Regional Director

What do we do

Red Rabbit is a Black-owned School Food Management Company that works with hundreds of schools, districts, and food banks to uplift communities of color throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic Regions.

Our professionally trained chefs create menus, source farm fresh ingredients, and cook delicious, thoughtful, and familiar food. School food matters not only because it’s integral to good health, but because what children eat is an essential part of their cultural identity and sense of self.

About the Role

We are looking for a Regional Director to lead regional operations within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The role provides a unique opportunity to work within the educational and culinary fields in a senior leadership capacity.

As the Regional Director, you will be responsible for effectively managing a cluster of 4-8 school cafeterias, leading a dynamic team of 15-30 employees. This pivotal role involves overseeing team coordination, fostering strong school relationships, and providing administrative oversight. As a senior leadership position, exceptional communication and organizational skills are essential requirements for success in this role.

The ideal candidate is an experienced people manager with the ability to collaborate effectively with staff at all levels. You should possess enthusiasm for working in an urban school environment and embody our commitment to uplifting and honoring the cultural heritage of the children we serve.

Critical Functions

• Team Management: Lead, motivate, and coach District Managers and Head Chefs to create a cohesive team environment that embodies our kitchen culture centered around affirming children, delivering exceptional service, and fostering culinary excellence. Collaborate with senior leadership to drive strategic company objectives and partner with school administration to enhance overall school satisfaction.

• School Partnership: Cultivate and nurture relationships with school leaders at various levels. Foster positive partnerships between Red Rabbit team members and school stakeholders, including students, parents, staff, and management. Actively engage the school community and families by promoting Red Rabbit’s distinctive value-added services in the cafeteria.

• Administrative Duties: Maintain communication with District Managers and Head Chefs on a daily basis to promptly address any immediate issues, share best practices, preview upcoming menu changes, and gather feedback. Ensure that recipe development aligns with food cost analysis to adhere to budgetary constraints. Uphold accurate and up-to-date information in Red Rabbit’s data information systems across all kitchens. Ensure compliance with relevant health department regulations (DOH), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) guidelines.

Skills & Requirements

• BA/BS degree in operations, management or a related field.
• 7+ years of people management experience in a fast paced environment.
• 3+ years must be in a senior management role with P&L or full budget responsibility.
• Demonstrated understanding of food service financials, managing cost, defining budgets.
• Experience managing and training an exempt and non-exempt workforce.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple competing priorities; highly organized, detail oriented and analytical.
• Must be reliable, function well within a team and work calmly and efficiently in a fast moving environment.

Job Type: Full Time
Typical Hours: Monday-Friday
Location: Newark NJ
Salary: $90K – $120K
Benefits:
– Generous PTO- Up to 6 weeks
– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
– 401k Option
– Class Pass – worldwide access to thousands of top-rated gyms, fitness studios, salons and spas
– Professional Development
– Education Reimbursement Opportunities
– Travel Reimbursements – per-diem for travel from your home location to other locations
– Working in an uplifting and woman-forward company

About The Company
Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is a black-owned, MWBE Certified, K-12 school food management company that believes choosing to feed children diverse and nutritious food is an act of social justice. Red Rabbit celebrates all cultures in the urban school cafeteria by preparing meals that reflect the heritage of the kids they serve. The company places professionally trained chefs in the school cafeteria to create culturally relevant meals that become part of the school community.

Pro tip: When applying to this job, note we value creativity in thinking and real problem-solving skills. Tell us how you’ve added value to a team in the past and why you want to join Red Rabbit.

Teacher is responsible for planning and implementation of age appropriate activities that foster the cognitive emotional and physical growth of young children which is inclusive of children with special needs. The teacher must ensure that the classroom and classroom staff follows regulations set forth in the Head Start Performance Standards, the Employee Hand Book, and licensing requirements. The teacher must provide opportunities for the intergration of other service areas (health,mental, nutrition safety) the teacher is responsible for written and oral communication to the Master Teacher, which includes weekly lesson plans, written reports, anecdotal, screenings and assessments.

Applicants will be working with children aged from 3 to 5 years old. All applicants are required to have a P-3 Certification to qualify for the position.

Company Description
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 53 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

Uncommon Schools in Brooklyn currently manages twenty four schools serving students in grades K through 12. We believe in strong authentic relationships between teachers and students, supported by effective school systems and an engaging instructional model that enables students to flourish academically and personally. Our students in Brooklyn have an impressive 99% college acceptance rate.

Job Description
Uncommon High School Spanish teachers work in grade level and content teams to develop students who are global citizens. Our teachers become experts in their course content, and have a keen sense of how to motivate and inspire high school students. Communicating in Spanish is at the heart of all classes. Spanish teachers use a variety of instructional strategies to create an environment where students feel safe expressing themselves in a new language. At the conclusion of high school, students are prepared for academic autonomy and college preparatory work.

