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Posted on February 2, 2013
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Director, School Leadership Initiative
Teach for America
New York,
New York
Teach For America - Director, School Leadership Initiative
Sixty-seven percent of Teach For America's alumni remain in the field of education. Currently, thousands of those alumni continue to teach, coach, and serve in schools in at least 37 states, the District of Columbia, and six international territories. Close to 800 alumni serve as successful principals and superintendents in schools and systems nation-wide. Every day, these alumni continue to dramatically impact the academic success of the students in their classrooms, schools, and cities.
In 2006, Teach For America launched the School Leadership Initiative ( www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/sli ) to support alumni in their efforts impact the achievement gap as potential and current principals. Since that time the number of TFA alumni in principal positions has doubled, and the work of the Initiative team has evolved. Currently the three person team works with over 43 Teach For America regions to inspire alumni to pursue school leadership, connect them to the best preparation programs and experiences, place them into leadership roles and support them while in their leadership positions.
The director of school leadership will be responsible a variety of workstreams that directly impact the work of the initiative. This person's primary responsibility will be launching and running our work on the Aspiring Rural School Leaders Academy as well as the Rural School Leaders Fellowship. They will also be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of Teach For America regions with which we work. He/she will be responsible creating structured processes for understanding and solving problems at all levels of the school leadership team, conducting data-driven analyses, and quickly executing on feedback and recommendations.
We are seeking a results-oriented individual with exceptional written and spoken communication skills and analytical aptitude. The ideal candidate is a strong relationship builder and passionate about increasing the impact of Teach For America's alumni leaders in education.
The director of school leadership reports directly to the Managing Director of the School Leadership Initiative. Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for the position.
Alumni Affairs Team
There are nearly 30,000 alumni of our teaching corps working in all different sectors and careers. Together, they are a mighty force for social change. Our team powers their potential by providing alumni with professional development, forums for discussion, and ways to connect and support colleagues and friends. We create opportunities for alumni to come together in big and small ways, from online forums to regional alumni summits and Teach For America's 20 th Anniversary Summit which brought more than 11,000 individuals together to celebrate and plan the path forward.
Responsibilities:
Supporting Regional Alumni Teams to Execute School Leadership Work
- Develop and maintain relationships with Regional Alumni Affairs team members in a set of regions to support them to execute their school leadership work.
- Analyze and monitor data and execute strategies to achieve goals in regions
- Support regions to strategically plan their approach to school leadership
- Execute talent sourcing work to match alumni with open roles and positions
Managing Specific Projects that will further the work of the school leadership team
- Recruit for, refine and implement the second Aspiring Rural School Leaders Program
- Design, recruit for and implement the first Rural School Leaders Fellowship
- Manage KickStart: The Advisory Group for Alumni starting their own schools
- Develop and maintain relationships with external and internal partners including universities
Candidate Profile and Experience Prerequisites:
Experience:
- 3 years of work experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Teach For America corps or staff experience preferred
- School district, teaching, or recruiting experience is a plus
Skills:
- Strong client-service orientation and external relationship-building skills. High comfort level working with various types of people in different regional and local contexts
- Strong critical and strategic thinker; ability to use excel to gather and analyze data.
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Knowledge of the school leadership landscapes - from a district, charter, or graduate school perspective - a plus
- Willingness to travel, approximately 1 overnight trip every month to conduct site visits, provide effective support to all regions- a plus
Application Requirements and Process:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit your resume and one-page cover letter with your application.
To link directly to this job listing, please use the following address http://teachforamerica.taleo.net/careersection/01/jobdetail.ftl?&job=12824
Benefits and Salary:
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity:
Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.
About Teach For America:
All kids deserve the chance to reach their full potential, and at Teach For America, we believe an excellent education is the one of the most effective way to give them that opportunity. Yet millions of children growing up in poverty lack access to a high-quality education. As a result, just 8% of kids from low-income communities will graduate from college by the time they are 24, compared with 80% of kids from more affluent areas. This problem, with disproportionately and unjustly affects African American and Latino children, not only limits students' life opportunities, but families, communities, and our nation suffer when vast numbers of children fall behind.
Teach For America helps to eliminate this injustice by recruiting, developing, and supporting leaders committed to creating change. Our work is about people: students - the leaders of tomorrow - with their limitless potential; parents, who want to give their kids the best; our teachers - called corps members - tirelessly working to help their students excel; alumni of our corps, a mighty force for social change; and the staff, supporters, and partners who make our efforts possible. These individuals from diverse experiences and backgrounds are united by one goal - that one day, all children in our nation will have access to an excellent education.
To effectively reach that day, our outcomes-oriented organization is powered by a $270 million budget and more than 1,900 talented, passionate staff members. We are committed to constant growth and improvement and to providing staff with opportunities for professional development. Our organization welcomes leadership and innovation from all levels. We also know that in order to be successful, we need staff members from diverse backgrounds, especially those that share the backgrounds of low-income students, so we place a particular focus on diversity and inclusiveness. We were deeply humbled, but not surprised, when Fortune named us a "Best Company to Work For" in both 2011 and 2012. Application Instructions
To apply for this position, please go to:
http://bit.ly/WilaZr
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