Vice President, Structured Finance

About Charter School Growth Fund

The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) is a leading nonprofit venture philanthropy organization dedicated to identifying, investing in, and supporting the nation's best public charter schools. Operating with the same strategies, discipline, and focus as a venture capital firm, CSGF awards multi-year grants and loans to talented education entrepreneurs building networks of high-quality charter schools that serve traditionally underserved students. CSGF's portfolio includes over 200 charter school networks operating more than 1,700 schools and serving approximately 725,000 students across the United States. The organization is committed to expanding the impact of schools that are closing achievement and opportunity gaps, with a particular focus on serving students of color and those from low-income backgrounds. CSGF's current portfolio is led by more than 50% leaders of color and more than 50% female leaders, reflecting the organization's commitment to diversity and proximity to the communities served. The organization operates on a fund-based model and is currently in the fifth year of its fourth fund (Fund IV), which represents the largest fund in CSGF's history in both size and scope. This fund continues to fuel charter sector growth, accelerate innovation, and strengthen long-term outcomes for students. CSGF projects that its portfolio could grow to serve approximately 1,000,000 students within a decade, demonstrating the organization's significant influence and growth trajectory in the charter school sector. CSGF's Structured Finance Team plays a critical role in the organization's mission by alleviating finance and facilities as barriers to growth and success. The team oversees more than $650 million in loan funds, including the recently launched $500 million Dell Catalyst Fund. This team combines the strategic consulting approach with impact investing expertise, providing comprehensive support to charter school operators nationwide.

About this Role

The Charter School Growth Fund is seeking a Vice President of Structured Finance to join its team during an exciting period of organizational growth and increased impact. This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance, education, and social impact, supporting high-quality charter school networks across the country. The Vice President will play a central role in CSGF's Structured Finance Team, which strives to remove finance and facilities barriers that impede the growth and success of charter school networks. Structured Finance roles at CSGF blend the strategic problem-solving of a strategy consultant with the deal-focused expertise of an impact investor, requiring professionals who can provide strategic support, serve as trusted advisors, source and structure deals, conduct rigorous due diligence, and support investments throughout their lifecycle. The ideal candidate will be deeply committed to CSGF's mission of expanding educational opportunities for underserved students and will bring a results-oriented mindset, expert financial and analytical skills, and the ability to lead complex and often ambiguous projects. This role requires strong executive thinking, clear communication capabilities, and the ability to build deep relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders including school operators, board members, and external partners. The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial, passionate about K-12 education, and excited about leveraging both public and private capital to create meaningful, long-term social impact.

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 and be actively sought out as a trusted resource internally and externally
• Lead, in partnership with and overseeing the Structured Finance Director role, end-to-end due diligence and investment analysis for charter school operators including grants and loans
• Conduct financial modeling, multi-year projections, risk assessment, governance evaluation, and facilities strategies
• Prepare and present investment proposals and evaluation reports to the 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 in public policy, development, and financing 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 functional area and portfolio relationships that advances CSGF's mission
• Serve as functional lead for the Structured Finance team in overseeing loan portfolio systems, monitoring, cash management, and reporting
• Identify and move forward initiatives that improve CSGF's work in structured finance
• Manage and develop Structured Finance team Directors including one direct report through setting rigorous goals, providing regular coaching and feedback, supporting professional growth, and ensuring quality of investment analysis

Requirements

• Finance leadership at a charter school management organization or related education organization strongly preferred
• 12-20+ years of relevant work experience, preferably including financial leadership, private equity, impact investing, venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, philanthropy, or similar experience
• Bachelor's degree required
• 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 investments
• 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
• Permanent authorization to work in the United States

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vacation and holidays
• Parental leave
• Participation in CSGF's 403(b) retirement plan
• Access to professional development and learning opportunities
• Work environment driven by purpose, collaboration, and commitment to identifying and responding to the needs of public charter schools
• Competitive benefits package commensurate with experience and education
• Flexible start date for ideal candidate