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THE ORGANIZATION GO Public Schools is a multi-city organization of local networks, working with families, educators, and community members to create schools driven by the needs of students today—not by practices and structures designed for schools of the past. Currently, its local networks are serving the Fresno, Oakland, and West Contra Costa communities, and they are supported through both GO Public Schools (a 501c3 nonprofit organization) and GO Public Schools Advocates (a 501c4 nonprofit organization). GO envisions a day when schools prepare all children for success in our rapidly evolving world, creating an equitable path to opportunity in our communities. GO develops leadership at every level—families, educators, school boards, district leaders and grasstops. These leaders inform and develop community visions for student success, and they shape, demand, and win system changes that improve student learning. Over the next ten years, GO plans to scale its impact significantly, growing its multi-city organization of local networks and overall state platform – impacting 500,000 students by 2026 and fully leveraging the strength of local GO sites to create significant state-level policy and political wins. POSITION SUMMARY The Office Coordinator is the person in charge of making sure things run smoothly at the GO Oakland office and across our team. They will take leadership to provide excellent operational service to our team and network -- service that is organized, timely, and of the highest quality. People who work with the Operations Coordinator are delighted at the service they receive and often, without prompting, compliment her/his quality of work. This position reports to the Daisy Padilla, Community Organizer and Operations Manager, and is a member of the GO Oakland team. The position is available starting immediately. RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Office Management : Reception - Serve as a friendly greeter to guests to our office - providing information about GO, guidance on where to wait for a staff member they are meeting with, and support for logistics like finding the restroom and having a drink of water. Mail - Regularly check and distribute mail to the appropriate staff member. Office Organization - Coordinates the office cleanliness and organization systems to promote an efficient working environment.   Including: ordering and maintaining office, printer,  kitchen, and toiletry supplies in stock ensuring organizational and cleanliness systems are followed through (i.e. kitchen clean-up schedules, regular staff clean-up hours, etc.) Team Support and Culture: Events - Provide high-quality logistical support for events, team meetings, or small gatherings to our Oakland team (i.e. securing food and drinks, childcare, materials, interpretation, etc.) Team Culture - Determine and execute specific projects/systems to improve team culture and increase team effectiveness (i.e. team retreat team building activities, birthday or year of service celebrations) Data Entry - Support GO Oakland to be a fantastically data-driven organization by helping update and enter data on event attendance, campaign actions, keeping an electronics inventory, etc. Operational Support  - As needed, provide high-quality operational support (i.e. projects, onboarding, leading office tours, etc.) to our Oakland team. Operational Leadership and Special Projects: Proactively identify opportunities to improve organizational systems, space, and processes and take leadership to make those improvements. Provide additional capacity for special projects across the GO organization which might include other program regions or the central California team. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS Skills & Mindsets Exemplary organization skills - Keeps self and others organized, finds success through processes and systems, and obsessed with driving towards efficiency Values champion - Motivated by the overall vision and values of the organization, and a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. Personal responsibility - Has a high level of personal responsibility for their work and  believes that they can improve their leadership skills over time, so they are eager to ask for and receive feedback. Pro-active initiative-taker - Sees problems where others might not see them; they  are excited to take their work from A to A+ and comes to conversations with proposed solutions to problems whenever possible. Effective problem solver - Exercises initiative and proactively anticipates potential challenges to identify sound and creative solutions, and especially when facing ambiguity. Team player - Excels in a small-team environment that requires team members to  wear many hats and support each other’s work (e.g., have “all hands on deck” for a particular project or event) Education and Experience Bachelor's degree preferred 1-2 years work experience while in college or in a full-time job required in either: Administrative support and/or office management Event planning and coordination Excellent written & verbal communications skills Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment Proficiency in Excel required Knowledge of and passion for education reform BENEFITS AND SALARY The salary range for this position is $35,901 - $41,824.  In addition, we offer an above-market average comprehensive benefits package, including: Healthcare Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) provided at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents Healthcare plan options - choose between Anthem PPO, HMO or Kaiser HMO Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA) 6-7 Weeks Paid Time Off Annually 2 weeks of observed holidays annually 2 weeks of sick leave annually 2 - 3 weeks of paid time off (grows with years of experience at GO) 2 additional weeks of paid time off during the winter break 40% pay for all new parents to match and supplement State of California Paid Family Leave and/or Disability benefits Additional Benefits Simple IRA retirement plan with up to 3% annual salary match Paid life and long-term-disability policy (no cost to employee) Up to $75/month in cell phone reimbursement Paid professional development opportunities Support for new parents that are required to travel with partial reimbursement for accompanying caregiver travel expense or reimbursement for nursing mothers to ship breast milk home.

