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.

• 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 4-Year 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Designing a cross-collaborative 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.

• 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 these events for increased visibility of resource allocation, time management and reconcile impact of the YES Prep student experience. Some of the core components of the Signature Event Play Book are:
  • Signature Event scope
  • Signature Event categories & sequence
    • YES Prep Growth Events: groundbreaking, ribbon cutting, and other grand opening events for new elementary schools
    • YES Prep’s Experience Events
  • Event Compliance with internal and external regulations
  • Event registration and safety protocols
  • Event budget and expense tracker templates
  • Event vendor agreements & management
  • Event impact reconciliation

• Communicating and delivering the value proposition of YES Prep to all community members through events.
• Rooting Signature events YES Prep’s mission, impact story, and brand awareness
• Other duties as assigned

• Corporate, conference or non-profit event experience for thousands of attendees
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• Experience in hospitality, public relations, management, or a related field
• Experience in project management with a track record of high yield events
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills
• Minimum 3 – 5 years of event experience either leading the event or as the event lead; will need event lead experience to be competitive
• Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends; nights and weekends are required in this role
• Excellent communication skills and presentation ability

• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Creates and maintains positive working relationships on a team and/or in a highly collaborative environment
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
• Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
• Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
• Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results
• Conviction that high expectations high accountability = high performance and high growth

• Experience in MUNIS, our financial system
• Microsoft SharePoint expertise
• Bilingual in Spanish

• Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20 hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

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  Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.

• Paid Time Off – Employees working 20 hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

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  Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.

• Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.

• Award Winning Culture– The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place to Work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Educationand were a 2016 finalist as well.