Chief of Staff

For 30 years, Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the ever-advancing technology landscape by unlocking the untapped potential of individuals, uplifting communities, and meeting the needs of employers through rigorous tech training. By teaming up with dynamic employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, we're forging inclusive tech talent pipelines, fulfilling an ever-increasing need for skilled talent. With national remote training and campuses in 20+ cities and counting, Per Scholas offers no-cost training programs in the most sought-after tech skills, spanning Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Support, Software Engineering, and more. To date, 30,000+ individuals have been trained through Per Scholas, propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings. Learn more by visiting PerScholas.org and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

• →Design and facilitate National Leadership Team meetings, quarterly planning sessions, and executive retreats: agendas, pre-reads, decision framing, and clear documentation of decisions and owners.
• →Facilitate high-stakes conversations, including strategy trade-offs, resource decisions, and cross-functional conflicts, so every voice is heard and the group reaches clear, timely decisions.
• →Bring structure and proven facilitation methods (decision-rights frameworks, pre-mortems, retrospectives) to make leadership time more effective.
• →Partner with the CEO and Board Chair on board meeting design and facilitation, including executive sessions and committee meetings as applicable.

• Assess and strengthen how the leadership team works: norms, communication, accountability, and trust. Encourage a culture of candid, constructive feedback to and among senior leaders.
• Help new executives integrate quickly, especially leaders joining the team during the 2027 transition.
• Serve as a trusted sounding board to the CEO, giving honest perspective on organizational health, team dynamics, and leadership effectiveness.

• Help the CEO prioritize and prepare for high-value external engagements with employers, funders, policymakers, and partners. Work with the relevant executives so the CEO's external presence advances organizational priorities and key relationships.
• Own preparation for the CEO's external meetings: briefings on attendees and relationship history, meeting objectives, key messages, and specific asks.
• Attend high-value external meetings with the CEO as appropriate. Capture commitments and next steps, and drive follow-up with accountable owners.
• Keep internal leaders up to speed. Brief relevant executives and teams before and after key external engagements so relationship owners have context, commitments made in the CEO's name are honored, and Per Scholas speaks with one voice.
• Represent the CEO in external and internal meetings as needed. Speak credibly to Per Scholas priorities, and bring back clear readouts and recommendations.
• Serve as a close partner to the Strategic Communications team on the CEO's external voice and visibility, helping 

• Own the CEO’s operating rhythm: priorities, calendar strategy, meeting cadence, and follow-through on commitments.
• Lead the Executive Operations team, ensuring seamless support for the CEO and National Leadership Team.
• Translate strategic and annual plan into operational priorities. Track ongoing enterprise priorities and decisions; surface risks and blockers early and drive resolution.

• Manage board and committee preparation, materials, and follow-up in partnership with the CEO and Board leadership.
• Ensure strong coordination between the National Board, the CEO, and the National Leadership Team.

• Lead change management for organization-wide initiatives, including leadership transition and structural changes and high priority communications, ensuring clear sequencing, stakeholder engagement, clear accountability, and communication.
• Identify potential gaps and advise the CEO and NLT on how to ensure all aspects of a particular change are both named and executed.
• Lead CEO-sponsored special initiatives with clear ownership, timelines, and accountability, in partnership with the relevant executives.
• Partner with the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief People Officer to ensure major organizational changes are supported by clear, coordinated, and effective internal communications.

If you have any questions about this role, please feel free to email our Talent team at jobs@perscholas.org. We look forward to viewing your application!

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