Lead Associate, Community Impact (P2)

Save the Children US•, WV

16h•$59,500 - $80,750•Remote

About The Position

As the Lead Associate, Community Impact, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will drive integrated strategies that help vulnerable children and families achieve brighter futures, with a particular emphasis on rural communities. You will lead community engagement efforts; build and sustain cross‑sector partnerships among schools, employers, workforce and food access organizations; and convene local working groups to identify gaps in education, workforce, and basic‑needs. Through assessments, community‑driven planning, advocacy, outreach, training, and technical assistance, you will strengthen local capacity and cultivate durable collaborations that ensure children and families have the academic, economic, and nutritional supports needed to thrive.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
Willingness and ability to travel up to 35% time.
Proven technical experience and demonstrated ability to engage professionally with different stakeholders.
Demonstrated strategic, analytical, problem solving and systems thinking skills.
Demonstrated professional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and cultural sensitivity
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

Mobilize, educate, and motivate members of the community to analyze and address social and systemic barriers to children’s education, health and wellbeing.
Build and sustain partnerships across sectors, including schools, higher education institutions, employers, workforce agencies, community-based organizations and food security providers.
Establish and expand local and state-wide networks, convene diverse stakeholder groups, foster collaboration and build trust in rural, under-resourced communities.
Identify partners to contribute programs and services, align contributions, and coordinate community-wide events, activities, and distributions.
Coordinate recruitment, enrollment and participation in workforce development and post-secondary education or credentialing programs.
Track and analyze progress toward higher education and credential attainment, and workforce development goals including course completion.
Identify, cultivate and maintain relationships with local and regional food security partners to support the goal of closing the food access gap.
Coordinate day-to-day recruitment, enrollment and implementation activities for workforce development initiatives, including but not limited to the Rural Child Care Network, education pathways, apprenticeships, grants, and scholarships.
Assist with the launch and ongoing coordination of workforce initiatives, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
Strengthen community capacity to influence issues concerning children’s education, empowering community members to hold government, schools, businesses and private organizations accountable for policies and programs that directly impact the community.
Guide community members on conducting community assessments, interpreting data and translating findings into actionable, results-oriented implementation plans.
Provide administrative support to local applicants and participants for Save the Children opportunities.
Support the delivery of workforce development trainings, learning sessions, and technical assistance to participants.
Assist in reviewing partner-developed trainings and internal courses for alignment with program goals and workforce development best practices.
Collect storytelling assets, such as photos, videos, and testimonies to share with partners, donors, and other key stakeholders.
Support cross-team collaboration to ensure alignment across community opportunities and services and community needs.
Stay informed of relevant community impact, food security and workforce development trends and share insights with the team as appropriate.

Benefits

Flexible schedules
generous PTO
11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
hybrid working opportunities
Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days)
mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships