Study Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Sufficient Microsoft Suite skills, along with experience working with financial databases.
• Must be comfortable engaging multiple stakeholder groups.
• Must be an effective verbal and written communicator.
• Must be a self-starter with both an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset.

Nice To Haves

• A Master's degree in Education or experience working in the education sector.
• A track record of problem-solving.
• Ability to prioritize projects when needed.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage administrative systems to support CSSC, including overseeing and managing schedules and group & individual communications with Council members (comprised of around 80 members), the Coastal Collaborative’s cohort in California, the PEERS group, the Wallace Foundation ECPI cohort, and local individuals in respective districts that are partnered with CSSC.
• Manage the CSSC budget and Wallace grant budget.
• Write and submit applications to the Pennsylvania and Delaware Departments of Education for CSSC’s ability to grant state credit for sessions.
• Track and report session attendance to PA and DE.
• Convene, support, and manage the PEERS group.
• Prepare, troubleshoot, and track all payments and expenses associated with CSSC.
• Facilitate the hiring process for speakers.
• Construct announcements for Study Councils monthly meetings.
• Manage and oversee the Director’s schedule as needed.
• Ideate, manage, and plan events for the Center for School Study Councils (CSSC).
• Facilitate professional development sessions as needed.
• Organize, manage, and implement in-person and virtual events, conferences, and convenings for CSSC, the Coastal Collaborative (CCC), the PEERS group, the Wallace Foundation ECPI cohort, and school districts, including finding and contracting speakers, and creating and distributing event registration forms and program evaluations, travel, reservations, catering, technology.
• Represent CSSC at meetings.
• Generate ideas for Study Councils, CCC, and PEERS meeting topics.
• Work with outside groups and internal faculty and staff to develop and administer programming such as webinars, in-person summits, and institutes.
• Collaborate closely with internal groups to create and implement new programming to generate revenue, like the Legacy Lab for practitioners to publish pieces based on their leadership experiences.
• Lead a planning committee for the annual PEERS conference.
• Collaborate on creating the structure and scope of PEERS meetings.
• Manage social media accounts, landing pages, and the Center’s website to promote CSSC and individual events, and provide information to various cohorts.
• Collaborate with the Director on ways to expand and sustain the Center.
• Create and disseminate materials including one-page flyers and slide decks promoting CSSC’s work.
• Partner with the Director and consultants to recruit district leaders in PA, NJ, DE, CA, MD, and VT.
• Formulate, assess, and distribute program evaluations.
• Collect and organize session evaluations.
• Evaluate overall data for CSSC including numbers of members, sources of income streams, number and focus of meetings.
• Use the data to identify trends.
• Work with the Director to assess programming and make changes where needed.
• Evaluate and report assessment data regularly.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families
• Generous retirement benefits
• A wide variety of professional development opportunities
• Supportive work and family benefits
• A wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
• Flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
• Tuition assistance for employees, their spouse, and dependent children at Penn and potentially other institutions
• Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) with pre-tax or Roth options through TIAA and Vanguard
• Substantial amount of time away from work (vacations, personal affairs, illness, injury, family time)
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Wellness and Work-life Resources
• Professional and Personal Development resources
• Access to a wide range of University resources, cultural and recreational activities
• Discounts on arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, and other goods and services
• Flexible Work Hours
• Penn Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees)
• Adoption Assistance (reimbursement for qualified expenses)