The Managing Director, Program Innovation and Design will lead our efforts to explore innovative practices in teaching and learning and support the evolution of our program design. This individual will lead our systems learning lab reinvention pilot, which seeks to provide an innovative learning space for students and alumni teachers to learn from, and collaborate with, our national and global network. This individual will hire, train, and oversee the school based staff executing our regional summer institute (or summer learning experience) and work to integrate future focused competencies in the design of our summer learning experience.
The ideal candidate has a history of strong results and proven ability to plan and execute long-term projects. This individual is visionary, gets energy from interacting with others, and is excited by designing and facilitating learning experiences. This individual thrives in an entrepreneurial environment and is able to think boldly and outside the box to take strategic risks that results in learning. This position reports to the Executive Director.
Areas of Responsibility:
Future Focused Teaching & Learning (50%)
- Systems Learning Lab: Overall project management of systems learning lab initiative, including overseeing recruitment, collaboration, and coordination of students, alumni, and community members; creating partnerships and opportunities for students and teachers to earn credit for their learning; designing and facilitating professional learning experiences; capturing and sharing knowledge and learning for regional team, national organization, and broader community; participation in systems learning lab programming.
- Future Focused Competencies: Explore and engage with opportunities related to the future of education and future-focused competencies; develop recommendations for how we might strengthen our regional practices to integrate future focused competencies in our work.
Summer Institute/Summer Learning Experience (25%)
- Work to integrate future focused competencies into the design of our summer institute (or summer learning experience)
- Oversee hiring and training of part-time staff for a regional summer institute (or summer learning experience)
- <If summer institute> Manage the school-based teams (2 school directors, 7 corps member advisors/instructional coaches, 1 school operations manager) + 1 Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness (DEI) facilitator during the summer
- <If summer learning experience> Support the curriculum development for the summer learning experience; manage part-time staff
Program Initiatives (10%)
- Future-focused Competencies - design opportunities for program leads and full program team to come together and become more fluent in these competencies; and support team to evolve practices as appropriate.
- Participate in program initiatives discussions related to program continuum, broader student outcomes, theory of leadership and future-focused competencies.
All Staff Contributions (15%)
- Regional team engagements as defined in FY20 Staff Engagement Expectations, which may include participation and planning support of all staff stepbacks, participation in selection and matriculation, contributions cross team, and participate in community organizations
Educational Background:
Hold, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree
Skills/Experience:
- 8 to 10 years of work experience, at least some in teacher training and development
- Knowledge of the education landscape in Hawaii preferred
- Experience in an entrepreneurial environment preferred
Skills and Approach to Work
- A strategic thinker and operator. When you face a large problem, your first instinct is to break it down into smaller, manageable pieces and ruthlessly prioritize what is most important. You have the ability to identify key issues in complex educational, political and cultural dynamics, and then chart out potential paths forward. Additionally, you are adept in laterally managing your peers as well as managing up to the Head of External Network, the Executive Director, and external champions and partners to execute against a set of priorities and goals. You develop systems to track progress, streamline communication.
- A conscious leader. You are always oriented towards social justice and equity. You have a pattern of modeling a set of values for others through self-reflection, curiosity and exploration, and an ability to connect and empathize with people. You have a history of operating in the spirit of our commitment to diversity and a strong understanding of the dynamics of race and class in America. You lead, and believe others must lead, through a culturally responsive lens and in a way that empowers staff, corps members, alumni, students and communities.
- A compelling communicator. You work across multiple stakeholders to ensure consistency and quality of internal and external communications and can easily take an idea, build upon it, and execute it at a high level. You craft compelling, inspiring stories about our mission and work and can tailor them to different audiences across a wide variety of communication channels (i.e. e-mails, grants, speeches, presentations, meetings, etc.)
- Focused on outcomes. You have an incredibly strong past record of results of achieving ambitious goals, despite obstacles and have experience doing so in complex situations with diverse teams. Your decisions are data-driven, and you stay laser-focused on your goals regardless of any day-to-day chaos or distractions.
- A connector. Whether working with your peers, external stakeholders, or our corps members and alumni, you cultivate and manage strong and lasting relationships with ease and have a knack for achieving ambitious goals through collaboration and partnership. You are a consummate team player and everyone who works with you feels respected and deeply connected to the mission. You are naturally empathetic and can quickly understand people’s needs and aspirations and how development can help them achieve their goals. Developing and mobilizing an external network in support of educational equity motivates you. You are an expert client-relationship manager who leverages a keen understanding of the beliefs, motivations and contexts of others as well as the power of networks to influence key stakeholders towards meaningful outcomes.
- Self-driven. You have superior organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on all facets of your work. You demonstrate an uncommon level of personal responsibility for achieving results, define broadly what is within your control persevere in the face of challenges and you’re exceptionally optimistic about what is possible. You take initiative to do what it takes to achieve success.
Work Demands
- Be able to work some evenings and weekends
- Ability to travel independently to multiple locations throughout Hawaii for work
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jun 18 2019
Active Until:
Jul 18 2019
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit