Project Director II (Contingent)

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)

EDC is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live healthy, productive lives.

EDC’s approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded in EDC’s commitment to respect the dignity of each individual. EDC has a commitment to promoting equity and access to high quality education and health services that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. EDC expresses its commitment to increasing equity through its strategies, services and products, which contribute to building capacity and transforming lives.

With a commitment to addressing disparities and ensuring equity, the Early Childhood Portfolio promotes the overall health, development, and early learning of children—from before birth throughout childhood. Our work informs the field, supports families and caregivers, builds the capacity of organizations and people, and advances effective policy.

The Early Childhood Portfolio within EDC’s U.S. Division is hiring a Project Director for a national training and technical assistance center that will support the coordination of early childhood systems at the state and territory level. This position is contingent on award. This is a dynamic opportunity for someone with strong early childhood and state agency experience to help build the capacity of early childhood professionals across the country and support the development and enhancement of high-quality early childhood programs and services nationwide. This position will report to the Director of the Early Childhood Portfolio.

This position will fulfill project director responsibilities for a large, high-impact early childhood training and technical assistance project along with other related project work including supervision of project team members, coordination of the budget, timeline, and workplan of the project, federal reporting and oversight of training and technical assistance provision and quality. This position will regularly interact with national constituents receiving training and technical assistance services and will collaborate with other national capacity-building projects to align efforts and maximize the funders investment. This position will engage directly with the funder, reporting on the successful delivery of high-quality services, ensuring timelines are met, and responding to any urgent and emergent needs. Position is contingent based on funding.

You will:

• Be responsible for programmatic/technical success as well as for administrative/business/financial viability of the project. This includes daily operations, project workplans, contracts, invoices and technical requirements.
• Collaborate closely with the funder, colleagues, partners, and project teams to lead, develop, and manage TA activities.
• Approve plans, set priorities, and strategies; evaluate progress; explain and report variances from strategic plans.
• Determine resource needs and negotiate resource allocation issues; secure consensus about priorities and competing project/workload demands.
• Offer senior-level technical content support in early childhood systems priority topics.
• Present project progress and/or results in public fora and/or publications.
• Generate additional work for EDC through business development efforts.

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent combination of training & experience in a related discipline, preferably in early childhood education

Skills & Experience:

• 8–10 years related experience in early childhood education and systems building
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills and aptitude for details

Preferred Education, Skills & Experience:

• 3-5 years state agency experience overseeing complex projects requiring budget responsibility and staff supervision
• Experience working to advance cross-sector collaboration and systems transformation for young children and their families

EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Research shows that individuals from historically marginalized groups find themselves meeting many of the criteria of a job posting, yet doubting if they should apply. At EDC, we value and strive for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.  Equity and excellence are inseparable.  If you meet some of the preferred requirements but not all of them, and feel aligned with our vision and mission, we encourage you to apply.

Total Rewards:

EDC offers the following comprehensive benefits package for all eligible employees:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Generous vacation benefits for full- and part-time employees
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition and transportation reimbursement
• Robust retirement plan with TIAA/CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund)
• Paid sick time and up to 16 hours of personal time annually
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately $86,000 to $103,000.  Salary offers are made based on market analysis and internal equity.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the EDC job opportunities website as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by e-mailing Liz Christensen or by calling her at 800-225-4276 or 617-618-2329.