Collegiate Edu-Nation - President

Collegiate Edu-Nation
Job Details
Region
14
School District/Employer
Collegiate Edu-Nation
District Category/Employer
Private Sector Employer,
Position
Superintendent,
Assignment Level
Job Title
President
School
Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN)
Campus Description
Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) is transforming rural student outcomes and rural workforce development from pre-K to career readiness. CEN is a data-driven and relationship-driven regional intermediary for rural collective impact, a systems-change leader for rural workforce development and retention, and a rural education technical assistance provider. We partner with rural schools, community leaders, employers, policymakers, and aligned stakeholders to build regionally relevant P-20 education systems that foster post-secondary completion and career readiness. Through capacity building, programmatic service supports, regional and national resourcing, professional development, and data-driven continuous improvement systems, CEN customizes an innovative model of affordable access, transformative educator development, and industry-leading technical support for an ever-growing number of partnering rural communities nationwide. CEN has entered an era of national expansion and scaling, committed to extending its proven rural empowerment model for the unique needs of rural communities nationwide. CEN Vision: To End Generational Poverty In Rural America CEN Mission: To empower rural school districts and communities to support and educate students/youth, beginning at home, continuing from the first day of Pre-K through postsecondary, leading to meaningful careers for lifetime success.
Date Posted
10/20/2025
Deadline
2025-11-10
Openings
1
Commitment
Full Time
Description/Notes
The President of Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) is an action-oriented, visionary team leader responsible for driving the organization’s operational sustainability, annual goal success, strategic growth, and national scaling. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the President ensures attainment of the CEN Strategic Vision and Growth Plans. This role requires internal leadership and external engagement. The President’s roles and responsibilities include: ● Team Success – Direct management of CEN’s Executive Leader Team, responsibility for the attainment of the organization's annual goals, and oversight of CEN’s strategic growth progress. ● Operational Success – Architect and oversee systems and data collection that align CEN’s operations and annual goals with its long-term strategic plan and goals. Ensure annual KPIs are established, tracked, and reached for each CEN team. ● Financial Success – Ensure annual budgets are established and met through diversified and growing funding sources that include earned contracts, government grants, corporate sponsorships, public funding, and philanthropic dollars, while also stewarding multi-year philanthropic fundraising campaigns - including the $15M North Star Venture Campaign in place through 2028. ● National Growth Success – advance national expansion efforts by supporting efforts to identify and launch aligned, new state opportunities and to build partnerships with education agencies, higher education institutions, philanthropic funders, workforce leaders, and rural innovation networks that contribute to the success and sustainability of state implementation partners and affiliates. ● External Engagement Success – Provide leadership for CEN’s strategic efforts to position as a national leader in content generation, trainings, and networking for rural student utcomes and regionally-relevant rural workforce development, retention, recruitment – including the annual Rural Empowerment Conference, CEN’s flagship convening for rural ducation, workforce, and policy leaders.
Qualifications
● 10+ years of demonstrated success in executive-level leadership in education, nonprofit, or systems-change environments with proven experience in national scaling and expansion. ● Experience living and working in rural communities is strongly preferred. ● Master’s degree (doctorate preferred) in education, public policy, organizational leadership, or a related field. ● Deep knowledge of rural education systems, P-20 pipeline design, and workforce-aligned transformation models. ● Proven track record in fundraising, public funding strategies, and philanthropic partnerships. ● Experience and understanding of the Land Grant System and Mission will be beneficial. ● Strong communication, relationship-building, and public speaking skills, with the ability to mobilize diverse stakeholders around a shared vision. ● Experience leading large-scale campaigns, conferences, or multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Salary Range
Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Benefits
How To Apply
Check out the full Position Description at https://edu-nation.org/about-collegiate-edu-nation-2/careers/ Submit your resume and cover letter to team@whereRUgoing.com by Monday, November 10, 2025. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Contact Information
Name
Kim Alexander
Email
kalexander@edu-nation.org
Address
P.O. Box 516, 301 Main Street
City
Roscoe
State
TX
Zip
79545
Phone
(325) 236-5427
Fax
Additional Information
ESC Region
ESC14
Position
Superintendent
Posted Date
Oct. 20, 2025
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