The Role
As the Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President, Regional Field Executive, you will provide high-level strategy, execution, and operations to the SVP, ensuring annual priorities and regional goals are reached. You will become a trusted advisor to the SVP, working closely with the SVP and his/her portfolio of regions’ executive directors and senior regional and national staff members to help reach their regional goals.
The Chief of Staff will be provided an unparalleled opportunity to use superior critical thinking, organization, communication, and relationship-building skills to help the SVP maximize Teach For America’s current impact, while also gaining an in-depth understanding of the organization’s work at the regional and national levels.
Due to the high-stakes nature of this position, the Chief of Staff must demonstrate exceptional judgment, professionalism and poise at all times. S/he must operate with a sense of poise and professionalism, excelling as a project manager, strategist, and self-starter. The Chief of Staff will report to the Senior Vice President, Regional Engagement.
The Team
The charge of the Regional Operations team is to foster the individual and collective leadership of Executive Directors and Board Chairs, alongside senior leaders across the organization, in pursuit of maximizing Teach For America’s contributions in communities. Specifically, in addition to managing Executive Directors, we also partner with boards to attract, hire, and retain EDs; foster a community of love and excellence among our EDs, by operationalizing our core values alongside regional boards and the national organization; facilitate rigorous learning and collaboration among regional leadership, boards, and the national organization; and build the conditions and infrastructure for regions to live into our commitments to autonomy, accountability, and affiliation.
As the Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President, Regional Field Executive, you will provide high-level strategy, execution, and operations to the SVP, ensuring annual priorities and regional goals are reached. You will become a trusted advisor to the SVP, working closely with the SVP and his/her portfolio of regions’ executive directors and senior regional and national staff members to help reach their regional goals.
The Chief of Staff will be provided an unparalleled opportunity to use superior critical thinking, organization, communication, and relationship-building skills to help the SVP maximize Teach For America’s current impact, while also gaining an in-depth understanding of the organization’s work at the regional and national levels.
Due to the high-stakes nature of this position, the Chief of Staff must demonstrate exceptional judgment, professionalism and poise at all times. S/he must operate with a sense of poise and professionalism, excelling as a project manager, strategist, and self-starter. The Chief of Staff will report to the Senior Vice President, Regional Engagement.
The Team
The charge of the Regional Operations team is to foster the individual and collective leadership of Executive Directors and Board Chairs, alongside senior leaders across the organization, in pursuit of maximizing Teach For America’s contributions in communities. Specifically, in addition to managing Executive Directors, we also partner with boards to attract, hire, and retain EDs; foster a community of love and excellence among our EDs, by operationalizing our core values alongside regional boards and the national organization; facilitate rigorous learning and collaboration among regional leadership, boards, and the national organization; and build the conditions and infrastructure for regions to live into our commitments to autonomy, accountability, and affiliation.
Skills/Experience:
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Manage the operations of the Senior Vice President's home team of regions to ensure that they are on-track to meet their annual goals, and execute on home team-related projects and national initiatives:
Prior Experience
Work Demands
Apply Now
To be considered for this role, you must submit an online application. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the link to the online application. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers.
About the Organization
There are more than 16 million children growing up in poverty in the U.S., and less than 10 percent of them will graduate from college. These statistics are not a reflection of our children’s potential; we know that children growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Rather, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of access and opportunity for children in low-income communities.
Teach For America (TFA) finds, develops, and supports an ever-expanding network of outstanding and diverse leaders committed to expanding opportunity for children in schools, school systems, and in every sector and field that shapes the context in which schools operate. Representing the diversity of America and sharing the experience of having taught successfully in our most challenging public schools, TFA corps members and alumni form a network of change agents inside and outside of education who are grounded in the tremendous potential of our most underserved children and connected to families and communities impacted by educational inequity.
Founded by Wendy Kopp in 1989, Teach For America has since expanded to 36 states and 53 regions, reaching more than 10 million students. Now 53,000 strong and growing each year, the TFA community is leading across all sectors, including as teachers, school and school system leaders, elected officials, policy and advocacy organizers, social entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. We support the individual and collective leadership of this network as they work hand-in-hand with students, families, and allies in the effort to realize educational equity and excellence for children across the nation.
