Transform Urban Education

Generation Schools is recruiting smart, motivated people to help us secure our organizational foundation and forge new relationships, allowing us to grow over the next year. Right now, many law firms are offering full-year, nonprofit fellowships to incoming associates who agree to defer their start dates by a year. These positions would be good opportunities for those searching for an exciting nonprofit environment.

Current opportunities for deferred associates:

Director, Operations will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Strategy to:

Review and establish financial and legal framework of non-profit, considering different business models; structure key partnerships; work with Executive Director and Board to facilitate strategic decisions, answering questions about timing, geography and scale.
Work closely with NYC DOE and Unions to recognize flexibility within the systems and reconfigure systems to address unique aspects of the Generation Schools model.
Collaborate with staff of school to document effective practices, align them with the school model, report to funders about this work and prepare to disseminate lessons learned about innovating within existing public institutions.
Collaborate to design a toolkit and work plan for building the comprehensive set of resources that will support future schools. Create prototype tools: budget model, curriculum pacing calendars, course sequencing, curricula units, induction planning for new talent.

Director, Strategy will work closely with the Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Operations to:

Review and establish financial and legal framework of non-profit, considering different business models; structure key partnerships; work with Executive Director and Board to facilitate strategic decisions, answering questions about timing, geography and scale.
Further develop and articulate our growth plan: Build the partnering model for working with existing school management/support organizations.
Collaborate to design a toolkit and work plan for building the comprehensive set of resources. Create prototype tools: budget model, curriculum pacing calendars, course sequencing, curricula units, induction planning for new talent.

Director, Project Development will work closely with the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer to:

Develop an emerging plan for the Network’s second school, including a significant partner, new construction and unique program opportunities.
Develop MOUs and work collaboratively to develop contracts between the Network, development partner, DOE and other participants.
Develop marketing materials for Network to use in development for the non-profit and projected school.

Assistant Principal, Brooklyn Generation School will work closely with the school Principal and COO to:

Support all administrative aspects of the school Principal’s work including but not limited to her work with school instructional and non-instructional staff.
Collaborate with the Principals and administration of other schools that share the building to ensure campus success.
Work with the Principal, Network staff and DOE Integrated Support Center staff to support all compliance and reporting requirements.
Collaborate with school and Network staff to document effective practices, align them with the school model, report to funders about this work and prepare to disseminate lessons learned about innovating within existing public institutions.
Collaborate to design a toolkit and work plan for building the comprehensive set of resources. Create prototype tools: budget model, curriculum pacing calendars, course sequencing, curricula units, induction planning for new talent.

College and Career Director, Brooklyn Generation School will work closely with the school Principal and COO to:

Develop relationships with corporate, non-profit and academic organizations in support of Brooklyn Generation School’s College and Career program.
Develop a Community Advisory Board and / or Young Executive Committee to support College and Career programming on an ongoing basis.
Support management of College and Career teaching staff.
Provide logistical support
Collaborate with College and Career staff and Network staff to document effective practices, align them with the school model, report to funders about this work and prepare to disseminate lessons learned about innovating within existing public institutions.
Collaborate to design a toolkit and work plan for building the comprehensive set of resources. Create prototype tools: budget model, curriculum pacing calendars, course sequencing, curricula units, induction planning for new talent.

College and Career Teacher, Brooklyn Generation School will work closely with the school Principal and College and Career Director to:

Collaboratively develop and teach four month-long Intensive courses – two for ninth-graders and two for tenth-graders, combing school based and community based experiences in a project based course that helps students to consider responsibilities and opportunities after high school and how they can prepare for those opportunities.
Collaboratively develop and implement a study of American government for eleventh-graders including possibly a trip to Albany and a trip to Washington DC.
Support eleventh-graders in volunteer, internship and paid work experiences.
Develop relationships with corporate, non-profit and academic organizations in support of Brooklyn Generation School’s College and Career program.
Work with new students in the fall to support their transition into the Brooklyn Generation community.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
New York State certification and experience working in K-12 schools preferred but not required. JD required for Operations, Strategy and Project Director roles and preferred but not required for others.

We seek candidates who are mission driven, tenacious, successful, solutions-oriented and collaborative. We seek candidates committed to the hard work of identifying challenges and a variety of successful strategies to address each challenge.

Working in a small, growing non-profit requires that staff be self-directed and open to a range of responsibilities. Therefore candidates will need to demonstrate

Reflective practice and professional growth
Entrepreneurial enthusiasm and/or experience in start-up organizations
Excellent oral and written communications skills
An appreciation for and commitment to the organization’s mission, vision and values, and the design of the school.

Applicants must provide references.

WORK SCHEDULE AND SALARY:
Full time positions beginning as soon as possible but no later than September 2009.
Compensation for Legal Associates will be determined in relationship to the agreement with individual firms.

Send cover letter and resume to Jonathan Spear at jspear@generationschools.org