[Hiring] Mathematics Systems Improvement Lead @WestEd

Role Description

The Senior Program Manager in Mathematics Education provides strategic and technical leadership for a portfolio of math education projects in general and special education contexts, including systemic improvement initiatives at the state and local levels. This position leads complex client engagements, designs and facilitates professional learning and technical assistance, develops and strengthens service offerings, cultivates client partnerships, and contributes to the growth and sustainability of the team’s work.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across WestEd, the Senior Program Manager serves as a senior thought partner to educational leaders across the country, helping them:

• Make sense of complex challenges
• Use evidence to inform decisions
• Strengthen leadership practice
• Build organizational capacity

The position brings research and practice together to design solutions responsive to the needs of schools, districts, county offices, state agencies, and other educational organizations. The Senior Program Manager also plays an important role in growing WestEd’s body of work through business development, proposal leadership, client development, dissemination, and the development of staff and project teams.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in education, educational leadership, curriculum, administration, evaluation, or a related field.
• Significant experience in school, district, county, state, or other educational system leadership, including senior-level responsibility for programs, initiatives, or organizational improvement.
• Deep knowledge of mathematics education including the intersection of instructional design, pedagogy and assessment for general and special student populations.
• Demonstrated experience developing mathematics curricular frameworks and instructional materials.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating professional learning and technical assistance for mathematics instructional leaders.
• Experience leading complex projects and multiple workstreams, including responsibility for project strategy, teams, budgets, deliverables, and client relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to use research, data, and evidence to inform decision making, program design, and continuous improvement.
• Experience building trusted relationships with senior educational leaders and diverse partners.
• Experience developing staff and leading teams, including through influence across organizational roles.
• Experience contributing to business development, proposal development, or the growth of programs and services.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in mathematics education, education administration or curriculum (preferred).
• Senior district or system-level leadership experience in mathematics education (preferred).
• Experience in applied research, program evaluation, assessment, accountability, or continuous improvement (preferred).
• Experience presenting at state or national conferences and contributing to professional networks, publications, or other field-facing dissemination (preferred).
• Experience developing and sustaining partnerships across educational organizations (preferred).
• Knowledge of emerging issues affecting mathematics instructional leaders, including designing and implementing high-quality, coherent instructional materials (preferred).

Benefits

• 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment and immediately 100% vested.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account option.
• All health/welfare benefits are effective the first of the month following the hire date.
• PTO: 19 days (increases to 21 days beginning the third year of employment), 12 paid holidays.
• Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary, max of 500k.
• Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives.
• Professional development opportunities & mentorship program.

Company Description

As a community of over 1,400 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, WestEd is committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood.

WestEd supports individual initiative, excellence, and hard work of all individuals in our hiring and work practices. WestEd complies with all applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws, as well as OFCCP requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, or status as a protected veteran.