Career Opportunities
Positions Available:
Full-time and Part-Time Regional Program Manager
Part-time Manager of Institutional Relations - Applications due by May 31st
Request for Proposals-Salesforce.com Customization - Proposals due by June 14th
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Regional Program Manager
Organizational Overview
Raising A Reader MA is an evidence-based early literacy program that helps families develop, practice and maintain habits of home book sharing. Why? Research shows that the single most significant factor influencing a child’s lifelong achievement is being read to by their parents and adult caregivers before starting kindergarten.
Position Overview
The Regional Program Manager is responsible for working to meet program goals in a specific community in Massachusetts by ensuring all components of our program are implemented with fidelity. As part of a data-driven organization, s/he will work independently and with a team to achieve the following goals:
- 25% of participating children in the region have a parent who attends at least one RAR MA training
- Training sessions average at least a 25% attendance rate
- All program and site partners receive appropriate support through visits and trainings
- 75% of families report sharing books 3+ times a week after participating in Raising A Reader
Qualifications:
- Deep commitment to creating high-impact opportunities for children and families
- Familiarity with community preferred
- Fluency in English and dominant language of the community required
- 3+ years experience in early childhood development, education or social services
Please see posting for additional qualifications.
S/He will work at the direction of the Manager of Program Quality.
To apply as a Regional Program Manager, please send resume and cover letter to Sara Pollock DeMedeiros at sara@raisingareaderma.org.
We currently have 4 open positions in Lawrence, Lowell, Tri-City (Everett/Malden/Medford), and Chelsea/Revere. Please indicate your city of interest in your cover letter.
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Manager of Institutional Relations
The Manager of Institutional Relations will primarily be responsible for overseeing the successful development and execution of the organization’s foundation and corporate funding strategy. S/he will be a member of the three-person Development Team. S/He will work at the direction of the Director of Strategic Growth and Development.
Raising A Reader MA is a young organization. The part-time Manager of Institutional Relations will play an important role in the development and implementation of a sustainable funding model to support the organization over the next five years. As part of a dynamic and growing organization, this position will require high level and entrepreneurial communication and strategic planning skills. A fundraising professional with demonstrated experience researching and writing foundation and corporate grants is sought for this position.
The pay for this part-time, professional position is $25,000-$30,000 for 20-24 hours weekly. Work hours and location may be negotiated based on work load; at least weekly face-to-face check-ins in the organization’s administrative offices in downtown Boston are required.
To apply please send a cover letter and resume to Gretchen Kinder by email. Postal applications may be sent to 9B Hamilton Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108. No phone calls please. Applications will be accepted through May 31st or until the position is filled.
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Request for Proposals – Salesforce.com consultant
Raising A Reader MA seeks a consultant to customize our existing Salesforce.com Nonprofit CRM database. Raising A Reader MA completed an initial data migration to Salesforce.com in 2009 to support the Development Department.
Raising A Reader MA is poised for significant growth. As we prepare to expand services across Massachusetts, we have a need to both refine and simplify data entry and reporting to optimize the CRM to help Raising A Reader MA grow effectively and efficiently. The consultant who is selected to work with Raising A Reader MA will contribute to the organization’s capacity to fund high impact, early literacy services for as many as 12,000 young children and their families living in high need communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By the end of the Salesforce.com customization Raising A Reader MA seeks to (a) have the following improvements made to the database, and (b) document new and revised systems and processes in the existing custom Salesforce.com user manual.
Please review the Request for Proposals for Salesforce.com Customization online, before preparing a response. Please submit a proposal of no more than three pages that includes the following:
- Overview of your consulting philosophy and approach
- Steps you would undertake to achieve the goals laid out by Raising A Reader MA, including milestones for evaluating progress and estimates of the time needed for each step
- Brief discussion of qualifications (e.g. Salesforce.com certification) and experience
- Project budget including consultant fees
- Organization name and contact people at two other organizations for which you have completed a similar Salesforce.com customization project.
This proposal may be emailed to Gretchen Kinder, Director of Strategic Growth and Development, Gretchen@raisingareaderma.org. Proposals should be prepared and emailed by June 14, 2012.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Raising A Reader MA is looking for committed volunteers to perform a number of behind-the-scenes tasks to strengthen our program. Duties may include data entry, preparing materials for activities with child and adult participants, creating event advertising materials, and calling potential training attendees. Volunteers will be notified weekly via e-mail about opportunities for the coming week. There is no minimum time commitment, and volunteers will be trained on site for their specific tasks.
For more information please contact Sara Pollock DeMedeiros at sara@raisingareaderma.org or 617-824-0827. To apply, complete the application below and e-mail to sara@raisingareaderma.org or fax to 617-292-2660.