Movement Schools is a rapidly growing network of public charter schools. We exist to love and value students by leading a movement of change in education through academic excellence, character development, and preparation for success in life. We believe in the inherent value and dignity of every child, and build schools where students and staff thrive.
Each Movement School is part of a larger community investment to help children and families thrive. These broader investments include early-childhood education, wellness centers, and after-school care.
The Chief Operating Officer will be responsible for implementing the structures, systems, and controls necessary to effectively scale to 20 schools in the next 3 years and 100 schools over the next 10 years. We are looking for an experienced leader excited to build the team and systems necessary to support our rapid growth.
Responsibilities would include:
Strategic Planning
- Facilitate process for developing, refining, and executing Movement’s strategic growth plan
Operations
- Define operations excellence for Movement and develop dashboards to manage regional and school-based operations staff members to results
- Build regional operations team to deliver excellent operations services and supports, analyzing performance and customer satisfaction data to set and achieve continuous improvement goals
- Ensure school-based staffing, systems, and vendors are in place for transportation and food programs with reliable, safe, on-budget, and fully compliant delivery of service
Finance & Accounting
- Ensure Movement achieves annual and multi-year financial goals
- Develop Movement’s multi-year financial model, including analysis of each revenue source and critical expense driver, and line item budgets for each school.
- Hire and manage finance staff to support accounting, reporting, banking, budgeting, procurement and compliance functions
Technology
- Oversee staff and strategies for planning, implementation, and support of all technology required for Movement to achieve its educational and business goals
Our Ideal Candidate
- Impressive track record of results - ambitious goals set and achieved
- Five plus five years of increasing operational management for a growing, multi-site organization
- Entrepreneurial leader who has successfully scaled a fast-growing organization
- Record of hiring and coaching thriving teams of senior leaders
- Gets joy from delivering amazing customer service
- Excels at system building
- Passionately committed to the vision of Movement Schools
To learn more email: Tim.Hurley@movementfoundation.org
Salary and Benefits
Movement Schools offers salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. We also offer a 401K salary match and retirement planning. All staff members receive extensive professional development, and are equipped with a laptop computer and all necessary supplies.
