F8M recently joined the Southern Early Childhood Education Justice (SECEJ) network through the Southern Education Fund (SEF). As a participant in this network of advocates and state policy organizations, F8M has been charged with supporting the efforts to expand racial equity in the south. This work will include improving early learning opportunities for young children by advocating for early childhood policy improvements. F8M is seeking an innovative, well organized and socially conscious Part-time Associate to assist with research, data collection and policy reporting projects throughout this new initiative.
The Partnerships Associate will gain valuable hands-on experience in research and program development, policy, advocacy and systems building, and administration.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct research on early childhood policies and legislative priorities across the SECEJ network,
- Collects current early childhood policy information across SECEJ
- Create documentation for each data request or research project
- Support with maintaining and updating bill tracker & dashboard
- Analyzes data to determine trends
- Interpret the findings and provide conclusions
- Conducts presentations and designs ancillary visual graphics to enhance reporting
- Write memos and contribute to quarterly report submitted to SEF
- Participate in scheduled staff meetings pertaining to the SEF grant
- Assist with crafting messages for social media, newsletter, and community blog
- The Partnerships Associate will likely travel a few times a year to SEF meetings. This position will work with First 8 Memphis’ Partnerships effort and will report to the Director Partnerships or the Executive Director. This role is for one year and may be extended in out years depending on funding.
Experience Requirements
- Experience working with various Memphis and Shelby County communities, community organizations, and local officials, is strongly preferred.
Education Requirements
- Partnership Associate must be a current student or recent graduate of a degree awarding college or university.
Benefits
- This part-time position is not eligible for health benefits. F8M offers a hybrid work environment and a generous holiday schedule and office closure for the last week of December.