VP of Leadership Development

Role Description The VP of Leadership Development is a full-time remote role responsible for designing and guiding the school’s leadership development strategy for staff, faculty, and emerging leaders. This role leads needs analysis to identify capability gaps, develops leadership curricula and training programs, and ensures alignment with the school’s mission and long-term organizational goals. Day-to-day responsibilities include consulting with school leaders and teams, facilitating leadership workshops, mentoring and coaching individuals, and building succession planning frameworks for key positions. The VP collaborates across departments to create measurable development plans, evaluates program effectiveness through data and feedback, and continuously refines initiatives to support a culture of growth, inclusivity, and high performance. The position also involves preparing reports and recommendations for executive leadership and supporting change management related to talent and organizational development.

Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in Leadership Development and Succession Planning to design and drive comprehensive talent and leadership pipelines. Ability to conduct thorough Needs Analysis and provide strategic Consulting to translate organizational priorities into targeted development initiatives. Experience in Training design and delivery, including creating curricula, leading workshops, and facilitating virtual and in-person learning experiences. Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and project management skills, with the ability to use data and feedback to improve programs and outcomes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with educators, administrators, and diverse stakeholder groups. Proven experience in leadership, organizational development, HR, education administration, or a related field; prior work in a school or nonprofit setting is beneficial. Comfort working in a remote environment, using digital collaboration tools, and managing multiple initiatives independently while meeting deadlines. Bachelor’s degree in Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Psychology, Business, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is a plus.