Managing Director, Leadership Development

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Teach For America
Baltimore, MD, United States
Full-time

We are seeking a Managing Director, Leadership Development to manage a team of staff who provide robust leadership development experiences for corps members and alumni. The MD, Leadership Development supports the team by providing a clear vision for leadership development that is aligned to Teach For America’s Teaching as Leadership and Leadership Development frameworks.

The MD, Leadership Development will manage the team that develops all professional and leadership development experiences for corps members and alumni, including Induction, Orientation, All-Corps Saturdays, LEAD in Baltimore, and Learning Communities.

The MD, Leadership Development must be an expert manager with experience setting vision and coaching a team.  The MD must also be skilled in adult learning and program development.  The MD will report directly to the Vice President of the Leadership Development Team and will work closely with the other Managing Director on the Leadership Development Team.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Develop, support and manage an ongoing  vision for leadership development that is aligned to Teach For America Baltimore’s Leadership Profile and Arc of Development for corps members and alumni.
  • Manage and coach a team of who work together to support corps members and alumni in growing their capacities and fostering student leadership. Learning Experiences include professional learning communities (PLCs), Corps member orientation, Induction, Instructional planning and delivery sessions, Saturday professional development, etc.
  • Lead and engage in diversity, equity and inclusion conversations and affinity spaces.
  • Facilitate, model and provide feedback on design, planning and execution of adult learning sessions.
  • Collect and analyze data to inform programming for corps members and alumni.
  • Serve as a member of the manager community that creates and reflects on regional strategy and planning.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree
Skills/Experience: 

We are seeking a leader who is vision driven, culturally competent, results oriented and courageous in their management of a team. You should also have: Prior Experience

  • 5-7 years professional experience, including at least 3 years of successful classroom experience.
  • Experience with leading professional development for adult learners in large and small settings
  • Experience coaching adults
  • Excellent management experience and record of leading teams to results
  • TFA staff/corp experience a plus

Skills

  • Can articulate a clear, compelling, and ambitious vision for leadership development
  • Ability to build a culture of team and community
  • Embodies core values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness
  • Demonstrates excellent judgment and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to evaluate, learn from, and invest others in diverse forms of data
  • Operates with a high level of entrepreneurialism and optimism
How to Apply: 

http://jobs.teachforamerica.org/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x0V000006WPP1QAO...

Job Function: 
Program / Project Management

Organization Info

Teach For America

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
teachforamerica.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1993
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, professionals, or graduate students who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Teach For America's mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence. In the 2016-2017 school year, 6,900 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members are teaching in 53 regions across the United States. Since 1990, Teach For America corps members have reached more than 10 million students. Teach For America's more than 40,000 alumni are providing critical leadership -- as teachers, school and district leaders; elected officials and policy advisers; and founders and leaders of education and social reform initiatives -- to ensure all children have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Sep 19 2017
Active Until: 
Oct 19 2017
Hiring Organization: 
Teach For America
industry: 
Nonprofit