Student Programs Manager
Prompt Therapy Solutions Inc
Manager, Advisory and Capacity Building
One Million Degrees
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $63,500 - $80,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide project management for a portfolio of three-to-five multi-year pilot projects, coordinating timely execution of ACB’s consulting support, including developing and overseeing work plans, managing timelines, and utilizing project management software to keep the team on track.
- Oversee day-to-day communications and information sharing with project stakeholders;
- Coordinate virtual and in person meeting design and delivery with internal and external stakeholders, including drafting agendas, sending invitations, scheduling, and completing pre-work, note-taking, and follow-up communications.
- Manage learning communities, resource hubs, client-facing portals and other online resources to catalog OMD’s product tools and assets.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on behalf of partners under guidance from senior team members (I.e.: surveys, focus groups)
- Gather feedback from ACB colleagues and client partners to drive continuous improvement in service-offering delivery.
- With oversight from Principals, develop and refine OMD tools and resources for service offerings focused on 1) community college completion; 2) transfer; 3) dual enrollment; and 4) transition from college to career.
- Test tools and solicit feedback as part of the client user experience feedback process.
- Collaborate with colleagues in authoring reports, white papers, blogs or other communication efforts to highlight OMD programming and impact through research, data gathering, and draft development.
- Provide project management support to various internal workstreams within ACB team.
- Support and manage logistics for in-person team retreats, convenings and conferences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; relevant master's degree preferred.
- Three to five years of relevant professional experience in program or project management, with a successful record of accomplishment supporting multi-partner strategic relationships and contributing to innovative projects.
- Demonstrated experience with K-12 education, higher education, and/or workforce spaces through working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Some background directly engaging with and serving students is desired.
- Demonstrated orientation for centering the student experience in program design is requisite; Comfort with making decisions within defined parameters combined with an ability to work collaboratively with a variety of external stakeholders.
- Experience with product management, launching new bodies of work or startup organizations a plus.
- Proven ability in project management, including setting and maintaining detailed project plans to coordinate teams around complex, long-term initiatives, and goals; Familiarity with project management approaches and methodologies (such as Agile, Scrum, or traditional waterfall methods) and experience using project management tools for planning and tracking work.
- Strong analytic, writing, and facilitation skills,
- Knowledge of best practices in product development, operational infrastructure, and human-centered design is a plus.
- Experience maintaining consistent operational systems or project management for large-scale projects or portfolios.
- Proficient practice with issues of diversity, specifically around race, class, gender, ability, and equity in the workplace.
- Effective storytelling that is honest and represents diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms.
- Prioritizes diversity and inclusion considerations when making strategic decisions and relationships that advance the mission.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively—candidates should be self-motivated and comfortable within a virtual working environment, and enthusiastic team players open to feedback and collaboration.
- Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail, with demonstrated ability to prioritize work and manage time on multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
Benefits
- Full Health Benefits –Provided for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision.
- OMD pays 100% of individual’s basic monthly health premium
- Employee assistance program, which offers confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, legal guidance, financial resources, and more
- Retirement Benefits – For full-time employees, OMD offers a 401(k) plan and matches retirement contributions up to 4% of total salary
- Generous Paid Time Off Policy– OMD has 12 paid holidays and offers up to 15 days PTO in year one
- Monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement up to $50/month
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Professional Learning Opportunities – OMD supports employee development in areas relevant to professional and organizational goals and will pay for training such as workshops and conferences as agreed upon by employee and supervisor
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementquantitative analysisqualitative analysisproduct managementAgileScrumwaterfalldata gatheringfacilitationhuman-centered design
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationorganizational skillsattention to detailself-motivationstorytellingfeedbackdecision-makingcontinuous improvementstudent-centered design
