review, phone interview, and in-person interviews. To be considered for the position, please submit your resume and cover letter at www.StudentsFirst.org/Jobs with cover letter addressed to Hiring Manager.
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