{"id":35806,"date":"2014-08-04T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T18:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=35806"},"modified":"2014-08-04T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T18:21:36","slug":"job-assistant-director-for-communications-and-operations-ideas-for-kids-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/04\/job-assistant-director-for-communications-and-operations-ideas-for-kids-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Assistant Director for Communications and Operations, IDEAS for Kids (NYC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Clara Solomon who works for NYU for passing on this potentially JET-relevant listing.\u00a0<\/span>Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(Kyoto<\/span><\/a>-fu, 2013-Present)<\/strong>, organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Click here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Position<\/i><\/strong>:\u00a0Assistant Director for Communications and Operations<\/em><\/span>
\nPosted by<\/b>:\u00a0IDEAS for Kids\u00a0<\/em><\/span>
\nLocatio<\/i>n<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0New York, NY<\/em><\/span>
\nType<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0full-time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past year, a team of researchers and collaborators led by Drs. Larry Aber and Hiro Yoshikawa have been working to develop a new global center at New York University, IDEAS for Kids: Intervention Development, Evaluation, and Applications at Scale. This center aims to improve the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs to promote children\u2019s holistic development in low-income countries, low-income populations in middle-income countries, and conflict-affected countries around the world. To achieve this mission, we are currently working with a set of strategic partner organizations to develop a set of core programmatic activities to: (1) develop advanced methods to support research and evaluation; (2) bring a settings-level perspective to intervention design and evaluation of settings-level interventions; (3) enhance the ability to take evidence-based interventions to scale, and to improve the implementation and quality of at-scale programs and policies; and (4) build engagement across stakeholders, sectors, and regions.<\/p>\n

We are seeking a qualified applicant to report to the Center co-directors (Larry Aber and Hiro Yoshikawa) and collaborate with the Assistant Director for Program to launch and ensure the success of this new multi-country effort. This includes: (1) working with center staff to develop and implement a multi-faceted internal (NYU) and external communications strategy; (2) establishing and maintaining systems (e.g., databases, online storage) to facilitate center organization and communication; and (3) providing operational and logistical support to center staff in arranging travel, planning meetings, and maintaining budgets.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • 60% Communications Activities, including: working with senior Center staff to design, organize, and staff internal and external stakeholder convenings in the U.S. and abroad; providing writing and editorial assistance in the development of academic-, funder-, and policy-oriented outputs and publications; and spearheading the design and implementation of a web-based platform for sharing Center updates and resources.<\/li>\n
  • 20% Organizational Systems Activities, including: establishing and maintaining databases to facilitate all communications activities described above; working with IT staff to implement within-NYU and between-partner organization secure file sharing systems; and establishing systems to track and disseminate RFPs and job openings from external organizations.<\/li>\n
  • 20% Logistical Activities, including: arranging and managing complicated travel, meeting scheduling and coordinating, maintaining budgets, ordering supplies, faxing, and photocopying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Assistant Director Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Bachelor\u2019s degree and 3+ years of professional work experience required. Excellent written communication skills are essential, and previous experience developing and implementing events is highly desired.<\/li>\n
    • Master\u2019s degree, preferably in psychology, education, public policy, English or related field strongly preferred;<\/li>\n
    • Proven knowledge of international development policy and\/or international education;<\/li>\n
    • Strong writing skills, specifically with grants, academic publications, and\/or program proposals;<\/li>\n
    • Experience working with governmental, non-governmental, and philanthropic organizations, including in international contexts;<\/li>\n
    • Outstanding cross-cultural competencies and demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain collegial relationships with domestic and international colleagues at all levels;<\/li>\n
    • Experience organizing and supporting high-level conferences, workshops, and seminars;<\/li>\n
    • Self-motivated to work independently; flexibile to work cooperatively as part of a team;<\/li>\n
    • Experience working with graduate students;<\/li>\n
    • Excellent computer skills, including expertise using web 2.0 technologies to sustain communities of practice, MS Access Office, Adobe, databases and websites.<\/li>\n
    • Outstanding attention to detail;<\/li>\n
    • Resourcefulness and initiative in dealing with broad-ranging requests;<\/li>\n
    • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and to prioritize and meet deadlines;<\/li>\n
    • Flexible and adaptable to changing needs and priorities; and<\/li>\n
    • Discretion and strict confidentiality dealing with sensitive information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      To apply, please send by August 15, 2014, a cover letter, CV, and 2 short (3-5 pp.) writing samples to carly.tubbs@nyu.edu with the email subject line, \u201cApplication: IDEAS Assistant Director_YOUR NAME\u201d. Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, responses will only be given should the applicant be selected to move on to the next round of screening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Thanks to JET alum Clara Solomon who works for NYU for passing on this potentially JET-relevant listing.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai. \u00a0Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0Assistant Director for Communications and Operations Posted by:\u00a0IDEAS for Kids\u00a0 Location:\u00a0New York, NY Type:\u00a0full-time Overview: Over the past […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t