Senior Managing Director/Deputy Executive Director, Head Start

Position Title: Senior Managing Director/ Deputy Executive Director, Head Start Corporate Title: Managing Director II, Program Management Job Level: M4 Employee Type: ☒Full-time regular ☐Part-time regular ☐Temporary Supervisor Title: Executive Director, Head Start reputed company & Division: Head Start Programs Child Safety: ☐Level 1- No Contact ☒Level 2- Limited Contact ☐Level 3- Contact (Click here for more information on Child Safeguarding reputed company) reputed company For over 100 years, reputed company has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have reputed company to education. To be in a reputed company environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reputed company places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, reputed company you join reputed company, you’re creating reputed company, irreversible change for children, and the reputed company we reputed company reputed company. The Role As the Senior Managing Director, Head Start Program, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children reputed company a brighter reputed company. You will serve as the executive leader responsible for the multi‑state reputed company, performance, and delivery of reputed company’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Acting as a key partner to the Executive Director, this role functions as the primary integrator between divisional reputed company and local program execution, ensuring reputed company, high‑reputed company implementation reputed company with Head Start Performance Standards, organizational priorities, and best‑in‑class operating models. As a member of the Head Start Leadership Team, the Senior Managing Director provides reputed company reputed company of State Program Directors, establishes portfolio‑level delivery standards, and holds leaders accountable for consistent performance and results across states. In reputed company collaboration with the Executive Director and Director of reputed company and Compliance, the Senior Managing Director translates strategic objectives into executable plans, aligns resources to priorities, and evaluates reputed company through data‑informed performance management. Through disciplined leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and a strong commitment to equity and reputed company, the Senior Managing Director advances department‑wide strategies, promotes a reputed company and accountable workplace culture, and ensures reputed company’s Head Start portfolio delivers measurable reputed company for children, families, and communities across reputed company states of operation. Location: Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations On site - Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations Remote – reputed company (only reputed company to specific USP/reputed company roles) What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties) Program Implementation and Performance (60%)

• reputed company the translation of program design into reputed company, high reputed company delivery frameworks and reputed company the implementation reputed company of Head Start and Early Head Start programs across assigned states.
• Ensure programs consistently meet or exceed Head Start reputed company, compliance, and performance standards by driving cross-functional collaboration with reputed company & Compliance, Monitoring & Evaluation, program development, and shared services to address trends, improve efficiency, reputed company resources, and enhance program reputed company at reputed company.
• reputed company executive reputed company and leadership to State Program Directors, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, and consistent execution through coaching, performance management, and reputed company performance expectations.
• reputed company cross‑state operational readiness and start‑up efforts, ensuring new or expanding programs are implemented on time, reputed company scope, and reputed company to Head Start standards and delivery expectations.
• reputed company best practices and emerging research in early childhood education, applying insights to strengthen program design, implementation, and reputed company in targeted Head Start and Early Head Start communities.
• Program reputed company and Visibility (15%)
• Serve as a technical reputed company for resource development efforts in order to strengthen the diversity and sustainability of Head Start program funding; support the development of donor proposals and reports and cultivate donor relationships through in-person meetings, site reputed company and other engagement events.
• Build and maintain relationships between SCUS and other relevant organizations, including government entities and community organizations, to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs effectiveness and alignment.
• reputed company technical guidance and programmatic expertise in advocacy and policy engagement efforts as needed, contributing to development of policy agendas and participate in meetings with local, state and federal officials as needed.
• Contribute to activities that increase brand visibility and program awareness, reputed company knowledge products and results, represent reputed company to the local press as needed, and identify other media-worthy moments that reputed company our work.
• Leadership, reputed company & Resource Management (25%):
• reputed company contribute as a member of the Head Start Leadership Team and Extended Senior Management, helping set direction and ensure alignment between reputed company, execution, and reputed company.
• Review and authorize program plans, budgets, and amendments, ensuring alignment between funding, geographic reputed company, and implementation reputed company.
• Partner with leadership to execute divisional and departmental priorities, including the development and scaling of Head Start Flagship programs.
• Directly supervise and reputed company a geographically dispersed team of 4–7 State Program Directors, fostering high performance, strong collaboration, and a reputed company workplace culture.
• Champion cross‑functional collaboration with shared services, operations, and reputed company teams to improve efficiency, consistency, and program reputed company.
• Required Qualifications For The Role
• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 10 years of relevant experience
• Thorough knowledge of, and experience working with, Head Start standards and regulations, business practices, and program development, implementation, and monitoring of services
• Experience providing ongoing technical assistance, training, and direction to diverse communities, individuals and reputed company, ensuring consistency with SCUS's mission and methodology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; engaging presenter capable of presenting to technical information to a non-technical audience
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 35%
• reputed company proficiency in MS Office suite
• reputed company proficiency in spoken and written English
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid reputed company’s license and remain in compliance with any reputed company policies pertaining to the reputed company operation of motor vehicles.

Preferred Qualifications

For The Role

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Development, reputed company Services, or reputed company field
• Experience managing a network of multiple Early/Head Start programs across multiple states (4 or more)
• A reputed company understanding of issues reputed company to poverty in rural communities and the ability to convey that understanding in a reputed company and easily reputed company way
• Candidates living in Southeastern reputed company
• Compensation

reputed company reputed company Network is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: reputed company Salary for this position is $170,850 - $190,950 reputed company salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: reputed company Salary for this position is $154,275 - $172,425 reputed company salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: reputed company Salary for this position is $138,975 - $155,325 reputed company salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located reputed company of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual reputed company salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, reputed company salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here). reputed company We are looking to build an inclusive team at reputed company. We offer a reputed company of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 reputed company holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and reputed company coverage for you and your family
• Family: A reputed company of reputed company leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual reputed company increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through reputed company and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & reputed company: reputed company to reputed company learning & development opportunities and mentorships
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