VP, Education Finance & Strategic Growth

Charter School Growth Fund; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, life, disability and dental

Vacation/holidays and parental leave

Participation in 403(b) plan

Job summary

Charter School Growth Fund is seeking a Vice President for Structured Finance to support a portfolio of charter school networks nationwide. The role blends strategic advisory work on finance, facilities, and governance with hands-on investment analysis, due diligence, and loan structuring.

The incumbent will lead high-impact initiatives, build external partnerships, and manage a small team within a mission-driven nonprofit fund.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, particularly the ability to build strong relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated financial leadership and expertise needed to evaluate financial and real estate strategies and investment.
• Deep commitment to CSGF’s mission and passion for K-12 education and excitement around creating excellent education options for low-income students.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Passion for creating social change through the impactful investment of public and private capital.
• Ability to work seamlessly between high-level strategy and detail-oriented work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic thought partner and advisor to portfolio leadership and boards on finance, facilities, and governance strategies
• Provide expertise on strategic planning processes, including financial models, growth strategies, and business plans
• Build and maintain strong, deep relationships with school operators; be actively sought out as a trusted resource internally and externally
• Lead, in partnership with and overseeing SFin Director role, end-to-end due diligence and investment analysis for charter school operators (grants and loans), including financial modeling, multi-year projections, risk assessment, governance evaluation, and facilities strategies
• Prepare and present investment proposals and evaluation reports to CSGF Investment Committee to support funding decisions
• Oversee ongoing loan monitoring, including covenant compliance analysis and proactive engagement to address risk and support borrower performance
• Source, negotiate, and structure facilities loan investments, evaluating deal affordability, real estate strategies, leadership teams, and market dynamics
• Develop and leverage relationships with key regional partners to strengthen the ecosystem
• Build sector capacity by capturing and sharing best practices, disseminating benchmarking data, and creating communities of practice
• Represent CSGF externally to broader stakeholders in the charter school field
• Set vision and strategy for your functional area and portfolio relationships that advances CSGF's mission
• Serve as functional lead for the SFin team in overseeing loan portfolio systems, monitoring, cash management, and reporting including identifying and moving forward initiatives
• Manage and develop SFin team Directors including one direct report: set rigorous goals, provide regular coaching and feedback, support their professional growth, and ensure quality of investment analysis and overall work

Skills

Stakeholder relationships

Financial leadership

Investment evaluation

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Social impact

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Charter School Growth Fund is seeking a Vice President for Structured Finance to support a portfolio of charter school networks nationwide. The role blends strategic advisory work on finance, facilities, and governance with hands-on investment analysis, due diligence, and loan structuring.

The incumbent will lead high-impact initiatives, build external partnerships, and manage a small team within a mission-driven nonprofit fund.