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Who We Are

New Schools for New Orleans’ (NSNO) mission — delivering on the promise of excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans — drives everything we do. Over the past decade, New Orleans has witnessed unprecedented growth in student performance, including dramatic increases in ACT scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates. While we have moved beyond a state of crisis, New Orleans still has a long list of systemic challenges, gaps, and inequities. NSNO estimates that approximately 16,000 students in New Orleans are in unstable or low-performing schools. We must do better.

To make progress in our mission, our team embodies the values of Excellence, Passion, Solutions, and Equity. These values are the core of our decision-making, our work ethic, and how we live our daily commitment to impact the lives of New Orleans students.

Role and Responsibilities

There are many things about New Orleans public schools that make our system unique. One of the most exciting is our ability to innovate. This role is born out of an idea of innovation. As some of our standalone schools work to continue their excellence, they are also faced with real capacity challenges. Several schools are coming together to see what it would be like to share talent services to ensure excellent educators in all positions for students. The Recruitment Director would build their own role, forging collaboration and new systems to allow for innovative ways to approach recruitment work across multiple organizations. The Recruitment Director would report directly to the Executive Director of Talent and work closely with the New Orleans Teacher Job Board team.

• Find and engage with candidates and help them learn about New Orleans public schools and the incredible students in our system;
• Support candidates in the hiring process, providing cultivation calls, resume review, and interview prep so they are ready to bring their best to students;
• Match candidates with openings in the city and support schools in finding strong educators;
• Collect data and problem solve on an ongoing basis to consistently improve the work single-sites do in the city to ensure our students have the best people supporting them; and
• Check-in with the team on a regular basis (by phone, virtual conference call, in writing, etc.) while creating a collaborative workspace that will be utilized to share important updates

 

Deliverables

• Meet target for sourcing, meetings, and hires for all schools.
• Analyze data and bring solutions on an ongoing basis to innovate and drive collaboration.
• Problem solve and adapt work as needed to support candidates, schools, and students.

 

Qualifications

• Experience working in New Orleans public schools or as an education recruiter (highly preferred);
• Commitment to equity and knowledge about how to bring that commitment to life in our work;
• Strong organizational systems in place to ensure detailed, accurate tracking;
• Proven track record of success;
• Experience in collaborating with a range of external partners and stakeholders;
• Strong critical thinking skills, demonstrated by identifying key levers for change and problem solving based on data;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, specifically the ability to connect quickly and authentically with a wide range of people;
• A commitment to NSNO’s core values of Solutions, Excellence, Passion, and Equity.

 

This is a grant funded temporary position with an immediate start date and potential end date of May 2024. While it is temporary, it is full-time employee with all health insurance, retirement, and paid time off benefits. This position has an annual salary of $75,000- $85,000, commensurate with experience. NSNO has a hybrid work environment which involves primarily remote work with required attendance at New Orleans-based events throughout the year.

Benefits

NSNO believes in protecting the health of the whole person through comprehensive mental and physical health benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% employer paid disability and life insurance
• Access to Dependent Care Assistance, Health Savings, or Flexible Savings Account options
• Annual wellness subsidy of $500
• Up to $100 monthly stipend for phone and internet expenses
• Open Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
• Employer paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401K, Up to 4% employer match
• Role related professional development funds and specific Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion related professional development funds available

 

Before you apply…

We will be removing all identifying information from your resume before our hiring team reviews your resume. This is to ensure our hiring process is equitable and to remove any unconscious bias from our resume review process. New Schools for New Orleans is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work and that starts with our hiring practices. Identifying information includes your name, photos, LinkedIn URL, email address, and more. If you have any questions about this approach, feel free to email us at hr@nsno.org.

How to Apply

Phone calls or mailed applications will not be accepted for this position. Please send the following items to HR@nsno.org for consideration:

• 3-5 lines about why you are a good fit for this position
• A brief highlight of your prior work experience with recruitment
• PDF file of your resume to HR@nsno.org

 

New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team. As such, it is the continuing policy of NSNO to consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

 

Who We Are

New Schools for New Orleans’ (NSNO) mission – delivering on the promise of excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans – drives everything we do. Over the past decade, New Orleans has witnessed unprecedented growth in student performance, including dramatic increases in ACT scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates. While we have moved beyond a state of crisis, New Orleans still has a long list of systemic challenges, gaps, and inequities. NSNO estimates that approximately 16,000 students in New Orleans are in unstable or low-performing schools. We must do better. 

