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Opportunity Snapshot

The ideal candidate for this role is an experienced education systems manager who believes deeply in reimagining education and eliminating systemic inequities, putting students, families, and communities at the center of change efforts. You understand that driving durable change in schools requires long-term community partnership and collective power-building. You are driven by a passion to create order from ambiguity and find energy in tackling thorny and emergent strategic questions. As a key member of our organization, you will have the opportunity to lead high-impact projects across multiple functions– data, instruction, communication, and facilitation. You’re committed to exceptional work and partnership, artfully navigating across multiple stakeholders to maximize learning and ensure a strong outcome. In this role, you’ll spend 70% of your time diving into work with Bay Ed Fund’s school district partners, leading projects that will enable strong partnerships with community members and transformational change for students. In the remaining 30% of your time, you’ll build the internal knowledge that helps to enable the replication of our approach, learning about cutting-edge solutions and codifying approaches that work. You will be an invaluable resource to the Bay Ed Fund team and our partners as we remove barriers to creating excellent school systems for all students.

About the Bay Ed Fund

The Bay Ed Fund, founded in 2022, is taking a new approach to closing the opportunity gap and ensuring all students are prepared to thrive in the Bay Area. We begin with the voices and aspirations of students, families, and communities to create a local vision for how graduates will be prepared to thrive as adults in the Bay Area. We then commit to supporting the district and community over ten years to realize that vision through collaborative, transformative work at both the district and school levels. The Bay Ed Fund provides community partners with the resources to be powerful partners with the district, and district partners with strategic facilitation support, meaningful philanthropic funding, and capacity building in the areas of talent, change management, instructional improvement, family engagement and resource allocation.

Currently, we are working in South San Francisco, East Palo Alto, exploring a third community. We plan to expand our reach to other Bay Area communities in the near future.

The Bay Ed Fund’s work comes at a critical moment for our communities and country. Schools are being called to question the status quo in the wake of Covid-19, learning loss, and growing mental health challenges that are exacerbating pre-existing inequities. At the same time, AI and shifting job markets are elevating important questions about what it means to be “prepared.” While the need to reinvent is clear, too few districts are setting themselves up to change – to define and realize a future that is relevant for this generation and reimagine how public institutions partner with communities to deliver on a promise of education for all students.

Opportunity & Responsibilities

As a dynamic problem-solver, you’ll have the opportunity to roll up your sleeves with education leaders across the Bay to improve work and execute projects of high value for students. In our work with districts, we have often found opportunities to pilot a new way of working– communicating more effectively with families, bringing data forward in digestible ways, supporting aligning time/resources with priorities and values, and using new mediums that strengthen the change narrative in a district and community. By bringing capacity and resources to these projects, we’re able to support district leaders in reimagining how their vision can come to life. We’re looking for an experienced leader with diverse experiences in schools and school systems to lead these transformational projects.

In this pivotal role, you will have three primary responsibilities that will shape the lives of thousands of students:

1) Partner with school and system leaders to execute high-impact projects that will strengthen their work to engage stakeholders and transform education for students.

You will dive in with districts to help them tackle essential needs. You’ll work with Bay Ed Fund Partners to identify these projects, seeking opportunities to strengthen communications, functions, and experiences that will be critical for the district to implement the community-designed vision for students. These projects will vary, but examples include:

• Research solutions to instructional questions and challenges that emerge for district leaders
• Synthesizing feedback from stakeholders and communicating takeaways
• Crafting a compelling story about student achievement data, emphasizing areas for celebration and areas for growth
• Redesigning internal meetings so that they are effective, efficient, and engaging
• Designing the pilots and implementation of initiatives to improve instructional strategy
• Supporting a communication strategy to accompany the new strategic plan
• Assessing the current hiring process to identify and implement quick wins

2) Deepen Bay Ed Fund’s understanding of best-in-class resources for strengthening district work.

You will be responsible for continuing to develop our knowledge of what works best for districts, schools, and students. As a knowledge builder, you’ll look to stay abreast of the latest research while also codifying learning from our own work, including 

• Identifying organizations doing cutting-edge work and building connections to learn from them
• Exploring education and organizational research, including reading, attending conferences, and talking to experts
• Document successful projects and the impact that they’ve had on district partners
• Looking across our communities to identify bright spots and how to amplify those successes
• Develop communication tools to share our work with others who share similar goals 

3) Support the building of a high-performing and durable organization

In addition to your individual responsibilities, you will also have the opportunity to shape our organization. Our success depends on building a high-performing team that is passionate, driven, and dedicated to our mission. With your leadership, we will create an organization that is not only effective and impactful but also resilient and enduring. Your strategic leadership and ability to foster a positive and inclusive culture will be critical in building a durable organization that can sustainably drive educational transformation for years to come. This will include:

• Playing a critical role in building a thriving team culture and a strong relationship with our board, as well as the management and support of internal teams 
• Proactively identifying and taking on internal roles to strengthen The Bay Ed Fund as an organization.
• Supporting our communications and branding efforts for the Bay Ed Fund and across our portfolio of community and district partners;
• Developing, deepening, and sustaining relationships with sector leaders, funders, and key partner organizations in the Bay Area

How We Will Work Together

This is a unique opportunity to lead and make a lasting difference in the lives of students, schools, and communities. If you are ready to inspire change, challenge the status quo, and build a better future through education, we invite you to join us on this remarkable journey.

Our culture and collaborative approach are key pillars of our organization. As a strong candidate, you will thrive in an environment that embraces:

• Transformative education for ALL students: We believe in the transformative power of education and are committed to ensuring that every student receives an exceptional learning experience. We challenge the status quo and strive to create new, innovative approaches to education that break down barriers and uplift all students. 
• Learning and unlearning in pursuit of our vision and outcomes: We recognize that growth is a continuous journey in pursuit of our vision and outcomes. We value feedback and actively invest in our personal and professional development. By fostering a culture of learning, we empower ourselves to constantly improve and deliver an even greater impact.
• Relationship building: Trust is the foundation of our success. We understand that authentic connections and strong relationships are vital for effective collaboration, both within our team and with external partners. Taking the time to truly know one another is not a luxury but an essential part of our work.
• Simple solutions: We relish the process of problem-solving and seek elegant solutions that simplify complex challenges. Our focus is on empowering communities and directing our resources toward impactful investments in education. We strive for practical, efficient, and effective solutions that maximize student outcomes, experiences, and community agency. 
• Humble leadership: We prioritize the mission above individual egos or politics. No task is too small or beneath anyone on our team. We approach our work with humility, recognizing that the best solutions for students and communities are the ones that prioritize their needs above all else.

Qualifications

We recognize that qualifications extend beyond a checklist, and we encourage candidates who believe they could be a good fit to apply, even if they do not meet every qualification. We value diversity, inclusivity and belonging, and we invite all to join us in driving transformative change in education.

1. Diverse Set of Education Leadership Experiences: With seven-plus years of professional experience, you’ve had exposure to educational systems at multiple levels and can bring nuanced perspectives on various challenges, from communication to data to instruction. You can leverage your experiences to create exceptional teams, products, and experiences. You’ve been able to build a variety of skills, including storytelling, analysis, and facilitation.
2. Expert Change Management: You understand the barriers to doing things differently and can use a variety of approaches to cultivate stakeholder buy-in, build momentum, and ensure lasting results. You’ve successfully overseen a significant change within a large organization and know how to weave change management throughout a process.
3. Compelling Verbal & Written Communication Skills: You can communicate to create a shared understanding. Your verbal and written communication skills effectively convey complex ideas simply and compellingly to diverse audiences. You have a track record of quality communication deliverables for internal and external audiences. 
4. Efficient Project Management: You have experience managing complex projects with several partners. You manage ownership and expectations, delivering value while also leveraging other’s skills and experiences. You anticipate risks to the effective execution of projects and seek to mitigate those risks. 
5. Strong Interpersonal Skills: Your interpersonal skills are well-rounded, enabling you to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, from elected officials and district leaders to students and families. You effortlessly collaborate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and skillfully facilitate joint problem-solving with partner organizations, communities, and districts.
6. Orientation to Action & Impact: You have a demonstrated ability to translate ideas and recommendations into action. Your well-developed influence skills allow you to facilitate change, build capacity, and achieve desired outcomes through collaboration with others.
7. Self-motivated and Entrepreneurial: You possess a highly self-motivated work style and eagerly embrace leadership roles within our organization. Your proactive nature and initiative are catalysts for progress and growth- within our organization and in our partner communities.
8. (Preferred but not required) Experience Working and/or Living in San Mateo, Santa Clara, or San Francisco Counties: You have built positive relationships and a reputation that you can bring to bear in our partnership work. 
9. (Preferred but not required) Adept at communicating in Spanish: You are able to engage a diverse range of community members, including many who are Spanish-speaking.

Position: 2024-2025 EC-12th Grade Special Education Teacher

Reports to: Principal

Position Type: Full-time, working 186 days per year

Compensation: $65,890-$106,682 based on experience plus benefits; additional stipend of $2,000

South San Francisco Unified School District

The South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) community includes 15 schools supporting 8,000 students in Daly City, San Bruno, and South San Francisco.

Our mission is that in partnership with our community, SSFUSD will provide exceptional instruction, engaging experiences, and equitable and accessible opportunities and resources to further support our diverse student body so that students are equipped to learn, thrive, navigate their future with purpose, and impact their community.

In February 2024, the School Board for SSFUSD adopted our new Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan. Teachers are at the heart of our priorities – exceptional instruction, engaged students, purposeful partnerships, empowered educators, and equity-centered systems.

The Role

SSFUSD is seeking a dynamic, equity-focused, and inclusive special education teacher to join our school community. SSFUSD refuses to accept that the educational outcomes of students in our district are overwhelmingly predictable based on students’ race, socioeconomics, ethnicity or learning differences. We remain committed to working each day to examine systemic, institutional, and individual biases in order to dismantle systems of inequities that will enable all students to thrive.

Special education teachers in SSFUSD provide resource support services to students with special needs in the general education setting, assist general education teachers in modifying and differentiating instruction for students with special needs, and work collaboratively with general education teachers to provide exceptional instruction in the classroom.  Special education teachers also assist para-educators in implementing instruction to students to meet goals and objectives related to students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).

As a special education teacher  in SSFUSD, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing ongoing educational assessment and diagnosis of children for the purpose of identifying special learning problems and coordinating the development of individual instructional plans as appropriate for students identified with special needs.
• Consulting with appropriate specialists regarding the support service to be rendered by such persons such as speech and language therapists, school psychologists, classroom teachers, school nurses, etc., in sharing the responsibilities for implementing the IEP.
• Providing instruction as outlined in the IEP for identified individuals with exceptional needs. These will be students who are also, according to their IEP’s, assigned to the general education classroom for half or more of their school day.
• Providing direct instructional services for approximately 80% of assigned student contact time.
• Coordinating special education services with the regular school program for each individual with exceptional needs enrolled in the district and monitors the implementation of the IEP.
• Providing consultation, resource information, and material regarding individuals with exceptional needs to regular staff members.
• Consulting and maintaining a close working relationship with the school psychologist in recommending prescriptive teaching for IEP plans.
• Assessing student progress on a regular basis, revising short-term instructional objectives as appropriate, and consulting with appropriate support specialists regarding pupils who do not demonstrate adequate progress.
• In coordination with the school psychologist, maintaining a watch and consult list which includes, among others, the names of all students in the school previously served in special education.
• Collaborating with other teachers and school leaders on daily lessons, school-wide programs, and individualized student plans
• Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples
• Working on a team of teachers and school leader to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students
• Engaging in professional development
• Completing supervision duties on campus, such as morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, and afterschool duty
• Engagement with and participation in the greater school community through attending events and activities
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must haves:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • California teaching credential aligned to the position
  • Belief in and commitment to the mission and vision of SSFUSD
  • Ability to design and implement rich, engaging, and culturally relevant teaching units
  • Knowledge of California State Common Core Standards
  • Ability to differentiate lessons for learners with different assets
  • A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
• Requirements for the application:
  • Updated resume
  • Cover letter outlining desire to work at SSFUSD as well as responses to at least two of the following questions:
    • How do you accommodate different learning styles in your classroom?
    • How do you build a classroom culture in which all students feel a sense of belonging?
  • Transcripts of your undergraduate degree, and graduate degrees if applicable.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application purposes only.
  • Test results: Please attach CSET results and evidence of meeting Basic Skills Requirement, such as CBEST, PRAXIS, SAT or ACT results
  • Proof of English Learner (EL) Authorization  or Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate
  • Credential – attachment should include document number assigned by the CTC.
• Please note that if you are extended an offer from SSFUSD, you will also need to complete the following prior to beginning work, including training:

• Provide clearance of TB test, as mandated by California Education code.
• Submit fingerprints for California Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation clearance.