Responsibilities:

1. Instruction

You’ll build students’ bilingual skills and enhance their understanding of the Spanish language using a curriculum that prepares them for Advanced Placement (AP) and collegiate level coursework.
You’ll help students gain confidence in navigating print and audio authentic sources.
You’ll teach students how to build and enhance their foreign language skills–reading, writing, speaking and listening.
You’ll cultivate students’ cultural awareness by helping them learn a new language.
You’ll share your passion for the Spanish language to build a community of students who are confident in speaking Spanish.
You will build students’ skill and comfort with engaging in conversation in Spanish.
You’ll work with the Spanish department to develop academic and engagement goals for students.
2. Data Analysis

You’ll meet weekly with your principal and/or instructional coach to analyze and respond to trends in student work samples and assessments.
You’ll learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in your classroom.
3. School Culture

You’ll build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen, loved, and heard.
You’ll partner with students’ families to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their child’s learning needs.
You’ll engage in practice-based professional development, mentorship, and coaching sessions.
You’ll participate in weekly, school-wide meetings to cultivate community, model our core values, and encourage student achievement.
You’ll partner with your grade level team to develop academic goals and practice instructional strategies.
Qualifications
A commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an anti-racist organization
A demonstrated commitment to supporting students’ social emotional and academic development
An enthusiasm for collaborating with internal and external partners in the best interest of students
A self-directed learner who solicits and implements feedback to improve outcomes and achieve objectives
Required Experience:
A demonstrated interest in impacting K-12 students in urban schools and communities (1-2 years experience preferred).
Academic expertise in Spanish or other related fields of study.
Prior to the start of employment, you must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Certification is not required to be hired at Uncommon, but you do need to meet NY state certification eligibility requirements. To meet these requirements, you must enroll in a teacher preparation program and maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher during your employment with us if you do not have a degree in education. Uncommon Schools teachers are required to become certified in the state of New York within a reasonable period after beginning employment.
Additional Information
Our people are what makes us Uncommon. We believe our compensation philosophy and benefits should reflect our values—equity, transparency, and clarity—to enhance our ability to attract and retain talent and reward their expertise. Our staff receive best-in-class training, coaching, and support to develop and operate mission-driven schools that provide a high-quality education to our students and families.

Compensation for this position: The starting compensation for this role based in New York City is between $64,000 to $96,900. The starting pay will depend on various factors that may include but are not limited to professional experience, education, training, certifications, tenure with Uncommon Schools, and work location. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges. Please note: ranges may differ for staff who work from a location other than New York City.

Benefits: We offer comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits that support the personal health, wellness, and finances of our staff and their families.

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building an exceptional team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. We also strive to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. 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 also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request accommodation, please email recruitment@uncommonschools.org

Company Description
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 53 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

North Star Academy currently manages fourteen schools in Newark, NJ serving students in grades K through 12. We believe in strong authentic relationships between teachers and students, supported by effective school systems and an engaging instructional model that enables students to flourish academically and personally. North Star Academy is NJ’s #1 highest performing public charter school and has served Newark families for over 20 years.

Job Description
Uncommon High School Math teachers work in grade teams and content teams to push students towards being self-guided learners. Our teachers become experts in their course content, and have a keen sense of how to motivate and inspire high school students. At the heart of all math classes is a deep joy for mathematics. Math teachers use a variety of instructional strategies to cultivate student awareness of how to make sense of, persevere through, and solve problems. At the conclusion of high school, students are prepared for academic autonomy and college preparatory work.

Responsibilities

1. Instruction

You’ll use a Math curriculum to teach content that may include Algebra, Geometry, or Calculus and prepares students for Advanced Placement (AP) and collegiate level coursework.
You’ll support students as they solve problems and think critically.
You’ll use your love of mathematics to foster confidence and meaningful engagement with the subject for students.
You’ll cultivate the ability to construct and justify viable arguments using reasoning, math vocabulary, tools, and postulates.
You’ll use your passion for mathematics to build a community of self-guided learners where students feel safe, confident, and engaged.
You’ll work with the Math department to determine academic and engagement goals for students.
2. Data Analysis

You’ll meet weekly with your principal and/or instructional coach to analyze and respond to trends in student work samples and assessments.
You’ll learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in your classroom.
3. School Culture