To make progress in our mission, our team embodies the values of Excellence, Passion, Solutions, and Equity. These values are the core of our decision-making, our work ethic, and how we live our daily commitment to impact the lives of New Orleans students. 

Role and Responsibilities 

The Director of Communications will guide implementation of the organization’s strategic communications plan for all public communications, including oversight of the website and social media and development of public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate NSNO’s mission. They will work closely with internal and external partners and NSNO leadership as NSNO works on the research and development of a strategic plan throughout early 2023.

The key functions of this role include the following: 

• Key Function #1: Develop, implement, and continually evaluate the communications plan across the organization’s audiences in collaboration with the NSNO leadership team and key partners.

• Key Function #2: Manage a team that leads the generation of content that engages audience segments and leads to measurable action. 
  • Manage and implement, in concert with the communications team, the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and digital content and collateral including, but not limited to:
    • the annual report
    • email newsletters and blog posts
    • one-pagers and other marketing materials
    • social media accounts, and 
    • NSNO’s website. 
  • Work closely with the NSNO Program teams (Talent, Policy, Schools, etc) to support their comms needs through material development, story-telling, graphic design, and content creation. Incorporate their program plans into the overall strategic plan.
  • Create systems to monitor and measure communications activities and levels of engagement over time.
• Key Function #3: Manage all media relationships and coordinate communications campaigns with organizations across the city and state when needed. 

 

Qualifications 

• A commitment to NSNO’s core values of Solutions, Excellence, Passion, and Equity

• A self-starter who is able to work independently
• Highly organized with exceptional writing/editing and verbal communication skills  and professional demeanor
• Ability to multi-task and drive forward several projects simultaneously
• Highly collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies
• At least 5 years of communications experience, ideally in a leadership / management role within a complex (number and variety of constituents) nonprofit entity, and covering areas such as website content, newsletters, and media relations. The ability to take knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages, and disseminate it to the right audiences through the best distribution channels is critical
• Experience using tools such as Mailchimp, WordPress, and other communications platforms as well as expertise in social media management.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Graphic design experience, preferably knowledge of Canva and basic website editing skills
• Experience in / an understanding of the New Orleans education landscape

 

This is a full-time position with an immediate start date, an annual salary of $82,000 to $95,000, commensurate with experience. NSNO has a hybrid work environment which involves primarily remote work with required attendance at various New Orleans-based events throughout the year.

Benefits

NSNO believes in protecting the health of the whole person through comprehensive mental and physical health benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% employer paid disability and life insurance
• Access to Dependent Care Assistance, Health Savings, or Flexible Savings Account options
• Annual wellness subsidy of $500
• Up to $100 monthly stipend for phone and internet expenses
• Open Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy- Your manager will work with you to take the time off you need to achieve a work-life balance.
• Employer paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401K, Up to 4% employer match
• Role related professional development funds and specific Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion related professional development funds available

 

Before you apply…

We will be removing all identifying information from your resume before our hiring team reviews your resume. This is to ensure our hiring process is equitable and to remove any unconscious bias from our resume review process. New Schools for New Orleans is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work and that starts with our hiring practices. Identifying information includes your name, photos, LinkedIn URL, email address, and more. If you have any questions about this approach, feel free to email us at hr@nsno.org.

How to Apply

Please send your resume to HR@nsno.org. Phone calls or mailed applications will not be accepted for this position. 

