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Education Reform Advocacy Nonprofit has a vacancy for The Director of Policy
and Innovation. The position is located in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:place>
(relocation assistance is available.) Very competitive salary and benefits
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id=misspell-1>Zaitseva</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span id=yiv1703967696misspell-2><span
id=misspell-2>CareConnect</span></span></span></font></span></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> Recruitment Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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489-0067<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="mailto:katya@careconnectrs.com" target="_blank"
ymailto="mailto:katya@careconnectrs.com">katya@careconnectrs.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The Director
of Policy and Innovation reports to the Vice President of National Policy and
leads the core policy development and analysis. This team leader will direct
the publication of research and analysis, prepare recommendations to the senior
staff regarding all aspects of the most ambitious, strategic, and aggressive
education policy reform agenda in the country, and drive the innovation of new
policy ideas and reforms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Direct team
of policy and research analysts and serve as the chief <span
id=yiv1703967696misspell-3><span class=mark><span id=yiv1703967696misspell-3><span
id=misspell-3>advisor</span></span></span></span> to the VP of National Policy;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Oversee the
update and expansion of Policy Agenda, including concept development, evidence
research, and policy design;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Develop a
framework for cultivating new innovations in education reform and lead the
process for proposing new solutions to common problems faced in education;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Define the
criteria by which organization measures success as it relates to its policy
agenda and state adoption of reform policies;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Maintain
relentless focus on creating and enabling policy practices that prioritize
student achievement and educational opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• At least 7
years experience working in education policy, research, and data analysis;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Experience
writing analysis and commentary of education reform issues for publication;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Deep
familiarity with most education reform issues, including human capital
strategy, school choice, school governance, and levers for raising student
achievement – teaching experience a plus;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Experience
inspiring a team and managing multiple projects within tight deadlines;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Masters
Degree: Education, Education Policy, Political Science, Public Policy, or in a
related field. Higher degree a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Knowledge Required<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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read, interpret, and amend complex statutory and regulatory language, both
current and proposed;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Knowledge
of federal, state, and district education policies, practices, and reform
agendas;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Knowledge
of effective research practices and techniques and common education data
resources;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Superior
problem-solving skills;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Ability to
write and clearly communicate complex policy and legislative issues and
concepts to audiences and constituents of diverse backgrounds;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Ability to
manage multiple projects, work within tight deadlines, and prioritize work as
necessary;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Ability to
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with a lean and nimble team;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Ability to
work independently and as a key member of multiple small project teams;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>• Ability to
provide training and guidance to a wide variety of audiences, including
internal employees and external constituencies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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