Senior Coordinator

The Stanford Center on Early Childhood , an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning , seeks a full time Senior Coordinator to join our team. The Senior Coordinator will support the development of new partnerships and the coordination of existing partnerships with organizations, teams, and individuals that collaborate with the RAPID Survey Project.

Note: This position is a 1-year fixed term appointment that may be renewed based on performance and funding. This position is eligible for a remote work agreement and limited travel may be required for convenings and events. Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter describing why they are interested in this position at this stage of their career.

ABOUT US

Housed at Stanford Graduate School of Education , the Stanford Accelerator for Learning (SAL) is a research hub that connects experts from the sciences, medicine, engineering, law, and humanities to expedite learning solutions for all learners. The first university-wide initiative to connect Stanford scholars across disciplines with external partners in the field, SAL bridges research, innovation, practice, and policy to achieve true system change. SAL is currently focused on six areas of research that show high need and high promise for transformational change. These areas include digital learning, early childhood education, learning differences, equity in learning, policy and systems change, and adult and workforce learning.

The Stanford Center on Early Childhood (SCEC) is an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning. SCEC brings new tools and pathways for impact to the places where early childhood development happens–early learning environments, healthcare, and community-based family support programs and services.

POSITION SUMMARY

A core program of the SCEC, the RAPID Survey Project is a program of two national surveys of households with children under age 6 and the childcare workforce. Under the direction of Dr. Philip Fisher, RAPID administers monthly surveys on a rapid-cycle schedule, and has collected data from more than 17,000 households and nearly 4,000 childcare providers in all 50 states. The survey and data are used to inform policy, advocacy, academic, and practitioner audiences on the experiences, challenges, and strengths of the important adults in young children’s lives, to support data-driven policies and programs that equitably and effectively serve families, providers and young children.

RAPID is currently applying its rapid-cycle survey development, data collection and data dissemination processes in collaboration with community-based teams and organizations across the US. RAPID collaborators may represent neighborhoods, cities, counties, states and organizations. The Senior Coordinator will support the development of new partnerships and the coordination of existing partnerships with organizations, teams, and individuals that collaborate with the RAPID Survey Project. The Senior Coordinator will focus specifically on the implementation of the RAPID Survey in communities across the US.

Under the direction of the Director of the RAPID Survey, the Senior Coordinator will manage the day-to-day communication and activities associated with RAPID’s community-based survey projects, as well as partners that support the ongoing recruitment of caregivers and childcare providers into the national surveys. This position works with the Director of the RAPID Survey and other RAPID Senior Coordinators to cultivate and manage external relationships, facilitate group processes, and serve as primary point of contact with many community, governmental and organizational partners, and coordinate and collaborate with RAPID project teammates on all related activities and deliverables, including providing tools and assistance to community partners. This role will also develop new organizational structures to support the work of community-based surveys, including instituting a customer management system and implementing new multi-sector community-based advisory teams to support and inform recruitment, adaptation of survey content, and dissemination of results of RAPID surveys.

The person in this position may supervise, oversee, or train students and staff. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills to work closely with a diverse group of teammates, staff at collaborating organizations (e.g., analysts, practitioners, directors), and early childhood experts and advisors.

We welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all listed criteria.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Oversee and administer research activities, make recommendations that impact policies and programs, and coordinate and implement changes as needed.
• Collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explain trends to determine program effectiveness; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions and/or recommendations to achieve the goals of the program.
• Write and edit content for program activities under the general direction of PI.
• Represent the program or function as the key contact and subject matter expert within the department, unit or school and develop communications for internal and external constituencies. Organize and/or participate in outreach activities such as events, partnerships, fundraising, training, and conferences.
• Lead workshops and facilitate meetings.
• May oversee and train student workers.

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience or combination of education, training, and relevant experience. Advanced degree may be required for some programs. Program administration and or research experience may be required.
• Demonstrated oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in area of specialization.
• Ability to oversee and provide basic direction to staff.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Experience working in a community-based setting focused on early childhood and family programs and services
• Experience communicating and collaborating directly with stakeholders in and contributors to a community-based initiative or program (e.g., families, parents, partnering agencies or organizations)
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical research staff, individuals representing RAPID’s community-based collaborators, and RAPID advisors
• Familiarity with collaborative tools (e.g., Slack, MS Teams, Google Workspace, Dropbox)
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically distributed team
• In keeping with the survey’s emphasis on social justice and equity, ability to develop and enhance relationships with organizations that serve and advocate for underrepresented communities

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

The expected pay range for this position is $54,000 to $91,000 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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• Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
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How to Apply:
We invite you to apply for this position by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button. To be considered, you must submit a cover letter and résumé along with your online application.

• Finalist must successfully complete a background check prior to working at Stanford University. 
• This is a fixed-term position with an end date of one year and is renewable based on performance and funding
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources at [email protected] . For all other inquiries, please submit a contact form .

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