POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Title: Deputy Executive Director
Location: New York City

Organizational Overview:

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility (formerly Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area) educates young people for hopeful and intelligent engagement with their world. Through our programs, educators, youngsters, and parents learn to handle feelings, relate well to others, make good decisions, deal well with conflict and other life challenges, think critically about issues of the day, and take leadership to improve their communities-from the classroom to the world. In 1985 we founded the highly regarded Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), which over the years has provided professional development for tens of thousands of teachers and classroom instruction for hundreds of thousands of students in schools throughout New York City and 15 other school systems around the country.

Morningside Center is contributing to a national movement to make social and emotional learning an integral part of every child's education. We do this by implementing our programs in more than 80 K-12 schools each year and by collaborating with researchers on scientific studies of our work. We provide leadership for the field by advocating for high standards, influencing educational policy in New York City, New York State and nationally, and spreading our ideas throughout the city and the world.

Position Overview:

Morningside Center is seeking an experienced and talented Deputy Executive Director to support and help lead significant organizational growth. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director will ensure the development and high-quality implementation of all organizational programming, including assessing programmatic needs, developing partnerships with schools and other organizations, managing and training Morningside Center staff, and evaluating programs. The Deputy Executive Director will be responsible for addressing some of Morningside Center's most important priorities, and will work closely with the Executive Director to think strategically about how best to move the organization forward.

Responsibilities:

Program and Operations: Ensure successful implementation and growth of all programmatic initiatives and related operations:

• Supervise Morningside Center's program staff, including 20 per diem staff developers
• Lead efforts to manage, coach, and develop program staff
  
• Conduct workshops and presentations about conflict resolution, diversity, and social and emotional learning for educators, students, and parents
  
• Develop strong partnerships with principals and other school leaders
  
• Develop and implement outcome-oriented strategies and systems for improving program delivery. These include: identifying valid, affordable instruments for measuring outcomes; supporting staff developers and school leaders in setting realistic objectives and creating effective work plans to achieve those objectives; establishing ongoing ways to monitor program implementation; and collecting the data necessary to document impact.
  
• Analyze data on the impact of our programs, and communicate the findings to meet funders' reporting requirements, drive organizational growth, and share best practices.

Organizational Leadership: Support the Executive Director in developing and implementing strategies for organizational growth and sustainability:

• Lead or help carry out projects to make our organizational vision a reality, including program growth and development, diversifying fundraising, conducting effective and targeted outreach, increasing organizational visibility, and building internal structures to support growth
  
• Work closely with the Director of Administration, the Business Office, and the Executive Director to understand the financial and human resources aspects of Morningside Center's operations and help create and implement effective systems in those areas
  
• Lead other special projects as appropriate

Qualifications:

• Professional training as an educator
  
• At least 7 years of experience teaching and leading educational programming for K-12 schools (public school experience preferred)
  
• Passion for Morningside Center's mission of fostering social responsibility through education
  
• Training in the field of conflict resolution
  
• Training and successful experience in designing and facilitating professional development for adults, including interactive workshops and coaching
  
• Deep knowledge of and commitment to progressive pedagogy
  
• Experience as manager in the nonprofit or governmental sector and/or transferable skills from work in the private sector
  
• Successful record of people and project management, including the ability to motivate others to adopt effective practices
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to represent the organization effectively in front of multiple audiences
  
• Ability to work well in a multicultural organization
  
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects
  
• A professional, flexible, and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a team player
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and databases
  
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in education preferred.

To Apply:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter (both in Word format), outlining how your skills, experience and outlook meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity. Address to Tom Roderick at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1258. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Morningside Center is an equal opportunity employer.

About Commongood Careers: Morningside Center has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Deputy Executive Director. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers. Learn more about nonprofit jobs at Commongood Careers.

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