Director, College Partnerships – West

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🏄 California – Remote

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💵 $124.8k - $150k / year

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KIPP Foundation

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

KIPP Foundation is a national network of public charter schools committed to providing K-12 education. The foundation focuses on education reform, aiming to equip students with the necessary skills and confidence to shape their futures and contribute positively to their communities. With a vision of 'Together, A Future Without Limits', KIPP strives to create an inclusive and empowering educational environment for all students.

📋 Description

• Identify, cultivate, and formalize university partnerships that increase college enrollment and completion for KIPP students and alumni • Fortify existing partnerships, reactivate dormant partnerships, and build new partnerships with national universities, regional institutions, HBCUs, and HSIs • Develop, negotiate, and finalize MOUs with clear commitments and measurable, symbiotic goals • Maintain MOUs, fulfill agreements, and revise commitments as context, outcomes, and needs evolve • Partner with the national College Advancement Team and regional KIPP Forward teams to integrate partnerships into student advising and match strategies • Exchange work and best practices with other Directors of College Partnerships • Strengthen institutional memory of strategies, plans, wins, and challenges with college partners • Support codification of best practices • Contribute to College Partnerships strategy, including partnership criteria, MOU structure, goals, benchmarks, and accountability structures • Track and analyze portfolio-level data to inform strategic partnership decisions • Report to the VP of College Partnerships and collaborate across the College Advancement and Partnerships team

🎯 Requirements

• Experience working with and supporting students navigating economic barriers and/or first-generation college students preferred • 7 or more years building and managing a portfolio of partnerships, preferably with colleges/universities or charter schools across a multi-state territory • At least 2 years building and maintaining MOUs or institutional agreements • Demonstrated experience using data to identify trends, inform decisions, and drive outcomes • Strong record of success setting and reaching ambitious goals • Record of success working cross-functionally with a diverse array of stakeholders to implement initiatives and reach goals • Bachelor’s Degree required • Strong partnership and alliance-building skills • Stellar, compelling written and oral communication • Effective collaboration and relationship-building skills • Self-management skills to achieve ambitious goals • Strong problem-solving skills • Extensive travel availability: approximately 30–50% (65–110 days per year) • Availability for occasional evening or weekend work • Strong alignment to KIPP’s mission and student focus

🏖️ Benefits

• 25 holidays • 18 days additional flexible PTO days (flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5+) • 100% paid parental leave • 100% coverage of the premium for employee medical/dental/vision plans • 75% coverage of the premium for employee + family medical/dental/vision plans • Fitness reimbursements • Discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions • Backup care support for children and adults/elders • Employee assistance program • 401K retirement plan with 4% match • Employer-sponsored legal plans • Life/disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts