<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue>
<div class=Section1>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div id=yiv1703967696>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div id=yiv1703967696>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National 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 package. To apply or to
request additional information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Katya <span
id=yiv1703967696misspell-1><span class=mark><span id=yiv1703967696misspell-1><span
id=misspell-1>Zaitseva</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</span>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=mark><span
id=yiv1703967696misspell-2><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span id=yiv1703967696misspell-2><span id=misspell-2>CareConnect</span></span></span></font></span></span>
Recruitment Services<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tel: (646) 489-0067<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Email: <a
href="mailto:katya@careconnectrs.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send=true
ymailto="mailto:katya@careconnectrs.com">katya@careconnectrs.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Key Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Oversee the
update and expansion of Policy Agenda, including concept development, evidence
research, and policy design;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Maintain
relentless focus on creating and enabling policy practices that prioritize
student achievement and educational opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Education/experience<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• At least 7 years
experience working in education policy, research, and data analysis;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Experience
writing analysis and commentary of education reform issues for publication;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Experience
inspiring a team and managing multiple projects within tight deadlines;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Skills and Knowledge
Required<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Ability to read,
interpret, and amend complex statutory and regulatory language, both current
and proposed;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Knowledge of
federal, state, and district education policies, practices, and reform agendas;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Knowledge of
effective research practices and techniques and common education data
resources;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Superior
problem-solving skills;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Ability to manage
multiple projects, work within tight deadlines, and prioritize work as
necessary;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Ability to lead
and produce <span id=yiv1703967696misspell-4><span class=mark><span
id=yiv1703967696misspell-4><span id=misspell-4>deliverables</span></span></span></span>
with a lean and nimble team;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• Ability to work
independently and as a key member of multiple small project teams;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>• 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>
</div>
<div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>