Senior Director, Programs (Internships)

Studio In A School•New York, NY

2d•$110,000 - $118,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Studio in a School seeks a Senior Director, Programs (the Senior Director), who leads the overall strategy, operations, and outcomes of Studio’s Internship Programs. The Senior Director reports to the Chief Program Officer and serves as a member of senior leadership. The role leads the internship department, ensuring the sustainability and fiscal responsibility of all related programs. The Senior Director partners with leadership and the program team at-large to conceive and implement new initiatives, while ensuring existing programs continue to thrive. This position is an exempt, full-time, non-union position, and may directly supervise Directors, Managers, Coordinators, and/or other staff as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Minimum 7-10 years of experience in grants management and funder compliance reporting, ideally including national or institutional foundation funding.
Supervisory and fiscal/budget management experience required.
Prior experience working with young people, curriculum development, supervision, outcomes-based program design, management and reporting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High proficiency in using Microsoft Suites.
Commitment to the mission of Studio in a School.
Ability to collaborate within a team environment and interact with diverse staff members and populations.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as needed.
Adaptive and thoughtful in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to delegate and prioritize departmental objectives and goals.
Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to set priorities and manage projects simultaneously, oversee and track work details, and respond flexibly to changes.
Strong problem-solving and strategic-thinking skills, ethical decision-making and sound discretionary judgment.
Able to complete NYC Department of Education Fingerprint and Background Check Clearance upon employment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Arts Administration, Non-profit or Public Administration, Education Leadership, or Youth/Workforce Development preferred.
Experience with youth development or workforce preparedness programs preferred.
Experience with multi-year grants preferred.

Responsibilities

Cultivate a positive learning culture at Studio in a School.
Stay updated on education policies, initiatives, and best practices, including gathering and sharing curriculum and resources.
Lead new programmatic initiatives, including planned scaling of Bloomberg Arts Intern (college).
Support and lead program staff development, learning initiatives, and training.
Represent Studio through conference presentations and teaching.
Collaborate with leadership and senior program directors to assess needs, evaluate programs, and develop new initiatives.
Supervise internship staff, ensuring adherence to HR policies and grant covenants, as well as providing strategic leadership and day-to-day support.
Manage contracts, budgets, and documentation related to programs.
Actively participate in performance evaluations.
Serve as the primary internal owner of grant compliance for internship programs, ensuring program design and delivery meet funder-defined deliverables, metrics, and timelines across all sites.
Aggregate and validate program data across multiple sites and partner organizations to support accurate, timely funder reporting.
Maintain a reporting calendar and proactively manage deadlines for interim and final reports across all internship grants.
Serve as a primary point of contact with funder program officers for internship-related grants.
Lead grant writing and reporting in partnership with the Development team, coordinating data inputs, narrative content, and budget reconciliation.
Write internal and external reports, including board- and funder-facing summaries.
Support Development with proposals and reports as needed.
Other assigned projects, tasks, and supervision as needed.