Vice President, West & Midwest

Flexible Location

This position is based in a home office anywhere in the U.S. (with a preference for states within the West region-- Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming). Frequent travel of up to 50% is required.

WHO WE ARE

TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.  

The Consulting Division is our professional services group, offering integrated services to our partners focused on ensuring academic excellence, educator talent support (e.g., teacher recruitment and school staffing), and community participation to awaken the full potential of every student. Staff on TNTP's Consulting Team work alongside teachers, school leaders, districts, and states to help them achieve their goals for students. We take a consultative approach, working alongside our partners to identify the biggest challenges to their goals, and work with them to plot ideas and solutions to bring those aspirations to life. Our consulting work ranges from light touch advisory engagements to multiyear implementation supports.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a member of the Leadership Team, the Vice President, West/Midwest plays a critical role in setting vision, strategy, and growing TNTP’s work in the West/Midwest region. The Vice President will report to the Chief Consulting Officer and will lead work across the spectrum of TNTP’s services including talent, academics and environments that foster student success. They will identify and grow new areas of support based on emerging needs and pockets of success; spot innovations to keep TNTP as a leading-edge support provider; and actively bridge the work of education systems to ensure students achieve social and economic mobility.  

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Set a vision for a portfolio of consulting services aligned to TNTP’s mission and current/future strategic plan that will help us and our partners achieve our goals for students. 

• Successfully lead sales efforts with new and existing partners throughout the West/Midwest region that align to strategic priorities, ensuring we meet budget and revenue targets. 

• Aim to make our work better and bolder in service of our vision for Economic and Social Mobility and our organizational impact and learning goals.

• Build relationships with key external stakeholders to support the West/Midwest regional/divisional strategy. 

• Oversee finances at the regional level and support your management team to effectively budget and allocate resources to maximize impact.

• Align the West/Midwest regional strategy and business decisions to TNTP’s goals, priorities, in service of broader organizational health and financial sustainability. 

• Ensure the West/Midwest region meets its financial targets and goals for portfolio diversification, revenue, expense, and/or margin; particularly, focusing on expanding the TNTP footprint within the West/Midwest region.

• Ensure and model inclusive and equitable management practices and behaviors across the West/Midwest region. 

• Create the conditions for and model innovation, creativity, and experimentation within the West/Midwest region. 

• Collaborate as part of an organizational leadership team collectively sharing responsibilities for staff experience, organizational goals, and the fiscal health of the organization. 

• Ensure and model compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, organizational policies and expectations. 

  

The expected travel for this role is up to and including 50%. In addition, given our clients are all over the country, some in cities and some in rural locations, all candidates must have a valid Driver’s License (reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities).     

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications and Experiences

We are looking for a candidate to possess the following skills and expertise:

• Demonstrated senior leadership experience working in or with senior-level teams (required)  

• Proven experience setting and achieving goals, shaping long term vision and driving strategies to achieve objectives (required)  

• Demonstrated experience leading complex organizational change efforts through multiple layers, necessary to shape the path for the region to follow in services of the organization’s current and future strategic plan (required)  

• Demonstrated experience leading large teams that are engaged, diverse, inclusive to deliver work of the highest quality and meet ambitious goals (required)  

• Enthusiasm about representing TNTP externally within a specific region and leading partnerships and business development efforts with new and existing clients and funders.   

• A broad understanding and point of view on emerging trends and what the future of the education, with a specific focus on how students can achieve social and economic mobility, and an innovative perspective on the role a consulting organization like TNTP can play within it.     

• A perspective to contribute at the leadership team level around economic and social mobility as we reorient to our future strategic plan.  

• Strong experience in managing budgets and maintaining the fiscal health and sustainability of assigned projects, including comfort managing profit and loss targets and revenue and expense goals.    

