Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Teach For America is a nonprofit organization focused on developing educational and community leaders. The Senior Managing Director, In-Service Program Implementation will lead the strategy, design, and execution of large-scale corps member leadership experiences, coordinating national, regional, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure effective implementation. The role also manages complex projects, supports staff training, and builds partnerships and team capacity.
Responsibilities
- Leverage our 2CM POV to map out key moments in the participant journey and set a vision for an aligned 2CM leadership experience
- Meeting with subject-matter experts teams, such as the Learning & Insights team, to build out a clear, aligned learning agenda for the experience that allows the team to iterate year-over-year
- Partner across CMLD to design and plan the experience, in alignment with the experience vision, ensuring strong staffing plans, operations, session materials, and facilitation
- Partner closely with regional and hub teams to ensure the local contextualization and implementation of the In-Service key moment, in alignment with a regional support strategy for In-Service
- Engage in design sprints to determine regional needs and develop off-the-shelf resources and tools
- Project manage the CPLE team toward key In-Service milestones
- Facilitate staff training so that the experiences outcomes are clear to all staff who execute the program
- Plan and manage complex projects during our CM’s in-service experience. Work alongside multiple layers of stakeholders, including corps members, students, and staff, resulting in a strong CM experience(s) and key moment(s) during In-Service and gaining insights into adaptations to the program in future years. Create a vision, align a strategy and manage the execution of In-Service key moment(s) that are both centrally and regionally facilitated while ensuring seamless integration across workstreams, such as operations, staffing, and program
- Steward the In-Service key moment(s) by leveraging key stakeholders and managing cross-functionally/laterally toward outcomes. Provide the broader team with clarity, as well as the tools, resources, and support to plan and execute the key moment(s). Project manage key stakeholders toward results. Flow capacity where needed and serve as a true utility player
- The Corps Program and Leadership Experiences team is responsible for designing and executing key moment experiences that demonstrate the strength and breadth of our national network and the power of localized, contextual experiences. As such, the SMD, In-Service Program Implementation plays an essential leadership role in ensuring a strong central program experience and the local implementation of that experience. This requires strong coordination across central teams, a thorough regional support plan, and eye toward execution. Support the maintenance of strong integrated partnerships with subject-matter experts to bring the strength and gifts of our national movement to bear on behalf of our corps members, while also creating and maintaining meaningful partnerships with local teams to ensure regions are equipped and supported to contextualize the experience. Establish impactful external partnerships to ensure that corps members have access to authentic experiences, and best-in-class resources
- Flow capacity to meet various needs across CMLD towards the end of optimizing program. Operate as a key member of the CPLE team and identify risks and opportunities to use the team’s gifts and capacity for short-term projects
Skills
- 8-10 years of aligned experience, inclusive of roles requiring direct management and strong lateral management, relationship building, and cross-functional leadership
- Significant experience designing, executing, and leading large-scale key moments in alignment with Teach For America's program model
- Experience leading regional program
- Ability to work weekends and evenings, as necessary
- Occasional travel may be required
- Ability to set and evolve vision and direction for key moments and leadership experiences
- Ability to build strong relationships with others in challenging situations
- Knack for influencing others toward outcomes through sophisticated relationship management
- Ability to make timely decisions and demonstrate good judgment
- Ability to constantly improve and learn from past experiences
- Ability to inspire and motivate others to perform against measurable goals
Benefits
- Flexible/Remote
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