Program Associate

Program Associate for District Partnerships

CORE Districts

●        Location: California, Hybrid (must be located in California - any city) 

●        Type: Part-time (15 hours per week), non-exempt

Position

CORE Districts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising student achievement through collaboration among nine California school districts. Our work focuses on strengthening the collective efficacy in school systems and improving outcomes for students, especially those students that have been traditionally underserved. CORE is in an exciting phase of program growth and development, and we are seeking a Program Associate to support our work.

The Program Associate will work closely with CORE’s Chief of Improvement for District Partnerships to support program-based work. We are seeking a proactive learner who is passionate about CORE’s mission, has event and program administration experience, and who will thrive in our dynamic startup environment. The Program Associate must effectively manage numerous responsibilities at a given time. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Program Associate’s duties and tasks will include, but are not limited to:

Administrative Support

• Provides support to Chief of Improvement, District Partnerships including: booking travel, scheduling meetings, calendaring, expense coding, and document tracking.

• Assists with preparation of materials for meetings, including print orders.
  
  

Program Support

• Analyzes and codes participant meeting survey data.
• Supports the maintenance of program documents.
• Supports progress and tracking of program deliverables.
• Transcription of substantial note-taking as a result of event facilitation
• Assists with the planning, coordination, and logistical aspects of program events.
• Assists with the coordination of program communications.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.  
  
  

Key Skills and Dispositions

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines 
• Proficiency in using technology and the ability to learn new technologies and software quickly
• Proficiency in using G Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides, Mail, Calendar)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with and connect with individuals at all levels of an organization
• Experience planning and coordinating events
• Proven experience managing and supporting programs
• Ability to understand the context of a non-profit organization
• Comfortable interacting with stakeholders and colleagues in a virtual setting

Qualifications

•   Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• At least two years of experience as a Program Associate or in a similar role
  
  

CORE is committed to maximizing the diversity of the organization, working to recruit a team that reflects the diverse student populations it serves. 

Equal Opportunity Employment

As an equal opportunity employer, CORE recruits and hires with a commitment to understand systemic oppression and the lived reality of people with marginalized identities. We strongly encourage and seek applications from people of color, including bilingual and multicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ communities. We also recruit and hire without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status or age.

Compensation

CORE Districts is a non-profit organization. We will offer a firm and highly competitive starting rate of $24.04 per hour for this position. CORE is committed to equity, and we do not engage in starting salary negotiations. We have found that salary negotiations have the potential to create equity gaps between equally qualified and experienced employees based solely on negotiation skills. We are committed to ensuring that all of our employees start off with fair and highly competitive salaries. 

Employees who work less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for health benefits, but are eligible for other prorated company benefits. Eligible benefits include  a quarterly health reimbursement program for out-of-pocket medical expenses, a 401k retirement plan with a 4% employer match, paid family medical leave, a flexible PTO policy, a monthly cell-phone reimbursement program, and a professional development allowance. These benefits are prorated based on FTE %; specific details will be shared upon hire. Please note that company benefits are subject to change each year. We strive to make improvements to our benefits offerings on a regular basis.

The organization provides all employees with a company-owned laptop and other necessary accessories upon hire.

Organization

CORE Districts is a collaboration of school districts working together
to improve student achievement through highly productive, meaningful partnership and learning between member school districts.  Currently, eight school districts serving more than 1 million students participate in the collaborative: Fresno, Garden Grove, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Ana Unified.  Together, our districts share a fundamental belief that all students can achieve at high levels and are deeply committed to providing learning opportunities that will help them to do so.  Organizationally, CORE Districts is a 501c3 nonprofit serving as a hub for this collaboration and supporting partnership and shared learning at the superintendent, central office, school leader, and teacher levels. 

CORE Districts’ long-term goal is for all California students to have strong support, effective programming, and an educational community standing together by their side so that they can achieve and succeed in college and career.  We are working towards this goal by supporting and facilitating inter- and intra-district collaboration to innovate, implement, and scale successful strategies and tools that help students succeed. 

For more information, please visit coredistricts.org.