Strategic Operations Associate, Chief Schools Office
New York, NY/ Hybrid

Who You Are:

• A highly organized, proactive, and mission-driven professional with a passion for education equity and operational excellence.
• A collaborative communicator who can seamlessly coordinate across departments and stakeholders.
• A systems-thinker with strong attention to detail, eager to learn and grow within a fast-paced school network environment.
• A graduate of a Bachelor’s degree program (required), with prior experience in a charter school or educational nonprofit environment (preferred).

What You’ll Do:

Reporting directly to the Chief Schools Officer (CSO), the Strategic Operations Associate will play a key role in advancing strategic priorities, improving coordination across departments, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. This highly visible role offers unique exposure to leadership decision-making and systems-level implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary operational liaison between the CSO and other network teams, supporting alignment and follow-through on strategic initiatives.
• Manage the CSO’s calendar, scheduling internal and external meetings with efficiency and professionalism.
• Coordinate and support logistics for high-stakes meetings, including school leader professional development sessions, walkthroughs, and school reviews.
• Draft communications, take meeting minutes, and manage follow-up actions to ensure organizational clarity and accountability.
• Support the Talent Development team in organizing and scheduling Democracy Prep’s semiannual School Review process.
• Manage internal systems for tracking and communicating progress on key initiatives.
• Provide project support and administrative coordination to the CSO team and schools division.

You Are:

• Comfortable managing sensitive information and communicating with high-level stakeholders.
• An expert at juggling multiple priorities without missing details.
• A doer and problem-solver who takes initiative to keep projects moving forward.
• Excited by opportunities to support equity-centered educational leadership.

Compensation: This is a full-time, exempt role. The salary range for this position is $64,350–$72,350, commensurate with experience. Democracy Prep offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement matching, generous parental leave, a smartphone, a laptop, and ongoing professional development.

About Democracy Prep: Democracy Prep Public Schools is a network of public charter schools with the mission to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in college and a life of active citizenship. We believe deeply in the power of rigorous academics and authentic civic engagement to transform the lives of our students and communities. We are building a diverse, mission-aligned DREAM team to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.