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Charter School Growth Fund is hiring a Community, Learning & Insights Project Manager. This role involves leading project management, data analysis, and system optimization to enhance the operational efficiency and strategic impact of initiatives supporting public charter school networks nationwide. The Project Manager drives cross-team collaboration, oversees events, and manages insights sharing to help charter leaders improve their schools effectively.

Highlights

Manage timelines, budgets, communications, and vendor contracts for key projects.
Support cross-organizational initiatives to improve efficiency and impact across Community, Learning & Insights strategies.
Coordinate data tools and insights products, ensuring effective dissemination to charter school leaders.
Oversee logistics and staff coordination for 2-3 major events annually.
Utilize Salesforce NPC, knowledge management platforms, and AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance productivity.
Analyze data and maintain dashboards to track progress and inform decision-making.
Strong proficiency required in Excel, data analysis, and reporting.
Experience with project management, interpersonal communication, and fostering collaboration.
Commitment to equity, inclusive practices, and alignment with CSGF's mission.
Compensation range of $60,000-$85,000 annually, with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and 403(b) plan participation.

Community, Learning & Insights Project Manager Full Description

| CSGF’s Impact Team is looking for someone who is uniquely powerful at: Developing efficient and innovative processes and systems that make teams and projects better Strategically leveraging data to help spotlight what’s working and catalyze improvement Seamlessly managing cross-team and cross-org projects, proactively identifying opportunities for collaboration in order to amplify effectiveness, cohesion, and ultimately impactDo you have a track record of success and a passion for those three things? Please read on.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) is looking for a high-capacity and detail-oriented project leader who is passionate about enhancing operational efficiencies and strategic impact as we deliver powerful communities of practice, catalytic shared learning, and actionable insights on running great public charter networks for over 1,000 leaders across the country.

The Community, Learning, & Insights Project Manager will support systems management, data analysis, product development and dissemination, planning for key initiatives and events, and cross-org collaboration and communications to strategically “connect the dots” across a diverse group of projects and teams. This is a new role, reporting to Aubrey Diaz Nelson, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Insights on the Impact Team.

You’ll love this job if you care about questions like:

How can CSGF more equitably and efficiently share insights and learning to help public charter schools “get better by Monday” and make new mistakes?
How can we turbocharge our Community, Learning & Insights strategies to help charter leaders solve their biggest challenges? How do we work effectively across teams to deepen our impact?

A typical week for you might look like:

Analyzing data to identify which of CSGF’s resources and tools had the highest engagement and sharing learnings and actionable recommendations with our team to drive usage and value-add
Creating content for a new post on “CSGF on Seminar” (our new “one-stop shop” for building community and sharing insights) to spotlight “just-in-time” resources and upcoming events
Coordinating a planning meeting for the upcoming CEO Retreat, bringing together a cross-CSGF team in support of high-quality event logistics, content design and stakeholder engagement
Updating our team dashboard to track our progress toward goals and optimize how we use data to drive improvement and impact over time
Leading a project management check-in on a new data benchmarking tool, ensuring effective cross-team transparency, coordination, product delivery and dissemination to charter leaders
Building and piloting a new system to improve internal operations and cross-CSGF collaboration in support of charter leaders, leveraging the potential of AI to drive efficiencies and new ideas

We anticipate this role will require up to 20% travel, including on-site project coordination for 2-3 events. Travel is also an optional way to connect in-person with CSGF teammates and charter school leaders.

THE ORGANIZATION

The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) is a leading nonprofit venture philanthropy fund dedicated to identifying the nation’s best public charter schools, investing in their expansion, and helping to increase their impact. Our “portfolio” includes 200+ charter school networks that operate 1,700+ schools and serve more than 725,000 students. We are committed to expanding the impact of schools that are closing achievement and opportunity gaps. CSGF operates with the same strategies, discipline, and focus as a venture capital firm by awarding multi-year grants and loans to talented education entrepreneurs building networks of high-quality charter schools that enroll traditionally underserved students. Ultimately, we think the portfolio can grow to serve ~1,000,000 students within a decade.

