Title: Executive Director
Position Status: Exempt
Reports To: Houston A+ Board of Trustees
Purpose of Position:
Provides support and leadership for total school reform in the Greater Houston Community.
General Scope of Responsibility:
- Reports to and is directly accountable to the A+ Board of Directors through its President.
- Serves as Chief Operating Officer of the A+ Challenge and is responsible for supervising and managing A+ business, programs and funding operations.
- Acts as the Principal Representative and spokesperson for the Houston A+ Challenge in the Greater Houston community.
Job Accountabilities:
- Consults with the Board of Directors and its committees to develop strategic organizational goals.
- Develops and recommends plans, objectives, policies and budgets to the Board of Directors to achieve the goals of the A+ Challenge.
- Assures that the directives of the Board of Directors and its Committees are accomplished in a timely manner and that regular status reports are made on pending items.
- Develops and implements proposal requests and manages the review/recommendations process in coordination with the Board.
- Anticipates and identifies emerging community and social issues and needs. Recommends organizational responses and courses of actions to support A+ goals and programs.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with a wide array of constituencies such as public schools and institutions of higher learning, funding sources, relevant government bodies, local, state and national organizations and other appropriate organizations to publicize the Challenge’s work and mission and insure coordination and cooperation in the accomplishment of A+ goal.
- Directs, coordinates, and participates in A+ fund-raising and public relations activities to provide A+ with continuing sources of funds to meet program and operational needs. Assures that requirements for raising pubic and private matching funds are met.
- Directs and coordinates all fiscal matters pertaining to the A+ Challenge e.g. funding, business planning, budgeting, accounting and reporting, financial controls etc.
- Directs and coordinates the research, evaluation, development and implementation of A+ school reform proposal, projects and programs. Coordinates the evaluation of participating schools.
- Provides support to participating schools and others involved with the A+ Challenge, including establishing regular forums for reform dialogue.
- Manages, develops motivates organization personnel within the framework of personnel policies, operational procedures and goals. Selects, hires and evaluates A+ staff. Employee discharge done only with legal review and Board approval.
Essential Job Requirements:
Job requires a strong leader with a clear vision of school reform and an in-depth knowledge of school reform practices. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for work with: the A+ Board of Directors and staff; funding sources; schools, governmental bodies and other community organizations. Must have proven management and administrative skills to accomplish job responsibility and accountabilities. Must have a strong academic background preferably with a graduate degree or graduate level of study in a related area. Must have extensive classroom and administrative experience (preferably 10-15 years) with an expert knowledge of adult and student learning processes. Should have previous experience managing the development and implementation to techniques, tools and programs to enhance student learning.
Houston A+ Challenge has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates.
To apply:
Send cover letter and CV to:
Imelda Cardoza
Houston A+ Challenge
1415 Louisiana, Box 9
Houston, TX 77002
713-739-0166 (fax)
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