Manager, Summer Programs Learning and Development

Manager, Summer Programs Learning and Development

The mission of BEAM is to create pathways for students from low-income and underserved communities to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists. Led by staff with these same technical backgrounds, BEAM believes that pathways to STEM careers are created through community, individual support, and access to advanced work that typically lies outside most school curricula. We work to directly support students and to transition them to other supportive enrichment programs that enable their future success.

BEAM's model provides continuous support from middle school through college graduation, including intense academic summer programs for middle school students (after 6th and 7th grade), weekend classes and mentoring, and STEM-focused support through college. Our program includes not just access to learning advanced math but also support finding and applying to other opportunities, including support with college admissions and financial aid. In addition to our academic content, bringing students into community is a key part of our mission and all of our work is designed to support that goal.

BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a year-round, national program, serving 420+ students at six summer program sites and 600+ students in year-round programming in New York City and Los Angeles this school year. In addition, our BEAM National pilot program now reaches over 500 elementary-aged students in seven different states, working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work.

With our strategic plan, our team has committed to transforming the organization from a successful startup to a more mature and scalable organization that can drive change across the country.

Description Of The Position

The Manager, Summer Programs Learning and Development plays a key role in ensuring BEAM's summer programs launch smoothly and continuously improve. Reporting to the Director of Summer Programs Management, this role leads the development of training for 150+ seasonal summer staff, creates and maintains program implementation tools and resources, and manages data collection and analysis to strengthen program quality year over year.

The Manager will collaborate closely with the Director to support program planning and execution across six summer camp sites, while holding ownership of staff learning systems, implementation resources, and program evaluation tools.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized project manager with strengths in training, resource design, and data analysis who is eager to contribute to BEAM's mission of opening STEM pathways for students from underserved communities.

Key Responsibilities

Staff Training & Development (45%)

• Design and lead the development of comprehensive training plans for seasonal summer staff, including site leadership, faculty, and counselors.
• Create training modules, manuals, and workshops to ensure staff are well-prepared for their roles.
• Support the Director in facilitating pre-summer training and onboarding sessions.
• Collect staff feedback during and after training to refine future offerings.
• Assist the Director in cross-functional coordination (business operations, finance, local programs).
• Provide project management support to ensure program planning timelines and deliverables are met.
• Support hiring committees for staffing site leadership, faculty, and counselor roles across all summer camp sites.

Program Tools & Implementation Resources (30%)

Data & Continuous Improvement (10%)

Summer Site Management (15%)

Qualifications

We understand that there are many paths to acquiring experience and therefore welcome candidates from diverse and nontraditional backgrounds for this role who have demonstrated equivalent transferable skills to carry out the major duties outlined in this job description.

Requirements :

Preferences :

Professional Strengths

Salary, Benefits And Other Details

The salary range for this position is $77,000 - $85,000. This is a good faith anticipated range of the job, but the actual pay will be based on any applicant's skill and experience.

BEAM provides a number of benefits including :

Application Process

The initial step is to submit your application, including resume and responses to a few short application questions, via our online portal. When your application is complete, we will follow up with next steps.

Next steps in our process will include a short 30-minute phone interview and / or sample projects so we can get to know you and you can show us your work. We believe in the