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; salary offers commensurate with experience.  The starting salary for a first year teacher is $65,890.
• Health and Supplemental Insurance – Medical, dental, and vision plans, defined benefit pension plans, disability and life insurance.

• Retirement Plans – 403(b)/457(b) tax-deferred retirement savings plans.
• Additional Benefits – Flexible spending account options, employee assistance program, Master’s/Doctoral Degree stipends, and vacation time.

Position: 2024-2025 Early Childhood Teacher

Reports to: Principal or Program Director

Position Type: Full-time, both 10-month or 12-month positions available

Compensation: $44,416 – $71,346 based on experience plus benefits

South San Francisco Unified School District

The South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) community includes 15 schools supporting 8,000 students in Daly City, San Bruno, and South San Francisco.

Our mission is that in partnership with our community, SSFUSD will provide exceptional instruction, engaging experiences, and equitable and accessible opportunities and resources to further support our diverse student body so that students are equipped to learn, thrive, navigate their future with purpose, and impact their community.

In February 2024, the School Board for SSFUSD adopted our new Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan. Teachers are at the heart of our priorities – exceptional instruction, engaged students, purposeful partnerships, empowered educators, and equity-centered systems.

The Role

SSFUSD is seeking a dynamic, equity-focused, and inclusive classroom teacher to join our school community. SSFUSD refuses to accept that the educational outcomes of students in our district are overwhelmingly predictable based on students’ race, socioeconomics, ethnicity or learning differences. We remain committed to working each day to examine systemic, institutional, and individual biases in order to dismantle systems of inequities that will enable all students to thrive.

As a teacher in SSFUSD, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing exceptional instruction, aligned to the Portrait of a Graduate, including:
  • Developing rigorous lessons aligned to grade and subject level California State Common Core Standards
  • Setting ambitious goals with students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback
  • Tracking student growth, using data and feedback, and creating individualized student plans when there are areas of concern
  • Building relationships with students and families by providing regular and consistent communication
  • Creating a physical classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for physical, social, and emotional development of students
  • Facilitating learning experiences for students that are engaging and rigorous
• Collaborating with other teachers and school leaders on daily lessons, school-wide programs, and individualized student plans
• Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples
• Working on a team of teachers and school leader to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students
• Engaging in professional development
• Completing supervision duties on campus, such as morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, and afterschool duty
• Engagement with and participation in the greater school community through attending events and activities
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must haves:
  • Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • California Child Development Permit
  • Belief in and commitment to the mission and vision of SSFUSD
  • Ability to design and implement rich, engaging, and culturally relevant teaching units
  • Knowledge of California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations and California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks
  • Ability to differentiate lessons for learners with different assets
  • A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
• Requirements for the application:
  • Updated resume
  • Cover letter outlining desire to work at SSFUSD as well as responses to at least two of the following questions:
    • How do you accommodate different learning styles in your classroom?
    • How do you build a classroom culture in which all students feel a sense of belonging?
  • Transcripts of your undergraduate degree and graduate degrees if applicable.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application purposes only.
  • Test results: Please attach CSET results and evidence of meeting Basic Skills Requirement, such as CBEST, PRAXIS, SAT or ACT results
  • Proof of English Learner (EL) Authorization  or Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate
  • Child Development Teacher Permit
• Please note that if you are extended an offer from SSFUSD, you will also need to complete the following prior to beginning work, including training:

• Provide clearance of TB test, as mandated by California Education code.
• Submit fingerprints for California Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation clearance.

Compensation and Benefits

• • Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; salary offers commensurate with experience.  The starting salary for a first year teacher ranges based on experience.  Early childhood teachers may be 10-month or 12-month employees based on the position.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – Medical, dental, and vision plans, defined benefit pension plans; disability, life insurance.

• Retirement Plans – 403(b)/457(b) tax-deferred retirement savings plans.

Additional Benefits – Flexible spending account options, employee assistance program, Master’s/Doctoral Degree stipends, and vacation time.

Watershed Advisors is looking for an Academic Director to join our team supporting a portfolio of work with state education agencies, school districts, and/or other partners to design and implement coherent academic systems at scale, grounded in high-quality instructional materials. This includes supporting states in executing ambitious strategies to align standards, curriculum, assessment, intervention, and educator preparation, with a focus on implementation and impact.

As a fully remote organization, our team is set up to work collaboratively on projects across the country every day. This role can be based anywhere in the United States.

About Watershed Advisors 

Building on the deep public sector leadership experience of its team, Watershed Advisors supports governments to design, implement, and scale transformative education plans. We match proven education and workforce ideas, investors seeking social impact, and bold governmental leaders across the country. We then embed teams of experts within government agencies, coordinating multi-year efforts to implement, communicate, finance, and evaluate ideas to impact generations of American learners and job seekers in need of access and opportunity.

The Opportunity 

At Watershed, Directors are core members of the team, who lead projects, manage analysts, and engage with clients on solutions that matter for students. Directors’ day-to-day work varies by project but will largely work on projects focused on academic strategy in states and districts. Responsibilities include:

• Contribute original thinking to build, shape, and evolve strategy and goals for Watershed projects
• Partner with senior leaders to define project strategy and goals
• Contribute to the organization’s learnings and continued codification of an approach to K-12 instructional coherence
• Develop materials, tools, and resources that form the foundation of the organization’s academic strategy work and can be tailored to individual client needs
• Lead project teams to build work plans and manage the day-to-day workflow or projects ensuring that goals are met
• Work collaboratively with analysts and senior leaders to draft deliverables (reports, presentations, briefing material, and other written communications) that communicate clear recommendations for clients
• Facilitate internal team and client meeting that have clear objectives, value the insights of all participants, and lead to actionable steps that support the project goals
• Build relationships and collaborate with clients, subcontractors, and other external stakeholders and use influence to steer projects towards desired outcomes
• Work closely with other members of the Watershed team to review work, provide feedback, and exchange ideas
• Actively shape and support the growth of a newly established organization

Skills and Characteristics 

We are looking for people who care deeply about education and its role in society, and who are eager to learn about approaches to improving the United States’ system of public education, from birth to postsecondary to the workforce. At Watershed, we work with a wide variety of clients and are seeking team members with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, and others with diverse experiences to apply for this role.

Directors must have:

• Strong people and project management skills. Directors are able to manage and coach internal and client facing teams to ensure that all the goals of multi-faceted projects are achieved.
• Systems leadership, including ability to lead adaptive change initiatives with system-level leaders, identifying key levers for change and articulating roles in implementation at all levels of the system.
• Facilitation acumen. Directors must be able to facilitate client diverse groups, both internal and client facing, to solve complicated problems, and be able to give succinct, specific feedback that enhances the quality of products and the user experience.
• Knowledge of instructional practices related to science of reading, high quality instructional materials, academic standards, and their relationship to one another, including understanding of the instructional core and its influence on improving student outcomes.
• Relationship building. Directors are the day-to-day contact for clients and are in regular communication with all levels of the Watershed organization. Their ability to build meaningful relationships with all individuals is critical to their success.
• A growth orientation, including curiosity about new ideas and approaches to work, and openness to feedback and to learning new skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset that leads to flexibility and creativity in pursuit of goals and resilience in the face of setbacks.
• A focus on outcomes, with a history of demonstrated success leading instructional improvement efforts across systems despite challenges.
• Strong organizational skills, including time-management systems and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Collegiality. At Watershed, we work collaboratively, engaging others in decisions, exchanging and challenging one another’s ideas and assumptions, and providing deep feedback on all written material. We expect every member of the team to embrace this approach, and to operate with transparency, integrity, and a sense of humor.
• A personal commitment to social justice. At Watershed, we believe that systemic, longstanding bias within our nation’s institutions has too often harmed Black and brown Americans, low-income individuals and families, people with disabilities, and immigrants. Our work aims to build systems that serve all people and that bolster the prosperity and rights of those who have been excluded from educational and economic opportunity.

Experience 

The ideal candidate will have deep, demonstrated expertise in public policy and will have laterally and/or vertically managed a group to achieve significant results. Candidates should also have at least four years experience in an instructional leadership role at the district or state level or equivalent experience leading instructional change in districts or states, and in-depth knowledge of effective instructional practice in English Language Arts and/or mathematics.

Compensation 

The salary for this position is $120,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, paid sick and personal leave, and stipends for work-from-home expenses and professional development. All employees are eligible for end of year bonus pay. Final salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Location 

This position is fully remote.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Watershed is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

National Center for Youth Law 

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) works to amplify youth power, dismantle racism and other structural inequities, and build just policies, practices, and culture in support of young people. Our efforts advance justice through research, community collaboration, impact litigation, and policy advocacy that fundamentally transforms our nation’s approach to education, health, immigration, foster care, and youth justice. Our vision is a world in which every young person thrives and has a full and fair opportunity to achieve the future they envision for themselves.

Education Team 

NCYL’s Education team engages in education justice work in partnership with many entities at the national, state, and local levels, across the nation. The team seeks systemic change – through coalition-building, policy advocacy, litigation, research, communications, and organizing – to increase equity within the education systems that serve children and youth, from early childhood through post-secondary education. A description of NCYL’s education work can be found here: https://youthlaw.org/focus-areas/education.

Position 

NCYL seeks a Manager for the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECRA) to advance education civil rights, equity, and justice across the nation, with a focus on state and local efforts to make systemic change. This position will partner with our Senior Director of Education to co-lead the national ECRA. The candidate should be passionate about helping public schools become nurturing centers for learning that our young people need to thrive, and protect them against discrimination and the denial of an equitable opportunity to learn. Further information on the ECRA can be found here: http://edrights.org/.

Essential Functions 

• Co-lead the national Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECRA) to advance civil rights, equity, and justice in education. 
• Plan, manage, and facilitate national meetings of the ECRA network, subcommittees, and national Steering Committee. 
• Engage with ECRA members from local, state and national partner organizations toward the achievement of strategic objectives. 
• Build and continue ECRA relationships with education equity coalitions. 
• Provide thought leadership and develop advocacy related to federal and state education policy developments, relevant federal and state court decisions and the findings from research in the field of education. 
• Draft and send frequent communications and updates re: relevant federal and state policy and litigation developments. 
• Manage ECRA Amicus Briefs (including brief development and sign-on gathering). 
• Support advocacy on federal policy, including meetings and written communications with policy-makers and staff, and national multi-organizational federal policy efforts with the Administration and Congress. 
• Assist with the development and dissemination of research findings regarding policies and practices relevant to the civil rights of public school students K-16.
• Support ECRA fundraising, including proposal and report-writing. 

Qualifications 

• J.D. degree or advanced degree in a related field preferred. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in education law and/or policy.
• Demonstrated leadership in collaborative work addressing civil rights issues in education. 
• Experience establishing and maintaining a network of partnerships and relationships within the education field. 
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research relevant to the civil rights of public school students such as use of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). 
• Demonstrated experience translating research findings into talking points briefs and white papers for policymakers and lawyers. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate large and small group meetings. 
• Commitment to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion from a racial justice perspective. 
• Leadership skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex projects and to think strategically. 
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work product in a fast-paced environment. 
• Clear and persuasive oral and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements 

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. This position requires some travel.

