About WestEd
As a community of over 1,400 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are 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. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact by asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs.
Furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion is core to who we are and how we work. We are committed to working with our clients to illuminate and address disparities, value and elevate diverse voices, and ensure equitable access to our resources and services. Read more about WestEd’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Come and join us!
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.
Brief Position Description:
WestEd seeks an experienced leader with commitment to supporting educational systems to plan, implement, and lead changes that positively affect outcomes for English Learners and Multilingual students. This leader will be prepared to immediately design, provide, and grow professional development, technical assistance, and coaching services to leaders at the school, district, and state levels to improve educational policies, programs, and opportunities for English Learners and Multilingual Learners. This leader will also support the overall business development efforts of their team by facilitating high impact projects with clients that lead to annual renewals and expanded opportunities for the delivery of WestEd services.
The candidate must have deep knowledge of English Learner research, policies, programs, and practices, with an emphasis on instructional leadership, curriculum and instruction, and expertise in designing and deploying professional development, and coaching for instructional leaders. The candidate should have experience applying systems level thinking to scaling educational initiatives in schools/organizations in the service of equity and outcomes for English Learners and Multilingual Learners.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a thought leader and English Learner expert to contribute to WestEd’s work in this area, knowing recent research, policies and programs, and understanding trends and market opportunities.
- Participate in ongoing development, refinement, and facilitation of professional development and coaching, in-person and virtual, with state and local educational leaders.
- Collaborate with a team of professional development providers to analyze state, district and school needs, facilitate strategic improvement planning, and monitor implementation of policies and programs for the success of English and Multilingual Learners.
- Manage and lead projects with state and local educational agencies related to the education of English Learners and Multilingual Learners.
- Manage project resources (time and budget) to support completion of defined scopes of work while attending to ongoing communication among and between program staff, clients, and partner organizations.
- Develop work for self and others, serving as a project director who can successfully conceptualize high-quality implementation, and define and measure outcomes for capacity building and technical assistance work at the federal, state, and local levels
- Collaborate with WestEd colleagues to contribute to plans for growing new work with federal, state, local, and foundation clients, identifying new opportunities, cultivating funding sources, conceptualizing and contributing to proposal development and writing. and leveraging networks to grow new business.
- Develop and maintain relationships with clients, partners, and funders characterized by respect and trust.
Qualifications:
*Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
WestEd conducts a criminal background check and education verification for all new hires. Any offers of employment will be contingent on receiving a clear background check in accordance with applicable law.
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
The full salary range for this position, WestEd level 14, is $160,000 to $240,000 but WestEd does not typically hire at or near the top of the salary range. The typical hiring range for this role is $160,000 to $200,000. The actual offer takes into account multiple factors including but not limited to education; experience; internal equity, and other organizational needs.
In addition to the base salary, benefits include:
- 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment
- Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts
- All health/welfare benefits are effective first of the month following hire date
- PTO: 3 weeks’ vacation (increases to 4 weeks beginning the 4th year of employment), paid holidays, and 12 days paid sick leave per year
- Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary
- Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives
- Professional development opportunities & mentorship program
For more detail about our benefits, go to: https://www.wested.org/work-at-wested/benefits/
Committed to the diversity of race, ethnicities, perspectives, and opportunities, WestEd offers a variety of social and professional learning communities, such as Employee Resource groups, the Data Intelligence, Insights, and Innovation PLC, and the WestEd Parent Community, just to name a few. We hope you’ll consider joining us to build better schools, communities, learning pathways, and more! #LI-Remote #LI-Hybrid
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)