Chief Executive Officer

Rutgers Foundation; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Hybrid; EUR 100.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An emerging philanthropic organization is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to shape its mission and strategy to enhance educational and workplace pathways. The CEO will lead an organization with a $400 million endowment, focusing on systemic reform and substantial social impact. This role provides a unique opportunity to build a start-up organization poised to become a national influencer in education and workforce success.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in executive leadership roles.
• Track record in growing high-performing enterprises.
• Knowledge of the education and workforce ecosystem.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement the organization’s vision and strategy.
• Lead the organization towards improving college and career pathways.
• Build and manage a high-performing team.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Team Building

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Development

Ausbildung

Advanced Degree (e.g., MBA)

Jobbeschreibung

Chief Executive Officer

IntermediaryEd

THE SEARCH

IntermediaryEd, an emerging philanthropic organization, seeks a visionary leader to serve as its first chief executive officer (CEO). This entrepreneurial leader will work closely with the organization’s esteemed board of directors to solidify IntermediaryEd’s new mission and determine its vision and strategy for impact through improved college and career pathways. This position provides a unique opportunity to develop a start-up organization at a time when the gaps across education and workplace ecosystems are becoming more evident and demand a relentless focus on solutions that yield social impact.

The nascent organization is uniquely poised to serve as a leader in education and workplace success in the next decade and beyond. It will support innovative solutions to existing and emerging challenges to meaningful pathways to post-secondary training and education that lead to productive employment. Working closely with a highly committed and experienced board of directors to steward its $400 million endowment, the CEO will build the foundation for the organization, hire and grow a team, and establish IntermediaryEd as a national influencer and convener on topics related to its core mission. The CEO will bring a track record of growing high-performing enterprises, as well as a record of sophisticated executive leadership including direct involvement with boards, expertise in responsible business practices, and experience in the successful recruitment and cultivation of talent.

The CEO is expected to bring working knowledge of the education and/or workforce ecosystem to IntermediaryEd to develop key strategies across career awareness, career exploration, career preparation, and career advancement.

ORGANIZATION HISTORY

IntermediaryEd, formerly ACT, Inc.¹, is the result of the 2024 sale of ACT, Inc.’s assets, which supported the creation of assessments, research, and work-ready credentials in education and the workplace. Proceeds from the transaction enabled a new nonprofit organization—currently called IntermediaryEd—to continue ACT Inc.’s mission focused on education and workplace success, while ACT Education Corporation’s business now operates separately as a public benefit limited liability company. Operating independent of ACT Education Corp., IntermediaryEd is committed to being a leader in systemic reform that enhances and strengthens the linkages between career aspirations and explorations, and employability.

The organization currently exists as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and employs a small staff of four to support the day-to-day operations. IntermediaryEd retains a financial investment in both ACT and Encoura, has direct representation on ACT’s and Encoura’s boards of directors.

LOCATION

The CEO and board will organize IntermediaryEd as a hybrid workplace, collaborating to determine the location of the office in a major metropolitan area that meets conditions established by the board. Though the CEO and staff need not live in the selected city, the IntermediaryEd team will convene in the office on a regular cadence.

APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and resumes with cover letters should be sent electronically via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/intermediaryed/chief-executive-officer.

Jeff Kessner, Ericka Miller, Diana Carmona, Jenny Rubin

Isaacson, Miller

¹ ACT, Inc.’s assets included in the sale also encompassed its wholly owned subsidiary Encoura, which provides custom technology solutions that combine research, data science, strategic enrollment services, and multichannel marketing, serving over 2,000 higher ed institutions.