Senior Consultant - Early Childhood Education

Resultant is a modern consulting firm with a radically different approach to solving problems.

We don’t solve problems for our clients. We solve problems with them.

Through outcomes driven by data analytics, technology solutions, digital transformation, and beyond, our team works with clients in both the public and private sectors to solve their most complex challenges. We start by learning as much as we can about who they are, how they work, and what they’re striving for so we can feel their problems as our own. Partnering with our clients means their desired outcomes are always top of mind, their challenges and strengths guiding our efforts. We build client-focused relationships before we build unique solutions that blaze past expectations.

Originally founded in Indianapolis as KSM Consulting in 2008, Resultant now employs more than 350 team members who operate from offices around the United States including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Odon, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; Lansing, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.

We’re Resultant. Clients partner with us to see a difference. People join us to make one.

Job Description

In this role you will serve as an accountability manager and will support the long-term vision of early childhood education by offering strategic, analytical, research, and operational support to early childhood focused state systems and other entities focused on serving children birth to age eight. You will support the state's early childhood systems and manage the ongoing changes to refine and develop this robust accountability system that helps lead to improved child outcomes. Ultimately, will help to take the clients from having an idea around integrating early childhood education systems, to cooperating that idea into a practical state, working with the Data team and other systems supports to do so.

Consider your day-to-day responsibilities in this role: 

• Serve as the lead consultant of a team with responsibility for the development and implementation of all aspects of an educational program affecting populations such as children, teachers, site administrators, central office personnel, and ancillary/support personnel in the broader early childhood system. 

• Communicate the vision and purpose of the accountability system as well as tactical, "in the weeds" aspects of accountability. 

• Develop relationships with early childhood community leaders statewide to cultivate a network of high-impact leaders who work collaboratively to best serve the needs of children and families statewide. 

• Advise and assist with central office personnel, early childhood directors, and others on policies, guidelines, and laws. 

• Support specific projects to maintain the goals established by state and early childhood systems including, but not limited to complying with state and federal law, creating legislative action plans, budgets, policy statements, etc. 

• Perform all other duties as directed by the Business Solutions Owner.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional level experience in early childhood teaching and administration and experience in state government specific to the child and family sector required

• Masters degree; focus/concentration in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field required 

• Knowledge and experience with Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funding and child care subsidy system management required 

Additional Information

What you should know about us: 

• We are humble, hungry, and smart. We solve big problems, serve lots of clients, and are entirely committed to delivering transformative outcomes. 
• We are team players, deeply dedicated to the mission of the organization, and to helping everyone around us be successful. 
• We compensate well, rewarding performance that delivers positive outcomes for our clients and ensuring incentives are aligned to achieve our goals. 
• Our leaders work hard, serving as shining examples of what it means to live out our values. They are servant leaders, helping their teams to be successful in all possible ways. 
• We have a great benefits package including unlimited vacation, significant 401k contributions, and several opportunities to develop yourself. 
• We pride ourselves in having the best talent in the industry and hope that you're up for the challenge! 

What our team members say about us:

• "I love our true empathy and concern for our clients, it's very rare and appreciated. It is a pleasure to be a part of an organization like this."
• "I learn something new every single day, and I feel like I'm a part of building an organization that has legs. I appreciate that I'm consistently humbled by the talent and caliber of our team."
• "The culture of the company is amazing, and the climate of my team is great. The benefits that employees are offered are better than competitors, and the one-on-one presence that my team lead gives is extremely beneficial to me."

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

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