Manager, Operations & Events

Teach For America•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

We are looking for an organized and strategic Manager, Operations & Events to support the TFA Nevada region in meeting our 2030 goal to double the number of 3rd grade students reading on grade level. As the Manager, Operations & Events, half of this role will involve managing all internal regional operations including management of our office, and a regular cadence of reporting on expenses, alumni engagements, team activities, and program outcomes; and the other half of this role will involve more directly leading all external engagement through event planning and execution to support regional storytelling and branding and prioritizing strategic initiatives that facilitate connections between regional staff and key stakeholders. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented and excels at external engagement.

Requirements

At least 2 years of related work experience (4 years strongly preferred)
Track record of meeting and exceeding goals while managing multiple projects simultaneously
Strong project management and operations skills
Strong writing skills
Willingness to work occasional weekend or evening work hours
Baseline knowledge of Las Vegas and Nevada histories, culture, and context

Nice To Haves

Prior experience designing, managing, and executing events
Prior education-based experience

Responsibilities

Regional Operations (40%) Assistant to the Executive Director: support the Executive Director with meeting outreach to key stakeholders, travel arrangements, calendaring, preparation materials, communications, and other miscellaneous support to increase the effectiveness of the Executive Director.
Regional Board: support the Executive Director and the Head of Development to prepare board meeting agendas. Manage board meeting operations, including working with board members and assistants to track and encourage attendance, ordering food, and preparing meeting materials.
Financial Management: create expense reports, update budget tracking, ensure timely payment of invoices, and monitor compliance with finance and spending policies.
Data Systems: support regional knowledge management by updating existing data systems, regional documents, and alumni records, engagements, and campaigns.
Office and Property Management: act as the regional point of contact for the national real estate team and local property managers to ensure compliance with applicable policies, timely dissemination of updates, appropriate building and parking access control, and implementation of safety and emergency protocols; also manage the inventory, storage, and distribution office supplies and amenities.
Project Management and Event Coordination (40%) Project Management: support the Executive Director and other team members through project management and thought partnership.
Short-Cycle Support: support regional team members via short cycle assignments in the design, coordination and integration of key projects.
Regional Events: Set the vision, build a plan, and manage the execution of all regional events, including staff-facing events like meetings, retreats, and celebrations, and for external constituent-facing events like alumni engagements, donor events, staff and board member trainings, and community events.
Internal Initiatives (10%) Team Collaboration: provide perspective and contribute to internal team initiatives aimed to cultivate a strong staff team, including all-staff meetings, retreats, communications, professional development opportunities, feedback structures, and celebrations.
Cross-Functional Support: contribute to regional progress, including maintaining dashboards and internal data systems, and strategic deployment of flexible capacity for additional cross-team support.
Early Literacy: support team projects to improve early literacy, including an exploration of how TFA might meaningfully contribute to advancing Pre-K education.
Ignite: support and expand the implementation of the Teach For America Ignite tutoring fellowship in partner public schools.
Strategic capacity: provide additional capacity to support the work of prioritized strategic initiatives, including efforts to expand our regional impact Regional Team (10%) All Nevada team members contribute time to cross-team projects and all staff expectations, including selection of corps members or Ignite fellows, and facilitating and engaging in all staff gatherings and learning experiences.