Hybrid Associate, Programs bei Communities Foundation of Texas

Educate Texas (EDTX), an initiative of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), exists to help solve the most significant challenges facing public education. Our vision is for all Texans to have the education they need to earn a thriving, living wage, pursue a purposeful career, and realize their dreams for themselves, their families, and their communities. 

EDTX operates as a public-private partnership with CFT, one of the largest community foundations in Texas. This partnership is now over 20 years strong. CFT’s mission, "Thriving communities for all," is pursued through investments in health, wealth, living, and learning.  

Your role: 

The Associate will be primarily responsible for implementing and supporting projects within the College and Career Readiness portfolio and will also contribute to other organizational priorities as needed. The Associate will work on the program team to support the delivery and coordination of professional development and technical assistance. The Associate will also play a supporting role in project management and vendor management, and program report writing and documentation.  

This position is in Dallas and the successful candidate must reside locally or be willing to relocate. Candidates must be willing to travel overnight (both in/out of state) up to 25% of the time. 

What you’ll do:

• Participate in the planning and implementation of key activities to achieve programmatic goals and outcomes
• Manage projects, including events, initiatives, educational programs, and contracts in the CCR portfolio of programs
• Manage vendor relationships, including collaboration with vendors to implement work and overseeing outcomes (40+ contractors and vendors)
• Teamwide tracking of programmatic activities, progress, and milestones utilizing project management software
• Support grant reporting with narrative drafting, budget tracking, data collection and presentation and internal and external communications using programmatic data and analysis
• Engage with other parts of the organization (communications, development, policy, insights, finance) to ensure coordination of support functions
• Engage and actively participate in organizational/program team strategy meetings
• Prepare and present key findings to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Plan and support programmatic conferences and events under the direction of supervisors
• Provide project management support for day-to-day operations
• Support implementation of long-term strategy
• Assist in budget management and development of communication pieces
• Liaise with finance to manage contracts and invoices
• Support preparation of project proposals reporting

Experience You Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in education, public policy, business, psychology, or related field
• 3 or more years of education-related experience
• 5 or more years of experience in a related but non- education focused field
• Knowledge of Texas’ public education environment preferred
• Experience with contract and/or vendor management and grant management
• Candidates must possess a deep understanding of the challenges and barriers faced by marginalized communities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, class, ability, immigration status, and gender, and experience engaging with and working alongside communities of color
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to lead team members and external stakeholders 
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to communicate program findings
• Strong written, presentation and verbal skills, including experience with executive level audiences
• Ability to work effectively with staff in a team-oriented environment with a positive, can-do attitude
• Exhibit a high degree of professionalism, business judgment, tact and diplomacy
• Effectively model and demonstrate CFT’s core competencies which include Collaboration, Impact and Problem Solving, Integrity and Accountability, Learning, and Internal and External Service

Disclaimer: The above sections contain representative examples of job duties that might be performed by employees assigned to this classification. CFT is a dynamic organization, and the environment can be fluid. Roles and responsibilities may be altered to accommodate changing conditions and objectives as well as to tap into the skills and experience of its employees. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific work that is listed. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all employees within this class. 

Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.