School Readiness Consulting
Project Manager Position
General Description
School Readiness Consulting seeks an experienced Project Manager to join our leadership team as we begin a partnership with a notable research organization to conduct a multi-state, randomized control trial, involving assessments of students in 75 elementary schools across four urban school districts. The evaluation study involves fielding a data collection team in each of the districts. The data collection team will administer program quality assessments that include individual child assessments, classroom wide assessments of children, as well as a sample of classroom observations. The successful applicant for this job will have the experience and background to work with SRC's other Project Managers to virtually supervise the remote data collection team successfully. In addition, the successful applicant will possess a strong project management background and be able to assist in the development and implementation of systems and operations to ensure timely and error-free delivery of each task. This part-time contract position is for eighteen months, and based on performance, may include opportunities for work on additional projects within the SRC portfolio.
About School Readiness Consulting
At School Readiness Consulting, we improve early learning from birth to age eight using a customized approach to evaluating effectiveness and building capacity. We do this by tapping into a network of professionals with a wide array of skills and experience specifically in early learning. Creating high quality early learning environments for all children is our goal. Our clients include early care and education providers, charter and public schools, and national organizations. We provide services directly for clients and also as a partner for larger organizations needing a stronger connection to the on-site reality of early learning. Our dynamic team of consultants provides an opportunity for independent professionals to become part of a high-performing network connected to all facets of the early childhood field.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure projects are delivered within budget.
- Attend trainings and meetings to support project execution (some travel may be required)
- Train members of the School Readiness Consulting data collector team on specifics of the data collection project, protocol and practices
- Participate in weekly team leadership meetings to ensure clear communication and task completion
- Shared responsibility in the virtual supervision of our data collection team across the four school districts
- Shared responsibility of other essential tasks, such as developing protocols, trainings, and efficient data tracking systems with our evaluation partners
- Shared responsibility of our commitment to travel to the sites where data collection will occur with the goal being to build professional rapport and clear expectations with our local data collection teams
- Contribute to process improvements by working with Project Director and co-Project Manager, as well as data collectors and coordinators across four urban school districts
- Participate in the feedback loop to capture experiences and to modify processes based on those experiences. Provide expertise to analyze and resolve problems and develop appropriate policies and procedures to support current team best practices
- Work approximately 20-40 hours per month, with the understanding that the success of our team depends on an ongoing flexibility and willingness to contribute, as needed, to bring about the successful delivery of the agreed upon tasks with our evaluation partners
Qualifications:
· B.A. degree or beyond, plus some coursework in early childhood care, and/or elementary education
· Experience in project management in the field of early childhood education or similar field
- A minimum of 5 years of previous experience in project management and as a supervisor with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
- Experience with work plans, budget management, and with resource scheduling
- Demonstration of high energy, flexibility in changing situations, strong interpersonal and communications skills, and team leadership skills
- Must have the ability to work with a diverse set of people, ranging from children and elementary school teachers to project directors of national research organizations
- Genuine interest and support of the School Readiness Consulting mission and culture
- Proficiency in Google Calendar, Google Forms and Documents, Proficiency in Excel
- Computer and internet access are required
- An eighteen month commitment is required
Salary:
· This position is a contract position without benefits or leave compensation. Pay is hourly or per item completed. Compensation occurs monthly.
Requirements:
- Under the leadership of the Project Director, co-manage the project with one other project manager
- Participate in relevant onboarding activities to become acquainted with SRC's professional culture and expectations
- Log labor hours, project management notes, and expenses into the SRC online invoicing system weekly
- Actively participate in all project meetings, whether they occur at SRC's DC Metro area headquarters, via phone or online.
To Apply:
· E-mail your cover letter and resume to jobs@schoolreadinessconsulting.com Please be sure that your cover letter includes the amount of time you have spent in project management, as well as a brief description about what this work entailed and your particular strengths in project management. Please include your cover letter in the text of the main e-mail.
· Be sure to indicate "Project Manager Applicant" in the subject line of the e-mail.
- Please save your resume with the title LastName_FirstName_ProjectManagerApplication,
- In the body of your email, indicate your earliest availability and whether you could participate in an initial interview in the second week of February.
- Provide three professional references.
School Readiness Consulting
Executive Assistant Position
General Description
At School Readiness Consulting, an executive support staff position will play a crucial role in our ability to grow and manage early childhood education projects across the country. This individual will manage logistical, operational and communication details for the Director, and may support senior level staff members on project-specific tasks. As an administrative support staff member, responsibilities will primarily focus on completing administrative tasks and setting up systems to keep the Director and projects running effectively and efficiently. This will be a full time consulting position which will include a combination of working at School Readiness Consulting's offices and telecommuting.
About School Readiness Consulting
At School Readiness Consulting, we improve early learning from birth to age eight using a customized approach to evaluating effectiveness and building capacity. We do this by tapping into a network of professionals with a wide array of skills and experience specifically in early learning. Creating high quality early learning environments for all children is our goal. Our clients include early care and education providers, charter and public schools, and national organizations. We provide services directly for clients and also as a partner for larger organizations needing a stronger connection to the on-site reality of early learning. Our dynamic team of consultants provides an opportunity for independent professionals to become part of a high-performing network connected to all facets of the early childhood field.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Support the organization's operations
o managing some aspects of personnel and human resources, developing and implementing systems for office management, including contacting vendors, managing the logistics for general operations and team meetings, procuring supplies, entering information into a database and tracking results in Excel (Approx. 40%)
· Support project teams with their day-to-day administrative work
o managing team calendars, organizing the details of a team program or upcoming event, tracking deadlines or updating organization systems to ensure team productivity and effectiveness (Approx. 40%)
· Assist the firm's Director as an executive assistant
o responding to emails, scheduling meetings, preparing documents etc. (Approx. 20%)
Qualifications
· B.A. degree or beyond
· Responsiveness, a commitment to teamwork, organization, flexibility, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills
· Work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment; the successful candidate will be able to pay attention to detail while focusing on multiple projects
· Excellent written communication skills
- Enjoy completing behind the scenes tasks efficiently, reliably and accurately
- Genuine interest and support of the School Readiness Consulting mission and culture
- Proficiency in Google Calendar, Google Forms and Documents, Proficiency in Excel
- Computer and internet access are required
- An eighteen month commitment is required
To Apply
· E-mail your cover letter and resume to jobs@schoolreadinessconsulting.com Please include your cover letter in the text of the main e-mail.
· Be sure to indicate "Executive Assistant Applicant" in the subject line of the e-mail.
- Please save your resume with the title LastName_FirstName_ExecutiveAssistantApplication
- In the body of your email, indicate your earliest availability and whether you could participate in an initial interview in the second week of February.
- Provide three professional references.
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