This is an exciting time to join the Charter School Growth Fund. We are midway through a philanthropic fund building on our 15-year track record of success. CSGF’s five-year “Fund IV” is larger in size and scope than previous funds, with a goal to continue to fuel charter sector growth, accelerate innovation, and strengthen long-term outcomes for students, particularly students of color and those from low-income backgrounds. Our new fund will continue to prioritize investments in leaders of color as our current portfolio is led by more than 50% leaders of color and more than 50% female leaders. We believe it is vital for the networks we support to be proximate to the lived experiences of the students and communities they serve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

Oversee timeline and project plan, communications, scheduling, budget tracking, consultant and vendor contracts, and deliverables for key projects, ensuring alignment with CSGF and team goals
Support cross-team/cross-org projects that drive efficiencies, coherence, and collaboration throughout our collective Community, Learning & Insights strategies

Insights Strategy Support

Coordinate and project manage data tools and other insights products for the portfolio
Codify processes, best practices, templates, and tools to support strong content development and strategic dissemination to successfully reach/engage relevant portfolio leaders
Coordinate the process for quickly and effectively sharing high-quality content from shared learning experiences to support asynchronous learning and access to resources via “CSGF on Seminar”

Event Logistics & Coordination

Coordinate timeline, budget, and staff capacity for 2-3 large-scale events per year to meet project milestones in preparation and on-site during an event
Support the codification of processes and common practices to create efficiencies across CSGF events

Systems & Data Management

Manage and optimize contacts management processes using platforms such as “CSGF on Seminar” and Salesforce NPC to streamline workflows and ensure that we are effectively engaging leaders from across the CSGF portfolio in relevant supports and learning opportunities
Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies to enhance individual and team productivity.
Codify processes, best practices, templates, and tools to streamline/standardize consultant and vendor management (including contracts and other processes) in collaboration with internal teams

Team Management Support

Maintain our internal team dashboards and budget tracking systems
Conduct data analyses to inform our team’s ongoing activities, investments and resource allocation, elevating trends and opportunities to enhance/target/maximize our “ROI” and impact
Coordinate bi-annual team in-person retreats in collaboration with the Events Manager and support planning for bi-monthly virtual team meetings
Manage key “shared services” (such as graphic design coordination, knowledge management platform access, etc.) to improve efficiencies and enhance capacity across the Impact Team

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, & PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Deep commitment to CSGF’s mission, and to advancing equity and fostering inclusive practices
Strong project management and time management experience that drives efficiency and
Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills
Proven Excel expertise with advanced skills in data analysis and reporting
Familiarity with tools like Salesforce, knowledge management platforms/software, or equivalent CRMs and systems
Proficiency in using and optimizing AI tools for operations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships and foster collaboration
Entrepreneurial mindset, bringing creativity, innovation, proactivity and flexibility to all projects
Willingness to travel frequently (~20%)

COMPENSATION

Compensation is commensurate with experience and education. The target salary range for this role is $60,000-$85,000 annually. CSGF offers a very competitive package of benefits, including: health, life, disability, and dental insurance coverage; vacation/holidays and parental leave; and participation in CSGF’s 403(b) plan. Candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the US.

START DATE

CSGF is seeking candidates who can start as soon as possible; flexible for the ideal candidate.

WORKING AT CSGF

We are focused on hiring and developing great people and believe that building diverse perspectives across our team makes us more effective in expanding our impact. (This is reflected in Our Commitment Statement.) Our core values are:

Why you'll love working here:

Join a team driven by purpose, collaboration, and a commitment to identifying and responding to the needs of the public charter schools that we support
Access to professional development and learning opportunities

Our core values are:

Results

We believe that student success is the ultimate measure of our performance.
We work with urgency and intentionality for the portfolio and their schools.
We hold ourselves accountable to strong outcomes.
We relentlessly prioritize our resources to drive positive, measurable, attributable impact for the charter leaders, their schools, and ultimately students.
We believe strong results come from good decisions, and the best decisions are made when we use data - both quantitative and qualitative - and gather input from diverse perspectives, especially those most impacted by the work.
We celebrate our wins and learn from our losses.

Teamwork

We value organization over team, and we value team over individual.
We actively break down silos and collaborate across teams.
We believe building strong, healthy relationships is critical to move our work forward.
We seek to proactively communicate across teams to strengthen our outcomes and add value for the portfolio.

Integrity

We believe that trust is our most important asset, and we must earn and maintain the trust of the portfolio member leaders, investors, and our team to achieve our goals.
We are often entrusted with sensitive and confidential information about the portfolio - we do not ever violate these confidences.
We show ownership for our successes and our failures.
We speak directly to the person, even when it's messy and hard, and get ahead of potential problems.
We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

Respect

We understand and acknowledge our place in the value chain – the students, teachers, principals, and other leaders at portfolio networks are doing the hardest, direct, and most impactful work in their schools each day.
We prioritize humility and embrace getting better every day.
We are curious and open-minded.
We are aware of our own biases and how they might affect our judgment, and we take ownership to mitigate their impact.

Entrepreneurship

We take calculated risks, looking for new ways to add value and improve how we work.
We are problem solvers in all aspects of our work.
We actively connect people and ideas in strategic ways to foster new ideas and learning.
We acknowledge not all investments will succeed and embrace failure as it facilitates deeper learning for our organization and the portfolio.

E-VERIFY STATEMENT

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you. Including terminating employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the I-9 form.

Charter School Growth Fund provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

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