[Hiring] Director, Communities of Practice and Capacity Building @Cambiar Education

Role Description

Cambiar is looking for a Director to own the design and execution of our Communities of Practice and capacity-building strategy. In the beginning, you will build two communities: a new one for nonprofit providers of advanced math materials, and a continuation of our work with core nonprofit HQIM providers. You will also steward the technical assistance dollars we invest in Community of Practice and HQIM Accelerator organizations, and lead special projects across the HQIM 2030 portfolio.

You will connect the community and the advising work: what you hear in the community shapes where we invest technical assistance, and what our advisors and consultants learn in 1:1 work shapes the community.

The timing matters. AI-enabled products, consolidation, and shifting district budgets are changing the curriculum market quickly, and the leaders in our portfolio are making big strategic decisions at the same time as they work on scale, sustainability, and impact. The learning experiences you design will help them make those decisions together, with candor, evidence, and the right expertise in the room.

You will work closely with the HQIM 2030 team, Cambiar colleagues across programs, external consultants, facilitators, and advisors, and the CEOs and executive teams of our portfolio organizations. Our team is 100% remote.

Core Responsibilities

• Community of Practice design, strategy, and continuous improvement
  • Design and build two communities: a new Community of Practice for advanced math nonprofit providers, and the continuation of our work with nonprofit core HQIM providers.
  • Design and facilitate engaging in-person convenings and virtual sessions that give CEOs and executive teams real strategic traction. Identify internal and external experts to drive impact.
  • Lead in-person logistics for the HQIM 2030 team, including venues, travel, vendors, budgets, agendas, and run-of-show.
  • Capture feedback, analyze outcomes, and adapt content and design from one session to the next. Work with partners and Cambiar’s communications team to identify insights that accelerate innovation across the portfolio and the wider field.
  • Manage workplans, timelines, and deliverables across Cambiar team members and external consultants, facilitators, and subject-matter experts.
• Technical assistance investment management
  • Manage the technical assistance dollars we invest in Community of Practice and HQIM Accelerator organizations.
  • Work with each CEO and our team to identify organizational needs, match organizations with the right advisors or consultants, and make the case for the investment internally.
  • Build and maintain a lightweight system, using tools such as Notion, Slack, Google Workspace, Airtable, Claude, plus AI automation as needed, so insights and meeting notes are shared quickly and everyone stays in the loop.
  • Scope and manage each workstream with the organization and its advisors or consultants, and ensure reporting against agreed goals.
• HQIM 2030 special projects
  • Drive and track special projects for the HQIM 2030 portfolio, which may include strategic planning, progress monitoring, grant reporting, and communications and insights.

Qualifications

• 7+ years working in or alongside nonprofit, edtech, or for-profit organizations on scale, sustainability, and impact, with a specific example of an organization you helped and what changed as a result.
• Experience designing and facilitating cohorts, peer networks, or convenings for senior leaders or entrepreneurs.
• A history of rolling up your sleeves on a lean team, including planning events, managing vendors and budgets, and keeping projects on track yourself.
• Strong systems thinker who can turn strategy into a workplan and see it through.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with CEOs and executive teams and facilitate candid conversations among them.
• Comfort using AI tools to run lean systems (we use Claude, Slack, Notion, Airtable, and Google Workspace).

Requirements

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and good sense of humor.
• Ability to travel to support in-person learning sessions and internal team meetings (up to once per month).

Benefits

• Salary range of $130,000-$155,000 per year depending on experience, location and aligned title.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits.
• Paid vacation and sick time, plus organizationally-observed holidays throughout the year.
• Access to optional benefits such as 401(k) Retirement Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), HSA/FSA, pet insurance, etc.
• Stipends to partially cover phone and internet costs, home office set-up, and wellness.
• Team retreats and meetings during the year to meet your teammates or see our work in-person.

Company Description

Founded in 2016 as the first K-12 nonprofit venture studio, Cambiar Education saw untapped potential in the marketplace that could change the world of education - an opportunity to foster and advance radical, innovative ideas that massively accelerate student success for all. Since then, Cambiar has propelled over 140 game-changing ventures that operate at the speed of innovation, cultivated a portfolio of bold and visionary leaders, and built a connected community anchored in a commitment to creating and scaling solutions that center all students.