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Director, SiE Books Project

Employer
Science is Elementary
Location
Mountain View, California
Salary
$75,000-90,000 for full time, commensurate with experience
Closing date
Jun 2, 2022

Organization Description

“Mind bloeing [sic] science” - SiE kindergartener

Founded in 2008, Science is Elementary (SiE) is a non-profit whose mission is to provide inspiring, innovative, high-quality science experiences to the preschool and elementary school children who need them most. We envision a world where everyone is empowered to better the world through science and scientific thinking.

Our multifaceted program serves over 15,000 underrepresented students annually, along with their teachers, families, and surrounding communities, from Oakland to Gilroy.

We live our values: Science is Awesome, Science is for Everyone, Science is Everywhere. We engage students in fun hands-on experiments and science conversations, and teachers in meaningful professional learning that inspires them to teach more science in their classrooms. We recruit diverse and talented volunteers, staff, and board members, who reflect the communities we serve. We use everyday materials and support family science with SiE Books.

Position Summary

The SiE Books Project is one of SiE’s strategic priorities for the next several years. We anticipate that this program will grow in size and scope and the Director’s role will be to promote, manage, and oversee this growth.

The Director is a key member of the management team. The ideal candidate will have a track record of managing large projects, demonstrate enthusiasm in telling SiE’s story, be tenacious in pursuing ambitious goals to grow revenue and impact of SiE Books, and partner with the CEO and staff to ensure those goals are met.

The Director is responsible for several key functions, including program development and coordination, cultivating and sustaining partnerships with diverse organizations, budgeting, evaluations, and marketing and communications. This position reports directly to the CEO.

Job responsibilities

  • Help set strategic goals and milestones for SiE Books.
  • Actively seek and cultivate new partnerships with community based organizations (CBOs), schools, districts, and others.
  • Actively seek and cultivate new corporate sponsorships, together with the CEO.
  • Forecast the SiE Books budget and manage against it.
  • Sustain and strengthen existing relationships with partners and sponsors.
  • Seek expansion opportunities, both in new markets and channels.
  • Oversee kit assembly:
  • ** Source, procure, and purchase of materials.
  • ** Solicit and oversee volunteers.
  • ** Manage volunteer assembly days at local companies.
  • Oversee creation of marketing and communications collateral.
  • Help with content for grants and other fundraising.
  • Create, implement, and analyze program evaluations.
  • Create periodic reports, including for the organization’s board of directors.

Qualifications

The Director, SiE Books Project should be a self-starter, collaborative, detail-oriented strategic thinker who loves working on complex projects.

  • Experience managing large projects.
  • Experience creating and managing budgets of at least $100,000.
  • Genuinely enthusiastic about prospecting and engaging diverse partners.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; inspires trust and camaraderie; comfortable with a variety of people and settings.
  • Strong goal orientation, exceptional time management skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently, and remotely.
  • Knowledge of the elementary school space preferred
  • 5+ years’ work experience
  • Bachelor’s degree (required), Masters preferred
  • Occasional evenings and/or weekends to support partners’ preferred schedules.
  • Occasional domestic travel required.

Notes

Science is Elementary is committed to a supportive, flexible work environment. This job can be hybrid, with some time in our office in Mountain View, at assembly sites, and some time remote.

We are open to considering candidates at half-time or three-quarter time.

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