KIPP Foundation, Senior Manager, Executive Recruitment
Edgility Consulting, United States
Job Description
ORGANIZATION
Great education transforms lives. KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, is a non-profit network of 255 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating nearly 110,000 early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. KIPP schools are tuition-free, public charter schools open to all students. KIPP schools, KIPP regions, and the KIPP Foundation are united by a common mission, a commitment to excellence, and a belief that if we help children develop the academic and character strengths they need for college and choice filled lives, they will be able to build a better tomorrow for themselves, for their communities, for us all.
The non-profit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools, provides tools, resources, and training for excellent teaching and learning, promotes innovation, and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas within the KIPP network and with partners including: other charters, districts, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations across the country.
Why work at KIPP?
By working for the KIPP Foundation, you help more students across the country receive the high-quality education they deserve.
If you believe all children deserve great schools and programs where they can gain the knowledge, skills, character, and habits necessary to achieve their dreams while making the world a better place, join us!
OPPORTUNITY
As the Senior Manager, Executive Recruitment?, you will partner with KIPP regions to lead effective and equitable end to end executive searches for senior executive vacancies across the KIPP network. On the Network Talent Team, we believe that having the right regional leaders is key to our regions creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students to lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. In this role, you will have a direct impact on this strategy by identifying the next generation of effective, anti-racist leaders at KIPP. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to racial and educational equity and understand the positive impact of having leaders who understand and share the lived experiences of our KIPPsters.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as the primary recruiter for a variety of regional executive-level vacancies across the network, leading all steps of the process including candidate cultivation, selection, and matriculation.
- Implement effective project management that will enable you to run up to 3 simultaneous searches and close at least 6 executive, c-suite searches annually.
- Ensure KIPP Foundation and regional stakeholders understand and are engaged and invested in the executive search process through thoughtful relationship building and stakeholder management.
- Continuously refine and improve the executive search function at the KIPP Foundation to ensure strategies, processes, and tools are supporting our desired outcome of efficient searches that identify effective, antiracist leaders.
- Support shared Network Talent Team and broader KIPP Foundation strategies through collaboration and consultation.
The Senior Manager, Executive Recruitment reports to the Senior Director, Regional Leadership Development and manages the executive recruitment function at the KIPP Foundation. They are a member of the Network Talent Team and work collaboratively with the KIPP Foundation colleagues and regional leaders, boards, and talent teams to run effective and equitable, end-to-end executive searches.
Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Manager, Executive Recruitment’s primary responsibilities will be to:
- Executive Recruitment and Selection
- Maintain a portfolio of up to 3 simultaneous searches across a variety of C-level, regional roles and close at least 6 searches annually
- Provide end-to-end project management for all searches, including developing and maintaining customized search project plans that include key milestones, strategies, and transparent roles and responsibilities for key stakeholders
- Source: Generate a diverse and high-quality pool of prospects by conducting research to map talent markets and implementing creative sourcing strategies, including, but not limited to, online talent resources, networking, cold-calling, and referrals
- Cultivate: Lead high-quality cultivation calls or other cultivation activities with active and passive prospects that garner insight into the candidate’s motivations, barriers, and skillsets while also sharing a compelling and customized value proposition
- Select: Design and lead rigorous and equitable selection processes in partnership with regional hiring managers and selection committees, including leading application review and phone interview stag