Program Personnel

Director of Programs - Posted April 18, 2008

The Director of Programs has primary responsibility for planning, coordinating, implementing, documenting and evaluating ETM's educational programming.  This includes: programs in New York City partner schools, as well as professional development services and other consulting services to schools, districts and cultural organizations.

Qualifications:  Excellent written and oral communication skills; interpersonal and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to coordinate and manage many projects simultaneously and to work independently and as part of a team; knowledge of curriculum design and educational assessment; computer literate (Word, Excel, Sibelius or Finale a plus).  Minimum 4 years of classroom teaching experience (academic or music, elementary preferred); experience designing and facilitating training; a basic understanding of music theory; knowledge of music pedagogy methods; managerial and administrative experience.  Education: Masters degree preferred.

The Director of Programs will oversee the following areas:

• Collaborate with Executive Director in planning programs for ETM's partner schools (selecting and assessing school partnerships, identifying staff, scheduling, budgeting, evaluating programs).
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate 25+ teaching artists, two field supervisors and an assistant program director. Manage relationships with teaching artists, school music teachers, program staff, principals, and other constituents.
• Create and track annual program budget in excess of $1 million.
• Assess and revise ETM's curriculum and resource materials, and create new support materials for artists and schools.
• Identify, design and implement training programs for teaching artists and school music teachers (schedule workshops and observations; identify facilitators from among staff or external educational consultants).
• Design and implement academic teacher professional development programs (workshops and special training institutes), in collaboration with principals, program staff and other parties.
• Collaborate with principals, program staff, and other parties to plan and schedule program-related events (in-school concerts, school cultural assemblies, etc.).
• Collaborate with evaluation staff to revise assessment tools (surveys, questionnaires, etc.).
• Prepare summary reports on each program.
• Collaborate with national affiliates (Los Angeles and Bay Area), and other partnerships in and outside of New York, on professional development and resource materials.

Salary dependent upon qualifications.  Benefits include health insurance and pre-tax benefits including 403(b) retirement savings plan and Section 125 Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account. Position starts in July or early August depending on availability. Candidate must submit cover-letter and current resume, including names of three professional references and salary history for the past two years.  Submit application to Search Committee, Education Through Music, Inc., 122 East 42^nd Street, Suite #1501, New York, NY 10168. Fax: 212-972-4864. Email: pdsearch@etmonline.org