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About the Role

Success Academy is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee the expansion, restructuring, and effective functioning of its multiple boards. This role serves as the primary strategy liaison and operational bridge between the executive leadership team and the boards, responsible for driving board membership and participation at the highest levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategy and management of all aspects of board administration, governance facilitation, committee operations, communications, and board member engagement.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, Chief Advancement Officer, and board leadership, architecting meeting cadences, committee structures, and reporting frameworks.
• Shape and align board priorities with the organization's growth strategy.
• Partner with the governance/nominating committee to manage the board recruitment pipeline.
• Serve as the principal point of contact for all board members on administrative, logistical, and governance matters.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to synthesize complex organizational data into briefings and reports for the boards.
• Coordinate with the CEO to manage sensitive issues.
• Draft executive correspondence, announcements, and regular updates to the boards.
• Plan, schedule, and execute all board meetings, committee meetings, and special retreats.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and organize strategic meeting agendas.
• Oversee the timely preparation and distribution of board books, presentations, and background materials.
• Manage all event logistics.
• Lead board pipeline development in partnership with the Governance and Nominating Committees.
• Partner with legal counsel to safeguard governance integrity.
• Own the organization's official corporate record-keeping.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership team on governance strategy, board dynamics, and meeting design.
• Develop board communications, presentations, and briefing materials.
• Monitor and analyze board member participation, committee attendance, and engagement trends.
• Partner with the Advancement team to advance the board's philanthropic giving strategy.
• Cultivate board members as organizational ambassadors.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in corporate governance, non-profit board relations, executive administration, or legal/compliance environments, working directly with C-suite executives and board members.

Skills

• Strong drive to lead transformational change at high velocity and intensity.
• Superior written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to communicate with diplomacy and tact.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple high-stakes timelines, agendas, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Proven ability to handle confidential, sensitive organizational information with the utmost integrity.
• Experience with Board management software/portals (e.g., BoardEffect, Diligent, OnBoard).
• Experience with CRM databases (e.g., Salesforce, Raiser's Edge).
• Experience with virtual meeting tools (Zoom, Microsoft Teams).

Location

• New York
• Florida

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s or JD preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $250,000—$280,000 USD

Benefits

• Full benefits program
• Opportunities for professional growth

About the Company

• Success Academy is a fast-growing, high-performing network of public charter schools in New York, expanding to Florida.
• The organization works to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status.
• Success Academy is scaling nationally and setting new standards for excellence in public schooling.

Equal Opportunity

• Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
• We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world.