Special Assistant to the President of People and Business Administration

About Rocky Mountain Prep

Rocky Mountain Prep is a growing network of innovative public charter schools, serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Greater Denver Area. Rocky Mountain Prep (RMP) opened its first school in 2012 with 130 students and has grown to four schools, working with over 1,800 scholars across two districts. Grounded in our culture of rigor and love, our schools consistently outperform local districts academically, while also ensuring our scholars are developing in our PEAK values of perseverance, excellence, adventure, and kindness.  In the school year 2023-2024, we will grow to 12 schools serving over 5,000 students in grades PK-12th. 

Who We Seek:

We seek teachers and staff who are interested in developing students into outstanding human beings in their academic and personal lives by role-modeling our culture of Rigor and Love.  Work collaboratively with their teammates and seek feedback, coaching, and mentorship from their admin team and school community.  Implement our data-driven curriculum with the tools they’ve gained from experience while they adapt to the needs of their students.  

If you are mission-driven, humble in your reflections about your practice, smart in the ways you approach data, and are results-oriented, we’d love to see you apply.

During the 2023-2024 school year, RMP is driving after five big goals:

1. Going Green on the Colorado School Performance Framework
2. 90% Student Persistence
3. 95% Average Daily Attendance
4. Fully Enrolled by October Count
5. Academics:
   1. PreK Students demonstrate one year of growth
   2. Kinder through 2nd Grade Students grow 1.25 years in ELA and Math
   3. 40% of 3rd through 5th-grade students meet their Millionaire Goal (one million words read)
   4. 40% of 6th through 8th grade students meet their millionaire goal (two million words read)
   5. High school: 100% College Acceptance

The People and Business Administration (PBA) teams are a portfolio of RMP’s Network Support Teams (NST) that include:

• People Experience: Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Benefits and Compensation, Leave Management, Talent Planning and Matching, and HR Support
• Legal Affairs, Risk & Compliance: Employee Relations, Investigations, Contracts, ECE and Special Education Compliance, Translation Services
• Finance & Planning: Budgeting, Auditing, Accounting, Forecasting, Accounts Payable, Payroll
• Information Technology: IT Infrastructure, Maintenance, TechSupport

These teams are responsible for the day-to-day management of our Network– comprising 600 employees and 5,000 students across 12 schools (child care, ECE - 12th grade). We orient to this work with a vision of, “Every human thrives” and are looking for our next teammate.
 

The Opportunity

We are looking to grow:

1. Project integration and alignment across PBA teams to ensure on-time and on-budget change priorities that provide a superior staff experience.
2. Significantly increase the quality and frequency of staff communication and engagement in service of creating world-class culture– RMP will be the greatest place to work in Colorado and the highest-impact charter school network in the country.

The Special Assistant to the President will play an integral role in not only shaping the experience of staff members in our network but on the PBA as well. By cultivating the operational systems and mechanisms for ensuring the success of our team’s work, our staff, and students. Ultimately, these stakeholders will reap the benefits of having a Network Support Team that understands and deeply values the importance of effectiveness and efficiency in service of our organization’s health.

The vision for this role is that this position will also incubate additional special projects (i.e., “The Impact Office”) from the PBA. As we continue to develop our strategy and approaches for strengthening internal communications, increasing staff engagement, and executing our People Development/Learning & Development programs and experiences, the Special Assistant will essentially project manage the operationalizing of these PBA priorities.

Given the nature of PBA work that is people-centered, the Special Assistant to the President must operate with a high degree of integrity, personal responsibility, and accountability, trustworthiness, and be wholeheartedly aligned (in words and actions) with our PEAK Core Values of Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness. 

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• A minimum of five years of professional work experience with a track record of results leading in Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field and function. 
• College-level coursework and/or professional certifications in project management, change management, organizational psychology, social psychology, sociology, leadership development, adult learning, and/or human-centered design are strongly preferred.
• Experience within an educational or non-profit setting managing or supporting cross-functional teams and projects is essential.