You’ll build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen, loved, and heard.
You’ll partner with students’ families to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their child’s learning needs.
You’ll engage in practice-based professional development, mentorship, and coaching sessions.
You’ll participate in weekly, school-wide meetings to cultivate community, model our core values, and encourage student achievement.
You’ll partner with your grade level team to develop academic goals and practice instructional strategies.
Qualifications
A commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an anti-racist organization
A demonstrated commitment to supporting students’ social emotional and academic development
An enthusiasm for collaborating with internal and external partners in the best interest of students
A self-directed learner who solicits and implements feedback to improve outcomes and achieve objectives
Required Experience:
Academic expertise in Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, or other related fields.
A demonstrated interest in impacting K-12 students in urban schools and communities (1-2 years experience preferred).
Prior to the start of employment, you must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Teacher certification is not a prerequisite for consideration at Uncommon Schools in the state of NJ, but you do need to meet NJ state certification eligibility requirements (a final undergraduate or graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 for graduates on or after 9/1/16, or 2.75 if you graduated prior to 9/1/16). All instructional staff are required to become certified in the state of New Jersey within a reasonable period after beginning employment.
Additional Information
Our people are what makes us Uncommon. We believe our compensation philosophy and benefits should reflect our values—equity, transparency, and clarity—to enhance our ability to attract and retain talent and reward their expertise. Our staff receive best-in-class training, coaching, and support to develop and operate mission-driven schools that provide a high-quality education to our students and families.

Compensation for this position: The starting compensation for this role based in Newark is between $59,000 to $83,000. The starting pay will depend on various factors that may include but are not limited to professional experience, education, training, certifications, tenure with Uncommon Schools, and work location. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges. Please note: ranges may differ for staff who work from a location other than Newark.

Benefits: We offer comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits that support the personal health, wellness, and finances of our staff and their families.

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building an exceptional team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. We also strive to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. 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 also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request an accommodation, please email recruitment@uncommonschools.org.

Company Description
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 54 schools serving more than 20,000 students in five cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond.

Uncommon Schools in Brooklyn currently manages twenty four schools serving students in grades K through 12. We believe in strong authentic relationships between teachers and students, supported by effective school systems and an engaging instructional model that enables students to flourish academically and personally. Our students in Brooklyn have an impressive 99% college acceptance rate.

Job Description
The Autism Special Education Classroom Teacher is passionate about assisting in the development of individual and small group instruction to meet the unique needs of Autistic students. The Special Education Autism Classroom Teacher holds primary responsibility for providing academic services and collaborating with related service providers for students who require a specialized self-contained program to thrive academically, behaviorally, and socially.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The Autism Special Education Classroom Teacher will:
Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds, characters & lives of students, both in and out of school
Show unwavering commitment to urban youth with disabilities achieving greatness
Create a positive, structured learning environment to ensure that students are continuously progressing towards their IEP goals
Design and implement curricula and activities that meet the needs of the students in the special education program and to meet individualized academic standards
Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards
Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
Provide individualized and consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the individual behavior plans and goals for each student
Be accountable for students’ mastery of goals as outlined in their Individualized Education Programs
Share responsibility for school-wide activities
Exhibit resilience to persevere and turn challenges into opportunities
Focus constantly on student learning, thinking critically and strategically to respond to students’ academic, emotional, and behavioral needs
Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues
Engage families in their children’s education through frequent contact
Commit to continual professional growth, participating actively in department meetings, faculty meetings, and other meetings
Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training
Mentor and engage the classroom paraprofessional(s) in instructional practice and professional development
Include the classroom paraprofessional(s) in daily classroom activities to help students meet academic standards
Implement and enhance the school’s systems and culture
Build professional relationships and collaborate with the Child Study Team Supervisor, members of the Child Study Team, Principal, Dean of Students, Program Director, Case Manager, and other school staff to maximize the ability of Uncommon Schools to support students’ development
Perform other related duties as required and assigned
Qualifications
Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
Knowledge of laws and regulations governing special education
Experience working with students on the Autism Spectrum
Effective problem-solving, human relations, and communication skills
Strong organizational skills; extremely careful attention to detail and follow-through
Belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable
Experience working with and in urban schools is highly preferred
Master’s degree preferred
Valid Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification required
Additional Information
Our people are what makes us Uncommon. We believe our compensation philosophy and benefits should reflect our values—equity, transparency, and clarity—to enhance our ability to attract and retain talent and reward their expertise. Our staff receive best-in-class training, coaching, and support to develop and operate mission-driven schools that provide a high-quality education to our students and families.

Compensation for this position: The starting compensation for this role based in Newark is between $59,000 to $74,000. The starting pay will depend on various factors that may include but are not limited to professional experience, education, training, certifications, tenure with Uncommon Schools, and work location. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges. Please note: ranges may differ for staff who work from a location other than Newark.

Benefits: We offer comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits that support the personal health, wellness, and finances of our staff and their families.

Uncommon believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building an exceptional team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. We also strive to ensure an inclusive community by creating a space for meaningful dialogue about issues of race and identity for our staff and students. 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 also ensure that individuals with disabilities receive all privileges and benefits associated with employment and are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process and to perform core job functions. If you would like to request accommodation, please email recruitment@uncommonschools.org.

