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Axim Collaborative · 3 weeks ago

Senior Vice President, Strategy, Operations and Talent

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$326K/yr - $375K/yr

20+ years exp

Axim Collaborative is a nonprofit that transforms education to work pathways by facilitating collaboration and innovations to build an ecosystem of solutions to drive better outcomes for millions of learners. The Senior VP, Strategy, Operations, and Talent will lead the development and execution of Axim’s organizational strategy, manage partnerships, and oversee talent acquisition and development efforts.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partner with the CEO and team to develop and refine organizational strategy for Axim Collaborative, including refining the theory of change, evolving programmatic strategies and establishing organizational priorities and dashboards for team and board management

Continue to build out the organizational model to enable strategy, including processes and functions that support overall strategy, identifying future resource and system needs and coordinating strategic links to the Open edX Project. Processes could include grantmaking, community building strategies, knowledge management and portfolio level initiatives

Ensure organizational strategies position Axim for increased partnerships, innovation, and impact in the medium term

Lead the implementation and refinement of the partnership process, including the overarching process, data and impact processes, system and tools

Oversee the systems required to enable partnership work, currently Monday.com. Assess and plan for new systems that are required for our partnership efforts

Oversee the operational component of all partnerships including due diligence and fiscal oversight

Coordinate with VP of Data and Impact to incorporate data processes and gather impact data

Build consistency for process use across the team, identifying areas for ongoing improvements

Evolve the systems and processes as the organization grows and scales impact

Manage team that supports partnership operations and partnership support, currently the Program Manager, Partnership Director and Partnership Coordinator

Serve as people manager of potential future VPs building a community of partnership leads and fostering connection

With CEO and HR Manager, design short and medium term organizational structure, identifying areas where new staff or consultants will be needed

Oversee talent acquisition and talent development efforts for organization, including evolving hiring processes, partnering on performance management, and refining professional development

Serve as human resource primary contact for employees to manage requests, concerns and confidential matters. Work in partnership with the senior team and legal counsel to resolve issues

Partner with CEO and HR Manager to continue to build the team culture

Galvanize and organize the senior team towards organizational development, process and people initiatives

Build a sense of shared purpose and collective culture within and across departments; cultivate trust between the organization and its partners

Model the values of inclusive excellence and foster environments that actively encourage a diversity of perspectives on teams

Participate in annual organizational goal setting and planning to align operations and budgets with the broader mission

Effectively prepare for and guide the organization through growth, change, and transition

Manage the Program Manager, Partnerships Director, Partnership Coordinator and Human Resources Manager. Management responsibility will grow as the team expands

Provide a variety of motivational styles, tailored to individual team members using a range of tools and tactics to help staff of varying abilities perform and grow

Invest in the ongoing professional development of staff by staying informed of opportunities and resources for growth within the organization and encouraging staff to explore them where appropriate

Clearly communicate performance expectations and provide regular, fair, actionable, and timely performance feedback; recognize competent and exemplary performance, effectively address marginal and unsatisfactory performance

Ensure all members of the organization understand the strategic mission of Axim and how they play a part in its outcomes

Qualification

Education innovationEducation equityProject managementTeam managementOrganizational developmentAnalytical skillsChange managementTalent developmentInterpersonal skillsCreative thinking

Required

Robust understanding of how education innovation can support students in broad access higher education settings

Deep commitment to education equity and ability to apply an equity lens in all strategies and work streams

Exceptional ability and judgement to align strategy, team and organizational processes to support mission and impact potential

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders in service of learner outcomes

Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the research understanding needed to connect work to Data and Impact priorities and generate insights across all organizational functions

Experience operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment as a creative thinker and problem solver

Exceptional project management, prioritization, and planning skills in complex workstreams, with demonstrated success producing high-quality deliverables on time and within budget

At least 20 years in progressive leadership roles, including significant team management and talent development experience

Experience in and passion for leading organizational culture and change management initiatives

Experience in a high-growth organization, particularly in leading organizational development strategy

Exposure or experience to leading an HR or talent function for a small to mid-size organization