Program Manager, Early Childhood

UnidosUS•Washington, DC

1d•$73,300 - $82,200•Hybrid

About The Position

UnidosUS seeks a Program Manager, Early Childhood, to oversee partnerships between UnidosUS and its Affiliate sites in Early Childhood efforts including programmatic implementation, deepening sector relationships, and supporting an innovative vision to broaden the reach of the UnidosUS Early Childhood Education portfolio. UnidosUS Education aims to close the educational opportunity gap for Latino students, leading to increased achievement rates and significantly more students on the pathway to sustaining jobs and careers. We do this by influencing systems to provide high-quality, culturally, and linguistically affirming educational opportunities at key milestones within a student’s experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, or related field.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in early childhood education or an education-related field required.
Experience with curriculum and program development.
Experience working with people of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the Latino community.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite more specifically, Office 365
Acute attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in education, counseling, early childhood education, child development, special education, or related field.
Experience working in a community-based organization or national nonprofit intermediary.
Familiarity with the U.S. Latino community and Latino nonprofit organizations.
Fluency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Set programmatic goals that align to UnidosUS’s strategic goals by leveraging the organization’s competitive advantage in the early childhood education arena.
Implement and case manage a national portfolio of early childhood education programs.
Collaborate with other members of UnidosUS Education team in providing guidance and technical assistance to program sites to strengthen program models, delivery, and outcomes.
Support and develop early childhood curricula around strategic priorities including, but not limited to, early literacy, dual language learning, civic engagement, and family engagement in the early years.
Develop, plan, and deliver effective training sessions to assist Affiliate partners in launching and successfully implementing early childhood education programs at program sites.
Work with UnidosUS staff, program Affiliates, and evaluators to conduct formal program evaluation.
Collaborate with other members of UnidosUS Education team to identify data points, propose and create materials to define Knowledge Performance Indicators (KPIs), and disseminate practices and research to a national community of practice.
Evaluate current data to support program development.
Prepare written internal and external reports, updates, materials, and other necessary communications.
Serve as a representative of the organization in various settings both internally and externally. This includes work to coordinate, develop, and participate in early childhood education forums that raise the visibility of UnidosUS in the education arena, including conferences, membership on relevant advisory committees, and publishing materials.
Support dissemination of early childhood education program information, announcements, materials, and tools.
Provide support in resource development and funding activities, including contributing to the preparation of funder proposals and reports.
Collaborate with Education Policy colleagues on early childhood initiatives.