Program Associate

Position Vacancy – Program Associate (Full-Time)

Bank Street Education Center

610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025

Date: October 2026

Subject: Position Vacancy – Program Associate to support the Bank Street Education Center (the Ed Center) in various portfolios

Summary Position: Bank Street Education Center (the Ed Center), a division within Bank Street College of Education (the College) created to support the College’s systems-level, public impact work with school districts, is currently seeking a program associate to support project teams across the Ed Center’s project portfolios.

Key relationships: The Program Associate will report to the Project Director and work closely with their project teams.

Responsibilities: In collaboration with their supervisor and project teams, the Program Associate will be responsible for the following: 

Logistics & Operations:

• Collaborate  with project teams and  Project Director to manage the administrative elements of regular meetings with stakeholders, including scheduling, preparing agendas, handouts, Google Slides, and necessary materials, and following up from meetings as needed;
• Create, iterate on, and finalize Google Slides, handouts, agendas, and related materials for project engagements including: partner meetings, professional learning and coaching sessions;
• Provide in-person and online operations support to professional learning sessions, including managing logistical details and platform guidance in preparation for, during, and after sessions;
• Support graphic design and technological production, ranging from material design and creation, copy editing, drafting social media posts, video editing, document creation, recording, troubleshooting, etc., upholding the Ed Center brand.
• Maintain internal budget tracking across projects, including managing invoices and reimbursements, liaising with team members and consultants, managing internal budgetary tracking systems, etc.;
• Support in drafting and executing consultant contracts, managing consultant invoices and payments;
• Maintain inventory of supplies and materials in the office and electronically in collaboration with the Program Manager, Operations and Implementation;
• Maintain functional and supportive organizational systems and processes, including managing the G: Drive, codifying and revising existing and new processes, etc., and
• Performing related tasks as assigned.

Project Management & Analytics:

• Support the Project Manager and project teams  in regularly monitoring and updating project plans;
• Execute on project timelines in support of the overall project (e.g., via calendaring, scheduling, etc.);
• Identify and document team action items, key decisions, and next steps;
• Provide communications updates and support internally for project team coherence;
• Support the creation of newsletters and social media posts, including drafting and revising content, and helping to finalize newsletter content for release;
• Support data collection processes across projects, including performing data entry and maintaining data collection systems; and
• Performing related duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Required Skills:

Skills & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Background in education, nonprofit organizations, and/or secondary education development preferred

Experience:

• Experience working with diverse and/or historically deprioritized student populations
• Strong communication skills (email, writing, in-person)
• Strong problem-solving skills, along with the ability to perform independently
• Attention to detail and ability to identify issues and inconsistencies across tasks and assignments
• Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities
• Proficiency in Google Suite platform and graphic/video design tools such as Canva
• Demonstration of a learning stance and willingness to learn new or different skills and systems
• Ability to work onsite at least twice a week, noting that will increase with needs of projects and project engagement calendars 
• Ability to occasionally work outside of typical work hours and on Saturdays to support professional development sessions
• Flexibility in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative
• Ability to lift/transport up to 30 lbs of in-person session materials.
• Ability to travel throughout New York and/or New Jersey for in-person sessions
• Ability to travel domestically for in-person conferences.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $71,000

Application information:      

• This position is contingent upon available funding.
• Please apply online by submitting a cover letter and resume for the position in the “Job Opportunities” section on Bank Street’s website.
• Please address cover letters to:

Tracy Fray-Oliver

Vice President, Bank Street Education Center

Bank Street College

610 West 112^th Street

New York, NY 10025

• In your cover letter, please include where you came across this job posting

BANK STREET COLLEGE OF  EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, OR DISABILITY IN ITS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND OTHER COLLEGE ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS.