Education Center Lead Jobs

EDUCATION CENTER LEAD

Role Summary

We're looking for someone to lead an important role in the organization. This leader will help the organization lead the education community on conversations and educational solutions that make an impact on poverty determinants in the realm of education. This executive role is the director level position for the education center, one of four centers at Medici Road. This leader will ensure racial equity is embedded in the work we do internally and externally. This position will lead our approach on educational impact, human-centered design and the other three pillars of our work. In order to succeed, this candidate should feel comfortable taking on a range of responsibilities including hiring and training, implementing programs, soliciting opportunities to obtain local, federal government RFPs as well as private sector clients, and acting as a leader for the organization.

About the Employer

Medici Road is a nonprofit, community development corporation that addresses the intersection of poverty and race. Our mission is to reduce poverty by creating education, housing, and public health solutions that uproot systemic racial inequities.

We serve and advocate for low-and middle-income urban communities, especially people of color and other historically underserved groups.

Our point of differentiation is that we provide long-term solutions that connect multiple sectors including education, housing, public health, and REI from a systemic point of view. Our distinctive approach leverages community co-creation, data analysis, and human-centered design to create solutions in the forms of products, programs, and policies.

About the Education Center

Our goal is to create healthy, whole-child development in every community. We develop products and help create policies that focus on impactful, student-centered education systems that are supported by both teachers and administrators.

Qualifications

You're a great fit for this role if you:

• Are a Education professional who wants to see a new narrative on solving for poverty reduction with education

• Have a strong interest, and track record, in bucking the system for a greater good

• Have a history of cultivating and managing education consulting and faculty development client relationships as part of a strategic business model

• 8+ years of management/director level experience (ideally 2+ years leading a division)

• 3+ years of coaching /facilitation experience in the education field

• 5+ years working in local/state/federal government, philanthropy, advocacy, or a community-based nonprofit focused

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership and collaboration -60%

• Leadership of the Education Center, including management of the Program(s) under the center and building out your team (policy, evaluation, and data analysis backgrounds) as applicable.

• Lead strategic planning and innovation for Medici Road’s Education work (includes annual budgets and strategic planning)

• Collaborate and be a thought partner to the Program Director for YouthBuild, the Data Analyst, programs, data presentations, and products, completing quarterly reports for YouthBuild, and other grants operating in the education center,

• Foster connections and collaboration across the Medici Road team, ensuring REI is centered in all our work

Fundraising for the Center - 30%

• Cultivate new and existing client relationships to partner with Medici Road and purchase Educational consulting, and products

• Develop and implement a business model for Educational products

• Oversee performance management, reporting, invoicing, and other financial transactions with clients

Facilitating conversations - 10%

• Support internal “What could be” conversations to foster innovation

• Publish quarterly content, including blog posts, data visualization, and reports

• Engage in thought leadership conversations across multiple mediums

At the end of your first year success would look like: you've launched our Education center signature product, you've secured 3+ contracts and/or grants, and you've supported the Youthbuild director in processes for successful grant renewal.

Supervisory Responsibility: You will have the Data Analyst, the YouthBuild Program Director as immediate direct reports. You will also be responsible for managing other hires in the Education Center when that time arises.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Documentation skills and use of digital project management tools
• Research skills
• Strategic corporate partnerships establishment and development
• Familiarity with Federal, and District Education Leaders
• Use of social media for marketing and awareness creation
• Creative thinking and presentation skills

Benefits

✔ Comprehensive Benefits

✔ Competitive Paid Time Off with increased accrual over time with the org.

✔ Salary range is 120,000-150,000 based on experience

✔ Commission amendments available in non-compete agreement

The Hiring Process:

Step 1: Screening

Step 2: Interview

Step 3: Case Study Exercise

Step 4: Executive Director conversation

Step 5: Offer

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter and resume via email to [email protected] with the words "Education Center Lead" in the subject line.

All qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by the federal, state, or local law.

Deadline: 11/1/2023

Disclaimer: If you apply for this role but do not hear from us within 1 month of the deadline, kindly note that we may have proceeded with other candidates.