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Mass Insight Education & Research is Hiring a Test - School Improvement Near Boston, MA
About Mass Insight
Mass Insight Education & Research is a Boston-based nonprofit serving schools and districts nationwide. We partner with states, districts, schools, and other stakeholders across the U.S. to create equitable K-12 education systems and programs, so that each student is prepared to fulfill their academic potential and life ambitions.Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We strive to be an organization that lives into its beliefs around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We welcome and expect our current and future team members to join us on this collective journey. You can find our DEI Belief Statements here.
Consultant Position Summary
Mi’s work includes conducting needs assessments, facilitating planning, and supporting partners to implement and continuously improve strategies that increase equitable experiences and outcomes for all students. We also support the development and implementation of district school improvement zones, cross-district school improvement networks and state-wide school improvement strategies. At Mass Insight, Consultants provide expert support for projects under the direction of a team leader, and are responsible for major elements of projects. Consultants work directly with Mass Insight partners, and often manage and develop more junior staff.
Within 12 months in the role, a new Consultant on the Mi team will typically be able to take on the buckets of work listed below:
Project and People Management
- Individually manage their own resources and time to deliver client-ready work
- Manage one or more Analysts to predetermined outcomes
- Operationalize a scope of work (e.g. take big goals and objectives and create a concrete plan)
Client Engagement
- Lead client facing meetings including design and facilitation of workshops, work sessions, professional development, and planning
- Build the trust of client-partners and influence and inspire action of clients over whom they have no direct authority
- Own and deliver on elements or components of a scope of work
- Design and write full reports
- Manage stakeholder engagement in diagnostics and planning processes
- Coach clients and client teams
Business Development & Thought Leadership
- Contribute to thought leadership by synthesizing learnings in multiple forums (internal documents, blog posts, conference attendance)
- Plan and execute outstanding client interactions, leading to client satisfaction and repeat business
- Contribute to some new business development efforts such as writing RFPs or joining prospective client calls and networking
Qualifications
Top candidates for this role must have:
- At least 5 years of experience
- A bachelor's degree
- Willingness to travel on average 1-2 x per month to partner sites when travel resumes
- Experience working in or with schools and/or school systems and/or the orgs that support schools (districts, state agencies, nonprofits, charter management orgs, etc.)
Preferred candidates will:
- Possess past leadership experience and training that involved coaching, consulting, and/or managing people
- Hold an advanced degree in a related field
Mass Insight Development Framework
Mass Insight has identified a set of Core Competencies that it expects to see in all staff members. Candidates for the Consultant position will have multiple opportunities to showcase their skills and mindsets and how they align with the expectations for someone in this role. We commit to using what we learn during the interview process to co-create an onboarding and development plan with our new team members.
| Core Competencies | Consultant Level Skills and Mindsets |
| Champions our theory of action | ● Understands and helps others to understand how our theory of action informs our work ● Organizes work to implement most elements of our theory of action |
| Believes in and grows people | ● Manages staff from an assets-based approach and effectively develops his/her people ●Demonstrates resilience in the face of challenge ● Establishes clear expectations for staff and provides needed support |
| Promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness | ● Seeks out, values, and responds to cultures—including perspectives, experiences different from one’s own ●Understands, anticipates, and plans for the ways that culture impacts our work with both partners and other Mass Insight staff ● Helps build cultural awareness in other staff ●Uses knowledge of staff, including their cultural perspectives, experiences, interests, and concerns, to differentiate management; uses knowledge of self to account for how one’s beliefs, values, biases, and work preferences affect one’s staff |
| Establishes partner trust | ●Builds relationships with key members of partner team to advance the work ●Able to authentically describe the challenges facing partners ●Demonstrates cross-cultural agility by establishing strong relationship and ensuring success in a variety of settings |
| Manages projects to impact in spite of ambiguity | ●Gets the required work done, even when there are grey areas and obstacles ●Supports Mass Insight and partners in maintaining a focus on the work in spite of distractions ● Able to adjust work and project schedule and milestones in response to changing expectations |
| Effectively Works as a Team Player | ● Builds and supports a cohesive team to accomplish project goals ● Operates with self-awareness and maintains perspective to support the team ● Takes responsibility for addressing team challenges |
| Solves Complex Problems Systematically | ● Collect and organize data and other evidence in ways that facilitate problem solving ●Builds strong project plans that meet project needs ● Demonstrate understanding of contextual factors that influence partner success ● Provides strong solutions to discrete problems within a project |
| Continuously Builds Both Education & Specific Subject Matter Expertise | ● Brings and continuously grows both education and specific subject matter expertise within the education field ● Facilitates learning of both partner and Mass Insight staff |
| Communicates Effectively | ●Presents information to partners and Mass Insight colleagues in a clear and concise manner, both written and oral ●Demonstrates active listening skills that demonstrate empathy and understanding ●Matches communication style to the context and need |
| Facilitates Effectively | ● Uses a variety of facilitation tools and protocols to engage groups in learning, problem-solving, decision-making, and action-planning |
| Compensation and Benefits We’re proud to offer comprehensive benefits to staff. ● A salary of $73,525 - $99,475 commensurate with experience ● Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage ● 401k with a company match ● Tuition reimbursement for continuing education ● Generous paid time off ● Flexible work arrangements |
To Apply
Mass Insight strives to build a staff and board that reflect the cultural diversity of the schools and districts that we partner with. Mass Insight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. BIPOC and other individuals from historically marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.
Please submit a cover letter and resume on one document at: http://www.massinsight.org/our-team/
Job Summary
Full Time
$100k-139k (estimate)
03/07/2024
05/06/2024
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