Skills

Change Management: Knowledge of the change process and cycle. Understanding of and ability to lead through the technical, interpersonal, and organizational aspects of change. Ability to lead annual and special projects from inception to completion.

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a variety of audiences and the knowledge to scaffold communication messages for internal audiences and staff.

Data Interpretation: Ability to interpret staff engagement, culture, and people analytics data to drive decision-making, identify trends, and proactively support our people.

Stakeholder Engagement: Storytelling skills with the ability to convey the “why” behind decisions. Ability to receive feedback and inputs that ultimately strengthen our work. Strong facilitation skills.

Project Management & Integration: Ability to integrate and align projects across diverse teams to ensure they are completed on time and within budget.  

Operational Efficiency: Expertise in creating operational systems and mechanisms that foster transparency, collaboration, alignment, and coordination by seeing interdependencies. Ability to create project plans, tracking systems, and accountability for team delivery on the various components of a project. 

People & Cultural Leadership: Strong people skills, specifically rallying people behind change initiatives, new projects, and/or an evolving vision and direction. Coordinating individuals with whom you have direct and indirect management of towards execution to fidelity. Capacity to steward culture and people experience as part of how you work while supporting our goals for organizational health. 

Orientations and Mindsets:

1. Growth Mindset:

• Openness to Learning: Embraces challenges as opportunities for personal growth and learning, continually seeking to improve and adapt strategies and approaches. 
• Nimbleness & Flexibility: Adapts to change and uncertainty, willing to revise plans in response to new information or feedback.

2. People-Centered Orientation:

• Empathy: Demonstrates a deep understanding of, and empathy for, the experiences and perspectives of our staff, our students, and other stakeholders.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Prioritizes creating a culture where DEIB is not only valued, but every individual feels included and able to contribute.

3. Integrity and Accountability:

• Ethical Leadership: Operates with high ethical standards, integrity, and transparency, building trust across the organization.
• Personal Responsibility: Takes ownership of your work (“wins” and “learnings”), demonstrating a commitment to high personal and professional standards.

4. Strategic Reasoning:

• Defining Personal Success: Has a clear vision of what success looks like and the ability to communicate this vision compellingly to others.
• Analytical & Human-Centered: Utilizes data to make informed day-to-day decisions in your work while also centering on the experience of our people.

5. Collaborative Leadership:

• Team Development: Fosters a collaborative environment, empowering team members and encouraging shared ownership of goals and outcomes.
• “We” over “I”: Understands that we are stronger as a team even over one’s individual contributions.

6. Operational Excellence:

• Systemic Thinking: Understands and navigates the interdependencies within and across teams, creating systems and processes that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Project Management: Demonstrates expertise in managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and values.

7. Resilience and Perseverance:

• Self-Awareness: Ability to take notice of when your actions impact and affect the team. Ability to emotionally self-regulate on tough days, when timelines might feel tight, and stress levels are heightened.
• Continuous Improvement: Commitment to one’s learning in service of strengthening our team and your individual skills and areas of expertise. 

Compensation

The Special Assistant to the President of People and Business Administration/Managing Director, Impact Office is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with a salary range of $115,000 - $160,000. We anticipate bringing someone on near the lower-end to mid-point of this range to ensure growth potential in this role as the work evolves and our network needs increase over time.

This position is a hybrid position working from both an in-home office with collaboration and engagement (given the nature of the work) that requires time in the office. Strong preference for candidates based in the Denver metro area or Colorado-based with accessibility to Denver. The nature of the work will occasionally call for early mornings, some evenings, and weekend work or travel.

Rocky Mountain Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Additionally, we support the Crown Act. Qualified BIPOC and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
 

Benefits

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement through PERA
• Paid-Time-Off

Closing

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In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.   Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time.

RMP is an equal-opportunity employer. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We appreciate your interest in Rocky Mountain Prep and look forward to getting to know you!