Managing Director of Program Implementation
Summary
| Title: | Managing Director of Program Implementation |
|---|---|
| ID: | MDPI01 |
Description
ABOUT SCHOOLKIT
We are a team of experienced educators who train and support schools, districts, and states to help all students meet college and career ready standards. We believe that excellent teaching is the foundation of equitable schools. Working in partnership with local educators, we help improve instruction and leadership through content and curriculum-specific training. Together, we build schools and systems that help all students succeed. We train teachers and leaders on standards-aligned instructional practices in literacy and math and specialize in professional learning using high-quality, openly-available curricula. More information about our current and past work is available at www.schoolkitgroup.com.
THE ROLE
The Managing Director of Program Implementation reports to the President and is a member of the Leadership Team. In this role, you will set the vision for our instructional services with schools, districts, and state education agencies, with a focus on refining our service models, scaling our work, and leading high-performing project teams. This role requires a combination of strategy, innovation, leading others, and executive-level project management. You will work directly with our partners as well as lead and coach full-time staff members and consultants to deliver high-impact training and implementation services to district and state partners.
A successful candidate will have experience serving on a leadership team as well as a demonstrated track record for developing service models and leading projects for an array of education system stakeholders. The candidate will be adept at leading, growing, and managing teams and developing strong service lines from vision through implementation in K-12 education systems. This position can be based from a home office anywhere in the U.S. Depending on location, expected travel time is 15-25%. All employees of SchoolKit are required to receive vaccinations for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery (60%)
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
HOW TO APPLY
Please provide a resume and cover letter regarding your qualifications for this position when applying.
SchoolKit is an equal opportunity employer that deeply values all of the differences that make our people unique. These differences help us to create an organization that celebrates diversity and strives to create equitable and inclusive spaces where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self. In turn, we are committed to leveraging the perspectives of our people to best support and serve our partners.
SchoolKit selects personnel on the basis of ability without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or veteran status.
We are a team of experienced educators who train and support schools, districts, and states to help all students meet college and career ready standards. We believe that excellent teaching is the foundation of equitable schools. Working in partnership with local educators, we help improve instruction and leadership through content and curriculum-specific training. Together, we build schools and systems that help all students succeed. We train teachers and leaders on standards-aligned instructional practices in literacy and math and specialize in professional learning using high-quality, openly-available curricula. More information about our current and past work is available at www.schoolkitgroup.com.
THE ROLE
The Managing Director of Program Implementation reports to the President and is a member of the Leadership Team. In this role, you will set the vision for our instructional services with schools, districts, and state education agencies, with a focus on refining our service models, scaling our work, and leading high-performing project teams. This role requires a combination of strategy, innovation, leading others, and executive-level project management. You will work directly with our partners as well as lead and coach full-time staff members and consultants to deliver high-impact training and implementation services to district and state partners.
A successful candidate will have experience serving on a leadership team as well as a demonstrated track record for developing service models and leading projects for an array of education system stakeholders. The candidate will be adept at leading, growing, and managing teams and developing strong service lines from vision through implementation in K-12 education systems. This position can be based from a home office anywhere in the U.S. Depending on location, expected travel time is 15-25%. All employees of SchoolKit are required to receive vaccinations for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery (60%)
- Build positive and collaborative relationships with partners, including state, district, and school leaders
- Lead strategic contracts with states and districts that improve instruction in core academic subjects and support student growth
- Manage each project’s unique scopes of service, including making adjustments to project plans as needed
- Manage and coach staff to create project plans characterized by actionable strategic timelines and manage work towards completing key benchmarks
- Support school, district, and state leaders in managing change and building continuous improvement systems to adjust course where needed
- Facilitate adult learning experiences for school, district, and state leaders
- Own SchoolKit’s vision and service models for implementing high-quality instructional materials, including but not limited to, refining and articulating our program offerings for schools, districts, states, and regional service centers
- Collaborate with teammates to create tools, techniques, and training to develop our internal capacity to deliver these services with integrity to our partners
- Identify common instructional and leadership challenges across systems; propose and design new services to address these needs
- Cultivate strategic relationships with state and system leaders to expand our network and grow our work
- Develop strategies that enable efficient scaling of SchoolKit’s service offerings
- Contribute to our business development strategy for new and existing partners and collaborate with the President to grow and deepen existing relationships
- Serve on the Leadership Team that is responsible for executive leadership of the organization
- Collaborate with the Leadership Team and SchoolKit staff to create and implement SchoolKit’s strategic plans
- Oversee, coach, and manage the work of staff and contractors with a focus on delivering services, supporting individual employee growth, and fostering collaboration among the team
EXPERIENCE
- At least 15 years of experience in education sector with at least 5 years of this experience in an organization that provides services to schools, districts, and/or states.
- A successful track record of implementing teaching and learning initiatives in partnership with school system leaders, school leaders, and teachers
- Deep experience with effective adoption and implementation of high-quality instructional materials and change management related to this work
- Knowledge of the Common Core shifts and standards in ELA and Math as well as Next Generation assessments such as PARCC
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and diversity in internal organizational work, managing teams, and service delivery
- A comprehensive understanding of how equitable teaching and learning can be brought to life by leaders and teachers and how to coach others to successfully realize this work.
- Knowledge of best practices for leading, managing, and coaching adults
- Foundational knowledge of best practices in teaching, learning, and leading in K-12 schools
- A bachelor’s degree. Masters degree in education or related field preferred
SKILLS
- An entrepreneurial spirit; you like to build out new initiatives and have sought out opportunities for your organization and its people to shine
- A visionary and strategic thinker who can build a line of service from concept through implementation
- A leader who values diversity, equity, and inclusion-centered approaches to supporting teams and designing services
- An “all hands on deck” colleague who is willing to dig into details
- A creative, solution-oriented problem-solver
- Highly responsive to partner and colleague feedback
- A superb writer and communicator skills
HOW TO APPLY
Please provide a resume and cover letter regarding your qualifications for this position when applying.
SchoolKit is an equal opportunity employer that deeply values all of the differences that make our people unique. These differences help us to create an organization that celebrates diversity and strives to create equitable and inclusive spaces where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self. In turn, we are committed to leveraging the perspectives of our people to best support and serve our partners.
SchoolKit selects personnel on the basis of ability without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or veteran status.
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
