Program Manager Job Description
Digi-Bridge works to bridge the digital divide in Charlotte by providing hands-on STEAM coursework for K-8th grade scholars, hardware-agnostic tech consultancy to local schools, and advocating for digital equity through community action. Since 2015, Digi-Bridge has been providing K-8 scholars throughout Mecklenburg County with STEAM learning experiences serving more than 15,000 students and twenty partner schools.
Position Summary:
Digi-Bridge’s Program Manager will oversee the full scope of organizational program offerings both in schools and in the community. This position will also be responsible for the content and curricular elements of all programs. This position will require in-person work at various locations (pending health guidelines) and many functions may not be performed remotely. This position reports to the CEO. The start date for this position can be flexible between June 1 or July 1, 2021.
Program Offerings:
Curriculum Design:
Digi-Bridge develops its own curriculum called “Digi-Bins” to be implemented across program sites. Additionally, we create STEAM experience lessons to be used at community and fee for service sites. We create and update curriculum based on student interest, science standards, industry expertise, and feedback. Topics of curriculum range from robotics, 3D designing and
printing, body systems, aerospace, physical science and more. Since COVID-19, we have
deployed STEAM kits into the community and created several content experiences for students.
Major Responsibilities:
Digi-Bridge needs a qualified individual to lead all programmatic efforts and curriculum design, ensuring it supports school and student needs with researched proven strategies to support learners in STEAM.
Duties include but are not limited to:
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of this job. Other duties may be assigned. This job description may be changed to include new responsibilities and tasks or change existing ones as management deems necessary.
Experience and Skills Necessary:
The ideal candidate is comfortable:
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Employee must be able to stand for extended periods. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time exempt position. Salary range is $50,000-$55,000. Digi-Bridge offers a supplementary stipend for benefits in addition to paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
Digi-Bridge will provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, political belief or activity, or status as a veteran.
To apply, please send a one paragraph introduction and resume to [email protected].
No calls please. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and received until April 30, 2021.
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