Salary, Benefits & Location 

This is a full-time, exempt position. The salary is competitive at $111,585.00 annually. A geographic salary differential may be applied if the candidate resides somewhere other than the Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Washington, DC areas.

NCYL provides a robust benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, generous vacation and sick benefits, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, employer contribution to a retirement plan, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

Candidates must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, Washington DC or Wisconsin.

This position is eligible for 100% remote work through December 31, 2023. It is possible that starting in January of 2024, NCYL will require people to work in an office, in which case they will need to be in a location where they can commute to a NCYL office regularly (DC, Los Angeles, Oakland or Sacramento).  

About the foundation 

The Chamberlin Education Foundation (CEF) is a nonprofit family foundation that supports partners to advance student success in West Contra Costa, CA. The foundation’s grants, programs, and partnerships are designed to generate improved academic outcomes and long-term educational success for K-12 public school students — particularly Black, Latinx, and other historically under-resourced groups — across West Contra Costa’s K-12 public schools.

CEF’s collaborative, mission-driven team has identified the need to design, build, and manage a more robust system for organizational learning, data and asset management, internal evaluation, and periodic reporting to internal and external stakeholders. CEF’s learning, data management, and documentation systems will support overall organizational success across the foundation’s four strategic focus areas, as well as its strategic planning, communications, and community relations objectives.

The opportunity 

The Program Manager, Data & Learning Systems, will support the creation and implementation of organizational learning systems, manage relevant data and knowledge assets, and support the CEF team to collect, analyze, visualize, and share key insights with one another, the CEF board of directors, and external partners and stakeholders in the local education ecosystem. Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy & Communications, the Program Manager will co-design and manage evaluative tools to assess the impact of grants, programs, and practices that advance CEF’s mission. The Program Manager will gather and organize quantitative and qualitative data, document results and findings, generate insights, and report on key learnings by presenting information in various formats to team members and other stakeholders. In fulfilling these goals, the Program Manager will strengthen CEF’s ability to evaluate overall programmatic impact, refine strategic plans and focus-area objectives, and ensure that all team members and activities are aligned to advance the foundation’s mission.

Candidate profile 

Candidates with 4-6 years of professional experience working with highly-collaborative teams are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate is curious, conscientious, and eager to develop systems that allow all members of the CEF team to understand, document, evaluate, and share key learnings and metrics of impact. Successful candidates will bring experience managing and organizing information, building databases, designing and refining workflows, and creating reports for internal (and occasional external) audiences. Preferred candidates will show a strong ability to present ideas and plans clearly, and collaborate effectively with team members, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Core responsibilities 

The Program Manager, Data & Learning Systems will:

Co-develop and implement a comprehensive organizational learning system (40%)

• Establish and support recurring internal learning and reporting cycles
• Build and sustain regularized systems and practices to monitor and evaluate grant and program impact over time across focus areas
• Research and build a growing understanding about successful practices and emerging tools used for the management of knowledge assets, data, and organizational learning practices in similar organizations
• Co-facilitate and support the convening of external advisors and community stakeholders to support CEF’s organizational learning
• With support from the CEF team, curate and edit information packets and memoranda for the CEF Board of Directors and its committees

Support CEF program officers and executives to access and share timely, relevant information (35%)

• Analyze student data in West Contra Costa public schools, including academic outcomes, student attendance and enrollment patterns, student survey trends, and other available data that help the CEF team understand student academic growth, education equity, and overall student achievement in West Contra Costa
• Capture, organize, and share data and information about CEF grants, programs, partnerships, and communications / public relations activities
• Source, collect, organize, and analyze new data and emerging information about the regional and statewide education ecosystem (eg. student enrollment trends, school funding / budget information, test score data, district and school demographic info, etc.)
• Build and maintain databases and searchable knowledge repositories
• Produce reports and visualizations that make data and information accessible, clear, and compelling

 Assist with special projects and annual events (20%)

• Support CEF team with annual grant program design, implementation, evaluation, and reporting
• Support CEF team to host and manage successful events and covenings
• Interact with grantee organizations and partners as needed to fulfill foundation objectives

Publish and promote organizational learning and related content to digital platforms (<5%)

• Publish and share content via CEF’s digital properties and platforms
• Promote CEF content via organizational social media channels

Embody the values and principles that align with CEF’s organizational identity and mission 

• Consistently demonstrate the foundation’s values and guiding principles in team collaboration, as well as in public settings, forums, and online venues, and when working with external partners and stakeholders
• Encourage and generate positive experiences with CEF’s programs, partners and practices

Candidate key skills and attributes 

This position is for you if you are:

• A highly-organized systems thinker, eager to produce accurate, precise, and consistent work processes and products that create clarity and consistency for the CEF team and collaborators
• A data enthusiast who is excited to gather, sort, organize, synthesize, and visualize data and information
• A strong individual operator who is able to plan, prioritize, and manage complex and concurrent projects that include multiple internal stakeholders
• Equally effective working independently and as part of a highly collaborative team that values curiosity, candor, humor, inclusivity, and open-mindedness
• Equally comfortable receiving direction and proposing novel ideas that improve work outcomes, team dynamics, and organizational success
• Driven to help improve educational outcomes for public school students, with a particular focus on Black, Latinx, and other historically marginalized and under-resourced student populations
• Enthusiastic to learn and use existing and emerging technology in service of CEF’s partnership, collaboration, and impact goals

Candidate qualifications 

• B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited university (or substantially similar post-secondary education experience); Masters degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years professional experience working in a collaborative office environment in any sector. (Masters degree completion may be included in this total.)
• Working proficiency with Google Workspace (Mail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Presentations, etc.) and Microsoft Office
• Advanced proficiency with managing data in spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets) including use of formulas, macros, pivot tables, etc. for data consolidation, validation, analysis, and display
• Strong working proficiency evaluating the quality of data sets and optimizing (i.e. “cleaning”) data using formulas, filters, code, and/or software tools preferred
• Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms (eg. Salesforce, Hubspot, etc.) or demonstrated desire to quickly learn
• Working proficiency using Asana (or similar), DocuSign, MailChimp (or similar), and other business SaaS tools (preferred)
• Experience creating accurate and compelling data visualizations
• Demonstrated familiarity with and/or commitment to issues affecting youth in West Contra Costa / the San Francisco bay area (preferred)
• Spoken and written Spanish language fluency or professional working proficiency a plus

What CEF offers 

• Base salary of $80,000-$95,000 based on experience
• Generous benefits package including, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, long term disability insurance, 401(k) matching, and monthly mobile phone expense stipend
• Three weeks paid paid time off during the first year of employment
• Flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week
• The room and resources to innovate and execute in partnership with a small, agile and supportive team
• An entrepreneurial environment with mission-driven colleagues who are passionate and committed to improving the lives of young people
• Continued opportunities for professional growth and development

Relevant Policies at CEF 

Chamberlin Education Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CEF is committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful harassment and discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

About SF Parents 

SF Parent Coalition is a 501c3 nonprofit with a political affiliate arm, SF Parent Action. Our parent advocacy collective was formed during the summer of 2020, in response to the pandemic education crisis when, in San Francisco, local education leaders were ignoring family voices and disregarding the needs of students. The grassroots movement began by going out into communities, listening to parents of all backgrounds, and then lifting up their concerns and desires to school district leaders and the S.F. Board of Education. In just a few months, the group grew from 100 parents to more than 1,000, with members from more than 70 schools in SFUSD. We now have more than 5,000 parents and supporters who subscribe to our newsletter, more than 2,000 people in our private Facebook forum, and we have parent representation from 110 local public schools in San Francisco within our network. We advocate for issues that resonate most with our families, currently with an active early literacy campaign underway. Through our political affiliate we elect school board leaders who will focus on student outcomes and enact student-centered policies. 

Vision and Values

SF Parent Coalition / SF Parent Action envisions a future where San Francisco is one of the best places in the country for children and youth of all races, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities to grow up and get an excellent public education. 

• We connect and empower parents across San Francisco. 
• We center the needs of children and youth. 
• We believe in the vital importance of public education. 
• We advocate with integrity. 
• We hold decision-makers and ourselves accountable, particularly to equitable outcomes for SFUSD students. 
• We build community with joy, one conversation at a time. 

SF Parent Coalition is in support and alignment with SFUSD’s equity values that provides all students the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century. 

Position Summary 

The Managing Director plays a key role responsible for enhancing the internal organization and infrastructure necessary for SF Parent Coalition’s / SF Parent Action’s continued success and growth. The Managing Director is primarily an internal-facing leader, coach, and planner who works with the leadership team and staff to achieve organizational goals. They will play a critical role within the team to improve internal systems with an eye toward future strategic needs and budget realities. They are a strong communicator and have a get-things-done kind of attitude. SF Parents’ Managing Director will support an inclusive culture at SF Parents, built upon trust and integrity as we partner with parents and caregivers to advocate for a thriving, equitable school system. The Managing Director will directly supervise one full-time and two part-time employees: Organizing Director, Operations Manager, Outreach Associate, as well as several contractors who contribute to our work and advocacy. Some of these contractor and part-time roles may turn into full-time roles and direct reports as we grow the organization. 

The Opportunity & Responsibilities 

• Strategy development. Collaborating with E.D., board, staff and parent/community network to develop an annual strategic plan. 
• Strategy implementation. Monitoring implementation of annual strategic plan, leading quarterly planning to ensure full and effective implementation of strategic plan. Oversight of communications and events implementation, as relates to organizational strategic plan and key program/advocacy areas. 
• Operations oversight. Develop internal systems and procedures to streamline and ensure overall smooth organizational operations and effective project management. Ability to manage a complex organization with multiple structures (nonprofit 501c3, nonprofit 501c4, and political action committee) with resource-sharing across affiliate organizations and important firewalls in place. Ensure proper and timely legal, accounting, and compliance reporting. Oversee and work with part-time operations manager staff. 
• Budget oversight. Monitor budget and ensure spending matches priorities, develop quarterly reports for board(s) on how budgeted compares to actuals. 
• Team management. Manage the team of full-time and part-time staff, volunteers, and contractors who together constitute the SF Parent Coalition/SF Parent Action team. Determine and implement a performance management system and ensure staff are meeting their goals in a timely and effective manner. 
• Campaign monitoring and implementation. Work closely with Director of Organizing to develop and monitor issue/advocacy campaigns (e.g. improving literacy outcomes at SFUSD, fixing our budget, Board of Education voter/election awareness), along with other staff and parent volunteers supporting the work, always attuned to and reflecting the positions of our base: our grassroots parent network. 

Strengths or Areas of Responsibility Already Existing on Team 

• Grassroots parent power 
• Organizing 
• Overall Strategy & Direction 
• Grasstops Relationships 
• Legal (outside counsel) 
• Bookkeeping (outside contractor) 

Essential Qualities/Qualifications 

• Parent Voice Advocate: Demonstrated commitment to the critical role that parent voice should play in public education systems. 
• Values & Policy Alignment: Deep alignment with the mission, vision, values, and policy priorities of SF Parent Coalition. 
• Experienced Leader: At least 7 years of experience in a leadership role with at least some experience as a direct manager and/or hiring manager. 
• Effective Project Manager & Logistics Leader. Enjoys creating, implementing and streamlining multiple projects and systems into a seamless operation. When facing a complex issue or project, instinct is to break it down into manageable pieces to determine the most efficient solution — and then prioritize against competing project needs in order to execute effectively and drive results. This person is often referred to as “highly organized” by those around them. Identifies potential pitfalls in a project and finds a way to avoid or fix them. 
• Politically confident: Comfortable working on local political issues around education, including endorsement of candidates. 
• Culturally Competent. Thinks and speaks about issues of race, class, gender, and other forms of identity thoughtfully and with compassion. Actively supports SF Parent Coalition’s efforts to undo institutional racism. 
• A Collaborative Advocate. Works with a collaborative spirit with community partners, school district and elected leaders. Understands the importance of relationships in gaining influence and power to make change for students and families. 
• Gets Things Done. Demonstrated experience accomplishing important goals, and can play the roles of individual contributor on our small team as well as managing and directing the work of others and delegating effectively. 
• Excellent Communicator. Able to communicate internally and externally with a high-level of effectiveness. 

