Equity Specialist Lead, Educational Excellence Initiative
7 days ago
Company Overview:
The Southern Education Foundation is a renowned organization dedicated to improving education at all levels, from pre-kindergarten through higher education. With a rich history of over 150 years, SEF has made significant contributions to promoting equity and excellence in education for low-income students and students of color in the south.
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Equity Specialist Lead to join our team in the Equity Assistance Center-South. This individual will oversee various projects, providing design, instruction, and project management expertise to build and maintain the EAC-South's portfolio of technical assistance work.
Job Description:
The Equity Specialist Lead will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams across SEF and partnering with organizations to provide training and technical assistance to school districts, school boards, and other educational agencies on issues of equity related to race, national origin, sex, or religion. This position will require forging and expanding partnerships that align with the mission of the EAC and SEF.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the overall TA team in various technical assistance projects to support school districts, school boards, and other educational agencies in addressing equity issues under four desegregation areas (race, national origin, sex, or religion).
- Work collaboratively with assigned teams (internal and external) to develop individualized TA plans that outline specific project goals, interim benchmarks of progress related to goals, TA activities/deliverables to support progress toward goals, and metrics of success.
- Contribute to regular progress monitoring and reporting activities.
- Use evidence-based research to create self-paced modules, courses, and other content that cover issues under the four desegregation areas (race, national origin, sex, or religion).
- Provide remote and in-person expert consultation or training to address equity issues based on race, national origin, sex, or religion for groups of educators, schools, districts, and state leadership.
- Assist in conducting community asset-mapping, needs assessments, including landscape analysis and equity audits, and developing comprehensive implementation plans for addressing issues under the desegregation areas (race, national origin, sex, or religion).
- Establish as appropriate, communities of practice (CoP), cohort meetings, peer-to-peer exchanges, and other mechanisms to advance policy and systems work through networking and cross-team learning.
- Co-create and maintain a fully accessible, responsive website with a repository of resources including, but not limited to, research syntheses, rubrics, briefs, training manuals, newsletters, webinars, and other TA tools and products.
- Present confidently at conferences and convenings on innovative strategies, practices, and proven solutions to challenges in K-12 education, addressing equity and problems occasioned by desegregation.
Requirements:
- A master's degree in education or a related field is required; a doctorate degree is preferred.
- Deep knowledge of the education sector, with 5+ years of experience leading projects and/or a team of educators in a school or district environment.
- Knowledge of the Technical Assistance processes and experience providing TA or coaching to support others in building capacity to implement change.
- Knowledge of research methods and familiarity with statistical analysis packages and other research tools.
- Demonstrated experience managing and/or conducting quantitative and qualitative, and/or mixed research methods.
- Experience as an evaluation, project researcher or analyst, or in coordinating with evaluation teams around technical assistance work.
- Strong facilitation skills in administering professional development and/or strategy sessions for education and policy leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with multiple partners to work toward multiple objectives and interests to achieve a shared goal.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with individuals representing a range of backgrounds and skill levels.
- Willingness to travel up to 30-50%.
Benefits:
This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday. The estimated salary for this role starts at $100,000, with a competitive benefits package. The Southern Education Foundation is an Atlanta-based organization, offering flexible work-from-home options.
Contact Information:
Please submit your application, including a letter of interest, current resume, and names and contact information of three references, to hr@southerneducation.org with the subject line 'Equity Specialist Lead Application.' We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
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