The Stanford Center on Early Childhood, an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, seeks 2-3 full time Program Managers to join our team. The Program Manager will work under the supervision of the Director of the RAPID Survey (RAPID) to plan and administer one of three major pillars of RAPID; national, state, or community-based programming. Each Program Manager will lead and supervise the team that implements one of these key pillars, working closely under the direction of the Director of the RAPID Survey to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality work.
Note: This position is a 1-year fixed term appointment that may be renewed based on performance and funding. This position is eligible for a remote work agreement. Travel may be required for convenings and events. Interested applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter describing why they are interested in this position at this stage of their career. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Housed at Stanford Graduate School of Education, the Stanford Accelerator for Learning is the first university-wide initiative connecting scholars across disciplines and with external partners to bridge research, innovation, practice, and policy, and bring quality scalable and equitable learning experiences to all learners, throughout the lifespan. The Stanford Accelerator for Learning focuses on learning challenges most in need of new discoveries, evidence, and solutions and where we believe Stanford can make the most difference. Those include: adult & workforce learning, digital learning, early childhood education and development, equity in learning, learning differences, and policy & systems change.
The Stanford Center on Early Childhood (SCEC) is an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning. The SCEC leverages the current moment of revolutionary science and fosters deep omnidirectional collaboration across sectors, seeking to change the way that research in early childhood is conducted, communicated, and utilized, with the overarching goal that each and every child thrives from the start.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Program Manager will work under the direction of the Director of the RAPID Survey to oversee the implementation of the RAPID Survey in community, state, or national contexts. The person in this role will lead a nationally-distributed team that consists of Project Leads, Research Coordinators, Data Managers, and Data Analysts who are responsible for relationship and project management, survey design and implementation, data cleaning and management, and analysis of survey results. The person in this role must have very strong leadership and supervision skills along with expertise in survey research methodology to ensure the project team delivers high-quality work at an accelerated pace. The successful candidate will also have expertise in the relevant area, i.e., community, state, or national advocacy, policy, or research.
The Program Manager will play a vital role in supporting operations, advancing partnerships, and expanding RAPID’s capacity to provide timely, actionable, relevant data and parent and child care provider voices to those who can use it. RAPID began as a program of two national surveys of households with children under age 6 and the child care workforce. Led by Philip Fisher, Stanford Center on Early Childhood Director, the RAPID National Survey administers monthly surveys on a rapid-cycle schedule, and has collected data from more than 20,000 households and 7,000 child care providers in all 50 states. Begun as a pandemic response, the survey and data continue to be used to inform policy, advocacy, academic, and practitioner audiences on the experiences, challenges, and strengths of parents of young children and child care providers. The goal is to support parent- and provider-driven policies and programs that equitably and effectively serve families, providers, and young children. A significant portion of RAPID’s mission is now designing and implementing community-based surveys in partnership with local organizations. In communities, RAPID applies its rapid-cycle survey development, data collection, and data dissemination processes in partnership with community organizations across the US, to support local decision makers with timely parent data and voices. RAPID’s community partners represent neighborhoods, cities, and counties.
The RAPID Survey Project is also now increasingly expanding to include state-level surveys. Currently deployed in California, Ohio, and Connecticut, and launching oversampling efforts in Hawaii and Vermont, RAPID seeks to provide state-specific data that can inform decisions and policies at the state level with the intent to expand to additional states in the near future. Each of these three pillars (national, community, state) will have a Program Manager supervising that team and reporting to the Director of the RAPID Survey. The Program Manager for each of these pillars must have relevant professional experience and expertise in the area they will be leading.
The RAPID team is both a hybrid and remote team with team members in three time zones; skills related to building and leading a hybrid and remote team are essential. The Program Manager will use their outstanding communication and supervision skills and understanding of research methodology along with their specific community, state, or national expertise to oversee a team that includes highly technical staff. The person in this role will liaise with staff across the SCEC to gather and share information, develop relationships with collaborators and stakeholders, and design and execute project plans. The Program Manager will use their experience working with organizational leaders to oversee projects and activities that include engagement with senior advisors, faculty, consultants, and early childhood leaders and experts outside of the SCEC. The ideal candidate will have expertise in research methodology, early childhood development, and community-based research, as well as organizational and project management skills, experience working in community, policy, or advocacy contexts and the ability to establish authentic and collaborative engagement with community-based organizations and early childhood professionals.
The successful candidate will bring their lived experience to this role. We welcome applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community. This position is eligible for a remote work agreement and may require occasional travel to events or convenings.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
To be successful in this position, you will bring:
Preferred Education & Experience:
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Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
The expected pay range for this position is $77,131 to $130,000 per annum depending on region. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
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