Teacher is responsible for planning and implementation of age appropriate activities that foster the cognitive emotional and physical growth of young children which is inclusive of children with special needs. The teacher must ensure that the classroom and classroom staff follows regulations set forth in the Head Start Performance Standards, the Employee Hand Book, and licensing requirements. The teacher must provide opportunities for the integration of other service areas (health,mental, nutrition safety) the teacher is responsible for written and oral communication to the Master Teacher, which includes weekly lesson plans, written reports, anecdotal, screenings and assessments.

Qualifications

B.A. in Early Childhood Education

CE, CEAS, Provisional, Pre-School thru Grade 3 (P3) New Jersey State Certification

Competitive package

Competitive Salaries
Benefit Package (Health, Dental and Life Insurance) 403-B Retirement Plan
State of the Art Classrooms
Professional Training
(10) Month Position with an 8-week vacation
Winter and Spring Recess

Hours of Operation 8:20 a.m. till 3:05 p.m.

Job Type: Full-time

Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization telling the story of education in America, seeks a visuals coordinator to join our team. Chalkbeat provides deep, local coverage of education policy and practice to inform the decisions and actions that lead to better outcomes for children and families, especially those in low-income communities. We believe that every child deserves an excellent education and that a strong press is vital to making that happen. In our eight local bureaus and a national desk (and growing), we’re working with communities to reimagine and recreate the press public education deserves. Learn more about how our unique model — a nonprofit newsroom covering a single topic in multiple locations — represents a promising path forward for local news. Read more about our mission and values.

The newsroom visuals coordinator collaborates daily with reporters, editors, data journalists, and bureau chiefs across Chalkbeat to make sure our stories are accompanied by the best photos and visual treatments. While this is not a photographer role, if you have photography skills there is an opportunity to take photos occasionally.

We’re looking for a flexible, self-directed person who enjoys interacting with people and finds fulfillment in sweating the smallest details. You must thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will report to Chalkbeat’s Managing Editor for Style and Standards.

Your impact as the visual coordinator:

• Enhance the visual presentation of Chalkbeat’s journalism by maintaining our photo database, building our photo library, and uploading freelance and partnership photos.
• Manage the daily process of selecting and acquiring photos and/or other visuals for stories and track which photos are used. 
• Ensure that our published photos reflect the communities that we report for.
• Maintain our asset manager. Fix errors or omissions in metadata and oversee best practices.
• Refine and maintain our guidelines for workflow, stock photography, indexing, partnerships, and editorial and ethical standards for visuals. 
• Work closely with the operations team to manage and oversee our Getty Images accounts, freelance photography relationships, and photo partnerships with other newsrooms.
• Train and coach reporters on incorporating photojournalism best practices into newsgathering and story field production.
• Work with our data team to create and organize a searchable database of past graphics and data sets.

What background and skills do you have?

• You are highly organized, comfortable working with databases, and thrive on bringing order to chaos.
• You have strong time management skills and are adept at prioritizing and multitasking while maintaining an attention to detail.
• You have a basic understanding of photography and strong understanding of post-production workflows including metadata tagging, the Adobe Creative Suite, and storytelling. 
• You are an avid news consumer.
• You are comfortable working remotely or with remote team members.
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a variety of personalities.
• You are a solid communicator who knows how to ask for help, empathize with teammates, and take ownership of your work.
• You share Chalkbeat’s commitment to reflecting and including diverse people and perspectives in our content.

Bonus points if you’ve got:

• Experience working in a newsroom.
• Experience or familiarity with copyright law and contracts. 

We recognize that every candidate brings interesting skills and experiences that we haven’t thought of. Don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. 

We are working remotely for the foreseeable future, but our virtual newsroom features daily interaction, fun slack channels (#pets and #foodies), personal development sessions, and team exercise and meditation get-togethers.  This position can be done permanently remotely, or when it is safe for our offices to reopen, you’re welcome to join us in person in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., or New York City.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 26-31.

Chalkbeat is dedicated to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Chalkbeat encourages people of all races, colors, national origins, ancestries, creeds, religions, genders, ages, disabilities, veteran statuses, sexual orientations, and marital statuses to apply.

