Regional Director of School Operations (Immediate)

The Opportunity

Applicants: Please note that this role does require up to 50% travel between our Houston Austin and Dallas campuses. 

The Director of Regional School Operations is responsible for leading and improving school operations
for up to 8 schools while partnering with School Leader Management to upkeep elevate standardize and
progress monitor school operations. The strategic goals are to lead operational strategies that impact
the regional enrollment goals as well as meeting engagement and attendance metrics. As a member of
the operations leadership team the Director of Regional School Operations is responsible for designing
and leading the school operations team to build systems collaboratives and professional development
to implement scalable processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities
Lead support and oversee school operations in conjunction with School Leaders to ensure
efficiency standardization and improved support.
Design in collaboration with State strategies standard and scalable processes protocols and
systems aimed at improving school operations and solving common challenges across schools.
Develop State expectations of school operations and measure via Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs).
Direct School Operation team members on the vision and direction for school operations.
Serve as a regional and state liaison to all non-academic central operations functions impacting school operations including but not limited to Facilities Information Technology Child Nutrition Student Transportation and Accountability (i.e. state reporting).
Manage Regional School Operations budget and analyze monthly financial statements.

Support new school openings by participating and co-leading planning meetings so as to provide
best practices train school operational faculty and monitor implementation for a strong school
start.

Lead cross collaborate with city and statewide team members to support and implement the
upcoming KIPP Texas Strategic Plan.
Work with the State cohort of Directors of School Operations to centralize best practices via handbooks toolkits and playbooks. Lead training and implementation for school team members.
Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders that positively impact school operations and foster KIPPs competitive edge.
Develop the future organization structure aligned to the strategic plan and operational vision in collaboration with School Management School Operational Leaders School Leaders and KTX Operations.
Create state collaboration knowledge base tools to reach operational excellence.
Lead communication with internal and external stakeholders to efficiently inform members of any emergent or planned protocol involving school operations.
Work closely with the Managing Director of Operations to establish strategies and goals which support the schools and the strategic plan.
Attend relevant professional development training as requested by the Managing Director of Operations.
Take on additional roles and responsibilities as assigned.

Integrate teams and continuously seek operational innovation
Lead regional school operation state initiatives by creating and influencing a cross collaborative working culture.
Lead school operation regional challenges and navigate solutions for schools operational excellence.
Work in collaboration with the School Leader Management team to update on regional operational bright spots challenges and to gain general feedback.
As KIPP Texas continues to expand this role might evolve into having direct reports.

Qualifications :

Exceptional project management skills with an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously
Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude; ability to work with all levels of the organization effectively and quickly build rapport
Proven experience building operational efficiency while proactively finding solutions
Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality work in a dynamic environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Passionate about the KIPP Texas mission
Service-oriented able to adapt to a changing environment while applying flexibility to work
under pressure and remaining calm in the midst of competing demands

Strong ethics and a determination to make the campus operate safely efficiently and effectively
Proven data management skills
Budget management experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook) and Google applications (Sheets Docs Google Drive) with the ability to quickly learn new technologies (Slack video conferencing apps etc)
Bachelors degree from an accredited institution; plus 7 years of work experience preferably in a business nonprofit or school operations environment
3 years of supervisory experience
Must have reliable transportation to travel between campuses
English fluency is required; Spanish is a plus

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

The starting salary for this position is $90000 and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon qualifications of the role experience and education. 

As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options life insurance and disability plans.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time