CHIEF OF STAFF

HIP is seeking a chief of staff who will support the executive team by providing strategic leadership on organizational priorities and management of talent and operations. The chief of staff will lead the team to accomplish its multi-year strategic plan and advance the organization’s mission. The role will have both internal and external-facing responsibilities, ranging from management of staff to cultivating new partnerships with schools, districts and funders. 

The ideal candidate will handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands. The candidate must also exhibit the necessary skills to collaborate with and achieve actionable results, the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization. 

Responsibilities Include:

Strategic Leadership 

• Providing vision, guidance, and management of HIP’s multi-year strategic plan implementation; leading annual planning and implementation
• Managing strategic projects to support HIP’s priorities, such as HIP’s expansion campaign and program launch in new regions
• Working closely and effectively with the chief executive officer and chief operating officer to expand schools portfolio and funding opportunities
• Cultivating relationships with new and ongoing funders, including board members, individuals, foundations and corporations

Organizational Leadership 

• Hiring and onboarding staff
• Managing HIP’s staff, including overseeing performance management, workflow and capacity management, talent development and internal communications
• Formalizing and developing efficient office-wide systems, policies, and procedures
• Leading day-today team operations, communications and logistics

Executive Guidance

• Communicating directly with, and on behalf of, the chief executive officer and chief operating officer
• Consulting and advising on strategic decisions and problem-solving, as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years of management experience required; experience in nonprofit executive leadership preferred
• Exceptional relationship management skills, written and oral communication abilities
• Experience effectively managing through layers and developing a team of highly capable professionals
• Capability to manage up effectively to support executives 
• Outstanding judgment, flexibility, creativity and humility
• Systems thinker; sees opportunities everywhere to streamline processes
• Expertise in driving strategic planning processes 
• Knowledge and experience of financial management 
• Knowledge of human resource policies

Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Remote, with travel to Miami expected at least quarterly. 

Type Of Position: Full-Time; Exempt; Reports to Chief Executive Officer

Salary: $110,000 – $120,000

Medical Benefits: Monthly medical stipend

 

To Apply: 

Send cover letter and resume to info@behip.org. Your cover letter should address your connection to HIP’s mission and how your previous experience has prepared you for the role. 

Health Information Project, Inc. (HIP) is an equal employment opportunity employer. 

About HIP: 

HIP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, based in Miami, Florida. HIP believes that every young person deserves to be physically and emotionally safe and healthy. To achieve this, HIP uses the power of peer education by training high school students to be health teachers.

The traditional health education model, based on adults lecturing with outdated textbooks, scare tactics and cheesy videos, was a complete failure. This archaic model was in desperate need of innovation. But, instead of improving it, states either maintained the status quo or abandoned health education altogether.

We knew it was not enough for kids to only learn about world history, geometry, literature and biology. They needed to be taught how to cope with anxiety, get out of an abusive relationship, help a family member with depression, and support a bullied classmate.

The pandemic only exacerbated the need, causing a mental health emergency among children, adolescents and young adults.

If students are coping with physical and emotional health stressors and distractions, they cannot be successful in the classroom.

So, we came up with a solution.

Kids overwhelmingly prefer learning about health from their peers.

That is why HIP reinvented health education by creating the only peer-to-peer comprehensive program for high school students in the country.

HIP trains high school students to teach health education classes during the academic school day to all 9th graders at their own school.

Utilizing a unique, regularly-updated, science-based curriculum, HIP addresses critical health topics that are relatable and relevant to teens.

The Results: 

• Developing thousands of student health leaders annually
• Creating school campuses that are safe and supportive
• Connecting students to health resources
• Supporting students so they know that they are not alone

*HIP provides a stipend for remote office set-up.