Vice President, School Quality

Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: New York
Posted on: February 23, 2025

Job Description:

Equitable Facilities Fund (EFF) is a nonprofit social impact fund that's on a nationwide mission to help high-performing public charter schools spend more money on students and less on the costs of borrowing for their facilities. We offer school leaders simple and much-needed access to low-cost loans combined with support from an expert team that has walked in their shoes.To date, EFF has invested over $1 billion in schools serving over 100,000 students, providing them with funding to amplify their impact. Equity is at the core of our mission, and we seek to create opportunity for students and communities that have traditionally been denied access to high-quality public schools. In 2023, EFF launched Fund II through which we will commit an additional $2 billion with increased prioritization for early-phase schools and schools run by leaders of color.If you're seeking to have a community-level impact on a national scale, apply to join our team!The OpportunityThe Vice President, School Quality will play a critical role in EFF's effort to ensure every high-impact charter school operating in historically marginalized communities has a pathway to affordable facilities. Reporting to the Chief Credit Officer, the Vice President will implement and iterate on EFF's school quality assessment methodology and ensure EFF invests its capital in schools and leaders who are truly moving the needle for student achievement. The Vice President, School Quality is a senior leader responsible for shaping and overseeing EFF's school quality methodology, conducting evaluations, and providing strategic recommendations to ensure investments align with the organization's mission of equity and impact. This role integrates thought leadership, strategic vision, and organizational influence while driving the development and management of academic covenants to ensure portfolio success and sustainability. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in programmatic evaluation, a high bar for excellence, and a willingness to "get under the hood" to discern the full story behind school performance.Who You Are

• You believe all children deserve a quality education. You believe accountability is critical to schools delivering results for students.
• You know what good teaching and school leadership look like. You've done it yourself and have coached teachers and leaders. You like getting in the grain and scrutinizing the quality ingredients that lead to successful charter school growth.
• You love data. Whether it's state test results, MAP Growth data, internal culture metrics, or something else, you know how to analyze it and determine what it says about a school's performance.
• You enjoy building evaluation frameworks and systems. You create and use them equitably to evaluate, recommend, and communicate decisions to others.
• You know how to look around the corner and down the road. You stretch to consider the results a school will deliver for students not only this year but also over the next 5+ years.
• You relentlessly champion racial equity and DEI values. These values have shaped you as an individual and are non-negotiable drivers of personal and professional decisions you've made throughout your career.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership
  • Lead the continuous improvement of EFF's school quality framework, incorporating best practices and innovative approaches for evaluating academic, cultural, and operational effectiveness.
  • Develop and oversee academic covenant frameworks that align borrower agreements with EFF's mission and financial objectives.
  • Partner with Credit and Legal teams to design innovative, equity-focused covenant models that balance organizational goals with borrower needs.Evaluation & Decision-Making
    • Oversee the assessment of 25+ prospective borrowers annually, synthesizing complex data and providing clear recommendations to leadership and the Board.
    • Conduct deep-dive evaluations for high-priority schools, including site visits, focus group interviews, instructional observations, and data analysis.
    • Define decision-making criteria for diverse school models, including early-phase and alternative programs.
    • Lead discussions on covenant breaches, crafting intervention strategies that are mission-aligned and sustainable.Covenant Management and Risk Mitigation
      • Define academic covenant compliance criteria and thresholds, leveraging deep insights into school quality metrics to anticipate and address potential risks.
      • Develop processes for tracking covenant compliance and analyzing portfolio trends.
      • Provide strategic guidance on remediation plans for schools that fail to meet covenant agreements.
      • Manage consulting engagements that may be required of school borrowers including approving selection, defining scope, and ensuring implementation of recommendations.Thought Leadership
        • Serve as EFF's expert on charter school quality, facilitating professional development for internal teams and external partners.
        • Represent EFF at conferences, panels, and stakeholder meetings to amplify organizational impact.
        • Publish thought pieces or white papers that position EFF as a leader in equity-centered school financing.Organizational Leadership
          • Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on strategic decisions, shaping EFF's direction and priorities.
          • Support cross-functional initiatives and serve as a mentor to team members in underwriting and portfolio management.Qualifications
            • 10+ years of professional experience including 5+ years of instructional coaching or programmatic evaluation. Leadership experience with a charter school/CMO, grantor, and/or authorizer preferred.
            • Unyielding commitment to EFF's mission to ameliorate educational, financial, and racial inequities.
            • Demonstrated advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in workplace and investment practices.
            • Expertise in analyzing academic data at school and LEA levels, including state test results and NWEA MAP Growth data.
            • Experience developing school evaluation frameworks involving a mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative).
            • Deep understanding of charter school seat growth strategies and student recruitment/enrollment practices.
            • Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think "outside the box" and pivot as needed to support a growing business.
            • Customer service orientation and ability to collaborate across functional areas.
            • High degree of integrity and authenticity.
            • Willingness to travel 25-30% of time.The base salary range for this position is $160,500 - $191,600, however we expect to bring someone into this role at the midpoint to align with our compensation practices. This position offers up to a 10% annual bonus based on organizational performance. Compensation is competitive, commensurate with experience, and may be subject to modest adjustments for high-cost-of-living geographies. We are proud to offer excellent benefits including a 6% 401k match.LocationWe are open to applicants from across the continental U.S. The role will be expected to travel to NYC or other locations for 3+ days each month to participate in team activities.Reporting RelationshipThe Vice President, School Quality will report to the Chief Credit Officer.Apply for this job
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