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We aim to free our schools to focus on our students by centralizing and coordinating certain functions, like curriculum and talent development, finance, operations, recruitment and more. This enables us to provide services more efficiently—capturing and sharing best practices across the network—and at a lower cost than a single school would on its own. Our Network Support teams provide the exemplary services our schools need and deserve.

To learn more about joining Achievement First’s Network Support team, please review the job openings below.


Featured Role: General Counsel

Achievement First seeks applicants for its next General Counsel.

The next General Counsel should be driven by a commitment to meeting and serving AF’s mission and student enrollees in executing this pivotal leadership role. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), this role will aid in steering the organization through the complex legal landscape of non-profit management, charter school operations, and educational issues. The General Counsel will serve as a trusted strategic partner and advisor to the CEO and will assess risk on a continuous basis.

Successful candidates will hold a JD or equivalent and be licensed to practice law in New York. Additionally, candidates who have at least fifteen years of relevant legal experience. Ideally, candidates will be well poised to serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, believe in the mission and educational model of AF, and possess expertise in a broad range of legal disciplines, particularly education law, charter law, contract law, employment law, and public records law, among others. Furthermore, candidates should bring a solutions-oriented mindset, superb communication skills, and a high degree of professional ethics and integrity.

Read the full job description and apply here.