National Policy Learning Manager

Educators for Excellence•,

1d•$76,000 - $127,000•Remote

About The Position

Educators for Excellence (E4E) is seeking a National Policy Learning Manager to shape how our staff and teacher leaders understand, engage with, and act on education policy. This role will build and maintain deep expertise on E4E's core policy issues and research base, design learning experiences that grow the policy knowledge and skills of staff and teacher leaders, and ground E4E’s issue campaigns in the research and context necessary to drive change. They will lead E4E's National Teacher Leader Council advisory board, shaping the structure and programming that allows teachers from across the country to inform our organizational strategy and policy positions. This is an ideal role for someone who is energized by making complex policy accessible and actionable and is as comfortable designing a training curriculum as they are analyzing legislation. The right candidate is a skilled policy analyst, program manager, and adult learning facilitator who believes that teacher voice should be at the center of the decisions that shape the profession.

Requirements

At least five years of experience in education policy, advocacy, or a related field
Experience leading a cohort-based program or other diverse group of stakeholders to achieve measurable growth in knowledge, skills, and mindsets
Exceptional research and writing skills, including ability to tailor complex policy content for diverse audiences
Master’s degree in education policy or related field preferred but not required
Organizing, Planning & Executing: Organizes, tracks, and manages workflow and resources; develops systems to prioritize tasks; executes according to set timelines
Cultivating Relationships & Collaborating: Develops rapport and trust with staff; comfortably communicates with internal and external stakeholders
Thinking Holistically & Making Connections: Connects the work to the big picture, identifies opportunities to streamline tactics, and integrates streams/functions
Making Decisions & Demonstrating Judgment: Makes strategic decisions even in ambiguous situations; exercises discernment and leverages data appropriately
Conducting Rigorous Analysis: Uses rigorous logic around aggregate data; performs a variety of analyses to inform decisions with broad impact and solve problems requiring diverse perspectives
Defining Problems to Solve: Synthesizes data; identifies & prioritize opportunities to pursue and problems to solve
Planning & Facilitating Training
Experience building cohort-based programs that create measurable shifts in knowledge, skills, and mindsets
Proven ability to design and deliver engaging training and professional development experiences, ideally for policy, advocacy, or teacher audiences
Deep knowledge of and experience implementing adult learning principle
Deep knowledge of K-12 education policy, including familiarity with the national landscape and research base
Experience analyzing policy—contracts, legislation, regulations, etc.—and conducting landscape scans to inform issue campaigns or organizational strategy
Experience producing high-quality policy collateral that builds organizational credibility
Skilled at synthesizing a complex policy environment into clear, actionable recommendations
Strong judgment about when and how to move on policy opportunities
Experience leading complex projects across teams and functions
Demonstrated ability to plan and execute complex, multi-stakeholder programs or advisory bodies—managing logistics, relationships, content, and outcomes simultaneously
Comfortable managing up and skilled at influencing others without direct authority

Responsibilities

Serve as an internal policy expert and key advisor
Build and maintain deep policy subject matter expertise on E4E’s core issues and serve as the go-to resource for staff across the organization
Keep staff current on the latest research, national landscape shifts, and policy developments relevant to our issue agenda
Continually refine E4E’s issue agenda based on emerging research, policy windows, and teacher perspective
Socialize E4E’s national issue agenda, building awareness of its content and ensuring campaign activities stay tightly aligned
Partner with the National Communications Manager to develop accurate and compelling messaging on our core policy issues that holds up under scrutiny
Drive the policy learning of staff
Co-create the model for ongoing policy knowledge and skill building across E4E staff—including the creation of cross-chapter, issue-based learning communities—in partnership with the National Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Develop and execute the content for issue-based learning communities and other internal policy training, setting a high bar for engagement and rigor
Build and maintain a bank of policy templates and trainings that equip local campaign staff to independently assess their own policy environments and execute their own policy deliverables
Track the growth of policy knowledge, skills, and mindsets in E4E staff over time to continuously improve learning opportunities
Drive the policy learning of teachers, including by leading the National Teacher Leader Council (NTLC)
Lead the planning, coordination, and facilitation of E4E’s key national advisory board of teachers from across the country, the NTLC, building and maintaining the structure for them to shape E4E’s organizational strategy and policy positions
Set and execute a recruitment and selection strategy that identifies high-performing, mission-driven members for positions on the NTLC
Develop and execute the group’s annual scope and sequence, including programming that builds their policy acumen and prepares them to serve as leading teacher voices on our issues
Develop policy training content for E4E teacher leaders more broadly and partner with local campaign teams to deliver it
Ground local campaigns in the policy landscape and the evidence on what works
Conduct local landscape scans, clearly delineating the current policy environment and identifying opportunities for policy change aligned with E4E’s agenda
Advise local campaign teams on appropriate courses of action based on alignment with the national issue agenda, the local policy landscape, and the research base
Build E4E’s brand through credible and compelling policy collateral
Synthesize many different sources across the evidence on what works, best practices from across the nation, and teacher perspective data into clear and accessible policy recommendations
Partner with the National Communications Manager to produce key national policy reports that build E4E’s brand as an expert on teacher perspectives
Partner with local campaign teams and the National Communications Manager to produce local policy reports that drive campaigns forward
Produce briefs, memos, slide decks, or other deliverables on policy issues for internal and external audiences