NewSchools Venture Fund Associate Partner, Communities of Practice Innovative Schools - Oakland, CA - Full Time OPPORTUNITY Nationally recognized nonprofit seeks an Associate Partner to contribute to the management assistance strategy for a portfolio of new, innovative public schools by serving as the design lead for our annual communities of practice. ORGANIZATION NewSchools Venture Fund is a national nonprofit that invests in innovative education entrepreneurs and helps them to achieve outstanding results for the schools, students and educators they serve. We are committed to helping students graduate from high school prepared and inspired to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. Through our investing, management assistance, network building, and thought leadership, NewSchools helps to reimagine PreK-12 education.   We have a passionate, inclusive, bold, accountable, and connected culture where team members at all levels have the opportunity to grow and contribute. Please visit our website at   www.newschools.org   to learn more about NewSchools Venture Fund and our core values. RESPONSIBILITIES The Innovative Schools team seeks an Associate Partner to join a fun, passionate and dedicated group of people focused on new school development (NewSchools Invent). As a member of the largest investment team at NewSchools, you will focus primarily on designing and leading our communities of practice to support a national portfolio of innovative new schools, and contribute to the team’s investment process. In this role, you will report to Frances Messano, Senior Managing Partner, and a member of NewSchools’ leadership team. You will be based in our office in Oakland, CA To learn more about our work, please review: Strategy overview:   www.newschools.org/about-us/investment-areas/innovative-schools/ Description of NewSchools Invent:   www.newschools.org/invent/ Your legacy at NewSchools will include: Designing and leading communities of practice for a national portfolio of over 80 ventures who are planning and launching new public schools.   You’ll have the opportunity to: Design and implement four annual community of practice events to provide learning experiences and technical support to school leaders Create an experience for innovative district leaders to network with each other, expose them to existing innovative district schools and share NewSchools’ funding opportunities Help design our approach to a continuous improvement pilot we plan to launch in SY 19-20 to ensure all schools in our portfolio help students grow academically, socially and emotionally Lead process to identify and monitor qualitative and quantitative metrics to measure effectiveness of community of practice events Build relationships and partner with external experts to provide high value programming at community of practice events Supporting a portfolio of innovative new schools that help students succeed within an expanded definition of success, with your coaching and support.   You’ll have the opportunity to: Support a portfolio of approximately 5-10 education entrepreneurs who are launching and leading innovative new schools and have a wide range of skills and needs Coach founding leadership teams to start and sustain a strong new school Partner with outside experts to provide targeted support that is tailored to our schools’ individual needs Lead cycles of inquiry to promote continuous improvement towards a collective goal Contributing to the diligence process for prospective teams looking to launch new schools. You’ll have the opportunity to: Conduct due diligence on prospective teams’ ideas, leadership and launch plans to make investment decisions Document decisions in investment memos and share rationale with key stakeholders SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Deep understanding of the challenges and best practices related to launching new public schools Experience in designing and leading highly impactful learning experiences for adults, specifically within the context of PreK-12 schools Passion for innovation and excellence in public education Experience in leadership development, specifically as a coach to education leaders Ability to coach and support entrepreneurial educators to find greater success in their work Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, owning high priority tasks and multiple projects at once with minimal support Ability to travel up to 25% for school visits, convenings and occasional conferences Working style suited to a small-office setting with limited support staff, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to produce high quality work products in each program             EXPERIENCE Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in PreK-12 education At least 5 years in schools or educational programming directly serving students, with progressive levels of leadership responsibility and experience designing and leading professional development preferred Experience with innovative learning environments (i.e. personalized learning, project-based learning, blended learning, competency-based education and/or progressive education) a plus COMPENSATION We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary, performance bonus, professional development, and complete benefits. NewSchools Venture Fund has a strong commitment to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.  