 

New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team. As such, it is the continuing policy of NSNO to consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

Who We Are

Over the past decade, New Orleans has witnessed unprecedented growth in student performance, including dramatic increases in ACT scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates. While we have moved beyond a state of crisis, New Orleans still has a long list of systemic challenges, gaps, and inequities. NSNO estimates that approximately 16,000 students in New Orleans are in unstable or low-performing schools. We must do better. New Schools for New Orleans’ (NSNO) mission — delivering on the promise of excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans — drives everything we do. To achieve this mission, NSNO invests in proven, promising, and new charter organizations to open new schools, turn around low-performing schools, or expand existing high-quality schools. NSNO uses data around academic performance and growth, system-wide capacity needs, equity practices, and other quality indicators to ensure that NSNO’s investments will have maximum, long-term effects on improving the life outcomes of New Orleans’ students.

Role and Responsibilities

The COO will manage and lead a team that will drive NSNO’s financial planning, human resources, accounting, legal, technology and operational functions. The ideal candidate will nurture organizational efficiency and effectiveness through strong management and exceptional systems.

The key functions of this role include the following:

Day-to-day management of NSNO operations, including financial, and project management

• Continue to refine NSNO’s financial infrastructure and management, including long-term forecasting and budgeting procedures, cash flow management, funder reporting and board reporting
• Continue to enhance NSNO’s accounting to manage and track NSNO’s various revenues and expenses across its investment and program initiatives
• Develop, establish, and direct execution of operating policies to support NSNO strategic objectives
• Monitoring and reporting on operational issues, opportunities, and achievements within agreed formats and timelines
• Responsible for financial reporting of multiyear Federal grant programs that involve multiple external partners

 

People Management:

• Modeling NSNO’s core values at all times and fostering a culture that reflects them
• Establishing, facilitating, and executing effective and open communication with staff, particularly related to internal decisions, business practices, and organizational strategy
• Developing systems to share organizational decisions with the board, senior management team and staff members
• Overseeing regular analysis of staff utilization to identify capacity gaps and creating hiring plans that acknowledge and plan for organizational needs
• Implementing systems for new employee orientation, on-boarding, and ongoing training/professional development designed to ensure that NSNO remains a continuous-learning organization
• Lead performance evaluation process and facilitate conflict resolution as necessary

 

Minimum Qualifications

• A commitment to NSNO’s core values of Solutions, Excellence, Passion, and Equity
• Bachelor’s Degree
• A minimum of 7-10 years of professional work experience including 5 or more years of proven operations and management experience
• Technical knowledge of accounting and human resources practices within a non-profit organization
• Details-oriented with strong analytical, critical thinking, and organizational abilities – ability to lend structure in a fluid, nimble organization
• A track record of leading, inspiring, and developing high-performance teams in diverse functions while contributing as an integral member at the executive level
• Advanced strategy and planning skills and a demonstrable ability to think ahead and plan over a 1-3 year time span including financial and budget modeling
• Flexibility and the ability to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed
• Experience creating, implementing, and/or revising sustainable, efficient, and scalable systems and processes to support a growing organization
• Strong knowledge of New Orleans public education system and stakeholders

 

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Professional Management Experience
• MBA or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA License

This is a full-time position with an immediate start date, with an annual salary of $125,000 to $140,000, commensurate with experience. NSNO has a hybrid work environment which involves primarily remote work with required attendance at New Orleans-based events throughout the year.

Benefits

NSNO believes in protecting the health of the whole person through comprehensive mental and physical health benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% employer paid disability and life insurance
• Access to Dependent Care Assistance, Health Savings, or Flexible Savings Account options
• Annual wellness subsidy of $500
• Up to $100 monthly stipend for phone and internet expenses
• Open Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy- Your manager will work with you to take the time off you need to achieve a work-life balance.
• Employer paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401K plan, up to 4% employer match
• Role related professional development funds and specific Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion related professional development funds available

 

Before you Apply…

We will be removing all identifying information from your resume before our hiring team reviews your resume. This is to ensure our hiring process is equitable and to remove any unconscious bias from our resume review process. New Schools for New Orleans is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work and that starts with our hiring practices. Identifying information includes your name, photos, LinkedIn URL, email address, and more. If you have any questions about this approach, feel free to email us at hr@nsno.org.

How to Apply

Please send 3-5 lines on why you are good fit for this position and your resume to hr@nsno.org. Phone calls or mailed applications will not be accepted for this position.

New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team. As such, it is the continuing policy of NSNO to consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job.