Desirable Qualities/Qualifications (Not Required) 

• Advocacy Structure Experience. Has some experience working with the complexities of 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and political action committee nonprofit and political structures. If this experience is not part of a candidates’ background, they should be excited to learn and implement in this area. 
• Experienced Public Speaker. Interest in and experience as an organizational spokesperson is desirable, but not required, for this role. 
• Education Experience. Experience working in and around education, either in a school or policy setting, would be ideal in this role. 
• Lived Experience. The ideal candidate will have shared life experiences and/or identities with the families we work with here in San Francisco and in SFUSD. 
• Political Experience. Experience working or volunteering in or around the political scene, especially in San Francisco, is a plus for this role. 
• Strategy and Budget Leadership: Our ideal candidate has led strategy processes or conversations and budget processes and has demonstrated experience connecting strategy to budget decisions. 
• Development Experience or Connections: As an early-stage organization, candidates who bring fundraising experience and/or connections would contribute a valuable set of skills to our team. 

Compensation 

Compensation for this role will depend on experience within the range of $110,000-120,000 and includes health benefits. 

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity 

SF Parent Coalition seeks individuals of all backgrounds without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, marital status, genetics, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination to apply for this position. We are committed to ensuring diversity within our organization and network, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. 

About SF Parent Coalition 

Founded in the summer of 2020, San Francisco Parent Coalition (formerly Decreasing the Distance) is a collective of 5,000+ San Francisco public school parents, students, teachers, and community supporters. We center the needs of children and youth in San Francisco public schools by bringing together a diverse network of parents and caregivers to advocate for a thriving, equitable school system. 

SF Parent Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that undertakes policy advocacy and public education efforts. Donations to SF Parent Coalition are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

SF Parent Coalition is related to SF Parent Action, a separate 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that engages in lobbying, ballot measure, and partisan elections work. Donations to SF Parent Action are never tax deductible. SF Parent Coalition and SF Parent Action have the same overall missions and share office space and employees. They maintain separate boards of directors. The person filling this position will be hired by SF Parent Coalition, but will often perform some or all of the duties described above for SF Parent Action.

• Develop positive trusting relationships with educators, students, administrators, volunteers, staff, and board members by demonstrating care, respect, and high expectations
• Collaborate with BUILD staff regionally and nationally to provide culturally responsive training for educators and volunteers in effective instructional practices for blended learning with under-resourced youth
• Provide ongoing coaching for a cohort of 4-8 educators in year one, eventually increasing to 12-15 over the next 2-4 years, as capacity allows

• Foster a culture of belonging, trust, effective communication, perseverance, collaboration, and overall excellence across partner sites
• Support regional team in developing and managing partnerships to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of BUILD offerings
• Support the Program Director in the identification and selection of new school and Community Based Organization (CBO) partners

• Utilize data to identify promising practices, celebrate successes, surface areas of improvement, and recommend strategies to promote regional success
• Participate in a national cohort of Senior Program Managers implementing and testing BUILD’s evolving model for integration into existing courses and Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways
• Support implementation and improvement of BUILD training and coaching model

• BA or BS degree in education or youth development, or related field or commensurate experience. Master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience or non -profit, direct service working with youth.
• Success with project-based learning and blended learning.
• At least 2+ years managing or coaching educators strongly preferred.
• High cultural competence serving diverse populations and students from under-resourced communities.
• Self-starter, thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves collaboration, and has a sense of humor.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, creativity, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• 10% travel for regional and national gatherings; monthly on-site school visits to each partner school.
• BUILD requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Reasonable Accommodations based on a qualifying medical exemption or sincerely held religious belief are being considered in accordance with applicable law.

• Keep Students at the Center – As BUILDers, we hold an unwavering passionate commitment and belief in the power and potential of youth. Our organization exists to serve students. We seize each opportunity to contribute to the foundation of knowledge, skills, and networks from which students can build extraordinary lives. Our operating principles and decisions focus on what is in the best interest of our students.
• Bring the Spark – As BUILDers, we excel in the entrepreneurial Spark Skills that we teach our students – Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Innovation, Grit and Self-Management. We communicate through transparent and honest dialogue. We cherish teamwork, tenacity, and thinking outside the box. We demonstrate a relentless pursuit of excellence and approach work with a positive can do attitude. When we bring the spark we achieve great things together, and we model the way for our students.
• Bridge Communities – As BUILDers, we develop and foster relationships in service of creating access and opportunities for our students, staff, and stakeholders. We value all who come to the table as partners to maximize our collective impact. By connecting the communities in which we work, we build empathy, equity, and social capital.
• Promote Diversity and Social Action – As BUILDers, we understand that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion matters, but what matters even more is Action. We strive to create equity of voice, access, influence and power across lines of difference – both in and beyond BUILD, specifically for groups that have been historically denied social and economic justice. If we are not part of the solution, then we are part of the problem. We welcome, celebrate, and embrace the unique expressions and contributions of us all – our backgrounds, race, ethnicity, gender, language, sexual orientation, and social class.

• Strategic Thinking – Take into account and analyze various points of view and pieces of data to form a perspective appropriate to a particular context.
• Relationship-Building/Relationships Management – Utilize effective interpersonal skills and techniques to reach mutually beneficial goals over time.
• Entrepreneurialism – Demonstrate comfort with risk- and initiative-taking in order to achieve unique and aggressive goals.
• Creativity/Innovation – Envision new ideas that transcend traditional approaches and practices to move work forward.
• Qualitative Analysis – Review non-numeric, often subjective, data sets in order to recognize patterns, identify additional information or data needed, and draw conclusions.
• Time Management – Effectively prioritize and execute projects based on time estimates and relative importance.

• Full Time/Exempt
• Location: Bay Area (East Bay and Peninsula)
• Frequent travel between local sites is required so employees should have their own vehicle for transportation (valid proof of insurance required). Mileage for work-related travel beyond the normal commute will be reimbursed at the stipulated IRS rate.

• Occasional travel is required during the year for college tours and visits to BUILD sites and gatherings nationally.

Organization Profile: 

Founded in 1999, BUILD’s mission is to use entrepreneurship to ignite the power of youth in under-resourced communities to build Career success, Entrepreneurial mindsets, and Opportunity. We help students become the CEO of their own lives

BUILD’s unique program offers students a four-year entrepreneurship experience designed to develop 21st Century Skills and motivate student engagement in school. Starting in 9th grade, BUILD students work with their peers and community mentors to develop business ideas, pitch to funders and launch real businesses. As students journey through high school and continue to grow their businesses, BUILD helps them explore college and career options, and assists students with the college application process. Entrepreneurship is the spark – college, career, and life success are the goals.

BUILD currently serves approximately 2,000 high school students annually at programs located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington DC, New York City and Boston. Our new digital offerings are reaching up to 15,000 students in 50 cities. For more information, please visit www.build.org. 

Our Culture:

BUILD is made up of a diverse, results driven and passionate team who believe in the potential of every student and the power of entrepreneurship to transform the education landscape. We work in a collaborative environment where perseverance, flexibility, and an entrepreneurial spirit are encouraged and celebrated. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity, equity and inclusion, including cross-cultural understanding. Kindness, empathy and respect are at the forefront of the way we treat each other, our students, our teachers and our supporters. We believe in the potential of every student and are dedicated to breaking down the educational, economic and social barriers that stand in the way of their long-term success.  The remarkable young men and women whom we serve are at the center of everything we do. We are intentional about our culture so that we can best support them.
                                                                                                                  
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Bay Area Program Director, the Senior Program Manager (SPM) will play a leading role in developing strong partnerships and offering high-quality educator training and coaching for school and community-based partners in the Bay Area. The SPM will be primarily responsible for training, coaching, and relationship management. The SPM will collaborate with multiple stakeholders at BUILD to cultivate a culture of teamwork, excellence, and learning among existing and future BUILD educators. Working in collaboration with the Program Director and other BUILD staff, the SPM will ensure that each partner in their portfolio is operating effectively and achieving outcomes in alignment with BUILD’s program model, mission, and values. In collaboration with the National Director of College & Career Success and Pathways Director the SPM will also develop content, as needed, for BUILD’s Year 3+ program that are both teacher-driven and student-driven for in-person, blended, and digital environments:  The SPM will support the cultivation of new partnerships through networking and active engagement in the larger community.

Position Responsibilities: 

Training, Coaching and Managing (30%)

• Develop positive trusting relationships with educators, students, administrators, volunteers, staff, and board members by demonstrating care, respect, and high expectations
• Collaborate with BUILD staff regionally and nationally to provide culturally responsive training for educators and volunteers in effective instructional practices for blended learning with under-resourced youth
• Provide ongoing coaching for a cohort of 4-8 educators in year one, eventually increasing to 12-15 over the next 2-4 years, as capacity allows
• Manage and coach Program Associate to outcomes
• Managing/hosting year 3 workshops 

School & Community Partnerships (20%)

• Foster a culture of belonging, trust, effective communication, perseverance, collaboration, and overall excellence across partner sites
• Support regional team in developing and managing partnerships to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of BUILD offerings

Program Implementation, Evaluation & Development (40%)

• Utilize data to identify promising practices, celebrate successes, surface areas of improvement, and recommend strategies to promote regional success
• Participate in a national cohort of Senior Program Managers implementing and testing BUILD’s evolving model for integration into existing courses and Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways
• Support implementation and improvement of BUILD training and coaching model

Instructional Design and Curriculum Development (10%):

• In collaboration with the National Director of College & Career Success and Pathways Director, develop content, as needed, for BUILD’s Year 3+ program that are both teacher-driven and student-driven for in-person, blended, and digital environments: 

• Develop original curricula, with the guidance of the Director of Career Pathways, That has alignment with
  • Project-based learning with a focus on student agency and engagement
  • 21st Century Skills 
  • Anti-bias/social justice K-12 education trends
  • Design Thinking framework
• Utilize data to identify promising practices, celebrate successes, surface areas of improvement, and strategies to promote regional success

Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree in education or youth development, or related field or commensurate experience. Master’s degree is a plus. 
• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience or non -profit, direct service working with youth. 
• Success  with project-based learning and blended learning.
• At least 2+ years managing or coaching educators strongly preferred.
• High cultural competence serving diverse populations and students from under-resourced communities.
• Self-starter, thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves collaboration, and has a sense of humor.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, creativity, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• 10% travel for regional and national gatherings; monthly on-site school visits to each partner school.
• BUILD requires vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees. Reasonable Accommodations based on a qualifying medical exemption or sincerely held religious belief are being considered in accordance with applicable law.

Successful candidates will demonstrate BUILD’s Core Values and competencies through a combination of previous education/work experiences:

BUILD’s Core Values:

• Keep Students at the Center – As BUILDers, we hold an unwavering passionate commitment and belief in the power and potential of youth.  Our organization exists to serve students. We seize each opportunity to contribute to the foundation of knowledge, skills, and networks from which students can build extraordinary lives. Our operating principles and decisions focus on what is in the best interest of our students. 

• Bring the Spark – As BUILDers, we excel in the entrepreneurial Spark Skills that we teach our students – Communication, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Innovation, Grit and Self-Management. We communicate through transparent and honest dialogue. We cherish teamwork, tenacity, and thinking outside the box. We demonstrate a relentless pursuit of excellence and approach work with a positive can do attitude. When we bring the spark we achieve great things together, and we model the way for our students. 

• Bridge Communities – As BUILDers, we develop and foster relationships in service of creating access and opportunities for our students, staff, and stakeholders. We value all who come to the table as partners to maximize our collective impact. By connecting the communities in which we work, we build empathy, equity, and social capital. 

