What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Junior Achievement of Georgia?
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Education Manager to join our team at Junior Achievement of Georgia. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing curriculum implementation of JA programs with our education constituents.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience and possess strong facilitation, coaching, and presentation skills. They will also demonstrate collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly.
In this role, you will work closely with the Sr. Director of JA Discovery Center Experience to increase public awareness for all programs, provide principals and teachers with tools to implement curriculum for students, assure program quality, foster good school relations, and develop the yearly planning calendar.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver partnership presentations to new districts, schools, and prospective teachers.
- Coordinate and facilitate interactive and engaging trainings for participating educators to support buy-in and their classroom teaching practices.
- Support schools and teachers with the implementations of in-class curriculum to ensure that students are adequately prepared for the JA BizTown and JA Finance Park simulations, developing and managing resources as needed.
- Manage program calendars for JA Discovery Center and other programs to ensure that capacity is being fully utilized, proactively address any scheduling or resource conflicts.
- Effectively communicate program requirements to educators and school administrators and serve as contact to coordinate all logistics with schools for their on-site visit to set appropriate expectations and ensure they are met.
Core Competencies:
- Influence Others: Provide sound rationale for recommendations; Generate enthusiasm for ideas by tapping into shared values; Promote own positions and ideas with confidence and enthusiasm even in the face of resistance.
- Build Relationships: Adjust interpersonal style to a variety of people and situations; Cultivate networks with people across a variety of functions within and outside the organization.
- Support Business Strategy: Demonstrate an understanding of JA's mission, vision and overall strategies; align own activities with organization's goals and strategies.
- Drive for Results: Consistently achieve work objectives; Readily put in time and effort required to achieve goals; Work to resolve routine and unexpected problems.