• Professional fluency in English and Spanish (preferred)  

Competencies

• Possess a breadth and depth of knowledge about the current state of critical issues in education. You make it a point to stay current on best practices and innovative approaches in education, and you’re not afraid to leverage different schools of thought or develop entirely new approaches to meet the needs of your partners, even if it means challenging the status quo.  You understand the current landscape and are constantly looking ahead and forward-thinking about what’s to come, and how our strategies should evolve accordingly.  You also have the knowledge and skills to balance the current educational landscape against our emerging north star of economic and social mobility.  

• Have a vision for what’s possible for students, how our work can improve outcomes for students at scale and motivate a large team toward that vision. You’re a strategy setter who can generate innovative and nuanced solutions to our partners’ most complex challenges, provide strategic vision, anticipate challenges, and assess the effectiveness of our work. You consider the political, economic and social context of our partners, and adjust the delivery of our work as needed.    

• Develop strong relationships internally and externally. You’re energized by the opportunity to share TNTP’s mission, build relationships and work alongside internal and external partners. You believe that our best work can only be done through engaging diverse perspectives and are intentional about seeking out and expanding opportunities with local partners.   

• Lead business development strategy and expand TNTP’s work in your region. You understand and consider external conditions that affect the organization’s work and actively advocate for change. You have a strong external network and can build relationships and identify options for new sources of funding for TNTP at the local and national level.    

• Motivate and influence others to act. We’re counting on your ability to develop strong relationships with senior level district, state, charter management organization and community partners throughout the region and utilize those relationships to build TNTP’s presence and forge new partnerships for our work.    

• Lead with an asset-based and equity-centered approach.  You have a strong understanding and prior experience with equity-based, asset-oriented and culturally responsive practices, and use them as foundational lenses of your leadership.     

• Model Cross-Cultural Agility. Authentic self-reflection, self- awareness, and high emotional intelligence are central to who you are, and you utilize these skills to shape a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, that influences how you think about your work.  You have an adept cultural understanding of yourself and use your understanding of yourself and others to build trusting relationships with direct reports, colleagues and clients.   

• Champion Your People. One of your greatest responsibilities and privileges will be to hire, grow and develop staff working on regional projects in your portfolio and ensure they have an inclusive and supportive work environment that reflects TNTP’s culture and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.   

• Balance Regional and Organizational Leadership. You’ll lead your region toward your goals and priorities while operating as a leader of the Consulting Division and TNTP. You’ll thoughtfully navigation tensions between what is best for a region, for the division and for the organization. You recognize your role and your Management Team’s role in maintaining a culture of One TNTP and will lead with that frame in mind. You’ll be comfortable with the balance required to maintain strategic regional autonomy alongside consistency when needed.   

WHAT WE OFFER

TNTP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for an annual performance-based bonus. The salary range for this position is $151,000 - $226,000. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint at the following ranges depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.

We also provide best-in-class comprehensive benefits, providing a wide range of plans and programs that are focused on supporting the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents. TNTP pays toward the cost of medical insurance plans and dental and vision plans. Our 403(b)-retirement plan has up to 7% matching contribution, as well as free financial planning and coaching services, and up to $600/year payment towards qualifying student loans. TNTP also provides fully paid life insurance, parenting benefits, lifestyle spending accounts, up to 12 weeks of fully paid medical leave, generous vacation time, commuter benefits, referral bonuses, and professional development. New employees start with 5 sick/personal days, accrue 15 days of vacation during their first year of employment, and receive approximately 24 paid holidays each year—including a Winter Break the last 2-weeks of December. We also provide a one-time home office start-up stipend of up to $1,100 and annual refresher amounts of up to $250/year, a TNTP-provided laptop and cell phone, and a home office stipend of $135/month.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other protected category.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work every day. So, we encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview process. If you would like to request an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in TNTP’s selection process, please email [email protected].

HOW TO APPLY

Our application process is simple. In addition to submitting your resume, we also would like for you to share why you are interested in TNTP and how your experience has prepared you for this position. The priority application deadline for this position is October 15, 2024. After that date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so it is in your best interest to apply as soon as possible. Please submit your application online through Workday.

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Position Type:

Regular

TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.  

Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.