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 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTSenior National Early Childhood and School Readiness and Technical AssistanceOrganization OverviewThe Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), located in Washington, DC and New York City, is a nonprofit public policy and technical assistance (TA) organization. CSSP believes that even the toughest social problems have solutions, and that families have a right to equal opportunities for improved living conditions and children have a right for an equal opportunity to secure a better future. Job Overview:CSSP seeks a senior expert of national stature to develop and manage work that promotes high-quality early childhood education services, and ensures that young children are healthy and prepared to succeed in school. This person also is responsible for developing and managing technical assistance to a varied audience in states and communities that seek to achieve these results. Skills required include the ability to conceptualize project plans and strategies to achieve results and manage to those results; supervise staff and consultants; work with a variety of leaders in a community setting from agency leaders to resident leaders; lead the promotion of new work including funding; and represent the organization in a variety of professional venues, including national foundations, conferences, and meetings of other experts. The job requires a solid experience-based knowledge in the field of early care and early childhood development and extensive travel. If you are selected for this position, you will work with other highly qualified senior staff to serve as an expert technical assistance resource to outside partners and stakeholders working on diverse early childhood projects and initiatives and write research papers and briefs for potential publication. What We're Looking For:We’re looking for someone who has at least 10 years of relevant experience, including an advanced degree; someone who has an established and well-respected reputation in the field; and, someone who has experience working collaboratively in complex external organizations. We seek someone who has a commitment to our values and principles; is results-focused; has good organizational ability; an excellent understanding of public policy; is a good supervisor and mentor of more junior staff; an excellent problem solver; has experience and is comfortable working with collecting, analyzing, and using quantitative data; has excellent written and oral communications strong interpersonal skills. The candidate also must have an ability to train others and provide technical assistance, and have an ability to work effectively with people of differing backgrounds and cultural experiences. If you are selected for the position, you will have the opportunity to represent CSSP at national meetings and conferences, give speeches upon request, and travel extensively across the country working with many national foundations and other stakeholders, including community residents. What Do You Get in Return?You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, and you will be joining some of the nation’s best thinkers and TA providers. The work is hard but rewarding. You will receive a competitive salary that is commensurate with your experience. We believe in pay for performance and in providing a very generous benefits package, including health care insurance, pension plan, and parking or public transit subsidies, among other benefits. We provide generous vacation, sick, and holiday leave. We also provide personal or floating days to be used at your discretion, and time to participate in your children’s school activities. Flexible work schedules can be arranged under certain circumstances. Other?Our organization is committed to eradicating racism where it exists, and in this work, you will need to be able to address racial disparities and other inequities that you encounter. You also will need to join in our internal capacity-building work around structural racism and other race issues. What Else?We provide you with new tech equipment and pleasing work
surroundings (although you need to be flexible). We are a good group
that enjoys working together to generate the best ideas and products
around, so bring a strong sense of intellectual curiosity.
Intrigued? If so, send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample
to:
(We welcome your interest in CSSP and are pleased to accept applications if your background and interests match our work and goals. Due to the large number of inquires we receive, we only select candidates for interviews whose background and experience most closely match and complement the requirements of the position will be contacted directly. We cannot respond to telephone inquires about the positions or the status of the recruiting process.) CSSP is an equal opportunity employer, and as such, we seek a broad and diverse set of candidates for each position. CSSP takes affirmative action to ensure that discrimination does not occur on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religious or political affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable U.S. laws or the laws of the District of Columbia.
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