Senior Vice President, Executive Director

Application Instructions Click Apply to submit your online application. Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the "My Experience" page in the "Resume/CV" field. Active City Year Staff members must login to Workday to apply internally. Number of Positions: 1 Work Location: 100% On-Site Position Overview City Year Boston was established in 1988, with a small start-up team and 50 corps members serving the Boston Community. Today, 90 City Year Boston AmeriCorps members serve nearly 10,000 students across 17 schools in Boston, Everett, and Malden Public Schools serving as Student Success Coaches, tutoring, mentoring, and implementing City Year's Whole School, Whole Child program in schools that have been historically under-resourced. Our research-based program focuses on the early warning indicators that can have the biggest impact on student success in school and career readiness: attendance, social-emotional learning & development, and academic achievement in ELA and math. AmeriCorps members tutor students, serve as an additional resource for teachers in classrooms, and lead after school programs and school-wide initiatives to promote a positive school culture. They receive more than 300 hours of professional training to support teachers and staff in delivering instruction and intervention services that is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic needs of the youth we serve. Younger than the teacher but older than students, City Year AmeriCorps members are uniquely positioned to form strong bonds with students and help them succeed. City Year Boston Impact City Year Boston has operated our flagship Whole School Whole Child program in Greater Boston schools for over 15 years, placing over 3,000 AmeriCorps members in public schools, providing over 30,000 students with individual academic support and benefiting over 200,000 students through whole-school initiatives Our work draws on proven best practices. We have conducted several formal program evaluations, and there is substantial evidence demonstrating that our program model works to accelerate academic and developmental progress for students. This research includes a study conducted by the Northwest Evaluation Association that found students working with City Year demonstrated 40% more growth in math and 50% more growth in literacy than their peers; a Policy Studies Associates study that found that schools that partner with City Year were two times more likely in math and three times more likely in English to improve on assessments, with students gaining the equivalent of one month's additional learning each year; and a 2020 study by Johns Hopkins University that found that City Year's Focus List students are 42% less likely to be off track in English, 33% less likely to be behind in math, and 41% less likely to be off track in attendance, gains that are similar to a 2-4 month increase in academic growth in terms of grades and test scores. Job Description The Opportunity City Year is seeking an innovative, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and people-focused leader to serve as the Executive Director (ED) at City Year Greater Boston (CYGB). This position is an outstanding opportunity to play an integral role in advocating for and advancing public education and education equity in Greater Boston. This seasoned executive is responsible for ensuring the Greater Boston site meets its impact, revenue, district partnership, and external relations goals. CYGB stands to further its position in the Boston community, and key to the site's success is a leader and collaborator who is a natural coalition-builder, people developer, and influencer who leads with both tenacity and humility. Reporting to the Market President, this visionary change agent will lead 35 staff and 90 AmeriCorps members serving in 17 partner schools. Additionally, the Executive Director works closely with City Year Greater Boston's local advisory board, comprised of 20 influential leaders representing the Boston public, private, and nonprofit sectors and who care about all of Massachusetts' students receiving a high-quality education. Joe Nedder (chair) leads the City Year Boston board with an ambitious vision and a deep sense of passion and commitment for City Year's work in the Greater Boston community. The Executive Director is accountable for a current annual revenue budget of approximately $10.5M while simultaneously securing the resources necessary to ensure sustainability, growth, and scale to achieve City Year's national Long-Term Impact goals. Serving as the primary champion of City Year's impact locally, the Executive Director leads the organization's efforts to keep students in school and on track to graduate college and/or career ready. The Executive Director represents City Year Inc. and CYGB within the Greater Boston community by mobilizing powerful coalitions to catalyze greater educational opportunities for underserved students. These constituencies include the advisory board; alumni; district and school leaders; private and public sector investors, community partners, and local, state and national elected officials. Additionally, the Executive Director is a Senior Vice President for City Year Inc.'s national organization and, therefore, strengthens the connection between City Year's national initiatives and CYGB's local work. As senior vice president, the Executive Director also participates within the City Year global network to advance the mission by managing working relationships