• Promote Diversity and Social Action – As BUILDers, we understand that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion matters, but what matters even more is Action. We strive to create equity of voice, access, influence and power across lines of difference – both in and beyond BUILD, specifically for groups that have been historically denied social and economic justice. If we are not part of the solution, then we are part of the problem. We welcome, celebrate, and embrace the unique expressions and contributions of us all – our backgrounds, race, ethnicity, gender, language, sexual orientation, and social class. 

Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking – Take into account and analyze various points of view and pieces of data to form a perspective appropriate to a particular context.
• Relationship-Building/Relationships Management – Utilize effective interpersonal skills and techniques to reach mutually beneficial goals over time.
• Entrepreneurialism – Demonstrate comfort with risk- and initiative-taking in order to achieve unique and aggressive goals.
• Creativity/Innovation – Envision new ideas that transcend traditional approaches and practices to move work forward.  
• Qualitative Analysis – Review non-numeric, often subjective, data sets in order to recognize patterns, identify additional information or data needed, and draw conclusions.  
• Time Management – Effectively prioritize and execute projects based on time estimates and relative importance.

Position Details:

• Full Time/Exempt
• Location: Bay Area (East Bay and Peninsula)
• Frequent travel between local sites is required so employees should have their own vehicle for transportation (valid proof of insurance required). Mileage for work-related travel beyond the normal commute will be reimbursed at the stipulated IRS rate.
• Occasional travel is required during the year for college tours and visits to BUILD sites and gatherings nationally.

Compensation:

The salary for the Senior Program Manager ranges from $73-80k  in accordance with BUILD’s equity focused salary bands.  BUILD offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees.  This includes employer paid medical, dental & vision coverage, flexible spending accounts (FSA), employer paid life insurance, and a 403(b) plan with match.  In addition, eligible BUILD employees qualify for generous vacation, sick, paid Federal holidays, and December 24 through January 1 off, a flexible work environment, professional development and additional stipends for stretch projects.

About Code Nation

Code Nation is a community of teenagers, technologists, teachers, business leaders, and other champions. A movement spanning cities, cultures, and industries, our community builds bridges across social and economic divides and unites people with the power to change each others’ lives.

Code Nation equips students with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in technology. With a volunteer teaching cohort of over 300 professional web and software developers and a network of school and company partners, we provide coding courses and work-based learning programs to students who attend under-resourced high schools. Our industry-aligned curriculum and vast network of supporters provide students with the tech skills and social capital they need to break into the tech workforce.

During the 2019-2020 school year, Code Nation pivoted to reach 1,630 students in 72 programs across the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City. Software developers collectively volunteered more than 45,000 hours to provide in-person and remote learning in support of Code Nation’s mission in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City.

Code Nation is committed to being an inclusive, pro-Black, and anti-racist organization. Ideal candidates are committed to educational and tech equity and working against institutional inequities. We believe that anyone can learn to code, and everyone should have access to careers in the thriving tech workforce.

The Role

The Program Director will work with the Managing Director to oversee the success of Code Nation’s Bay Area region. In this role, the Program Director will help to oversee our dynamic Programs team and support in managing relationships with Code Nation’s school and corporate partners. The Program Director will coach and manage direct reports, develop strategy with the National Program Leadership Team, analyze local data, and support the growth of the Bay Area region in both reach and impact.

The salary range for this position is $90,000- $100,000.

Responsibilities

Team Management and Development

• Recruit and manage a team of 6-7 program staff who are responsible for delivering Code Nation’s program in diverse school sites across Bay Area and San Jose.
• Manage large multi-stage regional projects; identifying, assigning, communicating, and monitoring project goals, key performance indicators, staff responsibilities and project milestones.
• Foster a highly effective work culture with strong leadership development for all staff; provide quality check-ins, coaching, feedback, and performance training with the goal of sustaining the internal talent required for the long-term success of the region.
• Conduct program staff performance evaluations, performance improvement plans, and staff transitions as needed
• Oversee and approve staff expenses, reimbursements and PTO requests.
• Ensure staff compliance with Code Nation’s org-wide policies and procedures.
• Serve as a strong regional manager and leader for DEI and Code Nation’s core values.

Ensure Programmatic Impact

• In partnership with the Bay Area Managing Director, set the region’s annual goals, operational plans, and staffing plans with a focus on improving programmatic reach and impact.
• Manage for effective program implementation and evaluation with the goal of meeting or exceeding the region’s annual program goals; proactively identifying and creating solutions to address barriers to regional success.
• Conduct regular site visits to evaluate program quality, ensure fidelity; provide real-time coaching to support program staff with driving regional outcomes.
• Develop and maintain a culture of programmatic excellence rooted in staff collaboration, peer feedback, and data-driven decision making.
• Oversee student data collection and ensure data integrity with support from program staff; generate regular and accurate program outcomes reports to the Bay Area Managing Director and Code Nation Leadership Teams.

Regional Leadership

• Collaborate with the Bay Area Managing Director to support development, strategic planning, and management across all Bay Area departments.
• Liaison with partnership, management, development, finance and operations departments to coordinate additional support for program staff.
• Oversee regional program budget; maintain a high level of visibility in monthly program team expenditures; with support of MD responsible for budget adjustments and funds reallocation within the program department budget.

School, District, and Workplace Partnerships & Operations

• Establish & maintain relationships with current and prospect schools to drive programmatic reach and regional growth.
• Establish & maintain relationships with peer coding organizations to develop effective partnerships that can bolster Fellowship Program enrollment numbers over time.
• Identify and communicate programmatic needs that can be met by partnerships initiatives; collaborate with Partnerships Manager and Bay Area Managing Director to secure critical partnership resources.
• Ensure that Program staff successfully coordinate and execute high-quality programmatic events that drive corporate partnership satisfaction.

Organizational Leadership & Management

• Serve as a member of the Code Nation cross-regional Program Leadership Team;
  • Contribute expertise as an instructional leader to volunteer training, curriculum development, learning and teaching tool implementation, and the ongoing development of program staff content knowledge.
  • Lead as a key decision maker for decisions related to org-wide program implementation; give input and provide recommendations for strategic programmatic changes
• Serve as a member of Code Nation’s Org-wide Leadership Team; participate in meetings to provide critical input to program related strategy decisions and share regional perspectives to help shape the future of the organization.

Skills and Qualifications

Success in this position will require, but not be limited to, the following proven experiences and competencies:

• What you’ve accomplished (required):
  • Seven years of work experience
  • Experience working in schools, youth development programs, or similar
  • Three or more years of experience managing full time staff
• Skills you have developed and knowledge you have acquired:
  • Management experience with demonstrated success in managing, coaching, developing and retaining staff
  • Experience leading in ways that are inclusive, pro-Black, and anti-racist
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions and cultivating a data-driven, results-oriented team culture
  • Demonstrated success managing complex, multifaceted projects
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to represent the organization externally to a wide range of stakeholders from tech CEOs to students’ families
  • Relationship building skills necessary to quickly build and maintain relationships with youth facing organizations, paving a path to future partnerships
  • Proficient in Google Suite
• Skills you may have developed or would be excited to learn:
  • Skills required for successful classroom teaching and instructional coaching experience with diverse audiences and in under resourced schools
  • Proficiency in Salesforce
  • Knowledge of computer science education trends and initiatives across the Bay Area
  • Already established relationships with school leaders across the Bay Area
• How you work and what you value:
  • Deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Self starter and entrepreneurial
  • Enjoys working on a team and operates in a way that will build trust with teammates
  • Driven towards measurable results
  • Knowledge of and/or interest in computer science, technology, and/or collegiate education preferred
  • Excited to travel frequently to Code Nation program sites

What You Can Expect

Code Nation has a high-performing culture characterized by our desire to provide our staff members with the support, resources, and information they need to be successful in our organization and in the non-profit field in general. If you take on this position, you can expect to be offered a compensation package, including salary and benefits, that will be commensurate with your experience and competitive within the non-profit sector. Some of the benefits we offer to our staff members include, but are not limited to:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance and a Flex spending account for out of pocket medical costs
• Generous Time Off policy-15 days of paid time off & 14 paid holidays/office closures
• 401k Retirement Plan

Code Nation employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and, if hired, present proof of vaccination by start date.

Are you an educational advocate who is committed to increasing access, quality and  equity in Contra Costa County public education? Are you passionate about building Black and Brown parent power to ensure that historically underserved students have access to a high-quality public education? Do you believe that the people closest to the problem of quality education should have a seat at the table when it comes to policy and decision making? If this sounds like you, we encourage you to read on and join us as the inaugural Executive Director of an innovative new coalition of public charter schools. 

About our Organization
The Contra Costa County Charter Coalition (5C) is an inclusive and growing coalition of high quality charter schools throughout Contra Costa County (CCC), including Aspire Public Schools – Richmond, Caliber Beta Academy, Making Waves Academy, Richmond College Prep, Rocketship Public Schools, and Voices College-Bound Academies that collectively serve more than 5,000 students. 

Building on three years of collaborative efforts, charter school executive leaders have formally united to launch 5C, a new 501c3 organization that channels the inherent power of CCC charter school communities. Our families are united in a shared interest of high quality public schools, and we believe in their potential to champion equitable access to high quality schools. The priorities of 5C are to support successful charter renewals (starting in 2023) and to increase the influence of the CCC charter school community.

Together, we commit to these outcomes:

• Developing a cross-school council of charter family leaders who advocate collectively for public education quality, equity and access
• Building influential relationships with key elected officials, community leaders and education decision makers
• Increasing voter education and registration among the families and staff of our school communities
• Amplifying a holistic narrative about public charter schools in CCC through information campaigns

About You

The right leader will embody cultural humility to effectively collaborate with a team of ethnically and racially diverse colleagues and board members. They will understand institutional and structural racism, and other forms of oppression, and their impacts on historically underserved and underrepresented communities. In addition, the ideal candidate will manifest deep curiosity and have an openness to learning.

Core Responsibilities

As our founding Executive Director, you will:

Lead and Cultivate a New Coalition (20%)

• Create a strategy to meet coalition priorities and outcomes; gather buy-in and cultivate shared responsibility  
• Convene and facilitate monthly coalition meetings, supporting the coalition to make decisions and foster mutual accountability
• Conduct one-on-ones to build relationships, loop in decision makers and sustain momentum with charter leaders and parent leaders 
• Expand coalition to include other CCC charter schools

Drive Family Organizing, Advocacy Campaigns and Power Building (40%)

• Work with charter schools to build site-based family engagement and power, including supporting the establishment of a pyramid of engaged parents at each school site for collective actions 
• Manage a Family Organizer who will lead the Family Leadership Council (FLC) in collaboration with school site family engagement staff to train and develop parent leaders to lead campaigns
• Engage coalition members in 2-3 advocacy campaigns per year that increase quality, equity and access in CCC public education (including voter education/registration/GOTV)
• Support individual charter school partners in their charter renewal

Create and Amplify Strategic Communications (20%)

• Design a communications strategy elevating a positive, united narrative about CCC charter schools
• Align charter schools’ internal messaging around high quality public education and amplify externally; support schools to implement with plug-and-play communications tools
• Connect coalition stakeholders (leaders and families) to local influentials; amplify positive charter narrative through strategic talking points  
• Create a social media presence for 5C

Build a New Organization (20%)

• Build and manage a small team including consultants (3-4 people total) 
• Lead fundraising and manage an annual budget
• Manage the interim Board and develop a long-term Board
• Develop the external branding for the new organization

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary, benefits and retirement package. Annual salary ranges from $150,000- $165,000 and is dependent on candidate experience. 

This position reports to the interim 5Cs Board of Directors which currently consists of charter school leaders.

Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

5C is an equal opportunity employer. You will be part of a team that values a diversity of cultures, perspectives, and lived experiences. We carefully consider every applicant who takes the time to apply. 5C strives to reflect the community it is proud to engage with and strongly encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to consider working at 5C. We seek talented and qualified individuals regardless of age, ancestry, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, military obligations, national origins, physical abilities, race, religion, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, and veteran status.

