Director of Partner Engagement, Americas

Job Posting Date: February 27, 2024

Remote locations: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, United States

Position Summary

Teach For All is seeking a Director of Partner Engagement within the Americas regional team to support our independent partner organizations and prospective partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to advance the region's contributions to Teach For All's 25-year vision and intended outcomes.

The Director of Partner Engagement will drive Teach For All's regional engagement strategy with the partner organizations and prospect partners assigned to their portfolio, ensuring these partners' aggregate progress toward the network's Intended Outcomes and the partners' strategic priorities by creating and managing support plans and associated resources, serving as an overall strategic resource to these organizations' CEOs, cultivating strong long-term partnership between the partners' senior leadership team and the network, and fostering connectivity across the partners in and beyond the region. This position reports directly to the Head of the Americas region.

As a Director of Partner Engagement at Teach For All, you will engage in the following and/or similar activities:

Manage partner direct support (80%)

• Act as Teach For All's primary relationship holder with all CEOs and their senior leadership of the partner organizations in the assigned portfolio. Cultivate strong ongoing relationships, ensuring strong network satisfaction and contribution.
• Serve as Teach For All's main strategic resource to the CEOs of the partner organizations in the assigned portfolio offering ongoing coaching; diagnosis of strategic clarity, organizational strengths and vulnerabilities; and providing direct support as a nimble advisor across their organization's functional areas and throughout complex, challenging situations.
• Manage the development and implementation of Teach For All's individual partner support strategies, diagnosing the overall health and vulnerabilities of each organization in your portfolio in alignment with the CEO, marshaling the support resources necessary to deliver on the strategies, and co-managing the support team's success alongside other Teach For All staff and specialists.
• Actively support the region's partners' connectivity with each other and across the network by fostering peer connections and encouraging exchange of knowledge and best practice.

Contribute to Teach For All's Regional & Global Strategies (20%)

• Support the Head of Region in the co-creation and implementation of the regional strategy, balancing building consensus across the region's CEOs while also ensuring alignment of the strategy to Teach For All's Programmatic Priorities and Intended Outcomes.
• Engage with external stakeholders such as partner organizations' board members and current and potential funders for the partner and global organizations to support Teach For All's aims for strengthening partner governance and sustainability.
• Support the Head of Region in coordination with communications and other global teams to expand the regional communication strategy for internal and external audiences to influence the regional dialogue around education and systems change needs in the region.
• Work closely with team members to strengthen the regional priorities and the programmatic tasks necessary for the region (prospective partners, monitoring & evaluation, recruitment & selection, alumni strategy, development, etc) in coordination with other regions and global teams.
• Contribute to broader impact by bringing a deep understanding of partner's context and priorities to inform Americas' regional decision making as well as the broader support strategy of the Teach For All organization.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

• A minimum of 7-10+ years of relevant professional experience in education, non-profit organizations and networks, social sector or communications in non-profit organizations.
• Deep knowledge of and/or personal experience living or working in the Latin America/Caribbean region
• Spanish and English required; Portuguese and French would be an additional bonus
• Strategic, structured thinking and the ability to diagnose and generate solutions across organizations and in complex situations
• Self-starter with superior project management skills who is able to manage across multiple streams of work; thrives in a high-energy, entrepreneurial, and constantly evolving environment
• Strong relationship management skills; able to work collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues globally, including a high volume of virtual engagement (i.e., conference calls, social media, virtual collaboration tools) and regular calls during non-traditional working hours
• Experience with ways of working that center diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, and fosters the leadership of all staff members
• Thrives in highly collaborative environments
• Exemplifies Teach For All's core values and a commitment to Teach For All's mission:
• Reflects a sense of possibility in mindset and vision
• Believes in the value of being locally rooted and globally informed
• Drives toward constant learning and improvement
• Convinced of the necessity of diversity and inclusiveness in our work
• Believes in the interdependence between us and our partners in solving this global problem

Additional desirable skills/experiences (not required):

• Familiarity with Teach For All's network or broader approach to collective leadership for equity
• Particular experience with Central America and/or the Caribbean area (a region slated for our expanded reach)
• Prior experience with one of our network partner organizations, either as a participant or former staff member is strongly preferred.

What Teach For All Offers:

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization's progress regardless of job level
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact on the work of Teach For All and beyond
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs
• All roles are 100% remote; in some locations we offer the option for in-office collaborations
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page letter of motivation (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with the terms of this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all.

Work authorization

Please note, this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess permanent local work authorization/permit in order to be considered.

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire and prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Travel and Hours

All work is delivered virtually. Up to 25% of travel may be required. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.

About Teach For All

Teach For All supports and connects a global network of independent organizations working around the world, developing the collective leadership to ensure that every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Each organization in the network, conceived and launched by a local entrepreneur, enlists its nation's most promising leaders to teach in high-need areas for two years, and, in the long-term, drive systemic changes from within and outside of the education sector.

Teach For All is catalyzing an international movement to expand educational opportunity. At the center of this network, Teach For All plays a unique role: it helps local organizations overcome common challenges by providing direct support services and serving as a hub for the exchange of best practices. In addition to delivering support to local organizations, Teach For All amplifies their impact by directly connecting the teaching participants and alumni of its international network programs through conferences and online forums.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races, ethnicity, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior experiences – to bring their full selves to the work of ensuring educational opportunity for all.

In order to maximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All's mission, we also feel it is important to focus on increasing representation and inclusiveness with respect to two dimensions in particular: we prioritize diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We also prioritize increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members who themselves have experienced the inequities we're working to address by nature of sharing the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most disadvantaged groups in their countries.