with staff at City Year's national office and helping to lead and set organizational strategy through network-wide project teams The Executive Director is responsible for leading and managing site staff and AmeriCorps members to ensure operational success and growth by generating resources and building support from the public and private sectors. This executive serves as a vital link between the local Greater Boston market, the City Year Market Group, and the City Year national office. Site supervision includes the functional areas of student impact and school partnerships, revenue generation, expense management, management and retention of AmeriCorps members and staff, and site board development and relations. Our Executive Directors embody the core values displayed on our website and must have a firm belief that education has the power to help all students reach their full potential and a passion for increasing critical student outcomes such as graduation rates and college or career readiness. To successfully execute the job's core responsibilities, a successful Executive Director must demonstrate the following behaviors: Build and forge partnerships and coalitions with diverse stakeholders to advance the cause of educational equity. Mobilize internal and external stakeholders towards a bold vision of how they can impact the lives of young people. Build and empower teams to fully own their functions while driving accountability and take personal responsibility for their success. Build community and foster a caring and supportive environment with a sense of connection and belonging. Demonstrate curiosity and humility as a life-long learner who seeks out diverse perspectives and opportunities for self-improvement. Possess a deep sense of personal accountability to ensure the success of both City Year Buffalo locally and City Year, Inc. nationally. Connect with and inspire diverse teams of AmeriCorps Members between the ages of 17 and 25 . Candidate Profile Through these lenses, the Executive Director will focus on the following primary areas of responsibility: People and Culture Lead, coach, and develop 35 full-time staff members contributing to high levels of satisfaction, engagement, and retention. Establish a dynamic culture that embodies our core values of diversity, belonging, inclusivity, equity, and teamwork. Further develop site human resources structures to ensure excellent and equitable hiring, performance support, and career advancement practices. Student Impact In partnership with senior site staff and regional support staff, ensure high quality and commitment to the nationally developed service delivery model implemented by City Year AmeriCorps members in partner schools, resulting in at least 60% of students served meeting or exceeding growth targets. AmeriCorps Member Experience Ensure the site delivers a transformational experience for all City Year AmeriCorps members, where at least 80% of AmeriCorps members persist from confirmation to completion of service and 66% of AmeriCorps members report feeling prepared and confident in their service delivery. Private Sector Fundraising, Cultivation, and Stewardship Serve as chief fundraiser leading site staff, the local advisory board, and associates boards and committees to motivate key influencers to generate the funds and resources necessary to meet annual and long-term revenue goals leveraging stewardship strategies. Develop a strategy to maintain a healthy, diversified, and growing revenue mix from private and public sources. Identify, cultivate, solicit, and manage strategic relationships with corporations, foundations, family foundations, and individuals to build a sustainable private revenue portfolio resulting in annual revenues reaching toward or surpassing $4.1M in fiscal year 2025, which ends on June 30, 2025. School/District Investments Sustain transformational partnerships with existing district and school leadership and cultivate new transformational partnerships with leaders of future school partners. This work includes innovating and implementing programmatic strategies and models aligned to the organization's goals and mission to deepen student impact and expand reach to more students and schools. Financial Management Ensure City Year Greater Boston will raise at least 9.4% more revenue than it spends for FY 25 by managing a fiscally-sound budget, forecasting, expense management, and cash flow for a current site expense budget of $10.2M. Board Member Engagement Collaborate with board leadership to recruit, develop, and manage a diverse, dynamic, and deeply engaged local advisory board to build and execute a multi-year site strategic plan focused on deepening the evidence of our impact with students and in schools, facilitating a rewarding AmeriCorps Member experience, local fundraising efforts, community engagement, and brand awareness while also contributing to the success of the national organization. Ensure cultivation and engagement of future board leadership. Marketing and Communications Lead board, staff, and consultants' efforts to increase City Year's visibility and brand awareness in local and national media, social media, and marketing channels by developing and leveraging local relationships. Help raise the site's profile to become one of the most talked about education organizations in Boston. Government Relations and Public Policy Engage local and national elected officials-governor, mayor, City Council members, local and state school board representatives, Massachusetts state legislators, and members of the