Lead Associate, School Age Programs, Central or Southern California (P2)

Role Overview

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.

About the Role

The Role As the Lead Associate, School Age Programs, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be responsible for supporting regional expansion and engagement in the center and south of the State, and ensuring programs are implemented effectively and achieving results for the children we work with.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Program Implementation 50 %: Guide and support program staff to ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Save the Children’s program models according to established
  • Provide in-person and remote training and technical assistance for program staff; maximize the use of technology to do so.
  • Visit each assigned site in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Complete site visit reports.
  • Travel throughout Central and/or Southern California will be required for each of the site visits.
  • Ensure accurate and up-to-date data collection and reporting for each assigned
• Partner Operations and Management: 25% Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with identification and assessment of new sites in Central and/or Southern California.
  • Provide new sites with start-up support including but not limited to hiring and training program staff, technical assistance, acquiring technology and program materials, and Partner Portal
  • Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with partner management including, but not limited to, annual partner planning, subaward budget and spending, grant budgets and reports, annual district/site stakeholder meetings, partnership performance management, sponsorship, and emergency/disaster communication and reporting.
  • Meet regularly with each site
• Local and State Relationships/Advocacy: 10% Support State Director and Assistant State Director, and program partners as appropriate, with local, regional, and state community engagement activities, community partnerships/coalitions, and state level relationships.
  • Support program partners with media and donor opportunities to highlight Save the Children
• Continuous Improvement: 15% Participate in National Save the Children Lead Associate calls, meetings, and
  • Coordinate with other California-based Lead Associates, School Age Programs to ensure continuity of programs across the state.
  • Stay current on relevant national standards and best
  • Share knowledge and experience with the national program team and program specialist colleagues.
  • Participate in national program team projects and US Programs work
  • Provide stories from the field to national

  Qualifications

  • Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience delivering literacy/reading and/or math/numeracy primary education programs.
  • Residency in Central or Southern California.
  • Willingness and ability to travel within Central and/or Southern California up to 60% of the time.
  • Working knowledge of financial and subgrant
  • Proven interpersonal communication and public speaking skills, with demonstrated ability to convey clear understanding of issues related to poverty in rural communities.
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain and nurture long term partnerships with external partners including schools, district, community-based organizations, tribal groups, among others.
  • Professional proficiency in MS Office
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

  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 $72,250 - $80,750 base salary
  • Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $65,450 - $73,150 base salary
  • Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $59,500 - $66,500 base salary

  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
  • Retail: 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

  Equal Opportunity Employer

  Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and valued. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.