Advisor, US Early Childhood Care and Development (P3)

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

As the Advisor, Early Childhood Care and Development, you'll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be supporting our early childhood programs and strategies to accelerate learning outcomes for children across rural America. The ideal person for this position will have extensive content expertise in Save the Children's early childhood programs, experience working in rural communities, and deep knowledge of effective practices for advancing developmentally appropriate practice and school readiness outcomes for children.

NOTE - this role is contingent on funding that is expected to last approximately 12 months.

Location

Hybrid - Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Build Capacity to Implement Programs (70%)

• Plan, conduct, and record monthly support meetings with state directors, lead associates, and advisors.
• Provide technical assistance to support program implementation and to identify and resolve implementation challenges.
• Contribute to developing and delivering training, technical assistance, and other resources for program implementation staff.
• Participate in onboarding processes for Kindergarten Readiness program Lead Associates and other staff supporting US ECCD programming; support recruitment and onboarding on an ongoing basis.

Refine Program Models (25%)

• Collaborate across teams following the organization's processes to ensure programs and resources are culturally relevant, backed by research and best practice, and aligned to community needs and insights
• Establish standards for high quality implementation and collaborate with other teams to determine options for customization
• Collaborate with other teams to utilize lessons learned to inform program design, refinements, and to enhance results

Collect and Analyze Data (5%)

• Monitor quality of program implementation, ensure programs are on track to meet key metrics, program indicators, reach expectations, and other grant deliverables.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Proven experience in project management and facilitation strategies for complex, multi-partner community initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience with coaching and supporting adults in an education or related area
• Professional proficiency in Canva, Learning Management System (LMS), and SharePoint
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Able and willing to travel domestically up to 15% of the time.

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 for the role

• Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Experience with curriculum development for expectant families, and children birth to five years old.

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 $91,800 - $102,600 base salary

• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $83,725 - $93,575 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $74,800 - $83,600 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 an 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.