Lead Associate, Community Impact, West Virginia; P2

Lead Associate, Community Impact, West Virginia (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.

The Role

As the Lead Associate, Community Impact, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will drive integrated strategies that help vulnerable children and families achieve brighter futures, with a particular emphasis on rural communities. You will lead community engagement efforts; build and sustain cross‑sector partnerships among schools, employers, workforce and food access organizations; and convene local working groups to identify gaps in education, workforce and basic‑needs.

Through assessments, community‑driven planning, advocacy, outreach, training, and technical assistance, you will strengthen local capacity and cultivate durable collaborations that ensure children and families have the academic, economic, and nutritional supports needed to thrive.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Program Implementation & Operational Support (40%)

• Mobilize, educate, and motivate members of the community to analyze and address social and systemic barriers to children’s education, health and wellbeing.
• Build and sustain partnerships across sectors, including schools, higher education institutions, employers, workforce agencies, community‑based organizations and food security providers.
• Establish and expand local and state‑wide networks, convened diverse stakeholder groups, foster collaboration and build trust in rural, under‑resourced communities.
• Identify partners to contribute programs and services, align contributions, and coordinate community‑wide events, activities, and distributions.
• Coordinate recruitment, enrollment and participation in workforce development and post‑secondary education or credentialing programs.
• Track and analyze progress toward higher education and credential attainment, and workforce development goals including course completion.
• Identify, cultivate and maintain relationships with local and regional food security partners to support the goal of closing the food access gap.
• Coordinate day‑to‑day recruitment, enrollment and implementation activities for workforce development initiatives, including but not limited to the Rural Child Care Network, education pathways, apprenticeships, grants, and scholarships.
• Assist with the launch and ongoing coordination of workforce initiatives, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.

Technical Assistance & Training Support (40%)

• Strengthen community capacity to influence issues concerning children’s education, empowering community members to hold government, schools, businesses and private organizations accountable for policies and programs that directly impact the community.
• Guide community members on conducting community assessments, interpreting data and translating findings into actionable, results‑oriented implementation plans.
• Provide administrative support to local applicants and participants for Save the Children opportunities.
• Support the delivery of workforce development trainings, learning sessions, and technical assistance to participants.
• Assist in reviewing partner‑developed trainings and internal courses for alignment with program goals and workforce development best practices.
• Collect storytelling assets, such as photos, videos, and testimonies to share with partners, donors, and other key stakeholders.
• Support cross‑team collaboration to ensure alignment across community opportunities and services and community needs.
• Stay informed of relevant community impact, food security and workforce development trends and share insights with the team as appropriate.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
• Willing…