Director of Outreach and Engagement - ProvenTutoring

We are seeking a Project Administrator. The Project Administrator serves as a key leader for Proven Tutoring, a nonprofit initiative supported by the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE). The position is responsible for fostering a collective voice among a coalition of tutoring providers that disseminate well-structured, rigorously researched tutoring models.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Working closely with the CRRE team and coalition partners, the Project Administrator will design and implement a strategic plan that aims to do the following

• Expand the coalition by identifying and engaging other organizations with tutoring models that have strong evidence of success in tutoring programs.

• Execute an outreach effort that develops awareness of proven tutoring models as a means of diminishing learning gaps and engages practitioners with coalition partners.

• Provide technical assistance to states, districts, and schools on the selection and sustaining of research-proven tutoring options.

• Support coalition partners in scaling proven programs.

Program Management – 20%In collaboration with the CRRE Team, this position is responsible for the following

• Securing funding for Proven Tutoring.
  
• Ensuring and communicating that funding requirements are met.
  
• Creating and monitoring a budget that reflects the strategic use of resources to fulfill the program’s goals.

Coalition Engagement – 20%
In collaboration with the CRRE Team, this position is responsible for the following

• Developing and implementing a process for reviewing promising tutoring models.
  
• Developing and implementing an onboarding process for new coalition partners.
  
• Developing procedures and a calendar of events that enable coalition partner engagement.
  
• Nurturing relationships with each partner to foster collaboration.

Communications – 20%

In collaboration with the CRRE Team, this position is responsible for the following

• Maintaining ProvenTutoring.org, the central hub of information regarding research-proven models.
  
• Designing and implementing a communications plan that promotes the adoption of research-proven tutoring models and targets practitioners, policy-makers, and organizations invested in educational equity. Elements of the plan include designing and disseminating marketing collateral, planning and hosting events that promote research-proven tutoring models and connect coalition partners to educators. Developing and maintaining a social media presence; writing and pitching op-eds and news stories to mainstream and trade publications; creating and disseminating a bi-monthly newsletter that communicates coalition work; and growing a contact list of individuals that engage with Proven Tutoring. Use available analytics to identify the most effective elements of the communications plan.
  
• Building partnerships with professional organizations in the educational community as well as organizations that have a commitment to educational equity.
  
• Building strong and effective communications with tutoring constituents at all levels.

Technical Assistance – 20%
In collaboration with the CRRE team, the position will be responsible for the following

• Designing and implementing a free consultation program to engage with practitioners.
  
• Designing and implementing a process for engaging with practitioners interested in research-proven tutoring models.
  
• Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date understanding of coalition partner capacity to serve schools in order to connect schools with available options that address their most pressing educational needs.
  
• Providing as-needed support to practitioners and tutoring providers as they develop a partnership.
  
• Collaborate with districts to design tutoring pilots that utilize proven models.

Support Coalition Partners in Scaling Programs – 20%
In collaboration with the CRRE team and coalition, the position will be responsible for the following

• Working with each coalition partner to identify opportunities for and challenges to scaling their proven program.
  
• Creating and testing innovative solutions to challenges that can help partners scaling their proven programs.
  

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• High-quality writing skills and social skills are necessary.
  
• Innovative, creative thinking is a must, as is a team-friendly and professional demeanor.
  
• Ability to work with legislative staffers and consultants to advance the use of evidence in education programs.
  
• Knowledge of educational policy affecting schools and districts, especially regarding tutoring.
  
• Proven track record of effective outreach efforts.
  
• Knowledge of tutoring programs and their focus.
  
• Ability to write reports and interact with organizations to secure funding.
  
• Able to build partnerships with professional organizations such as the Council of Chief State School Officers, Chiefs for Change, National Association for Elementary/Secondary School Principals, and others to disseminate information about the potential impact of tutoring.
  
• Experience with creating and monitoring a budget.
  
• Ability to develop and implement a marketing plan.
  
• Ability to form relationships with new partners.
  
• Enough technical knowledge to be able to maintain established website, continue production of newsletter, and maintain a social media presence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5 years of project management experience, ideally including related to supporting change in school.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in education, educational policy, or a related field.
• At least one years’ experience in managing an education-related program.
• Teaching experience is a plus.

Classified Title: Project Administrator
Working Title: Director of Outreach and Engagement - ProvenTutoring
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MF
Starting Salary Range: $72,940 - $100,380 (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon-Fr/ 37.5hrs
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Flexible/Homewood Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​Cntr for Research & Reform in Education
Personnel area: School of Education

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

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The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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