Waterford.org is seeking a passionate and driven individual to join our Onboarding team.We are accepting children in Arizona through strategic partnerships and events with a focus on supporting our rural and indigenous communities. Come help us achieve our mission!

Waterford.org is an education nonprofit with a mission to achieve universal literacy for children through equity, access, and parent empowerment. Waterford creates programs that empower parents and caregivers as a child’s first teacher at home and supports teachers in the classroom. Currently, Waterford.org serves over 300,000 children across 43 states every year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with organizations connected to/serving eligible families and children such as school and community resource agencies to facilitate recruitment partnerships in Arizona
• Consistently update partner activities using a CRM so our team can effectively measure and communicate impact
• Supports Cohort Activation Plan
• Facilitates responsive partner and stakeholder engagement
• Manages partner relationships
• Prospect and identify community stakeholder leads through daily cold calling, emails, and attending events
• Identifies and curates opportunities to engage with families and partners from diverse communities nationwide to participate in early learning programs
• Monitors and reports on enrollment progress and prepares the team to achieve and exceed goals
• Collaborate on and contribute to organizational DEI efforts and goals

Competencies

• Continuously champion, promote, and advance diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence at Waterford.org
• Supports team while consistently delivering on projects, and communicates promptly to resolve challenges and understand expectations appropriately.
• Demonstrate inclusive excellence in your approach and engagement with all stakeholders including, partners, families, schools and communities
• Self-starter that can travel and complete objectives in a remote working situation
• Develops compelling narratives and presents them both verbally and in written form, in one-on-ones and in group settings, in a way that is culturally responsive, inclusive, and that people can easily digest and assess
• Maintains positive and professional interactions with parents, children, community members and leaders, as well as colleagues and vendors

Required Skills and Education

• Is part of or had successful relationships within the Indigenous Community
• Bachelor's degree in non-profit, business, psychology, sociology, education, human services or similar program (or equivalent work experience)
• 3+ years proven experience in community organizing, community outreach or sales
• Experience engaging with diverse populations and underserved communities
• Strong project management skills and a history of project management success
• Experience in Salesforce or equivalent CRM
• Experience in k-12 or early education field and/or community organizing
• Demonstrated ability to set goals and achieve them
• Multilingual is a plus
• Experience engaging with diverse populations and underserved communities

Accountability & Autonomy

• Works independently with reduced guidance from their manager. Can solve routine problems and vague issues on their own without close supervision. Consistently delivers quality work on time.
• Demonstrable organizational skills, balancing multiple tasks and processes at once while remaining detail-oriented; task oriented with a bias towards action; willing and able to operate within team frameworks.
• Operates with supervision, while keeping the strategy and high level goals of the company in mind.
• Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause delays in schedules.
• Is trustworthy and protects confidential information.
• May act independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. Learning how to engage with industry network.
• You seek strategic partnership from peers and input from manager or lead.
• Reports to a Sr. Manager or Director.

Scope & Influence

• Your goals include foundational tasks, which you execute independently, and projects, which you execute with more detailed direction.
• When you notice unplanned work that needs to get done, you take action in partnership with your manager.
• You understand why your work is important to your broader department.
• You are accountable for delivering high quality projects timely and thoroughly.
• Your work supports your departments goals, and at times impacts the broader company.
• You make effective decisions related to your area of expertise.
• You understand department needs and ensure they are front and center in your teams decisions.

About Waterford.org

Waterford.org is an education nonprofit with a mission to achieve universal literacy for children through equity, access, and parent empowerment. Waterford creates programs that empower parents and caregivers as a child's first teacher at home and supports teachers in the classroom. Currently, Waterford.org serves over 300,000 children across 43 states every year.

Our Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

Waterford.org's commitment to inclusive excellence is foundational to achieving our mission of universal literacy. Waterford.org is a mission-driven organization, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are at the heart of what we do. These values inform our internal culture and drive our external focus on making a difference for children, families and caregivers in underserved communities. At Waterford, we actively seek talent who bring different backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and identities to their work and demonstrate a commitment to advancing our mission.

Working at Waterford.org

Waterford.org team members are located across the United States and primarily work from home. We anticipate this full time position will pay an annual base salary of $55,000-68,000 depending on the education, experience and skill level of the individual we hire. In addition to your base salary Waterford has an annual bonus program. We offer a phenomenal benefits package that includes fully paid primary premiums for health insurance, dental insurance, basic life insurance, and disability insurance. New hires receive a one-time HSA contribution. Retirement contributions are matched up to 5% by the organization. Plus, a generous vacation, sick, and holiday offering.