Program Manager, Break Through Tech (NYC) - Cornell University : Job Details

Program Manager, Break Through Tech (NYC)

Apply remote type Hybrid locations New York City (Cornell Tech) time type Full time posted on Posted 8 Days Ago job requisition id WDR-00052007

About Cornell Tech:Cornell Tech is a graduate campus of Cornell University that brings together faculty, students, business leaders, and tech entrepreneurs in a catalytic environment to reinvent the way we live in the digital age.

A hallmark of Cornell Tech is a rapid pace of change and growth, which serve as opportunities to pursue excellence and improvement, not merely scale. We iterate to learn quickly from our activities and to improve our programs and ways of working.

About Break Through Tech:

Break Through Tech empowers, trains, and connects students from different lived experiences to influential tech opportunities. We are focused on launching a generation of diverse tech talent into the workforce with an emphasis on Black, LatinX, Native American, low-income women, and gender non-conforming individuals.

Position Summary:

Break Through Tech is seeking a Program Manager to oversee the successful delivery of our innovative work-based learning programs. In this role, you will onboard and manage industry professionals, graduate students, and other temporary staff who will work directly with our students as they build their professional and technical skills.

Every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective.

Essential Functions:

Program Operations: 65%

• Plan and manage the successful delivery of program activities for one or more cohorts of participants:
  • Collaborate with other program staff to develop long-range goals, action plans, and measurement/evaluation processes.
  • Develop, manage and oversee program budget; ensure that all grant obligations and reporting duties are met.
  • Develop and oversee the implementation of programmatic policies and systemic procedures.
  • Coordinate and administer programs both in-person and online.
• Ensure program health metrics and outcomes meet or exceed benchmarks for quality and efficiency:
  • Track and report on program health metrics and outcomes data.
  • Produce regular program reports and develop special reports as needed.
• Monitor student engagement and progress towards goals; partner with other staff to ensure we intervene appropriately to maximize retention, completion, and outcomes attainment.
• Plan and execute key events and program components for participants including orientation sessions, training workshops, social events, and other core experiences.
• Partner with other teams to ensure all challenges are addressed in a timely fashion to drive program success.

Volunteer, Host Company and/or Temporary Staff Management: 30%

• Partner with other Break Through Tech teams to cultivate strong partnerships with corporate and university partners who supply volunteers.
• Recruit, select and onboard volunteers, host companies and/or temporary staff in advance of program delivery.
• Manage volunteers, host companies, and/or temporary staff to deliver an excellent program experience for students.

Other position-related responsibilities: 5%

• Participate in projects or other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree and 3 to 5 years relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Strong program management experience, preferably in the early career, internship or higher educational space.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs.
• Deep expertise with early career programs in the technology industry.

Culture of Inclusion and Community Standards:

As a university founded to be a place where “…any person can find instruction in any study,” diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values and mission.

Rewards And Benefits:

Competitive compensation, generous time-off, and great benefits.

Contact Name:

Evelyn Gordon

EEO Statement:

Cornell University's history of diversity and inclusion encourages all students, faculty and staff to support a diverse and inclusive university.