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EDC (Education Development Center) · 2 days ago

Project Director II

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Director

$86K/yr - $103K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Be responsible for programmatic/technical success as well as for administrative/business/financial viability of the project. This includes daily operations, project workplans, contracts, invoices, and technical requirements.

Collaborate closely with the funder, colleagues, partners, and project teams to lead, develop, and manage TA activities.

Approve plans, set priorities, and strategies; evaluate progress; explain and report variances from strategic plans.

Determine resource needs and negotiate resource allocation issues; secure consensus about priorities and competing project/workload demands.

Offer senior-level technical content support in early childhood systems priority topics.

Present project progress and/or results in public fora and/or publications.

Generate additional work for EDC through business development efforts.

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Required

Master’s degree or equivalent combination of training & experience in a related discipline, preferably in early childhood education

8–10 years related experience in early childhood education and systems building

Demonstrable leadership skills

Excellent analytical skills and aptitude for details

Preferred

3-5 years state agency experience overseeing complex projects requiring budget responsibility and staff supervision

Experience working to advance cross-sector collaboration and systems transformation for young children and their families

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

12 paid holidays

Generous vacation benefits for full- and part-time employees

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition and transportation reimbursement

Robust retirement plan with TIAA/CREF

Paid sick time and up to 16 hours of personal time annually

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Company

EDC (Education Development Center)

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity.

Founded in 1958

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

1,001-5,000 employees