Executive Director of Interschool

Established in 1971, Interschool is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that serves the educational goals of its eight member schools by providing opportunities for enrichment through collaboration.

The Executive Director of Interschool is the liaison between the member schools and is responsible for running the curricular and extracurricular programs that serve students, teachers, administrators, trustees, and parents, and link the schools to the greater New York City community.

Job Overview:

The key liaison between the member schools, the Executive Director leads collaborative efforts including providing short- and long-term planning for member schools around parent programming and professional development efforts.

The Director ensures member schools are informed and in alignment across a variety of initiatives and topics and does this by:

• Setting the agendas for and directing the regularly scheduled meetings with various school constituencies throughout the school year.
• Regularly reporting outcomes and proposing initiatives that stem from the regularly scheduled meetings.
• Collaborating and working together with the Associate Director of Interschool.
• Organizing emergency gatherings when issues or weather events affect our communities.
• Creating and developing an Interschool-wide Community Engagement Program, including affinity groups, extra-curricular classes, and off-campus activities.
• Working with school leaders to organize events, programming and professional development for new and veteran faculty members.

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in education or a related field.
• Ability to think strategically and make informed decisions.