Partners for Rural Impact

Director

• Translate strategic priorities into actionable implementation plans
• Design and manage implementation systems aligned to collaborative improvement practices, including planning cycles, progress monitoring, and feedback loops
• Facilitate results-based planning processes, including defining outcomes, indicators, and strategies aligned to organizational goals
• Monitor performance data and implementation fidelity, using insights to support continuous improvement and course correction
• Partners with internal teams and external stakeholders to align efforts, remove barriers, and ensure coordinated execution
• Establish and support implementation rhythms led by the Director of Collaborative Improvement (e.g., strategy reviews, progress check-ins, learning cycles)
• Build capacity of staff and partners in strategy execution, continuous improvement, and data-informed decision-making
• Identify risks to implementation and elevate insights and recommendations to the Director of Collaborative Improvement
• Support the integration of evidence-based practices and continuous improvement methodologies across initiatives
• Document progress, outcomes, and lessons learned to inform organizational learning and future strategy development
• Maintain a professional relationship with students, families, and teachers, always operating in an ethical manner

Associate Director, Implementation and Improvement

• Oversee all aspects of the project to include the daily operation of the program through hiring, supervising, training, and guiding staff in the development, implementation, and evaluation of program activities.
• Develop and refine project operations to ensure that objectives are met.
• Manage a federal budget, and ensure that all expenditures are allowable, allocable and reasonable.
• Ensure services as proposed in the grant application are being effectively and efficiently delivered.
• Manage project budgets and work with lead agencies/partners to ensure all expenditures are allowable and within the scope of the work.
• Audit and approve all required reports.
• Work with the Director of Programs and Data and Evaluation Team to ensure fidelity in delivery of services, alignment to logic model, and progress toward outcomes.
• Ensure data is collected in a timely and efficient manner and provide feedback to key stakeholders.
• Guide development of yearly Results Plan ensuring strategies meet the needs of students, schools, and families.
• Provide leadership and vision to the project consortiums – particularly key partners in ensuring continuous improvement.
• Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist and support in the attainment of our mission, All Rural Students Succeed.

Associate Director, Implementation and Improvement

Project Director