Sep 09, 2019
Chief Operating Officer - COO
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Good Reason Houston is seeking a passionate, strategic and creative Chief Operating Officer to lead Good Reason Houston’s communication, operations and policy work. Good Reason Houston partners with school districts, community leaders, families, and educators to achieve its mission of increasing the number of students learning in high-quality schools.
This person should be obsessed with giving clarity, direction, and strategic focus in the intersection of communications, community engagement, policy, and operations in order to serve as crux of these key functions for Good Reason Houston. This person should be skilled at recognizing and capitalizing on natural connections within key business functions and excellent at mobilizing people and partnerships.
This position reports to the CEO of Good Reason Houston and sits on the leadership team. They will manage a robust team including the Director of Communications, Director of Family & Community Engagement, Director of Policy as well as operations staff members.
ABOUT GOOD REASON HOUSTON
Good Reason Houston’s vision is that every child, in every neighborhood, excels in a
world-class public school and thrives in the Houston of tomorrow. To grow more great schools in every neighborhood in Houston, the organization focuses on four key strategic levers:
Driving System Innovation
Developing Game-changing Educators
Advancing Equitable Access
Engaging the Community
RESPONSIBILITIES
Internal and External Communications
Set and pursue an elegant and effective communication strategy to position Good Reason Houston as a key leader on school quality in the Houston community while continuing to build brand awareness
Determine key communication goals and systems for progress monitoring, both internally and externally
Develop and manage the internal communication for Good Reason Houston’s growing team
Serve as one of the external representatives of Good Reason Houston across the greater Houston community
Operations
Steward and strengthen the Good Reason Houston organizational culture through establishing (with input) and striving for key staff culture metrics
Organize team-building and planning activities, such as team meetings and team retreats
Manage team and key staff to ensure smooth in-office operations
Lead and organize Good Reason Houston’s upcoming office relocation
Set vision and goals to support the health and management of Good Reason Houston’s human resource function, including talent and recruitment strategy and HR/benefits
Design and implement a performance management system that is equipped to support each team member in achieving their best performance while enabling Good Reason Houston to move towards the realization of our vision
Board Stewardship
Manage board meeting process, including meeting content and partnership work
Design and execute board retreats
Support the board in executing their vital functions in achieving the Good Reason Houston vision
Family & Community Engagement
Build and invest in systems and organizations that directly engage families with education decision-making
Lead creation of community based partnerships and coalitions to accelerate the pace of change aligned to Good Reason Houston core mission
Identify and develop family and community leaders to advocate for improved school quality within individual school districts
Policy & Advocacy
Support Good Reason Houston’s legislative agenda with key constituencies at the state and local level
Coordinate with state changemakers to align on legislative agenda priorities and policy recommendations
Support local advocacy tactics: manage partnership and goals, strategies and communication plan
QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree required, advanced degree highly preferred
8-10 years of professional, relevant experience
Demonstrated commitment to mission-driven work
Record of results in communication strategy and externally representing an organization
Past management of a staff/board relationship highly preferred
Relevant Skills
Expertise setting vision and direction for a team
Creative problem solving
Executing Strong Judgment and Decision Making
Developing and Building Teams
Guidance, Direction, and Motivation of Teammates
Oral and Written Comprehension and Expression
Monitoring and Performance Assessment
Problem Sensitivity and Solution Focus
Data Analysis and Inference
Education policy experience preferred, but not required
Good Reason Houston
Houston, TX, USA
Full-time