Role: Managing Director, Business Development and External Relations

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Collaborates with: Chief of Staff; Managing Directors, Specialists

Manages: Development and Communication Specialist

Location: Remote / National Scope (Extensive Travel)

THE COLLECTIVE OPPORTUNITY

Our Black (African) communities in America possess unending assets and have shown unmatched resilience and strength over the course of history steeped in racial injustice and systemic oppression. Given that this journey still presents challenges reflected in our social, physical, and economic status, we may overlook opportunities to draw upon this deep history of resilience and investing in ourselves for community building and empowerment. TandemEd seeks to draw upon the ingenuity of the past, reflection on the present, and courage for the future to scale a results-based accountability model that ensures our local communities develop leaders who will advocate for us and champion our causes and best interests. We also inspire our communities to reclaim the collective confidence to ensure healthy relationships with surrounding institutions. At TandemEd, we believe that our communal efforts are limited without a continual focus and strengthening of our own internally defined education, purpose, norms, and narratives. We believe that our education and action must work in tandem in order to uplift our communities.

BUSINESS SUMMARY

TandemEd LLC www.tandemed.com supports our national and local Black (African) communities in leading our own transformations by helping us to reclaim the leadership of our spaces through education and action, in preparation for a more prosperous collective future. We do this primarily through the lever of organizing, media, and strategic leadership. Our business streams include our signature “Own Your Story” community mobilization strategy and toollkit; organizational and institutional consulting, media and content production, and a variety of new and emerging products, services, and venues.

SCOPE OF POSITION

We seek a Managing Director, Business Development and External Relations who will lead under the guidance of the Chief Executive Officer the development, expansion and ongoing communication of TandemEd’s business services to propsective clients, partners, funders, and stakeholders across the country.

General Responsibilities

Business Development: Spearheads the strategies for revenue growth within, but not limited to, the three identified business streams

• • Leads in the development and implementation of strategies, systems and processes that enable TandemEd to more effectively and efficiently generate leads and accelerate sales
  • Responsible for the development of TandemEd’s financial management strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic goals. Accountable for identifying and achieving annual revenue goals within each business stream to support the growth and expansion of TandemEd nationally

Partnership/Donor Development and Engagement: Drives partnership maximization

• • Lead the consulting model business stream by sourcing, attracting, cultivating and sustaining clients under the TandemEd model
  • Cultivate key relationships, monitor delivery of support to meet potential and existing partner needs, expectations, and priorities (oversee all internal and external activities tied to meeting partner requirements)
  • Communications: Keep potential and existing stakeholders inspired and informed. Leverage all forms of communications (print, digital/social, verbal, etc) to position TandemEd as a thought leader and “go-to” for helping communities lead our own transformation

Actual Job Responsibilities

Business Development

• Become well-versed in TandemEd’s positioning, differentiation, expertise, and history of achievements
• Explore and initiate efforts to identify, cultivate and grow high-value alliances with local communities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations, to increase TandemEd’s ability to meet our strategic and revenue goals
• Research and identify funding opportunities with organizations interested in community building and media campaigns.
• Facilitate competitive responses to relevant RFPs (Requests for Proposals); provides leadership and builds efforts around competitive bidding.
• Oversee the creation effective client presentations – pitch decks, reels, links, budgets and other materials
• Establish clear individual and performance KPIs, objectives, goals and timelines across the three business streams; provide timely guidance to enable the team to achieve their goals

Partnership/Donor Development and Engagement

• Contact and arrange meetings with potential partners
• Acquire new clients, contracts, funders/donors, and strategic partnerships to engage with TandemEd’s business streams (i.e., signature “Own Your Story” community organizing toollkit and aligned coaching, organizational and institutional consulting, thought leadership, and media and content production, [in collaboration with Managing Directors])
• Prepare for negotiations with new partners, where appropriate, lead or participate in the negotiations, secure contracts, and agree on partnership expectations
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with citizens of the neighborhood, business and academic leaders in the community, local and state elected officials, local government staff, and planning/development consultants
• Effectively leverage virtual platforms for ongoing client engagement
• Proactively promote the TandemEd philosophy, including by creating the structure for an advisory board that will champion and advocate on behalf of TandemEd; develop advisory board by identifying potential board members and cultivating those relationships
• Prepare recommendations for CEO to engage the advisory board once established
• Represent Tandem Ed at national, local, and regional functions and events as a TandemEd senior leader and representative

Communications

• Creation, execution and continual revision of TandemEd’s communications strategy, inclusive of the target profile we want to reach across each business stream, and key messaging we want to leverage for brand consistency to potential clients.
• Oversees the documentation of all services and programs
• Support the writing and documentation of thought pieces directly associated with programs and services offered to clients and partners (e.g. OppNet articles under contract)
• Develop case studies to help strengthen TandemEd’s overall message and positioning; oversee the creation of communications (infographics, video, etc.) that report on TandemEd’s impact and outcomes
• Spearheads content, collateral and guidelines creation
• Ensure any elements of marketing and branding tied to programs is complementary to overarching communications strategy
• Oversees the creation of a social media strategy and ensures TandemEd maintains an engaging presence on social media and that channels are regularly updated
• Reputation management through media monitoring and reporting
• Oversees media inquiries and responses, writes press releases and media advisories
• Develops relationships with media contacts and maintains media contact list
• Researches and secures placements to promote the thought leadership of key TandemEd leadership (e.g., thought forums in community spaces and online to promote TandemEd programs and media)
• Assist with vendor procurement and management (e.g. identifying local photographers/videographers to document the work, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

