Vice President, KIPP Executive Director Accelerator

Experience and Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or advanced certification preferred

10+ years of leadership experience in education, public charter systems, or non-profits with at least 5 years in a leadership role, with a proven record of success in leading complex organizations or networks

Strong gravitas and alignment with KIPP’s values and beliefs

Experience in talent development and performance management

Experience leading complex systems to achieve goals in partnership with diverse stakeholders

Work Conditions

Travel requirements: 25-30% travel

Full Time

Location

This role has the option of working from a remote office full-time, with expectations to work across time zones when necessary.

Compensation and Benefits

About The Position

The Vice President, KEDA, will serve as the program lead responsible for founding KIPP’s first-ever Executive Director leadership program. The KIPP Executive Director Accelerator (KEDA) is scheduled to launch in School Year 2026–2027. This leader will design, build, and continuously refine three core programmatic components — ED identification and selection, the ED Fellowship, and the New ED Program — ensuring they function as a cohesive, high-impact leadership development pipeline.

This role is fundamentally focused on building and executing a best-in-class leadership program that produces a robust and sustainable pipeline of ED-ready candidates prepared to lead one of KIPP’s 28 regions nationwide. The Vice President of KEDA will translate KEDA’s vision into concrete programming, curriculum, learning experiences, and operational structures. They will build and manage the fellowship model; design learning experiences aligned to KIPP’s leadership expectations; coordinate selection processes; cultivate facilitators, coaches, and partners; and establish the systems and rhythms necessary to run KEDA effectively at launch and beyond.

As KIPP works toward its 2030 goals, KEDA is focused on preparing a specific kind of leader: an Executive Director who leads with conviction, centers students and community in every decision, and has the vision, drive, and cultural competency to deliver breakthrough outcomes across regional leadership. This role will design and deliver programming that develops a diverse cohort of leaders who excel across the five domains critical to leading a KIPP region in this era — Driving Performance, Leadership Mindset, Vision and Strategic Direction, Talent and Culture Cultivation, and Communication, Influence, and Leading Change — while remaining deeply grounded in who KIPP is and why we exist.

Specifically, the VP of KEDA will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities

About the Organization

KIPP Public Schools

is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 279 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 210,000 students and alumni.

Our mission:

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Our vision: