[YEP-DC] Leading Educators Hiring a DC Executive Director

Leading Educators

Regional Executive Director

Washington, D.C.

The Executive Director is an entrepreneur responsible for day-to-day leadership for a startup region; ensuring programmatic offerings achieve their objectives. 

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Operations, the Executive Director will manage the regional team, its deliverables, and its overall success.  The Executive Director will create and execute formal contracts with multiple partner districts and organizations.

Joining an ambitious organization at a critical growth stage in its national expansion, the Executive Director will shape systems, cultivate a dynamic and dedicated team, and build a foundation for sustainable programmatic and fiscal growth in a new geographic region.

Responsibilities:

Overall Program Leadership and Management

·       Start-up and operationalize a new regional program site to effectively deliver high-quality professional development for teacher-leaders serving in high-needs public schools

Participant Recruitment:  Attraction and Selection

·       Develop and implement teacher-leader recruitment process, including systems for tracking outreach, creating local marketing materials, and building a robust educator pipeline

·       Collaborate with national team to refine overall Selection Criteria, Participant Profile, Application materials and Selection Process

·       Manage regional teacher-leader Selection Process, including Interview and Assessment sessions

Community Partnerships

·       Serve as the primary liaison between Leading Educators and regional district and charter school networks

·       Build organization's profile within a new geography, coordinating with partner organizations, school stakeholders, and philanthropic entities

Talent Management

·       Recruit talented staff and forge a mission-focused team

·       Lead and manage team performance in order to ensure high quality program delivery within accelerated start-up time frame

·       Direct reports likely to include regional Leadership Coaches and Program Experience Manager

Finance and Administration - Systems Management

·       Oversee site budget, finances and data management systems

·       Ensure organizational infrastructure and operations provide effective support to program work streams

Development

·       Responsible for creating and meeting local fundraising goals via cultivation and management of donor relationships, grant-writing, and compliance/reporting 

Program Delivery and Evaluation

Collaborate with Chief Program Officer, Data Manager, and regional Coaches to ensure strategic evaluation of program delivery toward overall regional efficacy 

·       Minimum of 3 years of professional experience with an emphasis in education

·       A bachelor's degree

·       Commitment to creating outstanding schools in support of social justice and educational equity

·       Experience in the non-profit sector or work within similar programmatic structures

·       Enjoy working to ambitious timelines for accelerated launch in a start-up, entrepreneurial environment

·       Knowledge of successful grant writing and donor cultivation/management processes

·       Capacity for shaping a growing team and establishing systems

·       Dynamic interpersonal and people management skills

·       Excellent project management, organizational and problem-solving skills

·       Meticulous attention to detail within the context of the larger strategic goals

Fluency in Microsoft Office applications required; strong database skills, familiarity with Salesforce a plus; social networking and marketing experience highly desirable    

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