About WestEd

As a community of over 900 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban... communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact — asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs.

Furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion is core to who we are and how we work. We are committed to working with our clients to illuminate and address disparities, value and elevate diverse voices, and ensure equitable access to our resources and services. Read more about WestEd’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Come and join us!

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Program Associate focusing on organizational development, the Organization Development Specialist will design, manage, and implement projects focused on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of SEAs via technical assistance in the areas of systems thinking/improvement, interest holder engagement, cross-agency partnerships, strategic planning, change management, project management, and process facilitation. This position will be responsible for projects with a high degree of organizational, political, and client complexity.

This position will contribute primarily to projects within the Region 15 Comprehensive Center housed at WestEd (Center). The Center is a federally-funded regional comprehensive center that provides intensive technical assistance to the State Education Agencies of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as other state- and local-level interest holders, to improve student outcomes. This position will provide direct organizational improvement assistance to SEAs, including, but not limited to, serving as a thought-partner and strategist to build clients’ internal leadership and management practices and to develop clients’ service delivery capacity. In addition, this position will coordinate and contribute to the management of fee-for-service contracts designed to support organizational capacity building of local education agencies (LEAs), regional education associations (REAs), and other SEAs.

Core Focus Areas

Organizational Improvement Strategy, Analysis, And Support
• Serve as a trainer, coach, and strategist to build clients’ internal leadership and management practices and to develop clients’ service delivery capacity
• Engage clients and a broad range of interest holders in using processes such as organization diagnosis, systems improvement, process design, consensus-building, visioning, and strategic planning
• Design and implement complex organizational analyses and interpretation that generate findings and recommendations to improve program quality, efficiency and effectiveness, organizational structure, staffing, and resource allocation
• Analyze program, federal, and state requirements to support the development of policies and processes that increase productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency
• Facilitate conversations across organizations and with clients and their partners, analyzing group and power dynamics and responding accordingly in real time
• Partner with clients and colleagues to identify and support implementation of effective processes
• Coordinate and contribute to the creation of grant proposals, contracts, and outreach that results in the growth of WestEd services

Candidate may work from home office, but must live in AZ, CA, NV or UT. This position travels to WestEd offices, especially in Sacramento, CA, and state education agency, county office of education, or district sites within this region on an as-needed basis.

What We’re Looking For

To help us make a positive impact on the systems that create the conditions for learners from numerous racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to attain improved outcomes, we’ll need someone who has:
• An abiding commitment to equity, excellence, and having an impact on the lives of children
• Masters degree in Organization Development, Leadership, or equivalent education/experience in a relevant area
• 5-7 years of experience supporting organizational development and/or improvement work, in a variety of educational contexts preferred
• Expertise in systems thinking, change management, and process facilitation.
• An understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities in education
• Experience thoughtfully coaching clients to outcomes that advance educational equity
• Experience in providing workshops, institutes, virtual learning, and making presentations to SEAs, districts, school boards, teacher leaders and/or community groups
• Demonstrated ability to create an environment of psychological safety by working collaboratively and effectively with diverse staff, colleagues, and clients
• Demonstrated ability to lead with flexibility and adapt during times of ambiguity
• Experience leading a diverse team to accomplish an agreed-upon goal
• Ability to lead complex projects, managing multiple tasks, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decision-making process
• Demonstrated ability to manage contracts and budgets
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse staff, colleagues, and clients from across the organization and across the nation
• Superior communication skills, including excellent writing and powerful presentation skills; comfort with large and small groups, including diverse audiences and policy makers. Experience in product development (e.g., strategic or master plans, interview protocols, training materials, etc.), and writing for publication
• Experience working on politically-sensitive and/or publicly high-profile projects
• Ability to travel – requires approximately 25% travel time
• Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary And Benefits

The full salary range for this position, WestEd level H, is min $86,900, mid $124, 200 to max $149,000 but WestEd does not typically hire at or near the top of the salary range. The typical hiring range for this role is $99,360. The actual offer takes into account multiple factors including but not limited to education; experience; internal equity, and other organizational needs.

In Addition To The Base Salary, Benefits Include
• 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts
• All health/welfare benefits are effective first of the month following hire date
• PTO: 3 weeks vacation (increases to 4 weeks beginning the 4th year of employment), paid holidays, and 12 days paid sick leave per year
• Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary
• Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives
• Professional development opportunities & mentorship program

For More Detail About Our Benefits, Go To

https://www.wested.org/work-at-wested/benefits/

Committed to the diversity of race, ethnicities, perspectives, and opportunities, WestEd offers a variety of social and professional learning communities, such as Employee Resource groups, the Data Intelligence, Insights, and Innovation PLC, and the WestEd Parent Community, just to name a few. We hope you’ll consider joining us to build better schools, communities, learning pathways, and more
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