Managing Director, Leadership Development

Teach For America

240d • $93,300 - $120,300

About The Position

As MD, Leadership Development, you will be the primary success partner for ensuring that a cohort of CMs are positioned to access what they need in order to impact our 10 year goal, and enter alumnihood with a clear vision for how they can continue to contribute to One Day from the matriculation phase through their two year commitment. You will lead the development of an individualized and customized plan of support for each corps member, drawing on their strengths, interests, and needs to propel them towards exceptional results with their students in their classrooms. In partnership with your Hub, Regional Point(s) of Contact, broader regional team(s), and fellow MD,LDs you will work to steward progress towards the 2030 goal in-region by ensuring that each participant can navigate through their ecosystem of support receiving a standardized, customized, and personalized experience. From the beginning you will support corps members through confirmation and matriculation working closely with your region and your region's MD, Matriculation Generalist as they set the direction and manage the overall execution of matriculation and onboarding. Through pre-service you will holistically support the corps members and cohort experience by leading community gatherings, facilitating coaching spaces, and working alongside your hub, regional team(s) and national partners to design the practicum experience. During their corps experience you will work with each corps member to evaluate inputs to assess root causes, connect them to specific people and resources to address needed learning and growth, support them in making sense of both their ecosystem of support and their broader experience, and overall serve as an executive and leadership coach to each of them. The ideal candidate is passionate about supporting corps members to achieve strong results with students through building relationships, making connections to people and resources, supporting reflection and data-informed decisions, and analyzing student learning to determine recommended supports in service of driving continual learning and improvement. You enjoy being a partner and guide in the vast ecosystem supporting corps members. You are someone that can manage multiple work streams simultaneously and is skilled at strategically planning your time to meet the most important priorities. You have a systems-level understanding of the moving pieces and the critical thinking skills to help them navigate the ecosystem to maximize learning. You are experienced with leadership coaching and are confident advising adults.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years experience, with specific experience in leadership coaching and/or leading adults

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in School Administration/Leadership or another applicable area
• Experience as an Assistant or School Principal
• Experience coaching and advising capable and competent leaders through complex challenges towards impact
• A track record of getting results while managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the overall vision and strategy for coaching a cohort of CMs aligned to the universal program model and regional 2030 vision.
• Lead the development and cultivation of strong school partnerships across all cohort placements to enhance CM support, development, and retention and to drive student impact.
• Collaboratively set and lead the overall vision and strategy for teacher leadership group experiences, ensuring alignment with the universal program model and regional 2030 vision.
• Operate with a deep internalization of our shared programmatic metrics and goals to guide your work, monitor progress towards outcomes, and evolve the vision and strategy as necessary to account for new information and/or current results.
• Serve as an 'all hands on deck' team member to both Corp Member A Leadership Development team (CMALD) and your regional team by adding capacity to projects and initiatives as they arise.

Benefits

• Salary range: $93,300-$120,300 based on location and experience
• Flexible hours with some nights and weekends
• Travel 1-2 times per year for conferences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree