Director, One KIPP Delivery, Regional Impact Operations

About the role

The Director, Regional Impact Operations is a member of the One KIPP Delivery (OKD) team and plays a critical role supporting our Regional Impact "pods," teams of experts who support regional leaders in executing the One KIPP strategy to achieve our shared goals. The OKD Impact Operations ensures regional pod teammates can effectively support, monitor, and hold regional leaders accountable for high-quality implementation of One KIPP initiatives and processes. Reporting to the Vice President, One KIPP Delivery, and partnering closely with the Regional Superintendents, who lead Regional Impact pods, this role is the operational backbone of the pod, combining logistics, data, implementation tracking, and thought partnership to ensure KF collectively supports regions effectively. The Director's primary function is to be a trusted operational partner to the Regional Superintendent, blocking and tackling for them to run the business of the regional pods so they can focus on supporting regional leaders. The Director owns the systems and routines that enable the pod's success, anticipates and resolves risks before they reach the Regional Superintendent, and demonstrates the independent judgment needed to drive progress with minimal oversight. .

Responsibilities

• Pod Logistics & Coordination (Visits, Meetings, SME Deployment)
• Ensure assigned OKD regional pods function smoothly through strong scheduling, coordination, and logistics for regional visits, weekly pod meetings, and additional touchpoints.
• Alongside their peer Director, design and execute the regular meeting and monitoring cadences and structures needed to best support the pod in achieving its goals.
• Actively manage actions, accountability, and follow‑through across pod stakeholders.
• Coordinate timely deployment of KIPP Foundation subject‑matter experts into regions so regions receive the right support at the right moment in the initiative lifecycle.
• One KIPP Implementation Accountability & Management
• Monitor and track regional execution of One KIPP initiatives and core OKD processes, creating the visibility the Regional Superintendent and pod need to stay ahead of risks.
• Create systems to proactively flagging risks to timelines, fidelity, or engagement for the Regional Sup and Pod.
• Data Management & Reporting Infrastructure
• Build and maintain the data reporting and monitoring structures that supports pod operations (ie, weekly academic progress monitoring across the regional portfolio of the pod).
• Coordinate with KIPP's Data & Technology team to develop and maintain regional dashboards and reporting tools.
• Ensure Regional Impact leaders have access to timely, accurate implementation data and develop monitoring indicators that surface risks before problems escalate.
• Prepare data‑informed materials for meetings, memos, and leadership updates.
• Regional Superintendent Support & Thought Partnership
• Serve as a thought partner to Regional Superintendent on implementation challenges, sequencing of initiatives, and regional capacity considerations.
• Build trust so OKD is viewed as a supportive operational partner rather than a compliance function.
• Skills and Mindsets
• Mission and Student Focu s: Demonstrates passion and commitment to KIPP's mission and possesses the desire and ability to uphold KIPP's Core Values (Focus on Excellent Results, Collective Impact, and Courageous Action)
• Work Management : Sets a clear vision for new or complex bodies of work. Develops and implements agile project plans, navigating difficult situations or conflicts while maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders; creates and ensures systems are in place for knowledge management.
• Data-Driven Actions and Decisions : Efficiently defines the right metrics to evaluate work and ensures critical team actions, decisions, and recommendations are driven by data; effectively works with team to resolve issues around data to ensure sound data-informed decisions.
• Collaboration: Has the interpersonal, diplomatic, relationship building, and communications skills needed to develop s

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