Managing Director, Strategy & Integration

Teach For America • Midland, MI

2d • $90,000 - $120,300 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a candidate who will lead the Rhode Island corps member program, including supporting the integration of Rhode Island’s state-approved educator preparation program with Teach For America’s Corps Member Leadership Development Program. This role will also be responsible for integrating the regional strategy as articulated by the Executive Director with the corps program, including driving towards ambitious outcomes in teacher development, classroom environment, and student academic and social-emotional outcomes. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the job with the ability to translate big picture ideas into concrete action plans, manage leaders to ambitious results, and make strategic pivots supported by strong vision, rigorous analysis, and strategic reasoning. The goal of this role is to fully integrate RI’s ed prep program with the national corps member requirements, skillfully manage local Managing Directors, Leadership Development towards ambitious corps member outcomes, and make accelerated progress towards the region’s goal of doubling college and career readiness metrics in RI’s Four Core Cities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in teacher development and programmatic design
• Strong management skills, with experience managing more senior leaders to ambitious outcomes
• Strong relationship-building skills, especially with partners who work across different organizations or agencies
• Strong project management skills
• Expertise in adult facilitation and designing professional learning for adults, as well as coaching adults
• Effectively manages multiple workstreams by prioritizing high-impact work, while remaining flexible and responsive to emerging needs and shifting priorities
• Deep knowledge of Rhode Island’s educational ecosystem and local education policies
• Deep commitment to ensuring that every student can attain an excellent education
• Deep investment in Teach For America’s core values and mission
• Willing to work occasional weekend or evening work hours
• Ability to work in-person in Providence and the surrounding communities

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Education, Education Policy, or a related field
• Deep knowledge of Rhode Island’s educational ecosystem and local education policies
• Experience supporting novice teacher development
• Experience supporting young professionals

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision for the RI corps program, serving as the Regional Point of Contact and lead designer of corps member learning and development.
• Lead the vision, design, and execution of RI corps member programming, including regionally contextualized programming, summer Pre-Service and Practicum, with a focus on corps member development, satisfaction, and retention.
• Serve as the regional lead for retention and urgent issues, proactively managing crises, such as school partnership disruptions and critical corps member situations, to ensure continuity, stability, and consistently strong corps member experience.
• Partner with the Senior Managing Director, Leadership Development, to co-manage two Managing Directors, Leadership Development, in strategically implementing and adapting the corps member program model to the region’s unique context, aligning efforts with local context and advancing progress toward regional 2030 goals.
• Manage the Manager, Regional and Program Operations to execute on programmatic logistics, ensuring a corps experience that is coherent and consistent with organizational policies and procedures.
• Lead the vision for integrating the corps member program with Teach For America Rhode Island’s approved Educator Preparation Program, including serving as key liaison between the region and the Rhode Island Department of Education and Rhode Island College.
• Support corps member compliance with licensure, including supporting corps members in applying for licensure, tracking, and ensuring compliance.
• Lead organizational performance data and learning; track regional performance metrics, lead data reviews and learning cycles, and identify opportunities to improve programs and operations.
• Monitor corps member impact through an analysis of corps member feedback from surveys, as well as student achievement outcomes compiled from data-sharing agreements and data from national principal surveys.
• Set goals in alignment with national and regional objectives and set a strategy and vision towards meeting outcomes.
• Strengthen internal culture and leadership capacity; facilitate leadership team collaboration, lead key team planning or retreat spaces, support clarity around roles, priorities, and decision making.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director, Partnerships & Network Innovation, to support corps member hiring and school and district partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director, Partnerships & Network Innovation, and Executive Director to support a portfolio of alumni in professional development, career development, and ongoing support and engagement.
• Teach For America thrives on cross-functional partnerships throughout our organization. Our staff members are skilled in working across layers, empathizing with our colleagues around the reality of competing commitments, navigating these situations with grace, and being culture leaders within our regional team. We do this by upholding an orientation towards flexibility and generosity while also remaining deeply committed to a sense of possibility and achievement. While some days we work independently to achieve milestones, realizing our goals requires regular collaboration at all levels. Everyone shows their support for region-and organization-wide initiatives by actively engaging in the following: Corps member hiring events Corps member acceptance confirmation Regional staff recruitment and talent cultivation Participating in regional staff meetings Corps member pre-service

Benefits

• The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future. Salary Tier A: $90,000-$120,300

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager