EDC is looking for a Portfolio Lead (i.e., Director) for its Early Childhood Portfolio. EDC is a fantastic organization to work for, and we have a very strong portfolio with a terrific group of colleagues. This is a great opportunity for a senior EC leader. I’m attaching the announcement. An excerpt is below. This came out earlier in the summer, so don’t delay if you are interested. dlj
Early Childhood Portfolio Lead job description
From the job description:
“The Early Childhood Portfolio has an opening for a Portfolio Lead, reporting to the Senior Vice President of the U.S. Division.
The Early Childhood Portfolio at EDC builds the capacity of individuals, practitioners/intermediaries, and systems to improve outcomes for children prenatal to age 8. Our work is based on the belief that early childhood is the foundation for all that follows across a person’s life span. By attending to programs, systems, and policies designed to meet children’s needs, and supporting the full range of caregivers who nourish and nurture young children—parents, teachers, home visitors, community leaders, and health care providers—we secure strong, productive, equitable futures for all. We focus in particular on building the capacity of educators, agencies and communities to sustain improvements, supporting children who are dual language learners, meeting the needs of children from disadvantaged communities, engaging and supporting families. and addressing issues related to children’s health and mental health.
This portfolio includes more than 60 early childhood content experts, researchers, training and technical assistance (TTA) providers, and materials developers who lead and work on dozens of projects, with an annual revenue of about $12.5M. Current lines of work include: federally funded TTA centers that support state leaders; federal and state initiatives that support education and health practitioners; R&D efforts that result in high-visibility products, such as curricula, hands-on materials and policy briefs; and influential research and evaluation studies on behalf of partners and clients. The content focus within the portfolio is diverse, including home visiting, infant and early childhood mental health, early literacy, STEM learning, two-generation supports, child care, Head Start, and prenatal through grade three systems.”