Benetech is seeking a dynamic and creative professional for a contract position, filling in for an employee who is on a leave of absence. The Interim Education Program Manager will support Benetech´s Literacy Program, with a primary focus on Bookshare, the largest online library of copyrighted materials available to print-disabled individuals. The Bookshare library now includes over 137,000 titles and serves over 183,000 members.
Benetech, a prominent silicon valley nonprofit, was founded in 2000 with an explicit goal to create new technology solutions that serve humanity and empower people to improve their lives. Led by Jim Fruchterman, a prominent social entrepreneur and MacArthur Fellow, Benetech´s mission is to lead the world in creative, effective applications of technology to unmet social needs. We focus on projects that offer the greatest social return on funds invested.
The Education Program Manager is responsible for marketing, outreach and training of educational representatives and parents. This will include creating and managing outreach and communications programs through, amongst others, outbound email campaigns, webinars, conferences, social media campaigns and training. The person will interact with educational representatives, schools and school systems, organizations, teachers and parents.
The ideal candidate will have teaching experience in a classroom setting but solid marketing skills are acceptable. The candidate must have organizational skills, strong writing and solid technological skills and ability to travel.
This is a five month contract position (April 1 - August 31, 2012) at approximately 30 hours per week.
Main responsibilities:
- Respond to inquiries that come in from educators across the nation
- Monitor listserv of Bookshare Teacher Mentors and communicate with team about any tech issues being reported
- Field questions from contract trainers and collaborate with team on any urgent questions or needs
- Attend marketing meeting and participate on team projects
- Help jump start and coordinate fall trainings including webinar requests, professional development workshop requests and parent trainings
- Help plan back to school campaign
- Compile monthly Bookshare in Action newsletter
Qualifications (required):
- Comfortable with technology and openness to learning new tools
- Knowledge about educational system--teacher with special education knowledge a big plus
- Solid organizational skills and ability to manage multiple details
- Solid expertise with office and marketing applications, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Salesforce, and Vertical Response
- Prior experience working with K-12 students and/or teachers
- Energy, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude
- Eagerness to get things done and show results
- Ability to collaborate with a team and ask questions
To apply for this contract position, please send your resume and a cover letter to hr@benetech.org, referencing #IEPM in the subject line. In your cover letter, please discuss why you are interested in this position and your relevant experience.
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