Each year, Teach For America receives tens of thousands of applications to the corps. As the Associate, Selector Learning & Development you will play an essential role in the learning and development of over one thousand part-time and full-time Teach For America staff participating in the selection of our future corps (internally referred to as selectors). Specifically, you will ensure all staff are aware of, have access to, and utilize the learning opportunities essential to building and deepening their skills as selectors, manage and ensure accuracy of robust data systems that track selector performance and eligibility, and contribute to shaping a brand where staff experience the work of the Admissions team as exemplars in quality and support. This role is for someone energized by creating and managing operational systems that ensure accurate data and clear communication and understands these systems’ essential role to facilitating large group learning and accountability.
The Associate, Selector Learning & Development
- Innovate on current tracking and communication systems to ensure application readers and selectors complete all required components of new and veteran selector trainings (30%)
- Manage, track, and analyze selector eligibility and effectiveness for all staff who interact with selection at any stage (15%)
- Report selector training completion and eligibility with accuracy prior to each selection tour (5%)
- Respond to selector inquiries including but not limited to training requirements and eligibility (15%)
- Manage and support the Selection Quality team to effectively evaluate all selectors annually; compile and disseminate selector feedback to selectors, managers and/or teams (15%)
- Ensure that application readers make strong decisions at First Review (10%)
- Participate in the selection and interview process of future corps members (5%)
- Assume responsibility for special projects as they arise (5%)
- 1 year professional work experience—preferably at Teach For America—required; 2-3 years of professional experience preferred
- Experience working in databases and reporting tools (for example SalesForce, etc.)
- Experience managing multiple projects at once in a deadline-driven environment required
Work Demands
- Ability to travel to in-person meetings in various U.S. cities 2-3 times a year
Skills
- Must be proficient in MS office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with advanced proficiency in Excel
- Exemplifies Teach For America’s core values and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusiveness, including demonstrated cultural competence, critical consciousness, ability to work across lines of difference and desire to engage in discussions regarding identity, race, class, and privilege
- Independent thinker with strong analytical skills and comfort taking initiative to uncover root causes to problems, generating solutions
- Exceptional organizational skill and efficiency; due to the position’s non-exempt status, an associate will average 45 hours a week. Identifying the most high-impact priorities to dedicate time to is essential
- Flexible, team player who thrives in a fast-paced and achievement-oriented environment
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to understand others' perspectives