Chief of College Advancement & Partnerships

About the Organization

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 190,000 students and alumni.

Our mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Our vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations.

About Our Values:

Excellent Results for Students: We value results over effort and know that our work is not finished until all students thrive. We maintain high expectations for self, team, and students. We drive outcomes by operating with agility, removing barriers, differentiating support, and prioritizing student-centered solutions—especially for those at the margins.

Collective Impact: We are one team. We win together. We embody a one-team mindset by working collaboratively across teams, aligning goals, and leveraging the strengths of all teammates. We build trust-based relationships and ensure inclusive decision-making by engaging those closest to the work. We provide clarity through simple, repeatable systems and goals that enable transformational outcomes.

Courageous Action: Our belief in what we can achieve is unwavering, fueling our optimism and commitment to overcome any challenge. We demonstrate an unwavering belief in students' potential and a commitment to addressing systemic inequities. We approach challenges with resilience, a solutions-focused mindset, and adaptability. We foster a psychologically safe environment centered on trust and accountability where feedback is encouraged. We leverage data to reflect on progress, own setbacks, celebrate successes, and continuously improve to maximize impact.

About The Position

KIPP Foundation is seeking a highly networked and results-oriented executive leader to serve as its Chief of College Advancement & Partnerships.  In this role, you will establish a multi-year vision and strategy to ensure high quality post-secondary opportunities for all KIPP alumni for the KIPP network. This role is responsible for two primary functions: 1) to oversee KIPP Foundation’s work to support its regions in counseling, advising, and matching high-school students with colleges, and to a much lesser extent, career-and-technical-education programs, that enable KIPPsters to graduate from competitive post-secondary programs and access economically secure career opportunities; and 2) build, grow, and monitor strategic partnerships with colleges and, to a lesser extent, career-and-technical-education programs, in which the data shows the partnering organization delivers against priority expectations concerning cost, completion rates, and economic outcomes.  

The ideal candidate for this role is a student-centered, data-anchored executive and social entrepreneur who holds themselves accountable for time-bound outcomes and can navigate seamlessly with board members, c-suite leaders, senior education administrators, and university presidents, progress monitoring KIPP’s placement of high school students to competitive post-secondary placements and closing deals with post-secondary partners with proven track records of serving first-generation college students well.   We seek a leader who can leverage the existing post-secondary landscape to maximize opportunities for KIPP’s students and who has the leadership and entrepreneurial capacity to push post-secondary institutions to reimagine practices that are not working.  While we are steadfast in centering college for the great majority of our students, we also strive to build partnerships with quality career-and-technical education programs where those programs demonstrate strong probabilities for successful careers and economic outcomes.   

 Responsibilities

The Chief of College Advancement & Partnerships will oversee KIPP Foundation’s work to support regions in advising and matching high-school students with quality post-secondary placements as well as the KIPP network’s partnerships with competitive po