U.S. Congress-to support funding and policies for City Year and the national service movement. Maintain an effective and collaborative relationship with the AmeriCorps Massachusetts State Commission (Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA); oversee the preparation of effective AmeriCorps grant applications and progress reports and meet performance and compliance requirements associated therein. AmeriCorps Member Recruitment Oversee the work of the CYGB recruitment team comprised of a Recruiter and Community Partnership Manager, two investment roles designed to help meet growth goals and increasing AmeriCorps member diversity. Work with the local recruitment and AmeriCorps Experience staff to collaborate with City Year's national recruitment and admissions team to ensure successful recruitment and selection of AmeriCorps members, meeting quality, quantity, diversity, and inclusivity goals. Partner with site staff to ensure a strong cohort returns annually for a second year of service with at least 32% of first-year members applying for a second year of service. Alumni Engagement Ensure the engagement of the City Year Boston Alumni Board to leverage alumni to support AmeriCorps members in service, support recruitment efforts, raise brand awareness and funds for CYGB, and continue their lifetime of service. City Year Greater Boston's top priorities include: Leading CYGB Staff and AmeriCorps members through modeling a data-informed and student and youth-centered focus to consistently deliver high-quality programming that produces impactful results. Further advance the site's commitment to Diversity, Belonging, Inclusivity, and Equity (DBIE) by investing in and developing people, culture, community, and partnerships while prioritizing inclusive and equitable systems, policies, processes, and practices. Coordinate and grow the annual recruitment and admission of City Year AmeriCorps Members through a partnership with the National Recruitment and Admissions team and local partners. Ensuring CYGB financial sustainability by growing the current community of champions and financial investors to meet existing and future revenue goals promoting the longevity of our work in Greater Boston. Increase brand awareness and recognition of City Year in the local community to advance programmatic and development goals. Maintain and deepen strategic partnerships with district and school partners and community organizations to grow and advance the organization's reach and impact on youth. Oversee development and implementation of the site's 5-year plan in a way that integrates strategic priorities for growth, impact, and site culture. In addition, strong candidates will offer: Strong ability and experience in the behaviors listed above. Commitment to educational equity and belief in the potential of all students. Emotional intelligence and competencies in Diversity, Belonging, Inclusivity, and Equity work. Demonstrated success managing effective and engaged teams, including managing through multiple layers of leadership. Proven skills in influencing and motivating stakeholders; track record in fundraising from corporations, foundations, and major gifts and/or sales. Ability to connect programs to funding, creatively generating other resources, and building collaborative and strategic partnerships. Strong communication, listening, and public speaking skills needed to represent City Year's mission powerfully and articulate a compelling and inspiring vision that motivates others. Integrity, openness, honesty, curiosity, inclusion, empowerment, and collaboration. Calm in times of crisis with sound instincts and impeccable decision-making prowess. Demonstrated success in responding quickly to changing situations and ability to adjust organizational plans accordingly. A desire to learn and a willingness to receive feedback and hold yourself accountable. Ability to attend evening and weekend events; ability to travel to in-person meetings in various cities quarterly (when safe to do so). Familiarity with Boston and Greater Boston, the educational landscape, and K-12 educational policy. An established cross-sector, local network of stakeholders, funders, and champions a plus. Significant local non-profit, volunteer, or multi-sector experience preferred Content knowledge of K-12 education, youth development, and/or community or national service a strong plus. Compensation & Benefits The salary range for the Executive Director role begins at $180,000, is commensurate with experience, and is eligible for up to 10% at risk pay. Full-time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full-time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account (FSA), paid vacation (PTO), holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. Process and Contact Isaacson Miller, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has been exclusively retained for this engagement. Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. A review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For fullest consideration, applicant materials should be received by mid-October. Candidates should provide a resume that reflects work experience and a letter of application that addresses personal interest in the role. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans. Benefits Full time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation and sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here. Employment at City Year is at-will. City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.

Created: 2024-11-05