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Explore an exhilarating career journey with Leading Educators (LE), a dynamic nonprofit committed to exceptional and equitable education. We collaborate with innovative school system leaders to foster an optimal environment for teacher skill and knowledge growth. We reinforce system-wide progress with highly customized, direct support to teacher, school, and district leaders, focusing on building rigorous content knowledge as well as deep knowledge in learning systems, equity, and learning culture. Dash over to leadingeducators.org for all the thrilling details!

Internal Candidate Application Deadline: Friday, January 3, 2025

External Candidate Application Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2025

POSITION

Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, operations, and transformation? As the Managing Director of Strategy, you’ll drive the execution and evolution of our strategic vision, ensuring Leading Educators achieves its mission and long-term goals. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll collaborate with the board, leadership team, and external partners to propel organizational priorities forward. From shaping impactful strategic plans to fostering cross-functional alignment and leading change management, this is your opportunity to make a transformative impact.

In this pivotal role, you will champion a culture of creativity and continuous growth, guiding teams to embrace challenges with ingenuity and determination. You’ll lead the charge in setting organizational priorities, ensuring they align with our mission to provide quality education opportunities for all. With a focus on operational excellence and results-driven leadership, you’ll bring clarity and momentum to complex initiatives, ensuring they are executed seamlessly and sustainably. Your work will be critical in building strong partnerships, driving stakeholder engagement, and creating a shared vision for success that resonates across all levels of the organization.

Does this sound like you?

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for operational excellence and relationship building?
Are you eager to collaborate with diverse teams and external partners to achieve extraordinary results?
Are you skilled at managing complex projects, setting strategic goals, and communicating effectively at all levels?

If you’re nodding your head in excitement, this might be the role for you! Here’s what you’ll be doing:

What You’ll Do:

Lead Strategic Planning: Develop, operationalize, and refine the organization’s strategic plan, ensuring alignment with Leading Educators’ mission and long-term goals. Implement systems to track progress, evaluate outcomes, and adapt strategies as needed.
Foster Organizational Alignment: Promote cross-departmental collaboration to enhance efficiency, drive consistency, and build shared accountability for achieving strategic priorities.
Engage Stakeholders and the Board: Serve as the primary liaison to the board of directors, aligning organizational performance with strategic goals. Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders, including funders and partners, to expand visibility and impact.
Champion Change Management: Lead organization-wide change initiatives with transparency, fostering staff engagement and ensuring sustainable implementation. Cultivate a culture of adaptability, creativity, and continuous improvement.
Enhance Internal Communications: Oversee internal communication strategies to promote transparency, alignment, and engagement across all levels of the organization. Partner with the CEO to design and deliver high-impact communications for both internal and external audiences.

Who You Are:

Required Skills and Qualifications:

A strategic leader with 8–10 years of experience in strategy, operations, or organizational management, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
A proven track record of developing and implementing organizational strategies that align with mission-driven goals and drive measurable outcomes.
Exceptional project management skills with the ability to prioritize competing demands, manage complex initiatives, and deliver results on time and within budget.
Outstanding relationship management skills with experience engaging with boards, funders, and external partners to achieve organizational goals.
Proficient in analyzing data and using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to inform decision-making and assess progress toward strategic objectives.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to create compelling presentations and reports for diverse audiences.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, foster cross-functional collaboration, and build a culture of continuous improvement.

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience:

Advanced degree in business, education, public administration, or a related field.
Experience managing internal communications at a strategic level, including leading teams to design and implement communication strategies that engage and inspire staff.
Familiarity with nonprofit organizations and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in mission-driven work.

Travel Requirements

This is a remote position that requires up to 30% travel

National travel may be required for organizational retreats, board meetings, Leadership Team gatherings, programming events, job-related travel, donor engagements, or professional development opportunities.
Outside of the above mentioned travel, this person will work from a home office that must be located anywhere within the U.S.

Why Work at Leading Educators?

Imagine being part of an organization where your ideas and perspectives are highly valued. At Leading Educators, we believe in fostering individual strengths, encouraging personal growth, and embracing innovative ideas. If you thrive in a remote working environment, with the added excitement of travel, we're the perfect fit for you. By joining us, you become part of a powerful community of peers nationwide. Regardless of your location, you possess the power to make a significant impact on both students and teachers who rely on us daily. Join Leading Educators and become an integral part of driving progress in education.

Benefits

Compensation: The compensation range for this position is between $119,527, with a midpoint of $155,384, and a maximum of $191,241 annually. Candidates, either newly hired or new to the role, can typically expect a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications and internal equity.
Benefits: 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans. 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.
Time Off:

First three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year.
Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
Leading Educators also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.

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Leading Educators strongly values equity and challenges historical inequity with a persistent focus on dismantling systemic racism. We work towards a more just society and as such we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.

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