Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate fo r students in our communities.

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA 's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021 ).

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

To learn more about IDEA, check out this video .

Role Mission:

IDEA Public Schools is driving towards operating nearly 200 schools by 2022, serving 100,000 students. IDEA's National Growth team is at the forefront of this effort, leading IDEA into new regions and ensuring that tens of thousands of children receive a best-in-class education that is often tragically lacking. IDEA's growth team w orks diligently to analyze market conditions across the nation in order to determine the viability for growth of IDEA Public Schools . The growth team works closely with IDEA's senior leadership and Board of Directors , ensuring that IDEA's growth is driven by the organization's mission and goals. The g rowth team has the privilege and responsibility of repres enting IDEA in communities, oftentimes serving as the first representatives for IDEA in communities in the months and years before a region is launched.

The role of director of national growth is to support IDEA regions in year -2 and -1 with the elements of a successful launch, including fundraising, community support-building, future campus site selection and acquisition, and resource creation. The director will lead this work prior to the hire of a regional Executive Director (ED), and will then work alongside the new ED as a partner to seamlessly transfer relationships and momentum. This individual will manage all new region site acquisition for 2021 and 2022 regions and will own growth responsibilities in at least one new region per year, starting with a 2022 growth region. This individual will also contribute to the success of other growth regions by supporting in areas of grant applications, data compilation and presentation, and external tours.

Accountabilities:

1. Secure pledges for two-thirds of start-up funds required for 2022 regions by June 30, 2020

• In collaboration with VP of Growth, build and execute shared strategy for building support and a philanthropic base across all 2022 regions
• Support VP of Growth in completing growth fundraising for 2021 region launch , with a goal of securing philanthropic commitments for 2/3rds of all start-up funds required
• Apply for at least 3 grants related to IDEA's growth and expansion from sources not based in specific growth regions
• Secure all necessary cash-in funding by June 30, 2020, based on year-over-year growth need s
• Apply for and secure maximum startup funding from state, if applicable, by June 30, 2020

2 . Support the search, selection, and acquisition of campus sites for 2021 and 2022 launch regions

• Work with local leaders, regional executive director, realtors, operations team, finance team, and project management team to determine six sites for first 3 la unching campuses in Tampa Bay (3 sites), 2022 region #1 (2 sites), and 2022 region #2 (2 sites),
• Support all new region ED s through the process of searching, selecting, and successfully acquiring first 2 sites
• Ensure all 2021 and 2022 launch regions have appropriate number of launching campuses under contract within the timeline that IDEA's operations team designates (may vary by region)
• Determine if, when, and how non-traditional campus options warrant acquisition (leases, repurposed facilities, partnership facilities, etc.) by working with various IDEA teams such as operations, finance, and schools team to determi ne viability

3 . Manage all advancement and growth team responsibilities for one 2022 region

• Following board approval of 2022 region(s), lead external efforts to build community support, drive funding and land opportunities towards IDEA, and position ED for a soft landing
• Organize and execute at least 3 tours of existing IDEA schools to help ED build additional support for growth
• Solidify budget and need by year with business office to drive fundraising ask
• Develop top 10 prospects list, secure meetings with at least 7, and initial funding from at least 3
• Develop at least 4 strong board prospects
• Own and successfully transition to new executive director all external relationships related to building support in the region
• Lead, and eventually support, all external meetings and presentations in region, serving as the eyes, ears, and voice of IDEA in region
• Produce a SWAT analysis, or similar resource, to share with internal IDEA teams and new executive director for the region

4 . Produce external facing resources and grant applications to support new region growth for all regions in -2 and -1 years

• Utilize all available data, including ESRI map data, Census data, state and local education outcome reports, and other resources to build the case for IDEA's work in the region
• Build presentations for 2023+ growth decisions, based on direction from VP of growth
• Build board presentations on growth progress (future, -2, -1 years)
• Create tailor-made resources, including investor prospectuses, maps, PowerPoint presentations, and other products, to explain IDEA's work and needs, in order to build external support in growth regions
• Organize and execute at least one in-region event in each -2 region in order to build support for launch
• Write and submit at least 3 grants to win support, in order to hit regional fundraising goals, by June 30, 2020

5 . Live values of IDEA

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
• Experience: At least 6 years of professional experience, with at least two of those years in a business development or portfolio management role
• K-12 Education experience a plus
• Experience with real estate transactions a plus
• Ability to travel 20% - 50%

Competencies:

• Business development and/or fundraising
• Strategic Thinking
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Communication Proficiency (written and verbal)
• Project Management
• Building and maintain relationships
• Navigating internal teams and priorities

Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate or better abilities with basic population data tools, such as the US Census; ability to manipulate data and create maps via ESRI or other tool s a plus
• Well-honed ability to craft external resources and presentations for multiple audiences and purposes
• Experience developing and closing se ven-figure or greater deals stretching across multiple years
• Ability to work with realtors, local community, and various internal teams to determine and close on multiple school properties simultaneously
• Experience working across multiple internal teams and external stakeholders towards a clear set of goals and a satisfactory deal
• Successful experience in relationship development, building personal trust and making successful asks
• Ability to communicate IDEA's vision with an external audience
• Comfort with collaboration and coordination of relationships with decision makers and influencers of organizations
• Demonstrated capacity to take initiative, and manage multiple projects with limited supervision
• Experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented, highly entrepreneurial environment

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IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.