Overview:

For three decades, School’s Out Washington (SOWA) has served a critical role to advance equitable expanded learning ecosystems in Washington state. We work to ensure high-quality afterschool and summer programs are available so all of Washington’s youth—and especially low-income youth and youth of color—can have the opportunities they deserve to thrive. SOWA is dedicated to building responsive community systems to support quality afterschool, youth development and summer programs for Washington’s children and youth ages 5 through young adulthood.

Position Summary:

The Refugee School Impact (RSI) Program Manager will provide management for the Afghan Support to Schools Initiative, including: professional development and technical assistance for grantees, monitoring, and reporting support. In addition, the RSI Program Manager will provide grantee and program supports for the Refugee School Impact Program. This position is made possible through contracts that are currently secured through June 2024. This position could be extended beyond that time if contracts are renewed.

Reports to: Refugee School Impact Program Director

Location: 625 Andover Park West, Tukwila, Washington. While most job duties can be performed in hybrid setting anywhere in Washington State, a portion of the job duties are required to be performed onsite at SOWA’s Tukwila office. In addition, occasional travel within Washington State may also be required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Afghan Support to Schools Initiative:

• Serve as the project manager for the Afghan Support to Schools Initiative to support all aspects of the initiative, including managing the initiative timeline and activities;
• Coordinate and support information sessions, grant orientation, professional development and training events for grantees;
• Manage systems and lead efforts to collect required reporting paperwork and data from grantees;
• Analyze data and summarize information from grantees’ reports;
• Support in the preparation of reports for OSPI;
• Support monitoring of grantees, including conducting site visits and preparing monitoring reports;
• Provide technical assistance and resources to grantees;
• Support the development of documents and materials for the initiative;
• Serve as the point of contact for grantees and support all aspects of communications to grantees;
• Develop project content and materials for initiative webpages and other related communications.

Refugee School Impact Program:

• Support all aspects of the Request for Proposal process and the application review process, as needed;
• Serve as the point of contact for inquiries about the application process and provide technical assistance to grant applicants;
• Support contracting paperwork and processes for all subcontractors;
• Support planning and implementation of grant orientations, grantee convenings, and professional development events for grantees, including outreach, logistics, material preparation and tracking systems;
• Work with district-community partnerships and subcontractors to ensure timely submission of paperwork;
• Assist with overall program data collection activities, including collecting, entering and summarizing student demographic and evaluation data from district-community partnerships;
• Prepare check requests for payment to grantees upon receipt of required paperwork;
• Coordinate the scheduling of monitoring site visits to district-community partnership sites;
• Support data collection for monitoring reports;
• Gather information about program needs and provide technical assistance to district-community partnerships as needed;
• Research and disseminate best practices, culturally-relevant products, resources and materials for supporting refugee children and youth;
• Develop and disseminate resources and tools to improve overall program;
• Develop and update grant-related content and resources for website;
• Coordinate special grant projects;
• Maintain filing systems and performs record-keeping duties.

Other Responsibilities:

• Support special projects as assigned;
• Participate in staff and project meetings;
• Serve as an ambassador for the organization, formally and informally;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred, in social service, public administration, education, child and youth development, recreation, or related field;
• Three to five years of work experience in a related field, additional years may be substituted for higher education;
• Knowledge of equity and social justice principles and practices;
• Knowledge and/or lived experiences and connections to refugee and BIPOC communities;
• Experience working with and communicating with culturally diverse populations, including those with limited English proficiency;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills;
• Demonstrated writing and editing skills;
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Must be able to independently travel between work-related appointments;
• Requires flexibility in time requirements/constraints; may require some early morning, evening, weekend meetings, including some statewide travel and limited overnight stays.

Hours and Employment Status:

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Classification: Exempt.

Starting salary range: $58,985-$73,730, depends on experience.

Eligible for Full Benefits – Benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, 403b retirement savings plan, and generous paid time off.

In accordance with COVID-19 safety practices, School’s Out Washington has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, and all new hires need to be fully vaccinated prior to their first day of employment or have an approved reasonable accommodation (based on a documented disability or sincerely held religious belief) exempting them from the requirement. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after they have received the second dose in a two-dose series vaccine or two weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine.

School’s Out Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. School’s Out Washington has a commitment to addressing racism, sexism, heterosexism and other discriminatory practices and a commitment to working toward racial equity through undoing institutional and structural racism. Women, People of Color, and LGBTQ individuals are encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should send their resumes and cover letters as one document to the email provided with the subject line " Refugee School Impact Program Manager." Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Cover letters should be no more than 2 pages and should outline how your professional background, experience, interests, and passions specifically correlate to the position and SOWA’s mission and work.

Applications received by 5:00 PM (PST) on February 15, 2023 will receive full consideration. Applications will continue to be accepted after this date. However, preferential consideration is given to those submitted by February 15, 2023. The announcement will remain posted until the position is filled.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,985.00 - $73,730.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tukwila, WA 98188

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