Who we are:

Alpha Public Schools is a public charter school network of four schools educating approximately 1,800 scholars in east San Jose. Guided by the belief that our students belong in college, we ensure safe, inclusive, and student-centered learning environments to help our students thrive. What sets us apart is the very thing that makes us who we are– our community. Alpha was founded by a group of mothers on the eastside of San Jose who sought better educational opportunities for their students. We maintain a strong connection to our community and engage families in a collaborative approach to offer a holistic education to our students.

What we offer:

At Alpha we care deeply about our scholars and staff. To support our team (and hopefully you!) we offer:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and credential status (as well as compounding retention incentives for returning Alpha teachers)
  • See our 2022-23 Teacher Salary Scale Summary Sheet
• Health benefits plans for medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage for staff and their families
• Retirement matching options
• Paid time off for holidays and breaks (6 weeks throughout the school year in addition to 6 weeks during the summer)
• Generous paternity/maternity leave benefits including 4 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to the state and federal leave allowances
• Paid tuition for Induction and reimbursement for passing scores on credential required exams
• Employee Assistance Program that provides access to professional services for workplace, life, and wellbeing support and services
• Relocation assistance for teammates moving from 250+ miles away

About this Role:

As a teacher at Alpha you will join a team that upholds high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our scholars while leading from a place of empathy and understanding. We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs, and who are reflective in their practice. If you are committed to amplifying and celebrating  the diverse experiences of our scholars and their families, and you care deeply about educational equity and inclusivity, Alpha is the place for you!

What you’ll do…

Lead an academically rigorous classroom through activities such as:

• Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials to teach English
• Teach curricula aligned to Common Core standards along with social and emotional skills
• Assess and analyze students’ performance and progress to ensure they are mastering developmental skills regularly, and responding to data to support all scholars to achieve academic success

Build Relationships with our scholars, passionate staff, and committed families

• Maintain an open line of communication with families
• Work to maintain a positive culture on campus by building strong relationships with scholars and staff members
• Successfully strike a balance of warm and demanding in your communication with scholars
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior for a productive learning environment during class sessions

Grow Professionally

• Engage in professional development opportunities provided by Alpha
• Receive and implement feedback from experienced educational coaches
• Seek opportunities to collaborate with and learn from colleagues
• Be committed to growing your teaching through independent study and research

You possess…

• A Bachelor’s degree
• A  valid (or eligible for) California teaching credential- Single Subject English
• Subject matter expertise and strong classroom management skills
• A strong commitment not only to our students, but also to your own continuous professional development. You possess the ability to receive and implement feedback quickly.

You stand out by being…

• Committed: You are committed to working with students in traditionally underserved communities. Approximately 80% of Alpha’s students are from under-resourced communities and will be the first in their families to go to college. The majority of our students are Latinx and/or Vietnamese.
• Collaborative: You are team-oriented and are able to implement school-wide systems effectively and consistently.
• Organized: You are self-motivated and reliable, with the ability to plan and execute tasks.
• Experienced: You have taught in an under-resourced community, and/or you have a background of shared experience with our scholars.
• Bilingual: Conversational Spanish or Vietnamese a plus

Join our team…

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and cover letter online.

Alpha Public Schools is a network of four high-performing public charter schools founded by a group of East San José mothers dedicated to helping transform their community. We have a strong growth mindset – as individuals, as an organization, and on behalf of our students and families. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented backgrounds.

Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Questions? Contact us at jobs@alphapublicschools.org

Do you believe that all students can achieve academic success? Are you passionate about leading adults and supporting them as they help students reach new heights in learning? Staff at Alpha have the opportunity to create and safeguard opportunities for students in under-resourced communities while collaborating with a joyful team of educators committed to sending our scholars to college.

As a Principal you will join a team that upholds high expectations, fosters social development, and facilitates the intellectual growth of our educators and scholars. Our leaders will approach coaching and instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, while using activities and instructional methods that will motivate our staff and scholars. Alpha principals are responsible for all key metrics of running a successful school, including operational and community indicators, but are primarily evaluated on success in the three core domains of academic results, culture, and people leadership.

We are seeking passionate individuals who embody Alpha’s mission, vision and core beliefs- leaders who believe that all students can learn, that our scholars belong in college, and that student growth is a reflection of the teacher’s practice. We are looking for leaders who are reflective in their practice and are willing to engage in conversations around educational equity and inclusivity. At Alpha, you will uphold rigorous expectations for all staff and students, while leading from a place of empathy and understanding. Alpha is fiercely entrepreneurial and we are focused on supporting our educators and scholars as they grow into self-reliant leaders who will achieve success in their school, college, and career. We’re committed to finding leaders who value and amplify the diverse experiences of our staff and scholars and their families, and who care deeply about addressing the inequities that exist in education.

What you’ll do…

School Vision/Strategy

• Set an ambitious school-wide vision and goal aligned to the Alpha network vision, goals, and initiatives that lead students to master rigorous academic content that prepare them for college
• Plan and prioritize time and resources to meet or exceed annual targets and key organizational initiatives

• Build personal, leadership team, and teacher knowledge of strong instructional design and academic standards
• Ensure that high-rigor, high-engagement instruction is happening in classrooms by training teachers and leaders to:
  • Analyze student data to identify gaps in understanding and the instructional response that will move students toward mastery
  • Analyze, practice, and adjust instruction as part of a collaborative content and/or grade-level team

People Leadership

• Hire, develop, and retain a diverse, high-achieving school team
• Coach the leadership team members as true owners of results
• Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school-wide positive learning culture
• Lead high-quality support for the school team by:
  • Observing, coaching, and developing Assistant Principals so they can provide high-impact, actionable, bite-sized feedback to each teacher
  • Leading high-quality site PD that closes the biggest gaps between student understanding and student achievement
• Impact and influence the school team to enact key network priorities addressing academics, culture, and data usage

Culture Leadership

• Develop a college-going culture on campus and provide students and families with the knowledge and resources needed to be active participants in their college journey
• Create and maintain a positive environment for students and staff that embodies and celebrates Alpha’s values of leadership, relationships, excellence, integrity, and joy
• Lead diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on campus, ensuring the school is a welcoming and inclusive place for all scholars and teachers

Community Leadership

• Engage families in building a college-going culture for students and the community
• Act as the public face of the school in the community – attending community events, board meetings, and student recruitment events as necessary

Operations Leadership

• Ensure that the school operates on budget by meeting student enrollment and attendance targets
• Ensure that school operations work in service of academics

You possess…

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Degree preferred
• 1-2 years of school leadership experience with proven results
• Valid California teaching and/or administrative services credential preferred

You stand out by being…

• Committed: You are committed to working with students in traditionally underserved communities. Approximately 80% of Alpha’s students are from under-resourced communities and will be the first in their families to go to college. The majority of our students are Latinx and/or Vietnamese.
• Collaborative: You are team-oriented and are able to implement school-wide systems effectively and consistently.
• Results-Oriented: Demonstrated student achievement results from the teachers that the leader has managed or coached. You have an ability to analyze and plan from student data and coach teachers and leaders to create excellent plans.
• Experienced: You have taught in an under-resourced community, and/or you have a background of shared experience with our scholars. You possess a deep understanding of appropriate pedagogical strategies, differentiation techniques for diverse learners, and instructional design to serve a broad body of students.
• Bilingual: Conversational Spanish or Vietnamese a plus

Join our team…

Please submit your application online 

Alpha Public Schools is a network of four high-performing public charter schools founded by a group of East San José mothers dedicated to helping transform their community. We have a strong growth mindset – as individuals, as an organization, and on behalf of our students and families. We want to be better tomorrow than we are today. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented backgrounds.

Salary is competitive and compensation includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Questions? Contact us at jobs@alphapublicschools.org 

ABOUT MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION

Making Waves Foundation is a private operating foundation located in Richmond, California. With a unique focus on college attendance and graduation, Making Waves Foundation has supported historically underrepresented and underserved students in pursuing their college graduation and career goals for more than 30 years. The foundation supports Making Waves Academy, a public charter school in Richmond, California, educating more than 1,100 students and leads a college success program, known as the College and Alumni Program (CAP). CAP provides coaching, scholarships, financial and career support for more than 500 college students as well as a network for more than 500 Wave-Maker alumni.

Our unique, holistic educational model supports students academically, socially, emotionally, and financially on their journey to, through, and beyond college. In 2020, Making Waves Foundation launched a new ten-year strategic plan centered on increasing the effectiveness of our existing program and expanding programming to reach more students across Contra Costa County in the Bay Area. 

OVERVIEW of SENIOR MANAGER of COLLEGE SUCCESS, SCHOLARSHIPS

MWF seeks to hire a Senior Manager of College Success, Scholarships to help CAP deliver high-quality financial services to Wave-Makers. This role will manage a small team of College Financial Services Coordinators and College Financial Services Managers in identifying measurable goals and executing them through a strong DEI lens. This person will be responsible for supporting the team’s development, performance, satisfaction, and retention. Additionally, the Senior Manager of College Success, Scholarships will provide direct service to a small caseload of approximately 25-35 Wave-Makers and manage projects and support the program’s overall success. 

Our ideal candidate is energized by supporting young people in maneuvering the complexities of making higher education financially accessible and has direct experience in higher education financing, student financial aid, and/or scholarships. This position reports to the Director of Financial Services, Ivette Chavez. Throughout her sixteen-year tenure with the organization and in the field of college finances, she has passionately shared her knowledge and expertise with students and families. As a manager, Ivette believes in the power of people and that compassion, integrity, and courage are key pillars to developing the next generation of leaders in the workforce.

OUR COMMITMENT to the SENIOR MANAGER of COLLEGE SUCCESS, SCHOLARSHIP

We are proud to offer our employees an above-market total rewards package in line with our guiding principles of promoting transparency & equity, rewarding expertise & performance, and championing professional wellness. The Senior Manager of College Success, Scholarships  is a full-time, exempt role and will be eligible to receive: 

• Salary: A competitive base salary range of $88,400-$119,600 based on requisite work experience and performance during the interview process. 
  • In line with our commitment to equity, fairness, and transparency, we have adopted a no salary negotiation policy. We understand the historical inequities created by salary negotiations and believe in offering a fair starting salary grounded in evidence collected during a clear, competency-aligned hiring process. 
• Time off: 51 total days off per fiscal year (a combination of company-paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time).
• Medical benefits: 100% employer-paid medical (Kaiser HMO Platinum), vision, and dental benefits for the full-time staff member and a spouse/domestic partner or dependent child(ren).
• Wellness benefits: An array of well-rounded benefits, including monthly staff lunches, retirement match, mental health benefits (HRA), FSA for medical and childcare expenses, and a professional development stipend.
• Flexible workspace: A hybrid work environment where staff work from the office 1-2 days per week and have flexibility to work remotely otherwise. We provide a monthly wi-fi reimbursement and a home set-up stipend to set staff up to successfully work remotely.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager of College Success, Scholarships’ Primary Responsibilities include:

• Staff Management (40%)

• • Manage a team of College Financial Services Coordinators and College Financial Services Managers, each of whom is supporting a caseload of up to 150 college students

• • Coach and develop team members to help them identify areas of success and growth; manage progress toward their program, department, OKRs, and individual goals; mentor them through challenges, and provide feedback on their performance and skills 

• • Create a safe, supportive, and inclusive work environment by being available and approachable, and providing individualized support to team members

• • Support the Director of Financial Services in hiring, onboarding, and training new College Financial Services Coordinators

• Department Management (25%)          

• • Ensure the delivery of high-quality, consistent financial services within CAP’s scholarship policies and guidelines through observation, group and individual staff meetings, Salesforce reports, and other feedback 

• • Support the Director of Financial Services in setting, assessing, and achieving programmatic goals 

• • Work with the Director of Financial Services to assign and manage caseloads, monitor Wave-Makers with financial obstacles, and support College Financial Services Coordinators with implementing scholarship policies and guidelines 

