Oversee PSS’s adult education initiatives and external communications for New York City’s older adults. Collaborate with staff and community partners to improve educational offerings and program impact.
Responsibilities
Supervise the Director of Communications, oversee the overall program, and lead efforts to continually enhance its effectiveness and impact.
Strategize, develop and implement initiatives to build the agency’s brand and program recognition amongst potential clients and targeted communities.
Promote the agency and all of its programs by developing staff capacity to perform outreach, build community partnerships, participate in community events, and represent the agency to the public.
Assure the continuous promotion of PSS and its programs by guiding the creation of social media, press releases, media, etc.
Develop and maintain liaisons with other organizations, as appropriate, to collaborate in outreach efforts or other partnership opportunities.
Stay abreast of new tools and opportunities, know how to use digital tools to create programming in an efficient manner while ensuring a high standard of quality and accuracy.
Supervise the Director of PSS Life! University, oversee the overall program and lead efforts to promote, expand and improve its in-person and online offerings.
Work with other organizations and partners to provide informative or educational content to our participants.
Stay abreast of the latest developments and best practices in adult education delivery and ensure these best practices are incorporated in Life U.
Work with all department heads to help improve the quality of their Life U offerings using best practices.
Stay current with topics of interest to the older adult audience.
Cultivate and continually identify new content partners to offer engaging educational programming (courses and articles) on these topics.
Work with senior leadership and your teams to set strategic and annual goals and objectives.
Coach and supervise the program staff in achieving deliverables and objectives.
Provide direction and supervision to staff working with volunteer instructors.
Demonstrate leadership, lead team meetings, and ensure the effective supervision of any relevant staff, interns, and volunteers - including completion of performance reviews, performance coaching, and staff professional development.
Establish and maintain relationships with PSS contractors, vendors, and partners.
Responsible for all relevant contracts and agreement negotiations and fulfillment of obligations.
Monitor the Communications and PSS Life! University contract deliverables and budgets, including oversight for the timely and accurate ordering of services and supplies as needed.
Submit required metrics and reports in a complete and timely fashion.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree preferred
Demonstrated leadership experience in communications and/or adult education
Strong and effective communication skills – both written and verbal
Deep familiarity with adult learning theory and best practices
Skill at crafting effective messaging and content that feels relevant, accessible, and inclusive to diverse audiences
Experience supervising a team and working across departments to accomplish goals
Experience creating trackable curriculum and training materials
Good graphic design and usability sense and/or experience working with a designer
At least 3 years of demonstrated experience working with older adults (age 50+) in an educational setting preferred
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Strong computer skills must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams
Experience working with CRM databases (i.e. Salesforce) is a plus
Experience developing corporate training and workshops is a plus.
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