Our Core Values and Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Statement
Learn more about our Core Values and our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness.
Benefits and Salary
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. Learn more at ww.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/employee-benefits.
Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. Learn more about our diversity on staff: www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/life-at-tfa/workforce-diversity-and-inclusiveness.
Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
This job description reflects Teach For America's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.
Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Manage the operations of the Senior Vice President's home team of regions to ensure that they are on-track to meet their annual goals, and execute on home team-related projects and national initiatives:
- Draft internal and external communications on behalf of the SVP
- Analyze, manage and synthesize data from multiple national teams and share key findings/analysis with SVP
- Support the SVP in retaining regional talent and longer-term prospects for senior-level roles
- Anticipate, prepare for, and, at times, lead/facilitate upcoming meetings and events (e.g. team retreats, regular management meetings)
- Facilitate the collaboration and information-sharing between and among the SVP and the other national partners that support the home team
- Support regional teams with their strategic planning efforts by providing critical feedback on materials and coaching team members through presentation preparation
- Create the operating rhythm for the management of regions and ensure a balanced division of work for the SVP and their support partners
- Manage the SVP’s administrative assistant and calendar
- Serve as a key contact to other teams, particularly when fielding questions, and coordinating projects, and download key information for the SVP
- Plan and execute special projects that are critical to achieving the SVP’s, home team’s and/or an individual region’s priorities and goals
- Thought partner with SVP and other members of the regional operations team in order to propel progress towards home team’s and/or regions’ goals
Prior Experience
- Six to eight years of work experience
- Previous experience working at Teach For America preferred
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exceptional strategic and critical thinking skills
- Exceptional organizational skills/ability to manage significant volume and competing priorities
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Poise, confidence, and maturity interacting with key stakeholders, with the ability to build strong relationships and work with people at all levels of the organization, across diverse situations, and potentially challenging situations
- Ability to think big, generate ideas and implement solutions to complex problems
- Ability to translate data and research into actionable solutions
- Ability to leverage own skill set and experience to manage, support, and professionally develop others
- Ability to execute independently and operate in ambiguity , while prioritizing tasks effectively
- Ability to manage others to results
- Deep commitment to Teach For America’s mission, core values, and our commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
Work Demands
- Ability to travel to in-person meetings in various U.S. cities approximately 50 percent of the time.
- Occasional weekend or evening work is required.
Apply Now
To be considered for this role, you must submit an online application. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the link to the online application. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers.
About the Organization
There are more than 16 million children growing up in poverty in the U.S., and less than 10 percent of them will graduate from college. These statistics are not a reflection of our children’s potential; we know that children growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Rather, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of access and opportunity for children in low-income communities.
Teach For America (TFA) finds, develops, and supports an ever-expanding network of outstanding and diverse leaders committed to expanding opportunity for children in schools, school systems, and in every sector and field that shapes the context in which schools operate. Representing the diversity of America and sharing the experience of having taught successfully in our most challenging public schools, TFA corps members and alumni form a network of change agents inside and outside of education who are grounded in the tremendous potential of our most underserved children and connected to families and communities impacted by educational inequity.
Founded by Wendy Kopp in 1989, Teach For America has since expanded to 36 states and 53 regions, reaching more than 10 million students. Now 53,000 strong and growing each year, the TFA community is leading across all sectors, including as teachers, school and school system leaders, elected officials, policy and advocacy organizers, social entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. We support the individual and collective leadership of this network as they work hand-in-hand with students, families, and allies in the effort to realize educational equity and excellence for children across the nation.
Our Core Values and Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Statement
Learn more about our Core Values and our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness.
Benefits and Salary
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. Learn more at ww.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/employee-benefits.
Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. Learn more about our diversity on staff: www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/life-at-tfa/workforce-diversity-and-inclusiveness.
Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
This job description reflects Teach For America's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 10 2017
Active Until:
Dec 10 2017
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit