This role sits at the intersection of political strategy, family engagement, and cross-functional execution. The Associate Director will regularly interface with executive leadership, elected officials, district leaders, school teams, families, and community partners to ensure strong renewal outcomes, protect and expand access to facilities, and build long-term political capital for KIPP schools.
Success in this role means securing favorable charter renewal outcomes, increasing family advocacy engagement year over year, strengthening relationships with key decision-makers, and building sustainable advocacy systems across the region.
This position is based at our Regional Support Office in Oakland, with a minimum of three days per week onsite at the RSO or school campuses. The role requires reliable transportation and travel throughout the Bay Area and Stockton (approximately 20%), including occasional evening meetings.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Lead Strategic Authorizer Engagement
Lead Local Advocacy Campaigns & Mobilization
Build and Strengthen Parent Advocacy Infrastructure
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Physical, Mental, and Environmental Demands
Physical: Ability to navigate office and school campuses, and hold meetings in different spaces. Traditionally, much of the day involves sitting. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment up to 20 lbs.
Mental: Stress of deadlines and normal work standards, ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods of time, read, calculate, perform routine math problems, memorize, and recall objects and people.
Environmental: This role is currently hybrid with a minimum requirement of three days in the office or at a school (schedule subject to change based on organizational needs). This position will require travel approximately 20% of the time from the regional office to school sites and community meetings, with meetings often taking place in the evenings. This role will be expected to be able to join in-person family meetings at school sites, meet one-on-one with family and community leaders, as well as join community events.
ClassificationThis is a full-time, exempt position with a full-year calendar cycle, located in our Regional Support Office, and involves frequent travel to schools and districts.
This is a hybrid role with the expectation that 3 days per week be spent onsite at our school campuses or at our Regional Support Office in Oakland.About KIPP Public Schools Northern CaliforniaKIPP NorCal is a network of 23 tuition-free public charter schools serving over 7,000 students across East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San José, Redwood City, and Stockton.Eighty-one percent of our students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 34% are multilingual learners, and 12% receive special education services. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond.We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and to advancing equity and opportunity for all children.
CompensationWe offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and transportation coverage. We benchmark annually against comparably-sized non-profit organizations in the regions where we operate to offer competitive salaries. The salary range for this position is between $104,000 and $127.000. Most candidates would be compensated at $111,000.
How to ApplyPlease submit a cover letter and resume by clicking apply on this page.PLEASE NOTE: A COVER LETTER IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN WORKING WITH KIPP!