Student Talent & Projects Lead

Uncommon New York City Charter Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Extensive training and development

Health, dental, vision insurance

403(b) retirement with employer match

Paid leave options

Mental health and counseling support

Job summary

Uncommon Schools is seeking a Student Talent Manager in New York to own end-to-end co-curricular and out-of-school programs, guiding projects from planning to evaluation under the Academy Leader. You will lead instructional and operational aspects, manage external partners, and drive student talent initiatives across the school.

This role requires strong leadership, budget oversight, and collaboration with teachers, families, and funders.

Qualifications

• Passionate commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools.
• Large project oversight from planning to execution, with direct accountability for results from multiple stakeholders (teachers, community partners, funders, etc.).
• Embodies an entrepreneurial, creative, and ambitious mindset; willing to take bold action to dramatically improve the quality of programming.
• Can influence and drive change across multiple stakeholders by managing relationships and holding others accountable.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing while demonstrating strong interpersonal skills with teammates, teachers, students, parents, and additional stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain a calm, professional demeanor in the face of competing demands and external pressures.
• Strong digital literacy skills, including database management and Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Google Suite.
• Strong time management skills; ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience managing others preferred
• 2+ years of instructional or K12 operational experience
• Bachelor’s degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Instructional leadership of all projects, including ongoing data collection of project quality and regular delivery of feedback.
• Direct management of all external project leaders, including hiring, onboarding, training, professional development and growth, and coaching instructional quality.
• Managing the relationships with external partners leading projects, internships, and summer programs to ensure high quality experiences for students.
• Influencing and supporting teachers in the school to lead or support projects.
• Supporting student leaders and their faculty advisors to successfully plan and facilitate a project.
• All logistics related to supporting competitive clubs to attend tournaments.
• Responsible stewardship and full ownership of the grant supporting Student Talent initiatives, including budget proposal, budget management, records, and site visits.
• Internal and external communications, including media press releases, about wins and successes in Student Talent.
• Ensuring all projects have access to high‑quality materials and managing the safe storage and inventory of those materials.
• Plan, organize, and lead the management of 2-3 whole‑school events related to Student Talent.
• Create systems in line with school operations to manage the day‑to‑day operations of projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Data literacy

Budget management

Time management

Team supervision

Digital literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office / Google Suite

Job description

Uncommon Schools is seeking a Student Talent Manager in New York to own end-to-end co-curricular and out-of-school programs, guiding projects from planning to evaluation under the Academy Leader. You will lead instructional and operational aspects, manage external partners, and drive student talent initiatives across the school.

This role requires strong leadership, budget oversight, and collaboration with teachers, families, and funders.