Chief of Staff - (Immediate)

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of 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 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

KIPP Texas is seeking a Chief of Staff (COS) committed to educational equity and passionate about creating joyful, academically excellent schools. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief of Staff will oversee and manage the Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) acting as a critical thought partner to the CEO and ensuring that resources are maximized in pursuit of the CEO’s and organization’s priorities. The Chief of Staff will support the CEO with strategic and annual planning efforts to lead KIPP Texas in pursuit of becoming the highest performing large school system in Texas. As a key player in the execution KIPP Texas’ strategy, the Chief of Staff will own and advance state and regional-level strategic projects and will facilitate coordination and communication among Team Texas (T2 - KIPP Texas Senior Leadership Team), statewide departments, and the senior most leadership members of the organization (One Song Team).  As a senior leader at KIPP Texas, the Chief of Staff will champion KIPP Texas’ culture, and foster high performance and continuous improvement, rooted in a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in pursuit of belonging. Finally, the Chief of Staff will engage with the CEO to manage the statewide governing board and the four regional advisory boards. 

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Manage the Office of the Chief Executive Officer

• Serve as a critical thought partner to the chief executive officer on matters related to strategy, annual planning, strategic execution, board management, and internal communications.
• Develop and lead implementation of special projects that will boost the organization’s efforts to become more effective and efficient as we grow.
• Plan and manage all administrative, financial, and operational activities for the CEO.
• Optimize resources within the Office of the CEO so the CEO’s time is leveraged towards the most critical priorities.
• Lead a high performing team, including the Managing Director of Governance, project managers, senior executive assistant, and office manager responsible for achieving the Office of the CEO’s goals.
• Drive results across the Office of the Chief Executive Officer, including progress tracking, monitoring, and reporting, holding team and self accountable to short and long term outcomes.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, belongingness, and innovation across the Office of the Chief Executive Officer.
• Serve as a representative for the Chief Executive Officer in meetings.

Support KIPP Texas Strategic Planning and Implementation 

• Assist the Chief Executive Officer to shape and evolve the organization’s strategic and annual planning efforts, ensuring strong communication and coordination across the executive leadership team enabling KIPP Texas’ growth, academic and operational excellence, and fiscal sustainability.
• Coordinate and optimize the KIPP Texas Executive Leadership Team to enact initiatives, strategies, and programs to realize the organization’s commitment to becoming the highest performing large school system in Texas. 
• Collaborate with the CEO to develop and implement an executive leadership team meeting cadence.
• Foster KIPP Texas Team and Family through championing KIPP Texas’ organizational culture and modeling our core values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Manage change across the organization and invest internal and external key stakeholders in strategic evolutions, always e