Family Engagement Project Manager

As the Family Engagement Project Manager at Bezos Academy, you will build the internal systems and processes needed to monitor and assess the quality and efficacy of family engagement programs and projects across our network of Montessori-inspired, tuition-free preschools in under-resourced communities in multiple states. Your core charge is to ensure our leaders—local in schools, regional, and national—have an accurate picture of Bezos Academy families’ engagement and satisfaction, and that the organization is on track to implement aligned actions in the spirit of continual improvement.

To accomplish this, you will help establish and evolve annual family engagement goals and monitor progress against those goals. You will collaborate cross-functionally to improve and refine our family survey, family conference processes, and data collection related to child registration and enrollment. You will support collection of school-level data about family engagement activity and leverage your expertise in family engagement to identify patterns and measure performance against key outcomes. A disseminator of best practices, you will highlight and make recommendations to district school leaders about needed areas of focus and help inform the ongoing professional development of school teams. You will monitor each geographic district’s recruitment plan and use weekly student admissions data to help districts adjust their strategies on the ground to improve results.

Additionally, you will support implementation of both annual core processes and programs (e.g., updating the family handbook, supporting schools to set strong engagement calendars, etc.) as well as new initiatives and programs, such as rollout of family councils at all our preschools. You juggle multiple projects and initiatives well and are comfortable navigating ambiguity and change. You draw on your judgment and experience in both family engagement and project management to prioritize your time to ensure we have an indelibly positive impact on Bezos Academy families.

LOCATION

• Flexible in the United States; Seattle, WA preferred
• Relocation support is available for those who able to move to Seattle, Washington

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $85,000 - $171,000 per year.The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who have been in the role for multiple years and demonstrate strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.  
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent  
• Five or more years of professional experience, with at least two years of relevant complex project management experience
• Demonstrated technical skills in project management (ability to perform risk analysis, utilize project management software such as MS Project, Asana, Smartsheets, etc., and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously)
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel (e.g., leverage pivot tables, run duplicate checks, formatting reports, data validations, use v-lookups/x-lookups, and other intermediate functions)
• Experience collecting and analyzing data to inform priorities and actions
• Significant organizational ability and attention to detail, with exceptional proofreading and copyediting skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Track record of successfully leading family engagement activities and family education in a school or youth development setting
• Experience supporting new program development and implementation across a dispersed national network, driving continuous improvement
• Experience influencing colleagues with diverse backgrounds and levels of experience
• Track record of influencing and aligning multiple stakeholders with competing interests, building trusting relationships and partnerships
• Experience working across lines of difference and strong personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness

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