Job: Program Manager - Research & Evaluation Department

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Program Manager - Research & Evaluation Department
Flexible Location
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 is driven by the knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the nation's education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 37,000 teachers—mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows™ programs—benefiting an estimated 5.9 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 40 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 Program Manager for the Research & Evaluation (R & E) department- a proactive, fast learner who will help move various R & E initiatives forward, exposing the successful candidate to TNTP teacher effectiveness priorities, data sets, and internal clients across the organization. The successful candidate will work from a home office anywhere in the U.S. This position is available immediately.
Research & Evaluation Department
The Research and Evaluation (R & E) department ensures TNTP has the right knowledge base to achieve its mission. Based on a strategic research agenda, the R & E department collects meaningful data about active programs, collaborates with external researchers to conduct evaluations of TNTP's work, and coordinates with internal teams to integrate new research findings into organizational programs and operations. The goal of TNTP's research agenda is to develop reliable approaches to recruiting effective new teachers and managing teacher effectiveness on-the-job for the maximum benefit of poor and minority students. The R & E's department success requires strong relationships with other departments within the organization and productive partnerships with peer organizations and academic researchers working across the country.
Role and Responsibilities
The Program Manager is responsible for providing operations support across R & E department initiatives and projects, providing an extraordinary opportunity to learn about TNTP's research agenda and organizational priorities and to grow and develop professionally.
Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

* Support TNTP's goals setting and data reporting processes
o Manage year-round goals setting and reporting processes, including calendars and scheduling, for over 50 projects across four Groups
o Set and execute plan for annual client survey work for over 50 individual clients
* Develop survey templates and customize for <50 TNTP sites
* Coordinate and manage communications for survey administration and completion with all TNTP Partners and Vice Presidents
* Monitor response rates and execute quality checks on survey responses
* Report in real-time and final results to TNTP leadership
o Assist with year-round organizational goals data reporting, including managing existing and new structures for data intake across two Groups
* Support i3 (federal grant) project management
o Set and execute communications plan to disseminate evaluation findings with i3 sites and broader organization
o Contribute to annual i3 report writing as needed
o Orient new i3 site staff to i3 initiative and responsibilities
o Maintain i3 Wiki space (TNTP's internal online knowledge sharing system)
o Coordinate external evaluation recruitment and data collection activities as needed

* Manage R & E department communications and knowledge management vehicles
o Execute team Wiki overhaul (design, restructure, roll out) in order to maximize use, accessibility of this knowledge management portal
o Maintain/build out team Wiki landing page features with attention to audience utility
o Serve as R & E department Wiki 'guru” on broader organizational knowledge management initiatives as needed
* Own and execute specific ad hoc projects as identified by the Vice President, R & E and other R & E team leads
* Deliver general operational and logistical support, including administrative for team calls and meetings (internal and external)
The Program Manager will report to the Director, External Evaluation, and to individual R & E department members on specific time-bound (Quarterly) projects.
Qualifications
We seek detail-oriented, independent self-starters who believe deeply in our organization's mission and who display a record of achievement in challenging situations. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
* Ability to learn quickly, work in a fast-paced environment, and multi-task efficiently
* Commitment to produce high quality work consistently with extraordinary attention to detail
* Excellent organizational and time management skills
* Strong commitment to excellent customer service, outstanding interpersonal and team work skills
* Ability to work independently and with others
* Solid communications and writing skills
* Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is $50,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus.
TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including low cost medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, a 403(b) plan with matching, potential opportunities for performance based bonuses - as well as the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation's children. For more information on TNTP's competitive benefits package, please visit http://tntp.org/join/our-benefits/

To Apply

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 department. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of a background check. TNTP 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.