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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

New York City Program Associate

Start Date:  June 2010

Locations:  New York, NY

Description
Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Since our founding in 2003, we have trained 2,500 college student volunteers to deliver effective health education to over 25,000 public high school students in New York City, Boston, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles. By 2012, our goal is to have trained 10,000 college students to reach 100,000 public high school students across eight cities, empowering these teens to make healthy decisions and building a strong base for future growth.

The primary responsibilities of the PHE New York City Program Associate will be to assist with the development, management, growth, and evaluation of the New York City Program and to assist the New York City Executive Director. The New York City Program Associate reports to the New York City Executive Director.

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Responsibilities
The PHE New York City Program Associate will:

• Develop, manage, grow, and evaluate the PHE Program at three PHE NYC College sites by:
  • Supervising volunteer recruitment and selection
  • Leading the training of college students in leadership skills (managing a peer group), teaching skills (public speaking, facilitation, and classroom management), and health information
  • Managing college student leaders on an ongoing basis
  • Evaluating volunteer performance
  • Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data for program evaluation
  • Attending PHE volunteer meetings on some weekday evenings and weekends
• Develop, manage, grow, and evaluate PHE NYC Partner High Schools by:
  • Developing and maintaining partnerships with NYC public high schools
  • Supervising the scheduling and teaching of PHE workshops in Partner High Schools
  • Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data for program evaluation
  • Attending PHE workshops in Partner High Schools
• Assist with raising funds for the PHE NYC Site by:
  • Researching potential funders
  • Preparing fundraising materials, including grant applications and individual appeal materials
  • Assisting in preparation for PHE fundraising events
• Provide administrative support by:
  • Copying, filing, and faxing PHE materials
  • Purchasing, distributing, and maintaining PHE office supplies and equipment
  • Planning, purchasing, distributing, and maintaining materials for College Sites and Partner High Schools
  • Assisting in reporting PHE assets, revenue, and expenditures
  • Managing the PHE Program Intern
• Assist the PHE NYC Executive Director

Qualifications
Peer Health Exchange is looking for someone who:

• Has a Bachelor’s degree
• Has leadership experience supervising, managing, and training others
• Has excellent public speaking, writing, and editing skills
• Has excellent organizational skills and is extremely detail-oriented
• Has strong interpersonal skills

Contact
Please submit a resume, a cover letter, and a writing sample (your best non-fiction writing, 3 pages or less) to the following email address:[log in to unmask]. Only candidates who submit all three materials will be considered for the position. More information about Peer Health Exchange can be found at www.peerhealthexchange.org.