HEAD OF CRADLE TO CAREER INITIATIVES

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ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Starting from the time a child is born until they enter the workforce, there are many factors and systems that contribute to whether or not they are successful in life. Understanding these systems and how they interact is essential in creating a lasting impact and fundamentally changes how we work together to address the needs of children and families in Tulsa County.

Launched in 2014, ImpactTulsa serves as a collective impact backbone entity that aligns partners and resources to improve educational outcomes for students in the Tulsa area from cradle to career. The partnership includes leaders from education, business, philanthropy, nonprofit, civic and faith communities with a vision that all students are guaranteed a high-quality education. ImpactTulsa is a member of the StriveTogether national network. Its 21 school district partners represent over 170,000 students in the Tulsa region. Working with its education, business and nonprofit partners, ImpactTulsa compiles data and measures academic success to identify and share best practices from the region and across the United States that help students reach their full potential. To accomplish this, we recognize the value of having a staff that brings a wide range of perspectives to this work based on language, ethnicity, race, gender, socio-economic background, political beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. We are committed to maintaining a diverse, multicultural working environment and particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience in the communities in which we work.

To learn more about ImpactTulsa, visit www.impacttulsa.org.

AS THE HEAD OF CRADLE TO CAREER INITIATIVES, SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:


LEAD

Mentor and manage the Cradle to Career initiatives team to connect, develop, and implement our organizational strategy in a values-driven, community-informed, and data-driven way.

 

GROW

Our capacity for impact as a systems change organization and highly effective program team.


PARTNER

With the team, community institutions, community organizations, and other community partners to execute and scale an agile, results-oriented strategy to drive economic mobility for Tulsa County youth (from cradle to career).


A WEEK IN THE LIFE

ImpactTulsa is a hybrid team, and we all work from the office on Tuesdays. You will spend a significant amount of time in people management (50%).  You will play a role in stakeholder engagement (20%) to ensure we cultivate and maintain a robust network of aligned contributors. Because systems transformation involves narrative change, mental models and conveying impact, you will contribute to our communications strategy (10%). There will also be some time dedicated to program operations (20%). You will maximize our in-office time on Tuesdays to engage in all-staff, program team, and one on one meetings. On Thursdays, you will meet with the leadership team. You will engage with external partners and engage in strategic thinking and action by evaluating program results and interim data to quantify impact, identify opportunities to coach your team, and drive programmatic progress.


POSITION SUMMARY


ImpactTulsa is seeking a full-time Head of Cradle to Career Initiatives to be at the forefront of our mission to drive systemic cradle to career change in Tulsa County. This pivotal role encompasses the strategic development, implementation, and oversight of all our programs. We are seeking someone who is creative and deeply committed to advancing equity.  We are looking for someone with a successful track record of designing and managing multiple large scale initiatives and projects, leading efforts in growing and strengthening relationships, organizing engagement opportunities and managing diverse teams. In conjunction with the Executive Director and the Leadership team, the Head of Cradle to Career Initiatives will manage the co-design process of high-priority organizational initiatives and will coordinate across various subteams, stakeholders, and partners to ensure deliverables and goals are tracked and met.


WHO SHOULD APPLY

People Managers

Program Development Experts

Data Enthusiasts

Innovation and Design Thinkers

Change Managers

School Leaders


WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • Racial Equity Leadership: Facility with discussing, leading discussions around, and managing teams dedicated to centering issues of racial equity on a systemic level

  • Social Innovation Expertise: Lived experience leading an organization or department dedicated to systems change for social good

  • Strategic Thinking: A knack for drafting short-, medium-, and long-term proposals with accompanying contingency considerations for a changing talent, budget, and field landscape

  • Impact-Driven Decision-Making: Rigor around leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to drive systems design and impact

  • Influential Collaboration: Facility motivating and mobilizing individuals and teams, whether vertically through direct management or laterally through peer influence

  • Human-Centered Approach: Commitment to collaboration, laughter, and candor for oneself and others in the workplace


WHEN/WHERE/HOW MUCH

Start Date: Fall 2023

Location: Tulsa, OK (We are a hybrid team: Tuesdays are required in office and for internal meetings)

Salary: $100,000 - $110,000


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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develops, coordinates, and implements plans and projects to improve and expand the organization's mission

  • Works collaboratively with the Executive Director and leadership team to design, structure, and manage complex organizational initiatives across a cross functional partnership

  • Establishes and maintains effective relationships for ongoing engagement opportunities with an ability to find common ground, build consensus, and strengthen collaboration among diverse stakeholders

  • Addresses strategic and organizational concerns with finesse and identifies new and better ways to support ImpactTulsa to achieve collective goals over the long term.

  • Other duties as assigned


COMPETENCIES

  • Extensive background in human centered design and management of complex organizational initiatives across multiple sectors

  • System-thinking and project management expertise to guide the design of workflows and tools that can be implemented and managed to realize performance improvements

  • Extremely detail-oriented, organized, and has demonstrated an exceptional ability to influence cross-functional teams to drive deliverables and project success

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral, with the ability to represent the organization externally across a wide range of stakeholders and constituencies

  • Superb follow-through; propensity to approach tasks and goals with an ownership mentality

  • Gifted storyteller who can build and sustain cross-sector relationships

  • Demonstrated success in working as a member of a team and developing effective working relationships with staff, diverse partners, and systems leaders

  • Goal-oriented, entrepreneurial spirit with ability to generate ideas and move forward with a well-designed targeted plan

  • Analytical skills, strategic thinking, integrity and impeccable work ethic

  • Experience in change leadership and change management

  • Demonstrated commitment to the values of diversity, inclusiveness and belonging

  • Drive staff professional development and performance through ongoing, direct, positive and constructive feedback and coaching

  • Develop and maintain an inventory of critical relationships, workstreams, and projects that rely on the Executive Director’s awareness or involvement, and/or especially interest the Executive Director

  • Plan or co-plan recurring programs team mini-retreats, weekly team meetings, and other durable rituals to build team camaraderie, information exchange, and depth of knowledge in collaboration with the Executive Director and leaders of Research and Analytics, Operations and Finance



QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree, preferably graduate degree, and at least 5 years of leadership experience in managing others, familiarity in human centered design, project management, program development, strategy, and/or planning with large-scale strategic initiatives and growing cross-sector partnerships


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To apply, submit a cover letter and resume by September 22, 2023.


We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations. We are an e-verify employer.



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