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CodeNow is a non-profit focused on teaching underrepresented high school students foundational skills in computer programming through out-of-school activities such as workshops and meetups. To learn all about what we do, please visit www.codenow.org. In the past three years we have served over 300 students and provided 19,000 hours of free training. We are currently expanding and are looking for an enthusiastic and tech savvy individual in the NYC area to join our close knit team and help us achieve our goal of working with several hundred more students. Your job will include proactively leading and working with a team to support the program's growth and its goals, managing the logistics of trainings, collecting metrics and reporting on progress, working collaboratively to develop and implement strategies to recruit students and trainers, managing relationships with partners, working closely with volunteers, and writing grants and proposals on behalf of the organization. Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s degree, required
-3+ years work experience, required
-Experience providing team leadership and supervising fellow employees, required
-Experience coordinating events and activities, required
-Ability to work weekends (when most trainings are held), required
-Willingness to travel, required
-Basic programming skills or a willingness to learn, strongly preferred
-Experience working with high school students, strongly preferred
-Understanding of systems’ and processes’ development, strongly preferred
-Teaching experience, strongly preferred
-Experience writing grants, strongly preferred How to apply:
Submit a resume and cover letter briefly explaining why you personally care about our mission and why you would be a good fit for the position. Be prepared to provide a writing sample and two recommendations if requested. Application deadline is April 22. Email future@CodeNow.org. Please use “CodeNow Project Manager” as the title of your email. Details:
Application deadline: April 22, 2014
Employment type: Full time
Location: New York City
Salary range (annual, U.S. $): 50,000 - 55,000 (range non-negotiable)
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