[Hiring] Chief, Regional Impact @KIPP

Role Description

The Chief, Regional Impact is a new and critical role at the KIPP Foundation — one that sits at the heart of how we deliver excellence for students across every KIPP region, every day. This is a rare opportunity to shape the trajectory of an entire network of schools by ensuring the leaders closest to students and communities are operating at the highest level.

The Chief of Regional Impact reports to the Chief Schools Officer and is responsible for executing the One KIPP strategy across the network. The role has three mission-critical functions:

• Managing Regional Superintendents, who lead coordinated teams that deliver educational services to KIPP regions.
• Partnering with Regional Superintendents to support and hold regional Executive Directors accountable for delivering best-in-class academic and postsecondary outcomes.
• Overseeing the national ED pipeline program to ensure a ready bench of leaders prepared to step into regional ED roles as openings arise.

At its core, this is an outcomes-accountable leadership role. The Chief of Regional Impact co-owns the academic and postsecondary performance of KIPP's regions and is responsible for delivering measurable results across the network. The CRI manages a team of four Regional Superintendents and drives results through them — setting a high bar, holding the line on performance, and ensuring the systems, supports, and consequences are in place for every region to deliver.

The CRI also coaches and develops Regional Superintendents into stronger and more effective leaders. This person must be a clear thinker, a decisive operator, and a credible presence with senior internal and external stakeholders, including regional boards.

The Chief of Regional Impact reports directly to the Chief Schools Officer and works in close, ongoing partnership with the CSO to deeply understand and operationalize the vision of regional excellence across the network. This is a high-trust relationship — the Chief of Regional Impact must be able to take that vision and translate it faithfully into systems, expectations, and leadership development without needing to be managed at every step. Success in this role means the CSO's vision is alive and well in every region, every day.

Responsibilities

• Regional Accountability and Support:
  • Hold all KIPP regions accountable for achieving their goals on all anchor measures through the management of Regional Superintendents.
  • Design and implement the system to monitor results across anchor measures for all KIPP regions.
  • Envision and establish the strategy for KIPP Foundation support to regions.
  • Identify cross-regional patterns and partner with content/program owners to scale effective practices.
• Executive Leadership & Leader Accountability:
  • Define the role of Executive Directors in driving strong academic outcomes.
  • Lead Regional Superintendents to enact accountability and support for EDs.
  • Oversee Executive Director performance management and provide biannual updates to regional board chairs.
  • Recommend talent decisions across the portfolio.
• Pod Leadership & Performance Management:
  • Create a consistent model across all Regional Superintendents to hold EDs accountable.
  • Manage and develop a team of four Regional Superintendents.
  • Coach Regional Superintendents to effectiveness in their roles.
• CEO Pipeline and Performance Management:
  • Manage the development and execution of an ED pipeline program.
  • Oversee ED performance management including recommendations about ED retention.
  • Partner with talent and program leaders to define competencies for future EDs.
• Governance & Enterprise Influence:
  • Manage Regional Superintendents to effectively partner with Chiefs and regional boards.
  • Oversee KIPP Network Growth strategy development and execution.
  • Serve as the primary point of escalation for all regions on non-academic matters.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates passion and commitment to KIPP’s mission and core values.
• Practices self-awareness and uses reflection and feedback to grow.
• Record of setting and achieving ambitious goals at a systems level.
• Able to engage in long-term planning and vision setting.
• Makes decisions that promote cross-functional collaboration.
• Able to set a compelling organizational directive for change efforts.
• 15+ years of work experience including experience as a Chief Executive Officer or ED of a school system.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Ability to build operational systems and proficiency with relevant tools.

Benefits

• 25 holidays plus 18 additional flexible PTO days.
• 100% paid parental leave.
• 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family’s medical/dental/vision plans.
• Wellness benefits such as fitness reimbursements and discounted tickets to attractions.
• 401K retirement plan with 4% match and employer-sponsored legal plans.