Executive Director, Marshall Leadership Institute

Executive Director, Marshall Leadership Institute

Aug 10, 2023

Executive Director, Marshall Leadership Institute (MLI) is a senior-level position designed for an experienced, execution-obsessed leader who wants to grow an organization that trains and develops diverse, uncompromisingly high-quality transformative school leaders and builds the capacities of others to do the same.

The Executive Director is responsible for leading the vision, design, planning, execution, and growth of the programs within the MLI. They’ll work closely with organizational leadership, partner schools, school leaders, and external partner organizations to ambitiously scale the MLI, with the goal of developing leaders at every stage of their career journeys. Executive coaching, financial modeling, program design, facilities support, legal guidance, and data analysis are some of the services and supports provided by the Executive Director.

And, with these advantages come a high degree of autonomy and accountability for program quality, growth, and success.

This position is remote within the San Francisco Bay Area, CA or Seattle/Tacoma, WA, as this is where our primary partnerships are located. The role will likely also require some light travel across the continental

US for business development purposes.

Who We Are:

Marshall Street Initiatives

Marshall Street Initiatives (“Marshall”) is a team of educators determined to expand opportunities for all students. While our initiatives focus on different groups—teachers, principals, parents, graduates, and K-12 students—they are united by their focus. Together with a broad group of engaged partners, we’re building a world where every student is equipped to live a life defined by purpose, financial independence, community, strong relationships, health, and fulfillment.

Summit Public Schools

Summit is a network of public schools that prepares all students to be the best versions of themselves, to be successful through college and in the fullest ways possible—so they can each live a fulfilled life. This includes a life filled with financial security, purposeful work, strong relationships, meaningful community, and personal health. Today, Summit operates 14 public middle and high schools whose students reflect their diverse communities in California and Washington.

Summit schools are consistently ranked among the best in the nation. All Summit students graduate prepared for a four-year college and our graduates complete college at twice the national average.

What You’ll Do:

Program Design and Implementation

• Set the vision and direction for the Marshall Leadership Institute.

• Design the programmatic elements that enable the preparation of leaders, including overseeing curriculum development, planning, facilitation, and iteration of all programs and learning experiences for participants.

• Lead program evaluation processes and iteration on program design.

• Lead all elements of the process for making the Marshall Leadership Institute operationally sustainable, including sales, branding, facilities, partnerships, fundraising, account management, etc.

• Build, manage, and develop a team (as needed and able, per program) and support them in successfully meeting program outcomes.

• Cultivate a culture of collaboration and accountability amongst co-facilitators, school partners, and strategic stakeholders to ensure fidelity to the program model.

Program Growth

• Gain strategic alignment on a vision and plan for the Marshall Leadership Institute.

• Lead the vision to grow the Marshall Leadership Institute to reach program sustainability in collaboration with the Marshall Street Executive Director.

• Engage with donors, partner schools, policymakers and other stakeholders, to share the vision for the Marshall Leadership Institute and to develop partnerships to support the growth and sustainability of the program.

• Develop scalable leader development materials and ensure all programs have the systems and platforms necessary to implement efficiently and effectively.

• Design, measure, and iterate on a scalable system for admissions and partnerships, and ensure recruitment and partnerships meet its annual…