Lead Associate, Early Education, Northern California; P2

Overview

Save the Children For over 100 years, Save the Children has fought for the rights of children: a healthy start in life, access to education, and a safe environment. We work in many of the world’s hardest-to-reach places—across 100+ countries, including the U.S. When you join Save the Children, you contribute to positive, lasting change for children.

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 cradle-to-career focus is on the early years (birth through elementary school) to increase kindergarten readiness and grade-level literacy and math proficiency in under-resourced rural communities.

We are seeking a Lead Associate, Early Education based in Northern California. You will ensure programs are implemented effectively to achieve results for prenatal to age five. Working on-site and remotely, you will provide training, technical assistance, and management support to a portfolio of program partners, overseeing program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation at assigned partner sites. You will report to the Assistant State Director and collaborate with state and national colleagues to improve our programmatic work across the state.

Remote – Northern California

Note:

not inclusive of all responsibilities and may change.

Program Implementation 40%

• Provide support to home visitors to ensure high-quality program implementation according to established standards. Training will be conducted both in-person and remotely, maximizing technology use.
• Train program staff in child development, observation and assessment, data collection, and home programming. Identify professional development opportunities to support ongoing staff learning.
• Train, develop, coach, lead, and support program staff, communicating priorities and how their work aligns with Save the Children s mission and values.
• Visit assigned sites to conduct observation and coaching; complete site visit reports and share observations with staff, site supervisors, and State Leads.
• Lead the development and provision of follow-up materials, reflective conversations, and other support to Early Childhood Coordinators via distance technologies between site visits.
• Ensure accurate data collection and reporting for each assignment.
• Consult with the National Kindergarten Readiness Advisor on program questions and needs.
• Regularly communicate with the State Director, Assistant State Director, and Kindergarten Readiness Advisor about implementation challenges and solutions.

Partner Operations and Management 25%

• Support identification and assessment of new sites in Northern California.
• Provide startup support to new sites, including staffing, training, technology, and materials; support Partner Portal usage.
• Support partner management including annual planning, budgets, grant reports, stakeholder meetings, performance management, sponsorship, and emergency reporting.
• Meet regularly with each site to review progress and needs.
• Ensure timely and accurate incident reporting and follow-up.

Local and State Relationships/Advocacy 20%

• Support local, regional, and state community engagement activities and partnerships, and contribute to program presentations.
• Assist partners with media and donor opportunities to highlight programs.

Program Knowledge, Visibility and Other Initiatives 15%

• Participate in national Lead Associate calls and meetings.
• Coordinate with other California-based Lead Associates to ensure program continuity across the state.
• Stay current on relevant standards and best practices; share knowledge with the national program team and colleagues.
• Participate in national program team projects and US Programs work; share field stories with national teams.
• Support leadership with VIP visits and other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience delivering early childhood education programs.
• Strong communication and collaboration with individuals and teams at all levels.
• Experience recruiting and nurturing…