Director of Impact & Learning

Sobrato Early Academic La • Milpitas, CA

6h • $0 - $167,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Impact & Learning will spearhead SEAL's Impact & Learning Unit, functioning as a vital Leadership Team member. This role reports to the Head Program & Strategy Officer. This role is central to advancing the organization’s theory of action through the design of sophisticated evaluation frameworks, the modernization of data architecture, and the facilitation of learning cycles that catalyze evidence-based innovation. Additionally, you will represent SEAL before external scholars, policy leaders, and educational stakeholders to amplify our impact narratives and promote strategic goals throughout California and the national landscape. Candidates are encouraged to apply who have a minimum of 7 years of successful experience in education research and evaluation with deep experience related to multilingual and dual language learner education. This hybrid position is based in California. You will work from home and in the field, with the expectation to travel domestically 15% throughout the year.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required; doctorate strongly preferred
• Minimum of 7 years experience with senior-level responsibilities, including management/supervisory experience for research and evaluation projects in the field of education
• Research expertise and experience related to multilingual learner/dual language learner/English Learner education, including EL classification process, and how that affects short-term and longer-term educational outcomes
• Strong verbal, and written communication, writing clearly and succinctly, with competence in proofreading
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, Adobe, Google Suite, and video conferencing platforms (e.g., Google Meets, Zoom)
• Proficiency with data/research software, such as Google Forms, SurveyMonkey,NVivo, SPSS, Stata, salesforce, Tableau
• Successful track record in authoring blogs, issue briefs, white papers, research articles
• Successful track record of writing/contributing to proposals to fund research, evaluation or special projects
• Strong technical evaluation skills, with experience working with diverse data sets that are publicly available from statewide sources and district-level data, for quantitative and qualitative measurement
• Strong fluency in data systems architecture and management (beyond just data analysis)
• Exceptional leadership skills, including leadership related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and the ability to lead effectively in a complex, high-performing organization
• Exceptional organizational, project management and multitasking skills, ability to be proactive and constantly prioritize responsibilities in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment
• A resident of California or willing to relocate
• Valid driver’s license and/or regular access to a vehicle; willingness to travel regionally

Nice To Haves

• Personal and professional experience working directly with English Language Learners
• Track record working with or for nonprofit education organizations
• Coaching and team building skills to strengthen and cultivate relationships and support continued professional development of staff
• Strong learner disposition with the ability to make meaning and synthesize new or unfamiliar research, ideas, and theories quickly and have strategic awareness of how to utilize new learning
• Experience with SEAL professional development work and offerings
• Bilingual and/or multilingual strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Overall management of the Impact & Learning Unit, including supervision, training, and mentoring of direct reports, including performance reviews and goal setting; as well as managing external consultants, as necessary
• Serve on the Leadership Team and actively contribute to SEAL’s organizational development, management and health
• Facilitate and participate in recruitment, screening, selection and employment of personnel
• Lead development of and manage contracts/MOUs that outline research-oriented partnerships within the field
• Collaborate in the development of and management of budgets as appropriate making edits and modifications as necessary to execute successfully
• Participate in the development, monitoring, and reporting of SEAL’s annual performance metrics (Objective Key Results)
• Interface strategically with the Board and with key funders as determined by Executive Leadership and Executive Director (ED)
• Lead the development and implementation of SEAL’s theories of change, logic models, and evaluation frameworks aligned with SEAL’s evolving set of professional learning offerings
• Oversee the collection, analysis and reporting of program impact data including, development/revision of evaluation tools, and execution of internal evaluation protocols aligned to SEAL’s theory of change, logic models and evaluation frameworks
• Oversee SEAL’s programmatic data systems architecture and lead cross-departmental collaboration with IT to ensure SEAL’s data systems (including Salesforce) are aligned to the new strategic plan and updated and maintained to support reliable reporting and our new evaluation frameworks
• Lead the design and implementation of Learning Cycles to foster rapid, evidence-based innovation in programmatic offerings
• Design and implement Research-to-Practice projects with external partners when resources and funding are available
• Lead strategic collaboration with Fund Development and Marketing to provide data and co-create, write, and disseminate compelling impact narratives, briefs, case studies, and field reports
• Support program projects requiring research and evaluation support, particularly for those requiring substantiating the research-base, new research and evaluation tools and/or new data collections (literature review, briefs, reports, etc.)
• In coordination with the Executive Team and HDERO, Represent SEAL in the field and community to network and strengthen relationships with external researchers, state and national policymakers, and other key education leaders to advance SEAL’s impact, learning and strategic priorities
• Represent SEAL in events and conferences, in alignment with SEAL’s broader external engagement strategy, as necessary to disseminate data/research that elevates SEAL’s impact
• Partner with Executive Leadership and Program Leadership to create, build and maintain effective relationships with partner sites/districts to prioritize the educational and developmental needs of multilingual learners

Benefits

• 100% coverage for employee medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, long and short-term disability benefits
• 50% coverage for dependent(s) for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Up to 6% 401k matching
• Medical/Dependent Care FSA
• Self Care Program and Telecommuting Ergonomics Program
• 20 days of PTO/year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director