(NAME-MCE) Chief Program Officer - I Have a Dream Foundation New York NY

[Anselmo Villanueva]

http://www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org

Chief Program Officer

The "I Have A Dream" Foundation

New York, New York

Summary

The "I Have A Dream" Foundation, which empowers children in low-income
communities to achieve higher education through guaranteed tuition
assistance and a long-term program of academic and social services, is
seeking a Chief Program Officer to lead its programmatic efforts across
the nation. The Chief Program Officer, a new position, will shape and
direct the programmatic aspects of our next five-year plan for the
organization, with the goal of producing even more college graduates and
ultimately, reaching many more youth and communities.

The Chief Program Officer will work closely with the President and an
advisory group of education thought leaders to design a new program
model that consistently delivers excellent outcomes, enabling even more
of our students to graduate from college on time, and will build and
manage a national program team to support our affiliates in this effort.
The program team will develop K-16 curriculum and assessment materials
to address the shared needs of our affiliates, provide ongoing training
and support to our affiliates, and lead continuous improvement efforts
across the network. The program team will also develop partnerships with
national organizations to deliver key components of our program model at
critical points of our students' pathway to college. Ultimately, the
Chief Program Officer will be responsible for ensuring that we meet our
ambitious programmatic goals across the "I Have A Dream" network.

This is an especially exciting time for the "I Have A Dream" Foundation
as we develop our five-year plan to dramatically increase our impact
across the nation. We are seeking a passionate and results-oriented
Chief Program Officer to drive our improvement in student performance
and reduce the achievement gap in the communities we serve, and leverage
our collective knowledge to inform broader policy and practices over the
longer term.

The Chief Program Officer will be an integral member of the senior
leadership team and will play a critical role in the growth of "I Have A
Dream". We encourage individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to
apply for the position.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

*Leading the ongoing design, planning, delivery, and assessment of the
"I Have A Dream" program for students in grades K-16 across all our
affiliates;
*Using student performance data to continuously improve program
components, with the goal of achieving even better college graduation
rates for all our students across the nation;
*Developing an appropriate support model for students in college;
*Developing partnerships with national organizations that can deliver
key program components across our affiliate network;
*Hiring, training, and managing a growing team to ensure they drive
effectively towards goals;
*Fostering a culture of high standards, commitment, and urgency across
the national office and affiliate network; and
*Facilitating the sharing of best practices among program team members
and the network through conferences, meetings, and conference calls.

Competencies

The ideal candidate:
*Is goal-oriented and operates with a high level of urgency and personal
responsibility for achieving ambitious outcomes;
*Can prioritize effectively and is flexible, organized, and efficient;
*Has excellent strategic-thinking, operational, and management skills;
*Has strong communications, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills;
*Thrives in an achievement-oriented, entrepreneurial, and fast-paced
environment;
*Is extremely detail-oriented; and
*Is passionate about reducing the educational achievement gap in our
country.

Education and Experience

In addition, the ideal candidate:
*Has experience working with students in low-income communities, and
leading students to achieve outstanding academic outcomes as a teacher
or school leader;
*Has experience designing curriculum and assessments for students in
grades K-12; in addition to familiarity with college access and the
issues specific to first-generation college students;
*Brings management experience and demonstrated success leading major
initiatives and driving toward ambitious goals; and
*Has five or more years of work experience, with an advanced degree
preferred.

Compensation

The "I Have A Dream" Foundation offers competitive salaries commensurate
with experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is offered.

About the "I Have A Dream" Foundation

The "I Have A Dream" Foundation is working to ensure that all children
in this nation will have the opportunity to pursue higher education and
to fully capitalize on their talents, aspirations, and leadership to
have fulfilling careers and create a better world. We empower children
in low-income communities to achieve higher education by providing them
with guaranteed tuition support and equipping them with the skills,
knowledge, and habits they need to gain entry to higher education and
succeed in college and beyond.

Our approach is unique in that we sponsor an entire grade level of
50-150 students in public elementary schools or public housing
developments, and we work with these "Dreamers" from an early age
(K-grade 2) all the way to college. Upon high school graduation, each
Dreamer receives guaranteed tuition assistance for higher education.

While only 50% of students in low-income communities typically finish
high school and only one out of seven graduate from college, many of our
Dreamers have gone on to become teachers, social workers, secretaries,
scholar-athletes, lawyers, and more. By helping our Dreamers gain access
to college, we are putting our Dreamers on a different academic and life
trajectory, while having a broader impact on the students' families and
the generations that follow.

We got our start in 1981, when founder Eugene Lang made the
extraordinary promise of a college education to the sixth-grade students
of P.S. 121 in East Harlem, sparking a national movement that stretches
from coast to coast. Currently more than 4,000 Dreamers are on the
pathway to college in 16 states, Washington, D.C., and New Zealand,
following some 10,000 Dreamers who came before them.

We are in the process of developing an ambitious new plan for the "I
Have a Dream" Foundation, to significantly increase our impact on
students and communities across the nation, with the goal of at least
doubling the number of Dreamers on the pathway to college at any given time.

Contact Information

Marina Schreiber
Chief Administrative Officer
mschreiber at ihaveadreamfoundation.org
http://www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org