OVERVIEW Nationally recognized venture philanthropy firm seeks a Senior Analyst for a small, collaborative team focused on  supporting innovative approaches to school redesign in PreK-12 education. This multifaceted role includes internally-facing support for our investment process and team coordination as well as the opportunity to contribute to convenings of ventures. This role will be based in Oakland, CA, will involve approximately 10% travel and will report to a remote Managing Partner.   BACKGROUND NewSchools Venture Fund is a national nonprofit that supports and invests in promising and innovative education entrepreneurs and leaders and helps them accomplish their missions to achieve outstanding results for the schools, students and educators they serve. We are committed to helping students graduate high school prepared and inspired to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. Through our investing, management assistance, network building, and thought leadership, NewSchools helps to reimagine PreK-12 education.     We have a passionate, inclusive, bold, accountable and connected culture where employees at all levels have the opportunity to grow and contribute.  Please visit NewSchools Venture Fund website learn more about our organization, our history and our current investment areas.   RESPONSIBILITIES As a member of our Innovative Schools team, the Senior Analyst will play a key role in our efforts to find, fund, and support ventures focused on school redesign. Recently, we have increased our focus on “model providers” - organizations that partner with existing schools to support their redesign efforts. By providing a comprehensive bundle of integrated tools and resources, model providers are able to take responsibility for improving learning outcomes for a whole school, or a meaningful portion such as a full content area or grade band.   For additional context, we wrote a more detailed overview of this concept and our plans to support it. We also co-wrote a report - Still Dissatisfied, More Optimistic, Fully Committed – that further discusses our collective optimism for this strategy and our organization’s specific commitment. The Senior Analyst will report to a Managing Partner, who is a member of our leadership team, and will work closely with the Senior Associate Partner to execute this part of our strategy. The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:   Support Investment Process: We are committed to building a diverse pipeline of visionary entrepreneurs and ensuring that they have a positive, seamless experience from the beginning to end of our process. In that spirit, you will… Manage critical work streams across the full continuum of the investment process – outreach and awareness building, application, due diligence, selection, and reporting Prepare thorough, well-written investment memos for leadership and board approval Review interim and final reports from our ventures and capture critical lessons learned to inform our strategy and thought leadership efforts Identify ways to improve our processes to ensure that we are efficient and effective, and that we are appropriately responding to the needs of our ventures Design and Manage Data Life Cycle Build out Airtable infrastructure to manage and track relevant data for: pipeline, investments, impact data, and communities of practice Manage annual data collection process for all ventures Respond to data requests from CEO, Development, and Research & Learning Glean insights from data for thought leadership pieces Seek ways to improve our processes as our strategy evolves and matures Manage Key Team Processes: We are a small team, and you will play a critical role in helping us maintain a positive team culture and achieve our goals. You will… Plan engaging and informative team meetings and retreats Monitor and report on team progress against key objectives Capture and share major updates with broader team Manage internal systems that help us achieve each of these objectives Contribute to Venture Support: The value that we offer extends beyond a financial investment. To help our ventures grow and thrive, we provide key leaders with a variety of supports that we collectively refer to as “management assistance.” In this role, you will partner with internal colleagues and external contractors to… Support the planning and execution of approximately three impactful in-person events per year for key leaders within our ventures Drive new approaches to support meaningful knowledge sharing and collaboration among our ventures virtually (e.g., social networks, newsletters, etc.) SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Passion for innovation and excellence in public education Knowledge of PreK-12 education history and trends Interest and comfort in data collection, data manipulation, and basic statistical analysis Strong strategic thinking and analysis skills, ideally in a PreK-12 setting Effective project manager with attention to detail and ability to drive to completion Willingness to own multiple high-priority tasks and projects with minimal guidance and support Ability to coordinate and plan high impact learning experiences for staff members and venture teams Proven ability to develop and present professional materials (e.g. spreadsheets, written memos, presentations) Ability to build collaborative relationships internally with a wide variety of stakeholders, built on trust, respect, clear communication and shared goals Personal presence and communications skills necessary to effectively interact with senior leaders Deep competency with PowerPoint, Word and Excel; proficiency with Airtable is a ideal Basic familiarity with communications and website software (e.g., MailChimp, Wordpress)   EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Demonstrated commitment to serving underserved communities Minimum 3 years of experience in PreK-12 education with progressive levels of leadership and responsibility Experience in consulting, business development and/or product management   COMPENSATION We make a competitive compensation package available to all employees, including base salary, performance bonus, professional development, and complete benefits.   NewSchools Venture Fund has a strong commitment to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.