Acelero Learning

Project Director, Early Childhood Education

Acelero Learning

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $110,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Are you a strategic leader with a passion for growth, innovation, and transforming the landscape of early childhood education?
  • Lead the implementation and oversight of Connecticut’s Local Governance Partner (LGP) system as the Intermediary under the Early Start CT initiative.
  • Execute subcontracts with approximately 50 LGPs, providing oversight and technical assistance, managing data and reporting requirements, and ensuring accountability across the system.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Shine, OEC, LGPs, subcontractors, and statewide early childhood stakeholders.
  • Set the vision for statewide implementation of the LGP system in alignment with OEC’s Early Start CT goals.
  • Provide strategic oversight of all contracted services, including professional development, onboarding, technical assistance, communications, and evaluation.
  • Manage a multi-million-dollar budget that includes both intermediary administration and flow-through funds to local LGPs.
  • Oversee development of surveys, needs assessments, and evaluation processes to inform continuous improvement.
  • Supervises assigned department personnel including hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development, Education, Public Administration or related field required, Masters preferred.
  • 5-10 years’ experience in early childhood, family and community engagement, technical assistance, including experience in coaching, supervision, program management and providing technical assistance.
  • Experience in Connecticut is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects and subcontracted partners.
  • Strong fiscal management skills; experience with large and complex budgets.
  • Deep knowledge of early care and education policy, governance, and quality frameworks.
  • Experience working with diverse communities, including family and provider engagement strategies.
  • Strong data analysis, reporting, and evaluation skills.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to travel within Connecticut and occasionally out of state (up to 30%).
  • Connecticut Residency required.