
Program Director
NEW YORK, NYFull-time$59K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Union Settlement seeks a Program Director to oversee the day-to-day operation of its DYCD-funded Youth Development & Opportunity program. The role manages staff, program development, school and community partnerships, budgets, and contractual obligations. The director also represents and markets the program, supports grant writing and fundraising, and ensures delivery of learning, wellness, and social-emotional activities for participants.
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Organizational SummaryUnion Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For over 130 years, Union Settlement has provided critical and innovative programming to children, youth, families, and older adults. As a pioneer of the settlement house movement, Union Settlement continues to meet the needs of the ever-changing East Harlem community through its core programs. Through these programs, New Yorkers gain opportunities, develop skills, and become empowered to pursue and achieve their dreams. Today, Union Settlement provides services through 33 program sites in approximately 28 locations. Union Settlements current programmatic portfolio includes the following service areas: Early Childhood Education, Youth Development and Opportunity, Family Services (including the Family Enrichment Center, the Family Childcare Network, and the East Harlem Community Partnership, NYC Benefits, Adult Education, Mental Health Services, Older Adult Centers, and Economic Development. Union Settlement serves more than 10,000 individuals and nearly 1,000 businesses every year. Strengthened by a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative workforce of more than 350 employees, Union Settlement also serves as a connector, convener, and advocate for East Harlem and its partners. To learn more about Union Settlement, visit www.unionsettlement, visit www.unionsettlement.org Position: Program Director Department: Youth Development & OpportunityReports to: Program Manager Hours: Full-time; 10:00am 6:00pmSalary: $58,500FLSA: ExemptLocation: On-sitePositions Reporting to this Role: Program Staff # Position Summary:The Program Director is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the program, which is funded by the Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD). Responsibilities include but are not limited to the hiring, training, evaluation, supervision, and management of daily operations of a diverse staff ranging from seasoned activity specialists to high school interns. Additionally, the Program Director is responsible for the program development, managing relations with schools and partners, managing the programs budget, and meeting all contractual DYCD obligations. The Program Director will be responsible for marketing the program to target communities and schools, representing the program at off-site meetings and conferences, and establishing relationships with colleges and universities. The individual will participate in grant writing and fundraising efforts on behalf of the program, as needed. Responsibilities: * Implement a program focused on social and emotional support activities tied to project-based learning. * Ensure DYCD online database is updated weekly, including attendance, work scope, program schedule, and staffing. * Ensure Challenge Based Learning, Clubs, and Health and Wellness workshops, which allow the students to learn in smaller groups. * Create and maintain a welcoming, productive, and encouraging environment for participants, their families, and community members. * Ensure a strong relationship between the school day curriculum and the COMPASS program; conduct regular meetings with the principal and key school staff, and attend school and curriculum development training. * To generate support, articulate the programs vision, mission, and goals to East Harlem CBOs, school staff, administrators, students, families, and community leaders. * Collaborate with families to solve problems. * Facilitate weekly team meetings with program staff and partners. * Monthly supervisory meetings with key staff to discuss performance, strengths, and challenges * Host monthly parent meetings. * Manage other privately funded contracts. * Ensure program milestones are met. * Produce program reports as needed. * Participate in Youth Services programmatic committees. * Attend committee, programmatic, departmental, and agency-wide leadership s
How this job compares
Set against the 1,042 open Program Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$59K/yr
- New York median$98–105K/yr97 salary ranges
- US median$145–155K/yr608 salary ranges
This rate, $59K, is 42% below the New York median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Director salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 154 open Program Director jobs in New York and 1,042 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Program Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (752 postings).
- Education
- 538 of the 1,042 open Program Director jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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