• • Review and approve Wave-Maker scholarship payment requests, budgets, and scholarship petitions following CAP policies and guidelines 

• • Manage program resources by ensuring that the team has what they need to successfully do their job and communicate with the Director of Financial Services when gaps in resources exist 

• Direct Service (10%)

• • Assist a small caseload of 25-35 Wave-Makers through federal, state, and institutional financial aid application and renewal processes, paying attention to critical deadlines  

• • Support Wave-Makers to identify and overcome financial obstacles that prevent them from succeeding  

• • Advise Wave-Makers on financial aid and CAP scholarship policies and guidelines, budgeting skills, and loan and repayment options  

• • Provide financial aid and literacy advising to Wave-Makers and their families through presentations, workshops, seminars, group working sessions, and one-on-one meetings  

• • Collaborate with CAP and Making Waves Foundation staff to ensure that Wave-Makers receive excellent financial services 

• Program & Organizational Collaboration (25%)

• • Effectively create and manage project plans for assigned project(s), and ensure that assigned project(s) are delivered with the highest quality, on time, and within budgetary requirements 

• • Collaborate with the Director of Financial Services to design and deliver financial aid, financial literacy, and other student-facing programming (e.g., workshops, events, and newsletters) and develop curriculum 

• • Maintain detailed and accurate records in CAP’s Salesforce database, including Wave-Maker communication, task completion, budgets, scholarship payments, and financial aid 

• • Collaborate cross-functionally with CAP and Making Waves Foundation staff to ensure that Wave-Makers receive excellent financial services

• • Foster and manage strong college partnerships  

KEY EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

What you’ve accomplished (required):

• 5+ years of work experience, with at least 1 year of management experience
• Experience working with or knowledge of higher education financing, student financial aid, and/or scholarships
• Experience managing full-time staff members to strong job performance and satisfaction  while centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Experience serving or working with marginalized communities and holds an asset-based belief in our students
• Bachelors degree

Skills you may have accomplished:

• 3+ years management experience
• Proven track record of developing direct reports and cultivating a high performing team
• Advanced degree

Skills you have developed and knowledge you have acquired:

• A strong operator who is able to plan and manage actions for self, and for others who do not report to them
• A highly relational professional with the capacity to build strong, trusting relationships with both staff, students, and community stakeholders
• A strategist who approaches work through an intentional lens in service of thoughtful prioritization, purposeful pivots, and contingency planning to ensure outcomes are met
• A Working knowledge of education systems, including schools and college access, and an excitement to stay current on financial aid trends within higher education at the national level and local to the Bay Area

How you work and what you value:

• You relate with and align with our core values (drive impact, promote equity, build community, do hard things, learn and grow)
• You have a deep and authentic commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and are eager to manage staff,  engage students, and support our financial services department in ways that are fully centered on these values
• You will be excited to innovate, enjoy the iterative nature of that work, and are an entrepreneurial and self-starter
• You enjoy working on a team and will operate in ways that will build trust with teammates (integrity, reliability, empathy, etc.)
• You enjoy managing others and are adept at coaching and developing others to strong job performance and satisfaction  outcomes

RELEVANT POLICIES AT MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION

Making Waves Foundation requires all staff members who work on-site to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested directly to someone on the Talent Team for medical or religious reasons.

Making Waves Foundation strives to build a staff that reflects the cultural diversity of the communities that we partner with. Making Waves Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We encourage BIPOC-identifying individuals to apply.

ABOUT MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT ROLE

MWF is a private operating foundation that supports Making Waves Academy (MWA), a 5-12 grade public charter school serving over 1,000 students in Richmond, CA, and the College & and Alumni Program (CAP), a college success program providing a critical bridge between college acceptance and graduation for over 600 college students. We are among the first organizations to focus on both college access and success as a strategy to support underserved and underrepresented students – from 5th grade through early career. Together, MWA and CAP form a unique, holistic educational model that supports students academically, socially, emotionally, and financially on their journey to, through, and beyond college. In 2020, Making Waves Foundation launched a new ten-year strategic plan centered on increasing the effectiveness of our existing program and expanding that programming to reach more students across Contra Costa County. 

MWF seeks to hire a Vice President, Development to lead our organization’s fundraising efforts to ensure the financial sustainability of the foundation and Making Waves Academy (MWA). The annual fundraising goal is $3.5m with the majority of our funds coming from long standing individual supporters local to the Bay Area. The Vice President, Development will spend the first six months in their role focused on building relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. our Chief Executive Officer, existing donors, MWF staff, and MWA leadership), conducting a landscape analysis of our development department, and partnering with the Chief Finance and Strategy Officer to build a robust forecasting and progress tracking process. We anticipate that the majority of fundraising dollars earned in FY23 and FY24 will come from renewals from existing donors and that the Vice President, Development will need to identify and secure $500K in new funding by the end of FY24.

In the first two years, the Vice President, Development will be responsible for crafting a clear and coherent strategy to diversify our donor base which could include seeking money from corporate, government, foundation, and/or major gift avenues. Our ideal candidate is energized to build thoughtful programming that connects potential and existing donors to our work, is adept at the mechanics of individual giving, and either has experience in or is excited to learn about other funding streams. This position reports to the CEO, Patrick O’Donnell, will hire and manage one full time employee, and will have access to resources to hire consulting support to supplement both capacity and experience gaps as needed.

OUR COMMITMENT to the VP of DEVELOPMENT

We are proud of the above market total rewards package to our employees in line with our guiding principles of centering transparency and equity, rewarding expertise and performance, and championing professional wellness. The Vice President, Development is a full-time, exempt role, and will be eligible to receive:

• A competitive base salary range of 120,800 – 181,200 based on requisite work experience and performance during the interview process. In line with our commitment to equity, fairness, and transparency, we have adopted a no salary negotiation policy. We understand the historical inequities created by salary negotiations and believe in offering a starting salary that is fair and grounded in evidence collected during a clear, competency-aligned hiring process. This salary range is particularly wide as we will be considering candidates with a wide range of experience. All candidates who are finalists for this role will be notified of the salary range for which they are being considered before their finalist interviews.
• 51 total days off per fiscal year (a combination of company-paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time)
• 100% employer paid medical (Kaiser HMO Platinum), vision, and dental benefits for the full-time staff member and a spouse/domestic partner or dependent child(ren).
• An array of well-rounded benefits, including monthly staff lunches, retirement match, mental health benefits (HSA), FSA for medical and childcare expenses, and a professional development stipend.
• A hybrid work environment where staff work from the office on specific days and have flexibility to work remotely otherwise. We provide a monthly wi-fi reimbursement and a home set-up stipend to set staff up to successfully work remotely

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Vice President, Development’s Primary Responsibilities include:

• Fundraising strategy, execution and tracking

• • • Ensure that the organization consistently hits fundraising targets (estimated at $3.5mm for both FY23 and FY24)
    • Conduct an initial landscape analysis and create a 3-5 years strategy centered on assuming leadership of existing fundraising and driving towards diversified and increased fundraising in out years (corporate, government, foundation, and/or major gifts)
    • Build donor facing programming to connect existing and potential donors to our work
    • Partner with the Chief Finance and Strategy Officer to set a vision for forecasting that is grounded in a weighted pipeline and run a process to periodically review fundraising picture and strategy
    • Anticipate fundraising outcomes and create smart pivots and/or contingency plans to mitigate risk
    • Ensure that the organization is operating in Salesforce in ways that ensure strong data integrity and accurate reporting

• Supporting the CEOs of Making Waves Foundation and Making Waves Academy

• • • Connect to and operationalize the MWF CEO’s vision for the board experience (e.g. managing scheduling, team preparation, and meeting logistics)
    • Conduct research and create differentiated strategy for donor cultivation and stewardship for both CEOs
    • Provide coaching and support to both CEOs around storytelling and donor communication
    • Building infrastructure and systems to reduce data entry and other operational responsibilities for both CEOs

• Hire, train, and manage a full time staff member to job performance and satisfaction

• • • Partner with Vice President, Talent to hire and onboard a development support staff member
    • Leverage experience and resources (e.g. team management software, MWF-sponsored management training) to build a culture of continuous feedback and development
    • A track record of inclusively leading a team of direct reports and cross-functional partners to ambitious outcomes
    • A commitment to continuous learning and development in managing others

• Serve as a member of MWF senior leadership team (SLT)

• • Monitor and advance organizational performance so we are consistently achieving goals that advance our strategic plan
  • Collaborate with the SLT to share ideas, feedback, and advice on org-wide initiatives and to seek input on the initiatives you are leading.
  • Reinforce our culture and values by modeling our core values, collaborating with the SLT to strengthen our organizational culture, and creating space for shared reflection and learning.

KEY EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

What you’ve accomplished (required):

• 8+ years of work experience with 5+ years of experience in frontline fundraising
• Fundraising experience that includes leading the entire donor lifecycle with an individual (e.g identify, qualify, cultivate, ask, secure) resulting in 5-, 6- and/or 7-figure gifts
• Experience working on a development team that successfully forecasts and conducts regular progress to goal conversations
• Experience managing full time staff members to strong job performance and satisfaction

Other things you might have accomplished or would be excited to learn here:

• Fundraising experience with institutions (e.g. corporate, foundation, government, etc.)
• Experience working at a matrixed organization fundraising for multiple entities at once
• A working knowledge of education systems, including schools and college access, and an excitement to stay current on trends within education at the national level and local to the Bay Area

Skills you have development and knowledge you have acquired:

• An adept operator who is capable of complex project management in a relationship funnel context and is highly effective at managing others to outcomes through solid and dotted lines
• A highly relational professional with the capacity to build strong, trusting relationships at both Making Waves organizations and the gravitas to compel existing and potential donors to support our work
• A strategist who approaches work through an analytical lens in service of thoughtful prioritization, disciplined and purposeful pivots, and contingency planning to ensure outcomes are met
• An experienced fundraising professional with the content knowledge necessary to find success in this role:
  • Knowledge of best practices to identify and build network maps of high wealth individuals and institutions
  • Full understanding of the major gift donor life cycle and a depth of knowledge to drive differentiated strategy and approach across donors
  • Ability to oversee team and stakeholders towards strong data integrity
  • Ability to lead effective forecasting and progress to goal conversations
  • Ability both fully own donor relationships and to support executives to efficiently and effectively fundraise

How you work and what you value:

• You relate with and align with our core values (drive impact, promote equity, build community, do hard things, learn and grow)
• You have a deep and authentic commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and are eager to manage staff, serve on our leadership team, and lead our development function in ways that are fully centered on these values
• You will be excited to innovate, enjoy the iterative nature of that work, and are a entrepreneurial self starter
• You enjoy working on a team and will operate in ways that will build trust with teammates (integrity, reliability, empathy, etc.)
• You enjoy fundraising, are driven by results, and will be satisfied in a leadership role that fully spans high level strategy to tactical execution
• You enjoy managing others and are adept at coaching and developing others to strong job performance and satisfaction outcomes

RELEVANT POLICIES AT MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION

Making Waves Foundation has implemented a hybrid work model starting in January 2022. Making Waves Foundation is requiring all staff members who work on-site to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested directly to someone on the Talent Team for medical or religious reasons.

Making Waves Foundation strives to build a staff that reflects the cultural diversity of the communities that we partner with. Making Waves Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We encourage BIPOC identifying individuals to apply.

Code Nation (codenation.org) equips students in under-resourced high schools with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in technology. With a volunteer teaching corps that includes hundreds of professional web and software developers, Code Nation mobilizes the tech community to provide tuition-free coding courses and work-based learning programs that promote career readiness. Founded in 2012 (and formerly called ScriptEd), Code Nation currently reaches approximately 1,500 students per year in 46 high schools in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago.

