HANDS - ED Job Description 111224 - Flipbook - Page 3
BACKGROUND
Since 2007, Hands Across the Sea has been embedded in island schools. The Caribbean Literacy And
School Support (CLASS) approach: send great books, create, or rejuvenate lending libraries, and sustain
literacy gains has reached more than 140,000 children in grades K-12 by placing more than half-a-million
books in over 435 primary schools, secondary schools, and community libraries. In 2020, Hands Across the
Sea more than doubled its reach by expanding the scope of its work to include nearly 15,000 addition al
children each year through preschool literacy programs.
The 2020 launch of the Hands Across the Sea Early Pages Programme (EPP) placed library “starter sets” in
nearly 500 preschools in six Eastern Caribbean countries. The initiative encourages preschools to focus on
early literacy programming for their
students and comes at a time when the
OECS’ Education Management Unit
(EDMU) is set to provide Preschool
Teacher Training. The EPP serves as a
bridge to the CLASS Program and
builds on the effort and investment of
the USAID Early Learners’ Programme.
Hands Across the Sea serves schools
in Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and
Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are seeking an energetic and
strategic leader to serve as Executive
Director. This role is ideal for a handson leader with experience in the nonprofit sector. This leader should have
strong multi-tasking skills and
demonstrated experience in managing
a small-to-mid-sized, fast-paced nonprofit organization. Reporting directly
to the Board of Directors, the ED will
be responsible for all aspects of the
organization’s management, including
program oversight, partnership
development, fundraising, and
financial oversight. This role requires a
self-starter who is capable of working
independently, passionate about
improving outcomes and literacy
access in underserved communities.
