Director of External Projects - Houston, United States - YES Prep Public Schools

YES Prep Public Schools

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Houston, United States

52 minutes ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

POSITION:
Director of External Projects

REPORTS TO:
Chief External Officer

POSITION TYPE:12-month

START DATE:
Immediate

COMPENSATION:
$74,604 - $89,525, Home Office grade 7

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture.

Our campuses are advancing educational equity.

Some quick stats about us:

19,500 Students
2,100+ Team Members
15 Secondary Campuses
9 Elementary Campuses
92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
96% Hispanic & African-American Students
90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4Year University
88% First-Generation College Students
Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, _U.S. News & World Report_

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States.

There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston's city limits serving our increasing population.

We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic (title of role) with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality.

As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, you will lead the portfolio of Signature Events that build our student experience and brand. You will also project manage cross collaborative projects that impact our work externally.

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THE ROLE**:When you join the YES Prep External team, some of the work and responsibilities will include:

External's
Team Project Management

Leading and supporting the management of key external's team projects by providing resources and guidance with planning structures for External Leadership so they can focus on effectively executing content areas with accountable results impacting our schools and students.
Managing the External's team resources to maximize cross collaboration among the different departments. Resources include events inventory, office supplies, meeting times, and talent among others.
Managing key external strategic partner initiatives. Lead the plan, design and execution of programmatic opportunities identified by Chief External Officer. The Director of External Projects will need to rely on impact and influence across departments to effectively execute on each opportunity.
Managing External's team reporting mechanisms for departments key accountability metrics and dashboards that will increase team efficiency and positive organizational impact.

Champion management of
External's
Team budget

Overseeing budget monitoring tools to keep all External Projects on budget.
Managing External's team inventory including promotional materials, YES Prep event giveaways, office supplies, collateral material and other items. Management will include inventory oversight & process map supply reorders.
Designing systems and structures to support resource management of all External's team program needs.
Completing monthly budget reconciliation to maintain all expenses on or below budget. Flag for Chief External Officer any budget concerns or over expenditures.

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External Team structural support

Designing a crosscollaborative resource management system to effectively allocate all resources among External departments.
Designing and maintaining an External team accountability matrix that will centralize progress of work against goals and serve as a tool to showcase the External's Team impact.
Collaborating with Chief External Officer to maintain the scope and sequence of professional development opportunities for the External's team development.
Overseeing the calendar scheduling and resource allocation for Chief External Officer and External Leadership team members.

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YES Prep Signature Event
project management**- Designing a process for the management and coordination of Signature Events identified by Chief External Officer.

Some of YES Prep Signature Events include, but are not limited to the following:

Senior Signing Day over 20,000 attendees during the school day
YES Prep Kickoff over 2,000 attendees
YES Prep Milestones Years Celebration over 2,000 attendees
YES Prep Leadership Summit over 200 attendees
YES Prep Play Days over 500 attendees
YES Prep School Grand Openings over 500 attendees
Additional YES Prep Signature Events as added to the event calendar
Developing a Signature Event Play Book that centralizes the core planning components of thes