We seek a Managing Director of Talent to lead Teach For America Indy’s Talent functional team and ensure that we are increasing the scale, diversity and impact of our network through strategic recruitment and career acceleration. In this role, you must be comfortable setting a compelling vision aligned to regional strategy and Indianapolis talent demands, crafting both long- and short-term strategies, and influence others to achieve ambitious outcomes. You need to be comfortable and confident engaging directly with diverse members of our community and key external stakeholders. As a manager and member of the TFA Indianapolis Leadership Team you need to be a strong coach and talent developer.
A successful candidate is passionate about the leadership of our Teach For America community, locally and nationally, at every stage of a member’s career trajectory. You will report directly to and work closely with the Chief Program Officer, serve as a member of the Leadership Team, and lead the Talent team. In addition, you will manage external partnerships with school districts/networks, schools, and community leaders whose organizational goals align with ours and who have interest in hiring TFA talent.
Areas of Responsibility:
Lead our efforts to scale our network and channel leadership into essential school, network, and community leadership roles (30%)
- Set vision and direction for Talent function including the recruitment, matriculation, and placement of incoming corps members and out of region alumni in order to accelerate member career trajectory and impact in Indianapolis.
- Establish and refine systems for ongoing management of talent supply and demand, as well as managing ongoing relationships with a wide range of colleagues, hiring managers, and prospects.
- Manage most complex school/network relationships (e.g., district/CMO level) and support your team and colleagues in these relationships.
- Develop and evolve relationships with organizational leaders and hiring managers across Indianapolis to foster demand for TFA talent and steward relationships towards a shared community vision.
- Operationalize best practice research and new innovations in Talent functions at TFA and broadly in the field.
Manage self and others in executing an ambitious, multi-year member recruitment strategy (40%)
- Cultivate a strong, outcomes- and core values-focused performance culture within the Talent team.
- Launch multi-year initiatives to grow incoming corps and alumni talent pipelines for identified school based and community leadership roles.
- Influence the relocation of out of regional alumni talent to Indianapolis, through direct efforts to land high impact professional positions and through personal networking across our team, base, and partners.
- Influence the trajectory of in-region, early to late career, alumni talent towards ambitious retention and career pathway goals.
- Manage and develop your team and colleagues to develop and refine a portfolio of relationship management and influencing strategies to compel and close prospects.
Serve as a developing enterprise leader and member of the Leadership Team (20%)
- Learn and grow as a systems thinker and leader, developing an iterative point of view on how our community vision can be realized over time
- Inform the strategic direction of TFA Indy as one of the senior-most leaders of the region and member of Leadership Team
- Establish strong partnerships with the community grounded in a shared vision of excellent education for all and to optimally advance our mission and strategy
- Grow yourself as a leader by holding a clear, personal vision for impact and how it relates to your goals
- Have deep knowledge of your identity and how race, class, and privilege influence your values, mindsets and behaviors and ability to work alongside lines of sameness and difference
- Sustain yourself in this work and model this for our team, corps, and alumni
Fulfill our Mission through Organizational and Regional Priorities (10%)
- Participate in our region’s corps member selection, matriculation, induction, and ongoing engagement initiatives
- Attend regional meetings and retreats held throughout the year, biweekly staff meetings, and occasional conferences and trainings
GOAL AREAS
- Incoming corps size
- Annual alumni relocation to Indianapolis
- Overall diversity of both our corps and alumni base
- Placement and career trajectories of corps and alumni
- Retention of our alumni base in Indianapolis, including the in-region retention of corps members after completing their two year teaching commitment
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience leading large, complex educational organizations
Skills/Experience:
- Passionate about Indianapolis and educational equity. You are passionate about what is possible and necessary in Indianapolis for us to realize our vision for all Indy’s children to lead lives of their choosing and contribute to a more vibrant and just city. You are determined to leverage and build upon our assets to ensure we realize educational equity in partnership with the hundreds of alumni and even more community members working in and around our schools. You are incredibly optimistic about what we can achieve together. If you are considering a move to our community, you are deeply curious and eager to learn our history, current innovations, and greatest opportunities while investing in building relationships.
- A systems-change thinker and leader. You engage in deep learning and reflection on the changes in policy or practice needed to ensure all students are able to realize their full potential. You are able to translate this thinking into action in your own work and in the work of others.
- A powerful influencer. You quickly build relationships. You can comfortably speak to, influence and build credibility with a wide-ranging, diverse group of stakeholders You are skilled at tailoring communication to individuals and groups, focusing on understanding the perspective of others to adjust your approach in the moment and over time.
- A visionary and a strategist. You can see beyond what currently exists and chart out potential paths forward towards a suite of ambitious and interdependent goals. When you face a challenge, you break it down into smaller pieces and effectively prioritize action for yourself and others. You take calculated risks and encourage others to do the same, focusing on testing and learning.
- Focused on outcomes. Your decisions are data-driven, and you stay laser-focused on goals regardless of day-to-day chaos or distractions. You are motivated to achieve performance and cultural outcomes in the midst of change, knowing what that will require of you as a leader and manager. You possess a persistent optimism and “whatever it takes” mentality to make change happen.
- A talented team and culture leader. You model our core values and are known as a culture builder and leader. In every action and interaction, you are an example to others and you take that role seriously and with pride. You cultivate strong and lasting relationships with diverse stakeholders (internal and external) and people grow because of your interactions, coaching and mentorship.
- A conscious leader. You are always oriented towards education justice, equity, and inclusivity. You lead, and believe others must lead, through a culturally responsive lens and in a way that empowers others. You constantly reflect, learn, and improve.
Prior Experience
- 8+ years professional work experience or equivalent track record of success, demonstrating progressively increasing responsibility and results in designing and managing recruitment strategies
- Experience working directly with low-income communities
- Prior experience as a corps member or school leader preferred, but not required
- Experience working in the Indianapolis education landscape highly preferred, but not required
Work Demands
- Ability to work evenings and weekends when necessary
- Minimal travel required – approx. 2-6 times per year
Skills
- Setting Vision and Direction
- Conducting Analysis; Synthesizing, Integrating and Developing Strategies
- Building Relationships and Networks
- Influencing Others to Achieve Outcomes
- Organizing, Planning, and Executing
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Apr 28 2019
Active Until:
May 28 2019
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit