Apply for Vacancy for Associate Director at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the USA. The category for this job is Extension and Outreach.

About:

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the state’s oldest university and the flagship institution of the University of Nebraska system.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and oversight to Institute staff and external stakeholders who contribute to implementing the Superintendents’ Early Childhood Plan;
• Moreover, monitor progress and identify unmet needs for educational programming of young children in greatest need, and, with Research and Evaluation, assist in evaluating the Institute’s Achievement Gap Challenge efforts in Nebraska;
• Work with the Director of Professional Learning to lead efforts that effectively spread the School as Hub approach in Metro Omaha and to school districts in other regions of Nebraska;
• Likewise, collaborate with the Institute’s Workforce Planning and Development and Professional Learning units to support the professional learning of early childhood educators and service providers in school districts and community-based organizations;
• Also, apply knowledge of latest research and evidence to all initiatives and proposed practices of the Program Development unit;
• Additionally, cultivate and maintain collaborative working relationships with key state organizations representing school administrators and early childhood program leaders at community and state levels;

Required Qualifications:

The incumbent must meet the following for Vacancy for Associate Director in the USA:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in early childhood education, educational leadership, or a related field;
• 5 – 8 years demonstrated effective experience in district- and school-level administration and leadership;
• Moreover, minimum of 5 years demonstrated leadership in promoting educational equity; reducing income- and race-based opportunity gaps; promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion among teachers and school administrators; and working sensitively and effectively with individuals who are racially, culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse;
• Also, knowledge of research-based educational practices and programs for children, birth – Grade 3;
• Knowledge of state and national issues related to early childhood education, with an emphasis on interventions for children placed at risk;
• Additionally, proven ability to manage complex projects and move them forward to completion on time;
• Proven ability to engage collaboratively and respectively with community partners and diverse stakeholder groups;
• Furthermore, excellent creative thinking, written and verbal communication skills.

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