Achievement First Network Support

Achievement First Network Support

Managing Director of External Affairs, CT

Connecticut · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementExcelLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • About Achievement First Achievement First (AF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supporting 39 public charter schools across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
  • For more than 25 years, AF has been recognized as one of the top tuition-free public charter school networks in the country.
  • The majority of AF students are Black and Latinx children from low-income families, many of whom will be the first in their families to graduate from college.

Responsibilities

  • The Managing Director of External Affairs is a trusted partner and thought leader to the Regional Executive Director in setting the strategy, engaging and managing external stakeholders and constituents, and supporting the brand and relationships in the region.
  • The MD of Regional Affairs will be a key partner in building and sustaining AF's impact and ensuring the network becomes a visible, responsive, and values-driven partner in the communities that it serves.
  • Establish, maintain, strengthen and leverage key political alliances to support and advance AF's mission
  • Collaborate with schools to thoughtfully engage families in key network, regional, and school-based initiatives
  • Lead and manage the full lifecycle of four boards in Connecticut, including planning, sequencing, agendas, strategy-setting, drafting materials, and coordinating stakeholder alignment.
  • Collaborate with the CEO, Regional ED, Board Governance network team, Regional Superintendents, and Principals to ensure pre-read materials, discussion questions, and meeting design elevate meaningful strategic dialogue.
  • Build and manage a cultivation strategy for current and prospective board members-tracking composition needs, sequencing prospects, nurturing relationships, and leveraging networks to strengthen overall board capacity.
  • Serve as a thought partner and external strategist to the Regional ED.
  • Lead regional alignment across AF teams, ensuring Connecticut's local priorities are understood, elevated, and supported by internal partners.
  • Act as a central conduit for stakeholders-schools, Network Support leaders, advocates, elected officials, and boards-surfacing opportunities, risks, and needs as they arise.

Nice to have

  • Political and organizational acumen, with the ability to navigate complex dynamics and sensitive contexts
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  • Hold a Bachelor's degree
  • advanced degree strongly preferred

Benefits

  • Develop the strategic vision for external and community affairs for the region in alignment with AF's organizational vision
  • Design a long-term governance vision that clarifies roles and positions boards as high-impact, informed thought partners.
  • Bring significant senior-level experience in education, nonprofit, government, advocacy, or a similarly mission-driven sector

Company info

  • About Achievement First
  • Achievement First (AF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supporting 39 public charter schools across New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
  • We are committed to creating schools of academic excellence within nurturing environments - schools that prepare students to be college-ready and to pursue and succeed in whatever paths they choose in life.
  • Across our network, we employ more than 2,200 staff members - 64% of whom identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color - who collectively educate nearly 15,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens, NY; New Haven, Bridgeport, and Hartford, CT; and Providence and Cranston, RI.
  • Our mission is to prepare every student to excel in college, career, and life; deepen their understanding of self and community; and lead lives of purpose.
  • We believe in the limitless potential within our students and their power to shape a more just society.
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