•  A minimum of 10 years of development, client development, and fundraising experience.
• Experience with developing and maintaining productive working relationships with clients and donors.
• Proven organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Proven track record of success in the direct solicitation of gifts and or new contracts, including prior capital campaign and/or documented track record of closing 7-figure gifts/contracts.
• Advanced skills in building prospect portfolios, knowledge of how to research, identify and cultivate prospective clients, new donors, including family foundations, corporate donors and individual organizations with the capacity to make larger gifts or long-term contracts.
• Expert in making persuasive and compelling presentations of organizational and project-based goals and objectives, and in securing gifts/contracts.
• Ability to successfully deal with confidential, complex situations involving coordination and consultation with high-level constituents.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, tact and a proven record of effective initiative.
• Must have superb analytical thinking, problem recognition/avoidance/resolution skills, and decision-making abilities.
• Must have excellent project management skills which, in partnership with TandemEd, will drive the development and implementation of a successful fundraising/business development strategy for TandemEd.
• Ability to work in a start-up environment – work within areas of ambiguity, be creative and innovative, problem solve, and work with both urgency and patience as the organization grows and develops.
• Must be available evenings and weekends for programs and agency-related activities.
• Ability to regularly travel out of state.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university required.
• A graduate degree in business, nonprofit management, public administration, social services administration or a related field preferred.

The Managing Director, Development and External Relations will be thoroughly committed to TandemEd’s strategy and mission and is likely to see themselves in the following examples, these are not exclusive requirements.

You believe deeply in the agency, voice and collective power of the Black community

• You believe that our communities face real systemic barriers and that equipping residents, youth and families to recognize our own agency and power will strengthen us to own our unique path and help us to overcome those barriers.
• You know what drives community constituents and are deeply committed to understanding the culture of our communities.

You excitedly identify and confront challenges and opportunities.

• You see challenges as opportunities to take your critical thinking skills and impact to the next level. You operate with a strong sense of personal responsibility when it comes to solving challenges.
• You do not operate as a blind executor of pre-existing practices. You will come in and thoughtfully evaluate the model and ideate on ways to elevate our program’s effectiveness.
• You approach your work and challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.

You value working collaboratively and innovatively.

• You constantly strive to learn from and share learnings with your teammates, no matter your current knowledge or experience.

The above examples are designed to help you determine if this opportunity aligns with your own passion and purpose.

Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization telling the story of education in America, seeks a social media strategist to grow our audience, help develop and maintain online communities on- and off-platform, and advise our local and national bureaus on daily social best practices.

Chalkbeat’s social media strategist will join a growing engagement team to help our network of local bureaus and national desk take full advantage of opportunities to promote our work and embrace new readers. The social media strategist will dive deep into our readership on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and emerging platforms to cultivate relationships with niche audiences, and expand our reach to bring vital education reporting to the people that need it most.

Who are you?

You are committed to local journalism and put the audience first. You have a capacity for creating safe, inclusive spaces online and stoking productive conversation among readers. You’re sharp, thorough, and organized, with a deep affection for spreadsheets and systems. You’re a self-starter who can keep up with the daily flow of stories publishing while also developing strategy for long-term projects. You like collaborative work, and can adapt social media plans for the newsroom’s various levels of familiarity and capacity. You’re known for your follow-through, and enjoy running experiments, collecting results, and making recommendations based on solid data. 

What background and skills do you have?

• 2+ years of work experience in digital media and/or journalism
• Strong overall writing and editing skills
• Excellent news judgment
• Detail-oriented and able to work autonomously
• Experience with growing a brand’s audience and boosting loyalty through social media
• Experience using data to inform your work
• Knowledge of SEO best practices

We know there are great candidates who may not have all the skills we list, or who have other skills we haven’t thought of. If that sounds like you, please still apply and tell us more about yourself! 

What will you be responsible for?

• Fine-tune social media strategy for the entire Chalkbeat network (seven local bureaus + national desk), according to best practices
• Manage scheduling for Chalkbeat’s main Facebook and Twitter profiles
• Support local bureaus with strategies to boost reach and make major features, projects, and investigations get the readership they deserve
• Collaborate with reporters, editors, and your engagement colleagues to identify and execute on growth opportunities, including new platforms 
• Develop and maintain online forums (e.g., Facebook Groups) for new and existing Chalkbeat readers

Ideally, you’d be based in one of seven cities where Chalkbeat bureaus already exist: Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, Newark, or New York City. However, working remotely is a possibility for the right candidate. 

