National Math Stars · 2 weeks ago
Chief of Staff
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $140K/yrNational Math Stars is dedicated to supporting mathematically extraordinary students from all communities. The Chief of Staff will work closely with the CEO on strategic projects, primarily focusing on fundraising initiatives and building operational infrastructure to enhance the organization's impact.
CharityEducationNon Profit
Hiring Manager
Teresa Lambe
Responsibilities
Support CEO in fundraising initiatives
Draft grant applications and reports
Track progress towards grant goals and compliance with all grant conditions
Research and prioritize conferences for the CEO to attend (and/or present at)
Prepare background research (CEO prep notes) on prospects in advance of conferences and meetings
Draft presentations and talking points for conferences
Develop and manage donor CRM, ensuring accurate data, timely acknowledgements of gifts, filing of reports within deadline, and periodic engagement of donors/prospects. Prompt CEO/Board to engage with donors
Research and prioritize potential funders across geographies and cause areas
Map funder interest/capacity to create fundraising projections for budgeting
Develop and implement menu of funding levels and recognition
Draft quarterly donor and partner update newsletters
Draft op-eds and blog posts about NMS and the math talent space
Prioritize and prepare applications for major awards
Track policy changes that impact potential donors to NMS
Help NMS ensure we leverage ESAs and other governmental or tax-advantaged funding opportunities, where available
Build compliance infrastructure (new entities, state approvals, accounting systems, etc.) to enable National Math Stars (or related entities) to operate as a Scholarship Granting Organization
Develop partnerships, marketing channels, and informational materials to solicit tax-advantaged donations
Work with national testing organizations (and any other relevant partners) to ensure access to data needed to analyze our impact
Periodically collect data from our control groups and distribute research incentives to participants
Help refine our control group selection and engagement strategy over time
In collaboration with Partnerships and Programs teams, analyze impact data and craft materials to tell our impact story
Support external researchers conducting academic research projects on NMS
Help Operations team build NMS’ annual report
Join regular leadership team meetings and retreats
Proactively propose improvements to NMS’ strategy and operations
Take on additional strategic projects as required
Qualification
Required
Highly analytical and data-driven – you can identify which pieces of data you'll need to answer a question, gather and clean that data, and analyze the results
Exceptional communicator who can tell stories that resonate with both hearts and minds, across formats (formal reports, personal op-eds, slide decks, conversations)
Someone who loves building new systems from scratch and is happy to get deep into the details to ensure they are right
Very organized project manager – no task or detail ever falls through the cracks
Capable of forging strong internal and external partnerships by exploring mutual benefits, following up persistently, and driving results
High-capacity team member who consistently gets a large volume of work done quickly and to a high quality standard
Preferred
Excited about our mission of identifying and supporting extraordinary young mathematicians from all communities
A former management consultant or data scientist might be a good fit, but we are open to a range of professional backgrounds
Benefits
Fully paid health, vision, and dental coverage for employees, plus partially paid coverage for dependents
401K plan with automatic company contributions
Work-from-home stipend for purchase of a laptop and/or home office supplies
Generous paid time off from day one, including parental leave
Free pie every Pi Day
Company
National Math Stars
National Math Stars is a non-profit organization that provides mathematically exceptional kids from all areas.
Founded in 2023
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$16.5M2024-05-01Seed· $16.5M
Leadership Team
Ilana Walder-Biesanz
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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