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School Readiness Consulting (SRC) is looking for a Principal Associate with a commitment to equity, and strong strategic and advising experience and skills.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

We are seeking experienced applicants with expertise in the following:

• Strategic planning to support early childhood systems building
• Facilitation and thought partnership (collaborative design and meeting facilitation, strategic advising)
• Policy analysis (critical understanding of relevant policies, ideas, trends, and innovations in the early childhood landscape)
• Stakeholder Engagement (focus group and interview design and implementation)
• Early childhood content (knowledge across a range of issue areas such as: early childhood workforce development, child care, governance & financing, equity in early learning)
• Storytelling (implementation of story sharing activities through photography, video, websites, and social media)

PRIMARY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides content expertise in early childhood strategic planning, facilitation, thought partnership, and storytelling (works together with our partners to examine, strengthen, and communicate the impact of early childhood services, infrastructure, and investments)
• Designs and leads projects (conceptualizes and develops projects, creates project management plans and task structures, leads communication with clients and stakeholders, oversees project staff and consultants and delegates project work)
• Develops project deliverables (leads the development of high-quality and responsive deliverables including strategic plans, communications to various early childhood stakeholder groups, and other reports)
• Engages in development and partnership-building efforts (writes and manages proposals, builds relationships and long-term partnerships with clients, ensures productive communication with external partners, represents the organization through conference presentations, meeting attendance, and other external opportunities)
• Supports team growth (supports growth and skill development within project teams; may supervise associates)
• Contributes positively to SRC’s organizational culture (contributes to a positive work environment, collaborates with colleagues, supports the organization’s overall mission, and participating in team meetings, professional learning opportunities, retreats, and other organization-wide events) 

CORE QUALIFICATIONS                  

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Early Childhood Education, Education Policy, or related field preferred
• At least 10 years’ experience leading and/or managing projects similar to SRC’s portfolio
• Experience supervising staff and/or managing project teams
• A demonstrated commitment to equity for all children evidenced in past projects and work samples
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills

• Ability to develop project deliverables independently
• Ability to communicate about project work, verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences including funding agencies, practitioners, families, and other researchers
• Strong understanding of key issues, trends, and players in the early childhood education landscape

• Creativity and a high degree of initiative to design and implement innovative solutions to complex challenges

SRC is committed to equity and values the perspectives and lived experiences of applicants who wish to contribute to our vision and mission. We actively commit to mirroring the diversity of the communities with whom we partner in all aspects of our work, including our leadership, core team, and contractors. We seek candidates who represent a diversity of identities across race, ethnicity, culture, age, religion, abilities, gender, and sexual orientation. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and those with unique perspectives and experiences within the early childhood landscape.

About School Readiness Consulting, LLC

School Readiness Consulting (SRC) integrates our expertise in strategic thinking, best practice, and evaluation to transform early learning and affirm the right of all children to thrive. SRC is a small, woman-owned business that specializes in early childhood programs and policies. We work at the intersection of policy, practice, and research, using a partnership lens and culturally responsive practices to facilitate problem solving, systems building, and evaluation. SRC’s comprehensive approach integrates a focus on advising and communicating on behalf of system-level efforts, supporting best practice, and executing rigorous evaluation of early childhood initiatives. The intersection of these three areas of impact and a commitment to social justice enable SRC to build systems for all young children, from birth through third grade. SRC is deeply committed to social justice and the building of equitable systems for young children in diverse settings and geographic locations. Advise We build effective early learning systems through our policy-focused technical assistance and work with partners to examine, strengthen, and communicate the impact of early childhood services, infra...structure, and investments. Our work in this area includes needs assessment, strategic planning and advising, support for outreach and public education, and developing strategies for communications and sustainability through storytelling. Evaluate We develop and execute rigorous implementation and outcome evaluation. Our work in this area includes development of effective research questions, assessment of program effectiveness, and strategic use of a cycle of feedback to continually improve program implementation and outcomes. Implement We promote best practice by building internal leadership and educator capacity. Our work in this area focuses on continuous quality improvement and equity-focused professional learning.

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