Ownership School Partner Liaison

Ownership School Partner Liaison

Location: New York City

About Us

Ownership Is The Future (“Ownership”) is a transformational, asset-based elective course and entrepreneurial ecosystem designed with a focus on Black student identity and experiences. Ownership equips high school students with skills, experience, and social and financial capital to create a foundation for economic security and wealth generation as they approach their post-secondary education on their own terms. To accomplish this, we weave rigorous traditional and experiential learning to center Black student experiences in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, investment, social capital, and self-discovery of their identity, passion and purpose through our credit-bearing elective course and related support system of mentors and coaches. Enrolled students initiate their Ownership journey in the Fall semester of their Junior year, and continue through their matriculation in Senior year. Through the unique program areas, Ownership students graduate high school with their own revenue-generating venture, accompanying financial accounts, an initial financial investment from Ownership, a portfolio, and perspective and self-direction that recalibrates and solidifies “what is possible” following high school. We co-create ecosystems with students, families, schools, and communities and demonstrate what's possible for Black students in America. Ownership offers deep parent engagement and a train-the-trainer framework for instructional connectivity and sustainability.

We are intentional in our delivery of our pathway and engagement of our community towards an Ownership mindset. Ownership is not just a concept; as a practice, mindset, and experience, it is an integral component for Black students to engage in self-discovery and step into the role of creators and investors that are consistently building and expanding upon assets (Carlin and Robinson, 2012; Williams, Grizzell and Burrell, 2011). Ownership represents a paradigm shift, in offering students the unique opportunity to navigate their post-secondary transition with competitive skills and assets. We are an educational leadership organization whose mission is driven by racial equity, social justice, and an unwavering belief in the potential of every student. Ownership curriculum and programming are aligned to ELA, Social studies and Economics standards, financial empowerment experiences, and college preparation from an empowered lens during 11th and 12th grade.

Ownership partners with select New York City public schools to deliver our Ownership ecosystem (Ownership Instructor, Coaches, Investor Mentors) and programming (direct instruction, workshops, case studies, signature pitch and expo events, product and service launches, post-secondary planning, coaching and connection to mentors) to support students in their junior and senior year of high school on their Ownership journey.

We are a young organization and at a pivotal moment in our growth as an organization.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a School Partner Liaison to manage our school partnerships. The School Partner Liaison will provide in-person support to Ownership Instructors and school partner teachers and administrators to ensure successful partnerships. We are looking for committed and passionate school operators who have a passion for ensuring successful program adoption within school contexts. Ownership School Partner Liaisons are key program and operational leaders that support the rollout of the Ownership pathway and ecosystem in a school context. Ownership School Partner Liaisons support the integration of Ownership programming within the school and are a vital part of the Ownership team which consists of our Ownership Instructors, coaches, Investor Mentors, and partner schools’ teachers of record and administrators.

This is an opportunity for a committed leader with strong operational and school-based relationship skills. The ideal candidate will be someone who can bring the Ownership curriculum and pathway alive to inspire students to seize their respective Ownership journeys. As a School Partner Liaison, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our organization delivers high-quality programs that make a meaningful impact in the lives of our students and you will be rewarded personally and professionally by the transformative impact of the Ownership pathway and ecosystem. If you have a passion for education, a track record of operational success, and a desire to make a difference in the lives of young people, we want to hear from you. This is a contract position that will require approximately 8 hours of in person time per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Ownership Is The Future’s instructor in their administration of the Ownership Is The Future curriculum and provide feedback for improvement.
• Implementing mutually agreed upon additional projects as needed
• Attend weekly meetings with the Ownership core leadership team.
• Attend and as needed, schedule and co-facilitate ongoing planning meetings with school-based Ownership team
• Collaborate with Ownership Is The Future partner school’s teacher of record and other administrators within the school building.

Skills/Experience

• Education and youth development leader with experience supporting high school systems with implementing new programming
• Influential leadership skills that support the cultivation and stewardship of deep relationships with a diverse set of constituents (principals, teachers, parents, non-profit leaders, students, entrepreneurs, and wealth builders)
• Strong communication skills and propensity for listening
• Deep experience with school systems, school level leaders, and/or nonprofit organizations
• Experience managing teachers in high school settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in education leadership support on a high school campus serving Black students
• Highly self-directed and flexible thinker that is passionate about equity, educational justice, and/or cultivating social impact, particularly for Black communities
• Strong interpersonal organizational, project management and problem-solving skills with impeccable multi-tasking abilities
• A demonstrated commitment to meeting a high bar and a history of getting things done even in the face of obstacles
• A Bachelor’s degree

Compensation

This is a part-time, contract position that will begin ASAP and conclude June 2024 with options for renewal. The time commitment will be roughly 8-10 hours per week. The rate is $50/hour.

To Apply

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Please submit a short cover letter and resume to [email protected].