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Role Title: Assistant Program Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Core Team: Director of The Math Institute and Program Director
Travel: Up to 15% (once conditions are safe)
Salary: $60k / annual + benefits
General Position:
Are you interested in an opportunity to jump into a non-profit with an entrepreneurial atmosphere? This young, lean organization is a vibrant place, without corporate layers, where collaborative work is highly valued. Every team member here has an integral role in developing world-class, global, educational programs.
This newly-created role is necessitated by the growth of The Math Institute. Launched in 2019, The Math Institute provides teacher training and resources to middle and high-school math teachers. It is rooted in a Montessori-based approach to teaching to ensure math is comprehendible, practical, and approachable.
The Assistant Program Manager (APM) will be an integral part of a small team. Working with the Program Director, this role’s primary function is to manage the operation and execution of a handful of projects, keeping in mind most are new projects with no established systems. Please note: The core competencies of this position are in project management, not math proficiency.
This position will be responsible for prioritizing, organizing, and monitoring a multitude of projects. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills.
Organization Description:
The Math Institute (TMI) is part of Great Work, Inc., a non-profit based in Denver. Great Work’s mission is a question: How do we human better? In addition to TMI, Great Work supports multiple other innovative educational initiatives: Train Montessori, Embark Education, and Iterative Space. Great Work Inc. is a fluid organization and responsive to the changing educational landscape of those we serve. As team members of Great Work Inc, our roles, although housed in a particular initiative, such as The Math Institute, are equally fluid and often fill in where needed across initiatives, to support projects and goals of the broader organization.
General Responsibilities:
Strategic:
Assist in the development of TMI’s strategic vision, including defining pathways for short-term and long-term program growth;
Participate in team brainstorms on reaching program objectives, such as growing awareness and driving sales of Math Institute products, workshops, and consulting services;
Assist with annual forecast and preparation of an annual budget;
Manage the execution of programs and prioritize resources to meet strategic goals.
Operational:
Keep programs on track, monitoring progress, tasks, budgets, schedules, and milestones
Develop, implement, and manage the operations of the TMI fulfillment center. Specifically, organize storage, develop processes for receiving products, manage inventory, and execute shipping.
Lead cross-functional team collaboration with other Great Work Inc initiatives
Manage TMI commerce website. Specifically, monitor product inventory, respond to customer inquiries and work with the graphic designer to update the site as needed.
Customer Service / Communications:
Develop regular email communication for TMI programs, including membership program and online workshops;
Manage participants of webinars & workshops, including confirmation emails, Zoom schedules and recordings, troubleshooting challenges, providing receipts, and completion certificates;
Lead social media engagement on behalf of TMI, provide prompt responses to inquiries and comments;
Establish proactive communication among TMI team and team members working in different initiatives across GWI;
Assist in hosting international workshops and webinars;
Participate in industry trade shows and conferences, once safe travel & in-person conferences resume.
The ideal candidate will have/be…
a passion for the GWI and TMI mission
a collaborative team player
excellent customer service, interpersonal, and diplomatic skills
attention to detail
the ability to thrive in a self-motivated, self-managed, and evolving work environment
the ability to thrive in a challenging and demanding role
ability to work comfortably with quickly shifting priorities and interruptions
ability to use discretion with confidential information
ability to participate in evening and/or early morning workshops
a sense of humor
a willingness to learn new skills and sometimes take risks, balanced with an organized approach to managing details.
Qualifications:
BA or equivalent combination of a degree and relevant experience.
Note: math proficiency is not a requirement for this position.
Demonstrated professional experience requiring strong organizational skills
Experience working in an environment that is fast-paced, balancing multiple deadlines, budgets, and simultaneous projects.
Great communications skills
Competence with: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Google Docs, and basic office software.
Our expectations are high, our strategic plan is ambitious and our team must be up for a challenge, but if you’re still reading and interested, you might be a good fit.
Please email an interesting (meaning, not, stock, boring or typical) cover letter that includes the words aardvark and cornucopia and your resume to Team@greatworkinc.org.
In order to ensure we are able to review your submission, please include your name and the position title in the subject line.
We believe that traditional hiring practices have historically and systemically marginalized entire groups of people — including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and people in the LGBTQIA+ community to name a few. We believe that we are better as an organization when we work to deconstruct the barriers intrinsic in that system so that our team has authentic representation from diverse communities, backgrounds, and beliefs. Hence, we strongly encourage people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities to apply for roles within our team.
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