The Education Trust- Washington, DC (Washington D.C. Metro Area)
Job Description
The VP, K-12 Policy and Practice will develop and execute strategies to ensure that the Ed Trust's K-12 efforts effectively focus national attention on inequities in public education and the actions necessary to close gaps in both opportunity and achievement. To that end, this person will ensure tight coordination between and among the division's research, practice and policy-development departments, as well as close collaboration with operating units in other divisions.
Based in Washington, DC, the Vice President for K-12 Policy and Practice will report to Kati Haycock, President, will serve as a member of the Ed Trust's Executive Team, and will lead a team of eleven professionals.
Division Structure:
The Division of K-12 Policy and Practice consists of four departments – K-12 Policy Development, K-12 Practice, Teacher Quality and Research.
Key Responsibilities:
Executive Management
- Lead the K-12 Policy and Practice division, prioritizing key initiatives and providing feedback and mentorship to team members across the division's four departments
- Serve as a member of the organization's Executive Team, working with other division leaders to craft the organization's broad strategic direction and operational plans
- Advise the organization's Executive Team on critical K-12 issues, driving the policy agenda and leveraging the organization's resources to advance that agenda
- Advocate internally for the work of the K-12 team, garnering the internal resources and support necessary to move K-12 Policy and Practice efforts forward in a timely and efficient manner
Thought Leadership
- Serve as a content expert on K-12 issues, ensuring that the Ed Trust is a preeminent voice in national discussion of education issues
- Provide strategic direction for the organization's research and practice work so that it both informs and serves as a powerful extension of the Ed Trust's policy efforts
- Ensure K-12 policy positions and K-12 practice efforts are appropriately linked and work in partnership
External Relations
- Raise the profile of the organization's efforts, finding ways to extend its impact by attracting the attention and respect of the broad community of stakeholders invested in K-12 education
- Develop and leverage third-party working partnerships, enlisting current and prospective partners in the work of the Ed Trust
- Manage existing and new donors, cultivating the support of the funding community and providing regular updates and briefings, where appropriate
- Represent the Ed Trust by speaking publicly to large audiences of educators and, occasionally, non-educators at external meetings and conferences, thus elevating the profile of the organization's policy and practice work
- Foster effective working relationships with national, state and local organizations that can help advance the Ed Trust's mission
Desired Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- A deep commitment to providing all students with a strong education and to social justice
- The ability to think generatively about what kind of practice work the Ed Trust should take on
- Strong management and leadership skills, with proven success managing teams to ambitious goals while also mentoring staff
- A track record of success in complex, high performing organizations, with an ability to prioritize projects, work cross functionally, and advocate on behalf of a team internally and externally
- Keen analytical skill with the ability to synthesize and coordinate complex concepts
- Capacity to write and speak clearly and persuasively to a wide range of audiences, including parents, practitioners and state and federal policymakers
- Professional maturity, with the ability to handle a dynamic and changing agenda, adapting to a changing landscape, where appropriate, and operating effectively amid ambiguity
- Exceptional relationship building skills, with the capacity to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, cultivating impactful partnerships and alliances
- Extensive knowledge of K-12 education, at the federal, state and local levels
- Experience in K-12 education reform-related programs and practices is desirable
Other Attributes:
- Razor sharp intellect
- Creative and politically savvy
- Channeled passion
- Lively sense of humor
- Emotional intelligence
- Likable and approachable
- Enjoys leading and working with others
- Diplomatic
- Flexible
Company Description
The Education Trust is a Washington D.C. based organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels—Pre-Kindergarten through college. Its goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement that consign far too many young people—especially those from low-income families or who are black, Latino or American Indian—to lives on the margins of the American mainstream. The Ed Trust strives to accomplish its mission by working alongside educators, parents, students, policymakers and civic and business leaders in communities across the country. It analyzes local, state and national data and uses what it learns to help build broader understanding of achievement and opportunity gaps and determine the actions necessary to close them. It also participates actively in national and state policy debates, and builds the case for policies that will help all students and schools reach high levels of achievement.
The Ed Trust is a national leader in education reform. Historically, major components of The Ed Trust's K-12 advocacy agenda have included:
- Ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for success in college and career;
- Raising the caliber of our teaching force, while ensuring that low-income students and students of color get at least their fair share of our strongest teachers;
- Ensuring that teachers and students have the support that they need to reach high academic standards; and,
- Adopting accountability and public reporting systems that provide parents with honest information about school quality and hold schools and districts responsible for improving the achievement of all groups of children
The Ed Trust has been a key player in the Washington, DC policy debate on these and other issues. Because of recent changes in the federal/state partnership on education, the Ed Trust is working now to expand its influence on state policy, both directly and through partnerships with state-level advocates. To learn more, visit www.edtrust.org.
Additional Information
- Posted: November 19, 2012
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: Executive
- Functions: Management
- Industries: Education Management
- Compensation: Commensurate with experience
- Job ID: 4212988
- To apply, visit: http://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/791
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