Vice President of Strategy & Operations-Home Support Office

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Company: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Overview

Vice President of Strategy & Operations


The Organization
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a network of charter schools serving students across the PK-Post Secondary continuum in the Greater MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Pueblo Nuevo Education Development Group (PNEDG) is CNCA’s resource development and capacity building arm. PNEDG invests in young people to foster personal transformation and generational social change. PNEDG staff support and build capacity for CNCA schools in achieving their vision. The organizations are grounded in the beliefs that public education is a civil right and all students deserve an excellent education that will prepare them for success in life. At CNCA/PNEDG, we recognize that lower income and immigrant communities often face institutional and cultural barriers that create impediments to students’ success, and that an excellent education must eliminate these barriers. We integrate a strong focus on progressive, research-based academics with a holistic, place-based approach to serving our students. Since opening its doors in 2001, CNCA has grown to 8 schools and nearly 3,500 students. Our goal is that by 2022, 2,000 CNCA graduates will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and worldview necessary to be literate, critical thinkers and independent problem solvers. As a result of this success, 90% will have been accepted to, 80% will have attended and 60% will have graduated from a 4-year college within 6 years


Organizational Leadership Capacities
We believe that every individual who works at the Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Home Support Office must embody key mindsets and possess foundational skills to contribute to the organizational leadership of the organization.


Mindsets
  • Commitment to and belief in CNCA’s mission and vision
  • Belief in and embodiment the CNCA Anchors in all aspects of the work
  • Commitment to the vision of a progressive, socially-just education and is able to inspire others towards that vision
  • Solution orientation and belief in supporting others to be the same
  • Commitment to an asset-based, capacity-building approach
  • Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion


Skills
  • Ability to support an inclusive, positive and high performing culture
  • Ability to take ownership in the day-to-day and overall success of the organization
  • Ability to think critically, use sound judgment and problem solve
  • Ability to work independently and proactively and to seek support and guidance when appropriate
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritize competing projects in a fast-paced, fluid environment
  • Effective collaboration with individuals at all levels of the organization
  • Respect, humility and discretion to work effectively with all stakeholders, including colleagues, CNCA families and members of the community
  • Strong self-awareness and ability to reflect


The Opportunity
The Vice President of Strategy and Operations, in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer, sets the vision for high quality, equity-focused and innovative operations across PNEDG and the CNCA network. The VP of Strategy and Operations works strategically at a systems level to ensure that standards and systems are in place for operational excellence. The ideal candidate is adept at big picture thinking while simultaneously able to ensure the execution of critical details and establish a culture of information transparency. The VP of Strategy and Operations will have strategic and operations responsibility for all CNCA operational knowledge management and information technology and will manage department heads in these areas.

Responsibilities

Strategy and Vision Setting Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the CEO and leadership team to develop strategic goals and objectives to ensure systemic alignment of various functions and departments
  • Support the development and alignment of detailed operating plans for departments based on the strategic plan and Board priorities
  • Lead network data visualization strategy and employ tools that integrate core internal systems, increase analytical capacity, and improve data-driven decisions for HSO and site leaders
  • Lead the Strategy & Operations Team, including Information Technology (IT), Knowledge Management (KM), and Operations (OPS) and serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the overall vision and strategy of the organization as well as the Operations & Strategy Team
  • Research and develop a cohesive plan for the Strategy & Operations Team to proactively establish organizational standards of excellence
  • Develop strategic plan, including annual goals and priority strategies for supporting the ongoing success of the IT, KM, OPS teams
  • In collaboration with the CEO and team members, develop structures and processes for the Strategy & Operations Team to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and level of expectation across the entire organization, including eight school sites and the home office
  • Monitor the effectiveness of the Strategy & Operations Team goals and priorities through the use of key metrics to inform continuous improvement and strategic decision-making
  • Elevate challenges that arise within scope of the Strategy & Operations Team and the larger organization and work with the CEO and team members to inform and improve work
  • Understand current and everchanging legislative and technological changes affecting education and ensure PNEDG and CNCA are abreast of the changes and pivoting accordingly
  • Understand and navigate as well as advise team on the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context facing urban charter schools and the students they serve
Team Leadership and Performance Management Responsibilities
  • In support of the CEO, provide programmatic leadership and input for all strategic planning implementation processes, coaching the Strategy & Operations Team in order to align program operations with strategic direction

  • Under the direction of the CEO, oversee, manage, and evaluate the IT, KM, and OPS department heads as a part of the larger Strategy & Operations Team
  • Develop and provide ongoing coaching to the Strategy & Operations Team including annual goal setting processes, periodic step backs and retreats, and consistent coaching meetings
  • Collaborate to develop and facilitate long-term, substantive, coherent professional development plans that support standards of excellence for organizational operations across schools and the CNCA home support office
  • Set ambitious personal and professional goals and model relentless effort toward these goals

Administrative Management and Compliance Responsibilities
  • Perform analysis and strategic consultation on major issues impacting the organization, communicating findings through briefings, memos and/or presentations
  • Ensure that the IT, KM, and OPS budgets are managed effectively
  • Ensure coordination within the Strategy & Operations Team, ensuring consistent communication and alignment across IT, KM & OPS
  • Facilitate the effective operation of cross-functional teams, appointing members and leading when appropriate
  • Ensure that all Strategy & Operations Team functions and projects, including but not limited to information technology systems, data compliance and operational performance, contract management, government operational requirements and programs, are effectively managed and that team members are held accountable to high expectations
  • Prepare and present regular status reports for the Executive Leadership Team and/or the Board of Directors related to technology and information systems distribution and utility, and compliance requirements
  • Establish relationships with outside agencies to provide on-going support and gain new best practices that will serve all stakeholders
  • Communicate effectively orally and in writing
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree necessary; master degree or higher preferred
  • Proven success in designing and implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes, compliance and accountability structures at a systems level
  • Experience building, managing, and developing teams as well as working across teams
  • Proven managerial experience with the ability to connect with, grow and inspire leaders toward excellence


Location: Home Support Office

Supervisor: Chief Learning Officer

Position: Full Time, Exempt

Work Periods: 12 Month

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Margarita Domingo, Vice President of Human Resources. She can be reached at (213) 417-3410 or by mail at 3435 W Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026.