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 25 – January 1.

About Chalkbeat:

Chalkbeat is the nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. We are mission-driven journalists who believe that an independent local press is vital to ensuring that education improves. Currently in seven locations and growing, we seek to provide deep local coverage of education policy and practice that informs decisions and actions, leading to better schools. Read more about our mission and values, and what’s in store for our next five years. 

Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization telling the story of education in America, seeks a Managing Editor for Style and Standards to lead our editing team, oversee editorial operations, and boost our newsroom leadership.

The Managing Editor for Style and Standards will help elevate our overall story quality and improve our collective skills so that our journalism is the best it can possibly be. This person will supervise a team of four story editors, oversee style and voice guides, and manage onboarding and training programs for reporters and editors. The role will blend day-to-day guidance on story editing with strategic thinking on how the newsroom functions.

This position will report to the executive editor and sit on the network management team that helps guide organization-wide strategy and planning.    

Who are you?

You know that good writing starts with good reporting, and that editing starts before any words hit the page. You recognize the value of context. You believe that style standards matter, and so does voice, both organizationally and individually. You’re committed to providing learning opportunities no matter how experienced the employee (all of us can always improve!), and you understand the importance of a new reporter’s first few months. You geek out on process (perhaps you even enjoy a good spreadsheet). You want to make a difference, and you see how impact-driven local journalism can do that. You’re not a pageview chaser — you believe in listening to audiences and forging lasting relationships. Whether or not you have experience covering education, you find the topic fascinating.

What background and skills do you have?

• 10+ years of work experience, with 5+ years of working in a digital environment
• Experience editing breaking news, daily, and/or enterprise stories
• Proven track record of team management with positive culture
• Experience managing copy and other workflows, with examples of improvements you’ve made
• Experience with onboarding and training programs, even informal ones, with examples of ones you’ve overseen
• Ability to work autonomously while sharing pertinent information up, down, and across
• Excellent news judgment

We know that many strong candidates will not have all the skills we list. That’s OK. What else do you bring to the table? Please tell us!

What will you be responsible for?

• Supervising a team of four story editors, likely with more to come in the next year as Chalkbeat continues its growth trajectory, to create compelling, impactful journalism
• Managing and updating our style and voice guides
• Examining and optimizing our newsroom workflows and systems so that they better support our journalism
• Working with our Operations team to revise our current onboarding programs for reporters and editors
• Working with other team leads in Chalkbeat’s “networked model” to help guide newsroom decisions
• Representing local needs to network leadership, and organizational priorities to story editors and local teams
• Working with the Executive Editor and other leaders on organizational growth planning, with an eye toward future expansion
• Collaborating with the Director of Product on CMS improvements  

Ideally, you’d be based in one of seven cities where Chalkbeat bureaus already exist: Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, New York City or Newark. However, working remotely is a possibility for the right candidate.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 26-31.

About Chalkbeat:

Chalkbeat is the nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. We are mission-driven journalists who believe that an independent local press is vital to ensuring that education improves. Currently in seven locations and growing, we seek to provide deep local coverage of education policy and practice that informs decisions and actions, leading to better schools. Read more about our mission and values.

Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization telling the story of education in America, seeks a designer/developer to join the product team.

Chalkbeat’s product team is predominantly responsible for our technology — the CMS, chalkbeat.org, analytics, and visual storytelling. But we’re also responsible for providing support for editorial and revenue initiatives that require product thinking, such as newsletters, investigative projects, and membership. That support comes in many forms and degrees, from envisioning strategy to tactical execution. As the designer/developer, you’ll have the opportunity to work on both large-scale product design — like our website and newsletters — and help us find innovative ways to create engaging storytelling. You will have a high degree of autonomy and trust in your expertise. This position will report to the Director of Product.

Who are you?

• You have a proven track record of solving complex design challenges, and have an online portfolio to demonstrate your experience with real work examples.
• You value user experience and have strong communication skills, deftly connecting design decisions to the organization’s goals.
• You are highly organized and enthusiastic about building systems that are easy to scale and adapt to new features.
• You are curious, seeking out new ideas and skills to continuously inform your work.
• You are passionate about supporting a new journalism model and contributing to sustainable local news coverage with a focus on education.

What background and skills do you have?

