Program Manager - Dance Education Laboratory

Job Summary

92NY is looking for a Program Manager to join its Harkness Dance Center’s Dance Education Laboratory (DEL), a team dedicated to delivering exceptional professional learning and instruction to a diverse community of educators and artists interested in developing as dance educators across New York City and beyond. 

DEL inspires dance educators to engage in creative, transformational, and ongoing professional learning centered in the artistry of teaching and focused on humanistic principles of equity and justice. DEL provides an inclusive, nurturing, and dynamic laboratory where dancers and educators from diverse communities gather to experience embodied exploration and discovery, collaborative dance making, culturally responsive practices, and collective self-reflection.

DEL’s offerings include in-person and online courses, intensives, and events scheduled throughout the year. DEL also provides customized workshops, consultancies, and curriculum development for a range of cultural institutions, community organizations, schools, and professional dance companies.

The Program Manager would work with DEL’s collaborations with 92NY’s School of Dance, Harkness Dance Center’s Artists in Residence, Nursery School, Parenting Center, and School Engagement, streamlining the relationships and projects that intersect between the program departments.

We’re seeking candidates who are passionate about dance and dance education and want to help foster the next generation of leaders in our field. If this sounds like you, apply below to take the first step in joining 92NY’s incredible DEL team!

DEL…art at the heart of teaching™

Job Responsibilities Include

• In coordination with DEL’s Leadership, support the administrative duties for successful program implementation for DEL workshops, course intensives, asynchronous courses, and our DEL Institute.
  • Create event bulletins.
  • Review Tessitura and Traction rec to track DEL registrations.
  • Create rosters.
• In coordination with Director of Administration and Associate Director of the Dance Education Laboratory, streamline and track DEL invoices and expenses, monitor and order DEL supplies, as needed.
  • Create and oversee DEL payroll submissions.
  • Track and follow up with invoicing.
• Draft Letters of Agreement and Scope of Work for all DEL facilitators and contractors in partnership with the 92NY Legal Team and Director of Administration and DEL Leadership.
• In coordination with the DEL team, support the implementation and web-based content design of all courses and content in our Learning Management System and support in managing DEL’s Resources Library Initiative.
• In coordination with the DEL team, support with the implementation of our New York City Department of Education’s contractual programs and projects, including but not limited to PreK Create and professional learning workshops.
• In coordination with the DEL team, support with the implementation and content review of other professional learning and curriculum initiatives, grants, and collaborations.
• Work collaboratively with DEL leadership and 92NY marketing teams, and external marketing firms to brand and promote DEL programming nationally and globally, including content for social media postings, blogs, and listservs, and make web updates.
• Support students interested in obtaining college credit with registration and grades in collaboration with our liaison at SUNY Empire State University and other college collaborators.
• Coordinate on- and off-site events related to DEL’s programs, including but limited to DEL workshops, webinars, DEL’s Summer Intensive, NDEO, and other conferences.
• Facilitate the Arnhold Summer Fellows program.
• Assist in the development of new program evaluation tools to use in assessing program impact and facilitator and student feedback.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with peer cultural arts organizations.
• Coordinate photography and videography for DEL events.
• Communicate with DEL patrons to support registration and patron experience.
• May be assigned additional related duties as required.

Experience, Education, & Skills Desired

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dance, and/or Dance Education.
• Masters of Arts degree in Dance Education preferred.
• DEL-trained preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience working in arts administration and/or educational setting.
• Experience in DEL-based curriculum design and pedagogical frameworks that support inquiry-based learning and foster conceptual thinking skills.
• Passionate about dance and dance education, and creating warm, nurturing, and inclusive learning environments.
• Understanding of and familiarity with NYC Department of Education and its internal systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with diplomacy and clarity.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships with program stakeholders.
• Strong time management, problem-solving, decision-making and prioritization skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and strong record-keeping ability.
• Skilled in using a variety of software applications, including Google Drive, Microsoft Suite, and Zoom. Experience utilizing Tessitura and LearnDash is desirable.

Work Environment & Requirements

• 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am-6:00pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break.
• Flexibility is required to attend various programs and events, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should forward a resume and a cover letter with salary requirements.

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are only able to contact those applicants whose experience most aligns with the position profile.

Compensation Range

$65,000 - $68,000

The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.