Associate Vice President of Innovative Schools
3 days ago
Atlanta
Job Description ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS OPPORTUNITY The Associate Vice President of Innovative Schools role is an exciting opportunity to join a mission driven, entrepreneurial team whose energy and creativity are elevated when we work shoulder to shoulder. We seek out bold ideas, fuel transformative innovations, and support the relentless pursuit of high-quality schools and opportunities—because our students’ futures depend on it. This role is ideal for a proven leader who has successfully designed, launched and led a trajectory changing school. The Associate Vice President will shape Metro Atlanta’s public school landscape by recruiting exceptional founders and equipping them with the supports necessary to design and launch schools that deliver transformative outcomes for students and communities. JOB SUMMARY Reporting to the Vice President of Schools and Talent, the Associate Vice President of Innovative Schools leads RedefinED Atlanta’s work to recruit, develop, and support high capacity, mission aligned school founders who will launch innovative, high quality public schools in Metro Atlanta. The Associate Vice President will recruit up to three founders annually and develop a multi year support program ensuring each school has a strong academic vision, talent strategy, operational foundation, and financial model. The Associate Vice President of Innovative Schools will coach founders, manage external consultants, partner with aligned incubators in the ecosystem, and monitor progress from petition year through year two of school launch. The role is designed for someone deeply experienced in school start up and early stage execution who understands what it takes to create and sustain trajectory changing schools. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Founder Recruitment and Selection • Lead annual cultivation, assessment, and selection of mission aligned founders who reflect community priorities and have the capacity to design and lead trajectory changing schools., • Partner with district and community stakeholders to identify school model needs and opportunities., • Act as hands-on mentor for school founders including technical assistance in academic vision, governance, community engagement, instructional planning, facilities acquisition, financial sustainability, school operations, and talent development., • Partner with local charter school incubator and partner organizations to align supports and maximize outcomes and experience for school founders., • Identify, hire, and manage high-impact external consultants to deliver specialized support tailored to school founders background, model, and community needs., • Coach consultants to ensure alignment and high quality support delivery., • Build and manage systems to track school readiness and early implementation from petition year through year 2., • Assess academic, operational, financial, and organizational indicators to identify risks and opportunities., • Provide ongoing updates to leadership and partners on founder progress and school launch quality., • Use data and feedback to refine the founder support program and inform investment strategy. SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES The Associate Vice President, Innovative Schools role requires significant experience in school design, launch, and early stage leadership. Candidates must bring: • Direct experience founding and leading a trajectory changing school or leading key aspects of successful school start up., • Deep knowledge of school design, instructional models, talent pipelines, school operations, and early stage financial planning., • Proven experience coaching school leaders and managing external partners or consultants., • Strong strategic thinking, planning, and project management skills., • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence diverse stakeholders., • Understanding of K-12 systems, charter authorization processes, and early stage school conditions for success., • Commitment to equity and to expanding high quality school options in historically underserved communities. COMPENSATION Salary range is $140,000-147,000 and includes full benefits and a flexible work environment. LOCATION Our office is located at Industrious in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of east Atlanta. We value in person collaboration while also recognizing the advantages and flexibility of hybrid work. TO APPLY To apply, submit your resume AND cover letter. Only applications with a cover letter will be considered. Applications close at 5:00 PM on January 8, 2026. Your application should include: • Relevant experience, including leadership of trajectory changing schools, • Commitment to educational equity, • Fit for the role, • Preferred contact information INTERVIEW PROCESS • Initial video interview, • Performance task focused on school design and early stage planning, • Final interview with the leadership team including on-demand thought exercises. OUR STORY RedefinED Atlanta is a locally based nonprofit working to ensure every Metro Atlanta student has access to high-quality public school options. We work closely with families, educators, community partners, and civic leaders to create more trajectory-changing opportunities, incubate and support new ideas, and make lasting improvements in our schools and systems. When RedefinED Atlanta launched in 2016, we were responding to a clear and urgent challenge: far too many students in Atlanta lacked access to the kind of public education that helps young people thrive. And too often, a student’s zip code—not their talent or potential—determines the quality of their schooling. Great schools change everything. That’s why we invest in what works, challenge what doesn’t, and keep our collective community’s voice at the center. From supporting the educator experience to launching new schools and investing in lasting policy change to support public schools, we connect the dots between vision and impact. To date, we’ve raised and leveraged over $70M to support Metro Atlanta public schools and increased access to quality public schools for nearly 15,000 students across 23 schools. Our work is rooted in our core values: * Equity: We strive to serve as an example of what philanthropy can be when it partners with the community. We provide support to meet students’ and families’ different needs and remove barriers by concentrating resources to address inequities. * Integrity: We seek truth, use data to inform decision-making, and operate with honesty. We commit to identifying how we can improve and to making active changes ourselves, before seeking changes in others. * Excellence: We recognize the inequities inherent within our current educational system, and we actively work toward defining a high bar of excellence, disrupting the status quo, and holding ourselves and our partners accountable for outcomes. * Community: We serve communities. Families’ visions and aspirations for their children’s education guide us. We engage in asset-based thinking, leverage existing strengths, and act with compassion. We work with under-resourced communities to achieve great K–12 public schools for all Atlanta students. * Sustainability: We work to make enduring positive change. We resist silver-bullet thinking and simultaneously engage in replicating success and promoting innovation. We balance patience with a sense of urgency, and our immediate actions and quick wins are aligned to our long-term strategy. COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION We do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. We are committed to an inclusive and welcoming environment for all staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. Company DescriptionRedefinED Atlanta is working to help transform Metro Atlanta into a place where every student in every community receives a great K–12 public education. Our team brings a shared commitment to equity, integrity, excellence, community, and sustainability. With a wide range of experience, we work together to expand what’s possible for public education. We hope you’ll join us! Our Story: When RedefinED Atlanta launched in 2016, we were responding to a clear and urgent challenge: far too many students in Atlanta lacked access to the kind of public education that helps young people thrive. And too often, a child’s zip code—not their talent or potential—determined the quality of their schooling. We came together with a shared belief that all students deserve a high-quality education and that achieving this requires bold action, meaningful collaboration, and deep community investment. Since then, we’ve worked alongside families, educators, school leaders, policymakers, and advocates to expand opportunity and fuel lasting improvement across public schools in Metro Atlanta. Our work is rooted in equity and driven by outcomes. We believe real change starts with listening to communities and investing in the people, ideas, and partnerships that make strong schools possible.RedefinED Atlanta is working to help transform Metro Atlanta into a place where every student in every community receives a great K–12 public education.\r\n\r\nOur team brings a shared commitment to equity, integrity, excellence, community, and sustainability. With a wide range of experience, we work together to expand what’s possible for public education. We hope you’ll join us!\r\n\r\nOur Story:\r\nWhen RedefinED Atlanta launched in 2016, we were responding to a clear and urgent challenge: far too many students in Atlanta lacked access to the kind of public education that helps young people thrive. And too often, a child’s zip code—not their talent or potential—determined the quality of their schooling.\r\n\r\nWe came together with a shared belief that all students deserve a high-quality education and that achieving this requires bold action, meaningful collaboration, and deep community investment. Since then, we’ve worked alongside families, educators, school leaders, policymakers, and advocates to expand opportunity and fuel lasting improvement across public schools in Metro Atlanta.\r\n\r\nOur work is rooted in equity and driven by outcomes. We believe real change starts with listening to communities and investing in the people, ideas, and partnerships that make strong schools possible.