Who We Want

Code Nation is committed to its mission and ensuring that our students are prepared for fulfilling tech careers. The Partnerships Manager will build strong partnerships with corporate partners, peer organizations and education institutions to identify meaningful engagement opportunities for our students and company partners. The Partnerships Manager will be responsible for leading new partnership initiatives to support Code Nation’s emerging student populations in the East Bay (Richmond) and South Bay (San Jose).

Ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of the steps needed to secure strategic partnerships in the Bay Area, and will be capable of leveraging existing partner networks and identifying new opportunities. Candidates should be comfortable stewarding, managing, and leveraging relationships to secure donations and identify meaningful engagement opportunities for Code Nation students, companies and stakeholders. Candidates should enjoy working with both internal and external stakeholders, and can effectively tailor their communication style to address diverse audiences. The ideal candidate loves fundraising, will model a culture of philanthropy across the entire organization and has existing connections with Bay Area organizations and philanthropic circles.

Code Nation is committed to being an inclusive, pro-Black, and anti-racist organization; ideal candidates are committed to educational and tech equity and working against institutional inequities.

Responsibilities

Development Strategy and Execution

• • Work closely with the Bay Area Managing Director on execution of Code Nation’s fundraising strategy at the local level in pursuit of our annual fundraising goals
  • Create and cultivate deep relationships with a portfolio of corporate and foundation partners; contribute to partner identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
  • Manage a diverse portfolio of funding and engagement opportunities that inspire company-wide giving and
  • Implement initiatives to deepen Code Nation’s relationship with fiscal partners; solicit donations from corporate, foundation, and individual
  • Support the Bay Area Managing Director in securing large donation
  • Track opportunity progress in

 Bay Area Program Partnerships

• Work closely with the program team to identify programmatic partnership needs, including volunteer recruitment, student field trips, and event
• Plan, execute, and attend events that support Code Nation’s program partnerships (volunteer recruitment lunch and learns, meet-ups, corporate volunteer days, )
• Deliver excellent customer service to partner organizations by addressing challenges and responding to inquiries with timely communication
• Develop cross-departmental processes that streamline communication and co-working between Partnership and Program
• Identify and pursue new opportunities for partnership with higher education institutions, coding bootcamps and other community based organizations

Contribute Special Development Projects

• Identify new corporate donors and program partnerships to support South Bay expansion efforts Support with org-wide development initiatives, led by the Director of Development (large events, EOY campaign, etc.)
• Represent Code Nation externally, generating enthusiasm and new leads at conferences and other networking and community events

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience demonstrating a commitment to working against institutional inequities
• Excited and eager to fundraise
• Demonstrated success in a role securing and stewarding relationships with corporate partners, peer organizations and education institutions
• Deep understanding of Bay Area philanthropic trends and landscape
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM software
• Commitment to educational and tech equity
• Exceptional communication skills; ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across multiple teams
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated success managing many projects at once
• Self-motivated, flexible, and entrepreneurial
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative working environment
• Proficiency with Google Suite
• Knowledge of and/or interest in computer science, technology, and/or collegiate education preferred
• Ability to travel and to work extended hours, including weekends

What You Can Expect

Code Nation has a high-performing culture characterized by our desire to provide our staff members with the support, resources, and information they need to be successful in our organization and in the non-profit field in general. If you take on this position, you can expect to be offered a compensation package, including salary and benefits, that will be commensurate with your experience and competitive within the non-profit sector. Some of the benefits we offer to our staff members include, but are not limited to:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance and a Flex spending account for out of pocket medical costs
• Generous Time Off policy-15 days of paid time off & 14 paid holidays/office closures
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Starting salary range for this position is $64,000 – $72,000 per year.

ABOUT CODE NATION

Code Nation is a community of teenagers, technologists, teachers, business leaders, and other champions. A movement spanning cities, cultures, and industries, our community builds bridges across social and economic divides and unites people with the power to change each others’ lives.

Code Nation equips students with the skills, experiences, and connections that together create access to careers in technology. With a volunteer teaching cohort of over 300 professional web and software developers and a network of school and company partners, we provide coding courses and work-based learning programs to students who attend under-resourced high schools. Our industry-aligned curriculum and vast network of supporters provide students with the tech skills and social capital they need to break into the tech workforce.

During the 2019-2020 school year, Code Nation pivoted to reach 1,630 students in 72 programs across the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City, 100% virtually. Software developers collectively volunteered more than 45,000 hours to provide in-person and remote learning in support of Code Nation’s mission in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City.

Code Nation is committed to being an inclusive, pro-Black, and anti-racist organization. Ideal candidates are committed to educational and tech equity and working against institutional inequities. We believe that anyone can learn to code, and everyone should have access to careers in the thriving tech workforce. Check out our latest commitment with CS for All to provide coding courses, workplace experiences, and industry mentorship with a focus on equity and representation for 1,200 students across New York City, Chicago, and the Bay Area by Summer 2021.

THE ROLE

Code Nation is seeking our first ever leader of our human resources function, the Director of Talent and Equity. The Director of Talent and Equity will develop and manage our efforts to support a thriving team and an inclusive organizational culture. They will ensure equitable practices are infused throughout our internal processes, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, professional development, retention, and team member engagement. The Director of Talent and Equity will have strong DEI experience, an inclusive and collaborative approach to the work, and the ability to build strong connections within our team. 

In the first year, the Director of Talent and Equity will refine our performance management system and processes, help inform our emerging compensation philosophy and strategy, and develop an approach for evaluating and updating our benefits that ensure we are meeting the needs of our staff and remaining competitive in recruiting talent. They will also design and coordinate onboarding and offboarding experiences that make our team feel valued. Our emerging vision is that a team member in each region will spend ~25-30% of their time working on HR initiatives (culture, hiring, etc.) and that the Director of Talent and Equity will implement their vision through thoughtfully centralizing some things and supporting these regional liaisons to implement locally (e.g.hiring, team culture, etc.) in service of regional program autonomy.

The Director of Talent and Equity will report to our COO, Fra Balbi. Fra and the Director of Talent and Equity will co-manage a Senior Manager of Human Resources and Finance. Code Nation currently has 34 full time team members with plans to grow to 40 by August 2021. The majority of our staff work on our regional program teams in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. 

Code Nation is committed to being an inclusive, pro-Black, and anti-racist organization; ideal candidates are committed to educational and tech equity and working against institutional inequities.

The salary range for this position is $100,000 – 140,000.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Performance Management + Leadership Development

• • • Work with leadership team to develop a vision for excellent management at Code Nation
    • Work with Managing Directors to develop robust and equitable staff, manager, and leadership development pathways across Code Nation to facilitate professional growth and provide a foundation for ongoing performance management
    • Serve as a trusted resource to all team members to help navigate career development, management, and ensure a great team member experience
    • In collaboration with Code Nation leadership, improve upon and scale current performance management processes, including ensuring staff received annual performance review and are equipped to engage in clear and collaborative conversations around workload, goals and performance
    • Work with managers to establish a culture of transparency and growth orientation with regard to performance and promotion through intentional habits and structures designed to facilitate feedback and nurturing professional development experiences

• Talent Strategy

• • • Lead Code Nation in maintaining and developing best practices across all areas of talent management and culture, including recruitment, hiring, professional development, staff management, performance evaluations, promotion pathways, and team member retention plans
    • Build and deliver long-term, data-driven professional development pathways and plans that positively impact individual and team performance, leadership, and Code Nation’s strategic goals
    • Develop robust, consistent onboarding procedures to welcome and orient new team members with the knowledge and support to thrive from the outset
    • Manage team member engagement processes, including developing and analyzing our annual staff culture survey and co-leading efforts to track organizational progress and integrate feedback into policies and practices
    • Manage periodic compensation analyses to ensure staff are compensated competitively and equitably
    • Consult with and advise programmatic staff regarding talent and organization development opportunities and solutions

• Equity & Inclusion

• • • Create and champion learning opportunities that build staff knowledge and skills for embedding equity and inclusion throughout our programmatic work, internal practices, and organizational culture; co-lead the design and implementation of organization-wide accountability measures, such as incorporation of equity core competencies into job descriptions and performance reviews
    • Establish methods for the ongoing tracking of the impact of our policies and practices to ensure they are equitable for all staff while identifying and recommending improvements
    • Develop robust recruitment processes and support to create the highest caliber candidate pools and provide guidance and coaching on explicit recruitment-focused responsibilities
    • In conjunction with leadership, work to ensure cultural changes are embedded across all levels and in alignment with strategic plans and desired business outcomes

• Human Resources

• • Maintain team member handbook, including evaluating all human resources policies and procedures and identifying and implementing policy improvements
  • Work with Code Nation’s HRIS vendor to manage team member documentation; utilize relevant human resource and company systems to track candidate flows and manage team member performance management records (e.g., professional development plans, performance reviews, performance improvement plans)
  • Serve as a point person for Employee Relations, including confidential and sensitive personnel issues and management of the confidential internal grievance process

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Success in this position will require, but not be limited to, the following proven experiences and competencies:

• What you’ve accomplished (required):

• • • Minimum of 5 years in human resources or talent roles in an analogous setting (e.g. direct service or youth development program). We will eagerly consider candidates with compelling experience at other social sector organizations or from the private sector who demonstrate strong instincts around the needs of our organization in the interview process
    • Found success through influencing and managing people to execute when they do not report into you (through dotted line relationships)
    • Knowledge of human resources best practices, from compliance to strategic engagement
    • Experience helping organizations progress on their journey to become more equitable and inclusive, and receive constructive feedback
    • Ability to coach others; deep knowledge of adult learning strategies and tactics

• Other things you might have accomplished (preferred) or would be excited to learn here:

• • • Owning the talent life cycle from beginning (recruitment/hiring) to end (offboarding)
    • Developing an ongoing talent strategy including forecasting of future needs
    • Significant experience advancing equity as a mission-critical facet of your role
    • Facilitating staff experiences around diversity, equity, and inclusion or strong instincts around selecting and managing external vendors
    • Creating and/or managing an org-wide performance management system that is equitable and growth oriented
    • Developing and/or strengthening a comprehensive compensation policy that is equity driven

• Skills you have developed and knowledge you have acquired:

• • • Ability to organize and keep track of many projects, deadlines, and priorities at the same time
    • Ability to organize and manage the actions of others who do not report to you
    • Ability to manage self while leveraging manager for strategic support rather than accountability
    • Ability to set vision for a small dispersed team with dotted reporting lines while managing to strong outcomes and job satisfaction
    • Ability to produce work that is clear and accessible to all internal audiences
    • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
    • Ability to coach others; knowledge of adult learning strategies
    • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in clear, concise, and linear ways
    • High level of self-awareness, humility, interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence
    • Ability to track and research trends in organizational design and human resources strategy in a virtual, dispersed context
    • Ability to take hard data, qualitative information, feedback, input from internal and external stakeholders, to develop and inform talent strategies
    • Ability to prioritize actions that will efficiently produce the most desirable results while deciding not to take other worthwhile actions due to time constraints
    • Knowledge of how race, racism, class, classism, gender, sexism, and power and privilege and related equity issues show up in the work of mission-driven organizations and their programs

• How you work and what you value:

• • Deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Comfortability with ambiguity while finding responsibility in driving towards and/or creating clarity
  • Enjoys iterative work
  • Self starter and entrepreneurial. Comfortable with failure as a path towards progress
  • Exemplary ethical standards, discretion, and an excellent track record of managing confidential matters and developing trust with colleagues at all levels
  • Enjoys working on a team and operates in a way that will build trust with teammates (e.g. curiosity, integrity, consideration, etc.)
  • Driven by results
  • See yourself in our core values

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Code Nation has a high-performing culture characterized by our desire to provide our staff members with the support, resources, and information they need to be successful in our organization and in the non-profit field in general.  If you take on this position, you can expect to be offered a compensation package, including salary and benefits, that will be commensurate with your experience and competitive within the non-profit sector. Some of the benefits we offer to our staff members include, but are not limited to:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance and a Flex spending account for out of pocket medical costs
• Generous Time Off policy-15 days of paid time off & 14 paid holidays/office closures
• 401k Retirement Plan