Executive Assistant

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas-founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018-we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Executive Assistant advances organizational priorities by providing executive support, serving as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, and acts as a vital liaison for the Executive Leadership Team. The Executive Assistant also works closely with the Office Manager and Executive Assistants across teams to oversee special projects and ensure smooth operations of daily organizational activities. This role will ultimately require comprehensive knowledge of KIPP Texas Public Schools including our annual initiatives, strategic plan, and core values.


ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide Executive Support to the Chief of Staff

• Manage an active calendar of appointments, arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; putting together a weekly plan for the Cheif of Staff with all necessary information; and compiling documents for meetings, and completing expense reports and tracks and submitting critical compliance reports.
• Optimize and manage the Chief of Staff's availability while ensuring smooth communication with internal departments, demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with senior management staff.
• Work closely and effectively with the Chief of Staff to keep him/her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Serves as an organizational liaison, maintaining awareness of the internal climate and providing timely updates to the CoS.
• Plan Chief of Staff 's work time effectively so that they are able to complete all necessary tasks on time, answer emails and phone calls within 48 hours, and spends the majority of his/her time advancing the strategy of the organization.
• Manage communication on behalf of Chief of Staff including; composing and preparing correspondence, including confidential matters; communicate directly with families of KIPP TX students, board members, external stakeholders, staff, and others, on matters related to Chief of Staff's programmatic initiatives, meetings, crisis, and any other work.
• Provide support with finance operations for multiple budgets, including tracking invoices, approvals and signatures.
• Anticipate, research, prioritize and follow up on incoming issues and concerns addressed to the Cheif of Staff by KIPP families, staff, and external parties, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.
• Manage relationships crucial to the success of the organization, as well as a variety of special projects for the Chief of Staff, some of which may have organizational impact.
• Manage Public Information Requests for the organization, ensuring that requests are disseminated to the proper department and responded to in a timely, accurate, and legally compliant manner.
• Partner with Office Manager and Executive Assistant team, to ensure smooth day-to-day organizational operations and administrative alignment

Serve as Liaison for Senior Management

• Serve as a role model for executive support across KIPP TX and champions KIPP TX's mission and core values in all interactions with all stakeholders.
• Work directly with the Chief of Staff to ensure consistent communication and coordination with the KTX Executive Leadership team.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience directly supporting C-level executives in a fast-paced, complex organizational environment
• High School diploma required; Associate's degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing confidential executive communications, complex calendar and travel logistics, and Board-level administrative coordination.

COMPETENCY AND SKILLS:

Interpersonal Skills:

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including board members, external stakeholders, and families.
• Stays calm and steady in a fast paced setting with several moving parts.
• Skilled at delivering the highest level of customer/client service to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Emotional maturity and proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Understands role of the EA amongst the team.
• Strong decision maker, taking proactive approaches to problem-solving and recommending solutions.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.
• Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.

Operational Excellence:

• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and maintain high performance in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and adapt to competing demands.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Expert proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office required; proficiency with Slack, Adobe Acrobat, and project management tools strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
• The candidate is expected to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region.

Additional Requirements:

• Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Work with frequent interruptions.

Work Environment:

• Reports to school or central office site Monday - Friday
• Typical school/office environment with frequent interruptions.

Travel Requirements:

• Frequent travel: Regular and consistent travel to various school sites, regional offices, or external locations for work related activities for professional learning, meetings and other work related activities.

Additional Information

What We Bring to the Table:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.
• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid family leave.
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.
• Employee assistance programs.
• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.

EEO:

KIPP Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Texas ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Talent Team.

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