Lead Associate, Education (P2)

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Summary

Save the Children’s U.S. Programs (USP) division is committed to ensuring that all children in rural America have a healthy, strong foundation to thrive as learners and in life. Our goals are to increase kindergarten readiness and grade-level literacy and math proficiency for children in under-resourced rural communities. We do whatever it takes to be there for children in times of crisis; helping them recover from their losses and build resilience for years to come. 

Save the Children is seeking a Lead Associate, Education. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring programs are implemented, with fidelity, effectively and achieve results for the children we work with. Focus geographic areas are East and South Texas but we may partner in different areas as well. Working on-site and remotely, you will provide training, technical assistance, and management support to a portfolio of program partners. This includes overseeing program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation at your assigned partner sites. You will report directly to the State Director and will work collaboratively with state and national colleagues to continuously improve our programmatic work across the state. This position is funded for two years. 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Program Implementation 55%:

• Guide and support program staff to ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Save the Children’s program models according to established standards.
• Provide in-person and remote training and technical assistance for program staff; maximize the use of technology to do so.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits and meeting to ensure program quality and compliance with data collection, reporting and all other elements required.
• Visit each assigned site in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring. Complete site visit reports. In state travel will be required for each of the site visits.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date data collection and reporting for each assigned site.
• Consult with the Advisors about program questions and needs.
• Regularly communicate with the State Director and Advisors about program implementation challenges and successes and how to resolve complex issues.

Partner Operations and Management: 20%

• Support the State Director with partner management including but not limited to annual partner planning, subaward budget and spending, grant budgets and reports, annual district/site stakeholder meetings, partnership performance management, sponsorship, and emergency/disaster communication and reporting.
• Meet regularly with each site supervisor.
• Ensure timely and accurate incident reporting and necessary follow-up.
• Support the State Director with identification and assessment of new sites.
• Provide new sites with start-up support including but not limited to hiring and training program staff, technology and program materials, and Partner Portal usage.

Local and State Relationships/Advocacy: 10%

• Support the State Director, and program partners as appropriate, with local, regional, and state community engagement activities, community partnerships/coalitions, and state level relationships.
• Support the State Director with local, regional, and state program presentations.
• Support program partners with media opportunities to highlight Save the Children programs.

Continuous Improvement: 15%

• Participate in Save the Children Lead Associate calls, meetings, and trainings.
• Stay current on relevant national standards and best practices.
• Share knowledge and experience with the national program team and program specialist colleagues.
• Participate in national program team projects and USP work groups.
• Provide stories from the field to national staff.
• Support State Director with VIP visits and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience delivering literacy/reading and/or math education programs
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Profession