ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW 

CityBridge Education’s vision is for the nation’s capital to be the first city-level proof point for an excellent, equitable education system. A Washington, DC-based nonprofit, CityBridge has incubated a successful initiative, CityTutor DC, to catalyze tutoring for thousands of students in DC, improving student well-being, accelerating academic performance, and enhancing talent systems in schools.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Chief Strategy and Operating Officer (CSOO) serves as the senior operations executive for the organization overseeing all business policies and practices. In this role, you are directly responsible for budgeting, compliance, and administrative functions, and you provide the financial forecasting to ensure the organization is maximizing its impact while maintaining its long-term fiscal sustainability. You also lead the staff to design and implement systems that maximize the efficacy of our internal operations, including the use of accounting/billing software and knowledge capture processes. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will work relentlessly to ensure the efficacy and efficiency of our operations and financial management, and as a colleague, you will actively steward our standard of excellence, and commitment to equity in all that you do.

The Chief Strategy and Operating Officer reports to the CEO and has at least one direct report. This is a full-time, DC-based position and requires living in the Metropolitan DC area and working in-person at least once a week. The preferred start date is July 8, 2024.

YOUR LEGACY

You will play a significant role in the organization through: 

1. Strategic Leadership (30%)

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will co-lead strategic planning with the CEO to maximize our benefit to schools and students. You will be responsible for bringing the financial and operational lens to key enterprise decisions re: programming, staffing, and engagement with external partners. You demonstrate appropriate knowledge of our programming and engagement priorities, such that you can serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director and leaders across the organization on matters and their fit within the finance or operational structures.

1. Financial Acumen (30%)

You are responsible for prioritizing CityBridge’s fiscal health and sustainability. You are the organizational expert on all financial systems, including cash flows, payroll, and external contracting. You oversee our audit processes and manage the construction and oversight of our annual budget, and are the primary liaison to the Board of Directors’ for updates and reports related to finance and development. You provide the Senior Leadership Team and the Board with accurate, detailed financial summaries which include data-informed recommendations and forecasts. 

1. Systems Building and Integration (30%)

You oversee, connect, design, and implement systems and processes within the organization to connect programming to budget, with a keen eye on growing both. As the organization’s head of internal shared services, you ensure all operational processes are integrated, reflect our organizational values and norms, and meet the needs of both our business functions and our stakeholders. You lead an internal team which currently includes the finance, development, talent and business operations functions and manage relationships with external accounting, audit, and development partners and other assorted vendors. You ensure compliance of existing programs, managing audits, justifying payments against duly authorized contracts, and foreseeing both compliance risks and equity risks for future endeavors. You also oversee all organization-wide staff training on key budgeting, compliance, and information capture processes.

1. Learning & Innovation (10%)

CityBridge strives to protect the time and space for every team member to learn (getting expert in their field, growing professionally, progressing on their equity journey), to innovate (ideating and stretching to try out new strategies, approaches, responsibilities), and to actively contribute to internal, organization-wide work that shapes our culture and our systems.

YOU WILL EXCEL IF YOU HAVE: 

• 10 years of experience in financial and/or operational leadership, with at least 3 years as a budget/financial analyst or equivalent required 
• Successfully led people and teams as a direct supervisor, lateral project lead, and contract manager
• Ability to create clear, compelling financial reports and dashboards adapted to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated track record of successfully designing and implementing internal processes and procedures
• Understanding of nonprofit financial structures; experience stewarding public grants preferred

• Project management skills and ability to prioritize issues strategically and organize time effectively
• Capacity for quantitative and qualitative analysis, drawing on data from multiple sources to generate insights

• Commitment to creating a sense of belonging by overcoming practices that exclude and diminish people based on their identity, particularly their racial identity; people management experience required

• Accurate sense of strengths and growth areas and capacity for responding effectively to feedback

• Comfort with ambiguity and change; desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment 

A NOTE TO CANDIDATES

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they check all the boxes in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. If you think you’re a good fit, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our qualifications.

TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE

The starting salary range for this position is $170,000-$200,000 commensurate with experience, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package including health (medical, dental, vision) insurance and 401(k). Our total rewards package strives to meet our team’s intersectional needs around wellness, work-life balance, and flexibility, as well: We offer generous paid time off and annual holidays, flexibility to work remotely several days a week, and more. 

APPLY 

To apply, please submit a resume (required)and, if desired, an optional cover letter. The written application deadlineis Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7pm. 

The hiring process will include a performance task; reference checks; and final interviews with a cross-section of board and team members.