Lead Associate, School Age Programs, Northern California (P2)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all children in rural America have a healthy, strong foundation to thrive as learners and in life. Our contribution to a full cradle-to-career continuum is focused on the early years, birth through elementary school; and our goals are to increase kindergarten readiness and grade-level literacy and math proficiency for children in under-resourced rural communities. Our school age programs focus on ensuring children attain grade level proficiency in literacy by third grade and in mathematics by fifth grade.

Save the Children is seeking a Lead Associate, School-Age Programs based in Northern California. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting regional expansion and engagement in the north of the State, and ensuring programs are implemented effectively and achieving results for the children we work with. Working on-site and remotely, you will provide training, technical assistance, and management support to a portfolio of program partners. This includes connecting with potential partners, overseeing program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation at your assigned partner sites. You will report directly to the Assistant State Director and will work collaboratively with state and national colleagues to build Save the Children’s portfolio in Northern California and continuously improve our programmatic work across the state.

Location

Remote – Northern California 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Program Implementation 40 %:

• 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.
• Visit each assigned site in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring. Complete site visit reports. Travel throughout Northern California 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 our National Advisors about program questions and
• Regularly communicate with the Assistant State Director and National Advisors about program implementation challenges and successes and how to resolve complex issues.
  
  

Partner Operations and Management: 25%

• Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with identification and assessment of new sites in Northern California.
• Provide new sites with start-up support including but not limited to hiring and training program staff, technical assistance, acquiring technology and program materials, and Partner Portal usage.
• Support the State Director and Assistant 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
• Ensure timely and accurate incident reporting and necessary follow-
  
  

Local and State Relationships/Advocacy: 20%

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

 

Continuous Improvement: 15%

• Participate in National Save the Children Lead Associate calls, meetings, and
• Coordinate with other California-based Lead Associate, School Age Programs to ensure continuity of programs across the state.
• Stay current on relevant national standards and best
• Share knowledge a