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Essential Funcrions

• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Region Development:
• Build personal and professional network in order to cultivate future instructional and leadership talent for the BRICK Education Network schools
• Work with the Regional Board of Trustees in Buffalo
• Build a Regional Board of Trustees in Rochester
• Learn BRICK’s academic, operational and financial model, and build relationships within the organization
• Develop and articulate a teachable point of view (TPOV) for BRICK Western New York region
• Hire the Principal for each school


Region Management:
• Observe schools on a daily basis and partner with principals to constantly evaluate and improve instruction
• Coach principals on the implementation of curriculum, assessments, and other aspects of the BRICK Education Network program at schools
• Analyze student achievement data to improve school programs, pinpoint errors, and improve outcomes
• Manage principals to plan and implement summer and school-year training and content-area professional development for teachers in network
• Partner with BRICK Education Network leadership to support operational and compliance needs for the region and schools
• Manage and support BRICK’s regional office team to achieve results for students
• Earn broad community support for BRICK’s mission and work
• Partner with BRICK Education Network home office to meet organizational needs, including development, marketing, recruitment, human capital, and other relevant functions
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience utilizing data and analyzing results to tell a story
• Successful experience in relationship development, building personal trust and making successful grant proposal presentations
• Persuasive writing skills for grant writing, reporting and donor communications (proposals, email, letter, etc.)
• Ability to communicate BRICK’s vision with an external audience
• Comfort with collaboration and coordination of relationships with decision makers and influencers of organizations
• Demonstrated capacity to take initiative, and manage multiple projects with limited supervision
• Experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented, highly entrepreneurial environment

Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel between home office (Newark), Rochester, and Buffalo. Position is to be based in Western New York.
• Master’s degree is required
• At least 4 years of experience as a high-performing school leader is required
• Current authorization to work in the United States – A candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to some work late nights and weekends
• An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills
• Bilingual is helpful but not required

Salary, Goals and Employment Period

• Salary Range: Depending on experience
• Full time
• Employment Period: Twelve Months
• Fringe Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K