Lead Associate, Education, Texas (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 seeking a Lead Associate, Education. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring programs are implemented effectively and achieve results for the youngest children we work with, prenatal to age five. 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 Assistant State Director and will work collaboratively with state and national colleagues to continuously improve our programmatic work across the state.

Location

Remote - United States, TX - San Antonio or Houston areas

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Program Implementation 55%:

• Provide support to home visitors and Kindergarten Readiness ambassadors to ensure high quality implementation of programs according to established standards. This will be conducted through in-person and remote training; maximizing the use of technology to do so.
• Train program staff in various areas including child development, observation and assessment, data collection, and home visiting.
• Visit each assigned site in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring. Complete monthly in person site visit reports.
• Play a lead role in developing/providing appropriate follow-up materials, reflective conversations, strategies to support families, and other necessary support to Early Childhood Coordinators (ECC) through distance technologies between site visits.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date data collection and reporting for each assigned site.
• Consult with the Regional Advisor about program questions and needs.
• Regularly communicate with the State Director and Assistant State Director about program implementation challenges and successes and how to resolve complex issues.

Partner Operations and Management: 20%

• Support the Assistant and State Director and with partner management including but not limited to annual partner planning, sub award budget and spending management, 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 to provide updates on their program's progress.
• Ensure timely and accurate incident reporting and necessary follow-up.
• 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 Assistant and State Director and program partners, as appropriate, with local, regional, and state community engagement activities, community partnerships/coalitions, and state level relationships.
• Support the program team with local, regional, and state program presentations.
• Support program partners with media opportunities to highlight Save the Children programs.

Program Knowledge, Visibility and Other Initiatives: 15%

• 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 Assistant and State Director with Save the Children priorities and initiative, 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
• Experience working in culturally and demographically diverse communities with limited resources.
• Willingness and ability to travel at least 50% to assigned sites throughout the state in personal and state assigned vehicles.
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver's license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a field related to social work, early childhood development or education.
• Home visiting experience with families with infants and toddlers.
• Experience in training, coaching, and mentoring others in-person and remote/virtual.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $66,300 - $74,100 base salary

• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $60,350 - $67,450 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $54,400 - $60,800 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

About Us

We are looking to build a diverse, equitable and inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities

• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family

• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits

• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees

• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)

• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events

• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.