KIPP Texas Public Schools is a nonprofit public charter school network, dedicated to preparing students in educationally underserved communities for college success and choice-filled lives. Today, KIPP Texas operates 59 public charter schools educating over 31,100 students across four regions – Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. KIPP schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income families.

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The Recruitment Manager will assist in developing and maintaining the infrastructure for recruitment, which includes assisting in fostering equity-driven hiring practices, establishing partnerships, enacting strategies to build the diversity and caliber of applicant pools, a standardized cultivation and application process, and processing candidate workflow. The Recruitment Manager is an exceptional leader and has a strong commitment to their team's collective and individual success and to KIPP Texas's commitment to equity. The Recruitment Manager will work with other recruitment team members and implement a selection process for processing qualified candidates.  As a member of the KIPP Texas Talent Recruitment Team for School Support Partners (SSP, central office) recruitment, they will assist in building an SSP team that reflects the diversity of our students and embodies the values of KIPP Texas Public Schools.

The Ideal Recruitment Manager, 

• Has a deep understanding of talent acquisition, is passionate about candidate experience, has helped scale recruiting functions, and isn’t afraid to roll-up their sleeves and dig in.
• Brings diversity sourcing experience and demonstrated sourcing strategies that will contribute to KIPP Texas-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. 
• Able to manage ambiguity, have good decision quality, and pivot when needed.
• Able to assess candidates’ competitiveness and needs quickly; ability to match candidates with the position to which they are most likely to be a match, ability to analyze data, and make strategic campaign adjustments.
• Can build and manage a strong, healthy team that is focused on both what we do (our goals) and how we do it (our values). 

Core Leadership Traits

• Acts with a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrates commitment to equity and anti-racism through words and actions.
• Manages and develops a team using strong, proven management techniques that will yield superior performance and results.
• Operates with exemplary team spirit with eagerness to demonstrate flexibility and contribute to the overall needs of the team as they arise.
• Operates with a professional demeanor in even the most challenging situations. Works with hiring managers in a way that demonstrates confidence, initiative, and dedication to meeting commitments. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing organization environments and requirements.
• Team player; focused on organizational and team success.
• Never satisfied with the status quo; always pushing for improvements and change.

Experience/Skills Required:

• BA or equivalent relevant work experience  
• 1+ years of managerial experience  
• 2 + years experience leading team and/or division-wide initiatives
• Strong organizational acumen and ability to build relationships and understand the needs of the organization 
• Results-driven with communication, presentation, and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze and leverage data to accurately forecast and help the team drive effective recruitment strategies

Compensation and Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.