• A solid foundation in design thinking, user experience principles, and UI design
• A background in visual design with an appreciation for the finer arts of typography, layouts, and spacing
• 4+ years work experience, ideally in web design, UX/UI design, or frontend development
• Fluency in HTML and modern CSS (including SCSS/SASS), and a working knowledge of modern JavaScript
• An understanding of accessibility requirements and best practices
• Experience or interest working remotely or with remote team members

We don’t expect you to check all of these boxes, and we also know you’ll bring interesting skills and experiences that we haven’t thought of. Whether you identify as a designer or a developer — or both — we want to hear from you. Don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

This position is remote and reports to a manager in Austin, Texas. If you prefer to work in an office, you’re welcome to join us in one of Chalkbeat’s bureaus in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, or New York City.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 26-31.

About Chalkbeat

Chalkbeat is the nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. We are mission-driven journalists who believe that an independent local press is vital to ensuring that education improves. Currently in seven locations and growing, we seek to provide deep local coverage of education policy and practice that informs decisions and actions, leading to better schools. Read more about our mission and values.

Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news organization covering educational change efforts in the communities where improvement matters most, is seeking a director of product to lead our product and UX team.

Who are you?

You thrive in smaller organizations where you can make a huge impact, and you can draw clear lines from broad organizational goals to products that delight users and drive results. You translate strategy into execution and enjoy doing the work, not just calling the shots. You might be a news nerd or someone who loves reading policy papers, but you’re definitely inspired by our daily journalism and our mission of educational equity. You excel at communication and recognize the importance of conveying the why and how in addition to the what. You’re skilled at presenting data findings, knowing that product strategy is meaningless without the data to support it. You shine at problem-solving in highly collaborative environments and bring clarity to complex situations.

What background and skills do you have? (Not all are required, but we hope you’ll have several of these.)

• Significant product management experience, ideally at a news organization
• Background in UX and/or design and an innate sense for what looks good and works well
• Experience using data to influence product strategy and the ability to present data findings in an authoritative way
• Strong skills in data analysis and interpretation; experience with analytics platforms (e.g. Google Analytics) and A/B testing methodologies
• Strong technical background, including knowledge of frontend, backend, and infrastructure technologies, and experience managing developers
• Understanding of data visualization
• Proven record of successfully launching and scaling products while working with multiple inputs
• Outstanding communication: stellar listening skills, the ability to clearly capture other people’s viewpoints, and a knack for driving consensus and decision-making across the organization
• Past creator of roadmaps/project plans, style guides, user manuals, and other relevant process documentation
• Familiarity with best-in-class digital products across the journalism landscape and beyond, plus existing relationships with other news and/or product organizations
• Interest in education and passion for Chalkbeat’s equity mission

What will you do?

• Develop a product strategy that advances Chalkbeat’s mission, resonates with our audience, and drives toward our key performance indicators: readership, loyalty, and revenue
• Define and own the product roadmap and feature prioritization to build and improve the user experience and outcomes
• Establish ideal product development process and oversee product requirements and documentation
• Communicate evolving priorities across the company, respond to requests from the newsroom and business teams, and design effective tools to document processes and train people to follow them
• Use data to test assumptions, make recommendations, and drive actions
• Build use cases and user stories and communicate them effectively
• Serve as player-coach: You’re a manager, but you’re also a doer. You demonstrate capability to inspire a team while moving quickly to deliver on organizational objectives.
• Coach, mentor, and manage your direct reports, including a full-stack developer and digital producer, plus oversee relationships with outside web development and design consultants

This position is ideally based in New York City or one of Chalkbeat’s other locations: Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, or Memphis. We will also consider remote candidates. This position will report to Chalkbeat’s executive editor.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 26-31.

About Chalkbeat:

Chalkbeat is the nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. We are mission-driven journalists who believe that an independent local press is vital to ensuring that education improves. Currently in five locations and growing, we seek to provide deep local coverage of education policy and practice that informs decisions and actions, leading to better schools. Read more about our mission and values.

Chalkbeat is looking for a passionate, enterprising reporter to join our national reporting team.

Chalkbeat is the nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of America’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. Read more about our mission and values.

We’re currently in six locations — Colorado, Detroit, Indiana, Newark, New York, and Tennessee — and we’re about to be in one more, Chicago. Now, we’re looking for an additional reporter to join our two-person national team to help cover the organizations and ideas that span the country and shape what happens locally.

You’ll be responsible for writing a range of stories at a fast clip. A typical week in your reporting life might include profiling a growing charter school network, breaking news about a national teachers union, and synthesizing local stories about challenges facing refugee students.

You’re a good fit for this position if most or all of these apply:

• You’re excited about holding powerful organizations accountable to the public.
• You’ve thrived as a journalist in a fast-paced, high-volume news environment.
• You’ve previously covered education locally or nationally and have more questions than when you got started.
• You believe high-quality journalism can make a difference to the lives of students, the work of policy makers, and the strength of our democracy.

The ideal candidate would be based in or willing to relocate to New York City, but we’re open to someone working elsewhere, especially from another Chalkbeat bureau.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Chalkbeat offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from December 26-31.