Senior Associate

About K12 Coalition

K12 Coalition provides products and services that help K-12 schools and teachers achieve transformational learning outcomes. We tackle many of today's toughest education challenges, including teacher recruitment and retention, student learning acceleration, ongoing teacher coaching and development, long-range strategic planning, and school equity audits. K12 Coalition came together when passionate educators with deep experience as teachers, school leaders and high-level district administrators saw a genuine need for something better. Our divisions include iteach, Teaching Channel, Insight Education Group and Lavinia Group.

About Insight Education Group

Insight Education Group works with education leaders to develop the strategy and confidence to lead bold change. Our services span strategic consulting, recruitment and retention, learning acceleration, leadership development and equity analysis. Since 2000, our team has helped schools, districts, charter management organizations, and state education agencies increase educator effectiveness and ultimately student achievement. We've built a reputation for working side-by-side with our partners, listening to their needs, and providing practical solutions to increase achievement for all students.

Location: Insight Education Group is a virtual company. We seek to hire the best person for the position, regardless of location. The location for this position is flexible.

This role comes with an expectation of up to 75% travel to client locations.

The Opportunity

Are you a seasoned education leader with a track record of success in changing the trajectory of student outcomes? We're looking for you!

We're hiring a Senior Associate who is primarily responsible for the implementation of contracts and serving as the primary point of contact for our implementation partners, including school, district, and state organizations.

Senior Associates lend their expertise in education reform, instruction, coaching, and project management to our partners within the US and abroad. In addition, they have the ability to foster strong relationships with partners, execute contracts successfully, and provide our partners with a high quality of service.

Our Senior Associates work closely with the Vice President of Partner Support to manage contracts and with other associates to deliver services.

Based on the scope of the position described below, Senior Associates can expect:

• a fast-paced work environment,
• opportunities to work on a range of projects that make a deep impact in instruction and student achievement, and
• collaborative, fun colleagues who are passionate about changing the trajectory of all students' lives.

What You'll Do

Contract Management

• Serve as point of contact for a large contract and/or work on a portfolio of contracts, managing the day-to-day implementation of the work

• Responsible for understanding and executing the breadth of the contract requirements including keeping a pulse on utilization rates and the status of the contract budget

• Develop and execute an implementation plan

• Serve as direct, day-to-day point-of-contact for clients

Service Delivery

• Work closely with Senior Associate II and other associates to design and implement services for clients including strategic consulting, planning and strategy design; coaching for teachers and leaders; training for all levels of educators; program development; and resource development

• Manage the development and delivery of services to ensure that they are of high quality and meet the needs of the client (e.g., facilitate weekly team calls and debrief sessions post service delivery, provide feedback to teammates, etc.)

• Share deep instructional knowledge and expertise and utilize effective facilitation and coaching skills when working with administrators, teachers, and coaches to drive their practice forward

Business Development

• Work with the Partnership Manager and Senior Associate II to secure renewal and new opportunities for contracts

• Capitalize on strategic outreach opportunities to foster relationships and new business leads

Who You Are

You are values-aligned

• You have a strong commitment to improving student learning and achievement and moving education systems beyond the status quo

You influence leaders to act

• You are able to "think on your feet" and inspire confidence in your team and clients. You have experience managing group planning processes successfully, and you are flexible, resourceful and comfortable with ambiguity.

You embrace diverse perspectives

• You bring a demonstrated experience working effectively in teams and with diverse constituencies. You demonstrate self- awareness and high emotional intelligence and apply these to situations to build bridges across lines of difference.

You are strategic and solutions-oriented

• You demonstrate outstanding strategic thinking skills, including the ability to make meaning of unclear and sometimes opposing priorities, to advise and move a client forward in work that maximizes their impact on student achievement

Qualifications

• Combined experience of 6-8 years, including 4-6 years of K12 leadership or district leadership experience

• Demonstrated experience in education leadership including school district leadership, school leadership (principal), leading professional development, coaching leaders/teachers/educators, and/or designing and implementing strategic plans and change management

• Masters degree required

• Demonstrated ability to foster and maintain positive relationships with high-level district and state leaders, partners, and other constituents

• Demonstrated experience in facilitating professional development and coaching for all levels of educators.

• Experience in an administrative role (i.e., at the school or district level) is strongly preferred

• Outstanding project management skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and budgets simultaneously under tight deadlines

• Experience and deep expertise in one or more of the firm's practice areas including designing and implementing strategic plans, change management, coaching organizations/teams, and leading professional development

• Excellent oral, written, and client communication skills

• Strong academic record, including a graduate degree

• Must thrive in and understand a fast-growing, fast-paced virtual office environment

• Highly organized and a detail-oriented self-starter committed to quality

• Willing to travel regularly

Why Work with Us

We offer a wide variety of benefits, including flexible time off, maternity/paternity leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401K.

Compensation range for this position: $105,000-$120,000

As part of our commitment to pay equity, new hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the salary band minimum and the salary band midpoint depending on qualifications, location, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.

Our Selection Process

Our selection process typically includes an online application, short phone interview, hiring manager interview, candidate exercise, final interview and reference check.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity

At K12 Coalition, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of respect, belonging and inclusion. Our DEI committee includes employees across the company that drive grassroots change through affiliated employee resource groups, unconscious bias training, and Equity Triads for continuous dialogue.

We operate with the deep belief that our world, our schools, and our team are made stronger by respecting, listening to, and amplifying the voices of the communities we serve and the world around us. Therefore, our curricular offerings, our work together, and our work with schools, reflect a diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We strive to deliver services, products, and practices that are deeply rooted in equity for all children. We are committed to building a diverse team to contribute to this work.

We will extend equal employment opportunity to all applicants without regard to age, race, ethnicity, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic background, disability status, military affiliation, pregnancy or any other status protected under federal, state and local laws. We encourage all who share our mission to apply.

K12 Coalition will provide reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process. If you need additional accommodations or assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to our HR team directly at hr@k12coalition.com.