Chief Executive Officer, East Harlem Tutorial Program
Alma Advisory Group, United States

East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) began in 1958 as a children’s reading group and has since grown into a thriving network of community-based,Pre-K - 12th grade public charter schools, East Harlem Scholars Academy (EHSA), complemented by a portfolio of programs including: after-school and summer programs for elementary, middle and high school scholars, support for College Scholars, and the East Harlem Teaching Residency program to support aspiring teachers. EHTP is focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in the diverse and vibrant community of East Harlem, New York City, by helping scholars build the academic skills, strength of character, and emotional well-being to thrive in school and lead in their communities. We believe that our scholars shouldn’t have to leave their neighborhood to access a great education.

About the CEO role

EHTP is an established organization with deep roots serving the East Harlem community for the last 65 years. We are seeking an exceptional Chief Executive Officer who understands our diverse community and can lead and drive excellent outcomes for the scholars of East Harlem. The Board is seeking a leader who can sustain our strengths and legacy, while also setting our future vision and leading the next phase of our development, ensuring high-quality instruction and outcomes for our students, engaging our families as partners, and cultivating strong enrollment into our schools. Our CEO will report to and work in partnership with the Board and will collaborate with our stakeholders to lead a strong network of schools and out of school time programs in support of our students’ success.

The "What" - Key Responsibilities

Establish and sustain the organization’s vision and strategy for student success

• Ensures that EHTP programming continues to be a successful learning environment for our scholars, cultivating strong family connections, resulting in strong and growing student enrollment year over year
• Keeps students at the center of all decision making and ensure that every aspect of our programming works well for our students
• Understands and values the history of East Harlem including the opportunities, inherent strengths and limitless potential that deeply inform our work
• Honors the legacy of our organization while setting a clear vision and plan for EHTP’s future
• Partners with, motivates and inspires faculty, staff, students, families, and community members to champion a shared vision and strategy that achieves success for each of our scholars

Support and lead an effective and inclusive leadership team culture

• Models the organization’s core values of service, courage, humility, originality, leadership, achievement and reflection to approach the challenges we face
• Attracts, supports, develops and retains diverse talent across programs and schools
• Actively coaches and develops organizational leaders to be effective in their roles, in the management of their teams and functional areas, and in sustaining an organizational culture that centers on student success and partnerships with our families and community
• Spearheads effective talent management strategies throughout the organization, including operationalizing a path to advancement that is accessible to all EHTP team members
• Leads the next phase of EHTP’s work to become an anti-racist place for students, families, educators and staff

Ensure coherence and efficacy across all EHTP programs, schools and offerings

• Secures effective and efficient decision-making processes that elevate the expertise and perspectives of our community and builds buy-in throughout and beyond the organization
• Continuously identifies opportunities for cross-functional, cross-program collaboration to ensure that a thoughtful and coherent strategy is propelling the entire organization forward
• Assesses and strengthens each aspect of the organizational model, including organizational growth already underway

Cultivate authentic partnerships with the EHTP community

• Works in partnership with and proactively communicates with the Board
• Builds positive relationships and coalitions with staff members and principals and inclusive of staff, students, parents and families, communities, trustees, authorizers, and partners
• Values and sustains the strong sense of family, community and voice that is part of our legacy as a community-based organization
• Maintains visibility and strengthens parent connections and partnerships for student success
• Maintains a clear understanding and focus on all families and proactively works to include historically marginalized families
• Creates proactive syste

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