Lead Associate, School Age Programs, or Southern California; P2

Lead Associate, School Age Programs, Central or Southern California (P2)

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

As the Lead Associate, School Age Programs, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will be responsible for supporting regional expansion and engagement in the center and south of the State, and ensuring programs are implemented effectively and achieving results for the children we work with. Working on-site and remotely, you will provide training, technical assistance, and management support to a portfolio of program partners.

This includes connecting with potential partners, overseeing program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation at your assigned partner sites. You will report directly to the Assistant State Director and will work collaboratively with state and national colleagues to build Save the Children’s portfolio in California and continuously improve our programmatic work across the state.

Remote – Central or Southern California

not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Guide and support program staff to ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Save the Children’s program models according to established
• Provide in-person and remote training and technical assistance for program staff; maximize the use of technology to do so.
• Visit each assigned site in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring. Complete site visit reports. Travel throughout Central and/or Southern California will be required for each of the site visits.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date data collection and reporting for each assigned
• Consult with our National Advisors about program questions and
• Regularly communicate with the Assistant State Director and National Advisors about program implementation challenges and successes and how to resolve complex

• Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with identification and assessment of new sites in Central and/or Southern California.
• Provide new sites with start-up support including but not limited to hiring and training program staff, technical assistance, acquiring technology and program materials, and Partner Portal
• Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with partner management including, but not limited to, annual partner planning, subaward budget and spending, grant budgets and reports, annual district/site stakeholder meetings, partnership performance management, sponsorship, and emergency/disaster communication and reporting.
• Meet regularly with each site
• Ensure timely and accurate incident reporting and necessary follow-

• Support State Director and Assistant State Director, and program partners as appropriate, with local, regional, and state community engagement activities, community partnerships/coalitions, and state level relationships.
• Support the State Director and Assistant State Director with local, regional, and state program
• Support program partners with media and donor opportunities to highlight Save the Children
• Participate in National Save the Children Lead Associate calls, meetings, and
• Coordinate with other California-based Lead Associates, School Age Programs to ensure continuity of programs across the state.
• Stay current on relevant national standards and best
• Share knowledge and experience with the national program team and program specialist colleagues.
• Participate in national program team projects and US Programs work
• Provide stories from the field to national
• Support State Director and Assistant State Director with VIP visits…