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Manager, Salesforce Systems Learning and Support

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United States
Full-time

As the Manager of Salesforce (TFACT) Systems Learning and Support, you will be working to improve fundraising outcomes across Teach For America by increasing staff adoption of our customized Salesforce instance (TFACT) and supporting implementation of strong development operations. You will be tasked with creating and maintaining a suite of best-in-class systems training resources, supporting new staff members in learning TFACT, and providing differentiated support to a portfolio of fundraisers in order to improve their systems through data and technology. You will also ensure our users receive the best possible customer service and support through our email help desk. In this role you will be expected to build relationships with diverse groups, and have a strong learning and results orientation.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Provide Targeted Systems Support to Fundraisers (60%)

  • Define data policies in partnership with the Director and document those policies for national and regional fundraiser consumption of TFACT Systems Learning and Support, and document those policies for national and regional fundraiser consumption 
  • In partnership with advancement teams, support the work to evaluate teams’ development operations systems and work to improve systems adoption
  • Execute on Development systems learning agenda (created in partnership with advancement teams, Knowledge Management, and Director
    of TFACT Systems Learning and Support).
  • Design training resources and experiences that exemplify best practices in TFACT usage, data management, and the creation of operational systems
  • Cultivate relationships with Development Partners, Development Coaches, the Knowledge Management Team, Prospect Strategy and Research team, and Reporting team (members of advancement teams) to drive towards enterprise-wide systems adoption and data quality
  • Participate in group learning spaces as needed

​Comprehensive support of systems adoption and improvement (25%)

  • Create resources for fundraiser learning in collaboration with the Knowledge Management team
  • Communicate TFACT’s new features and updates to users, and inspire adoption of those features
  • Bring TFACT and systems expertise to enterprise spaces, including but not limited to team technology improvement calls, advancement team (advancement teams are comprised of other staff members that support regional fundraising work) calls, etc. 
  • Drive the execution of the TFACT onboarding experience

Help Desk Management (15%)

  • Respond to questions from our DevoSupport@ help desk that fall in your area of expertise 
  • Hold office hours during which fundraisers can ask questions and get extra support
Skills/Experience: 
  • 2+ years of demonstrated experience                                     
  • Development execution or support
  • Experience in designing and executing adult learning experiences preferred
  • Experience using Salesforce or another similar Constituent Relationship Management system (e.g. Raiser’s Edge)

 Work Demands

  • Ability to travel 1-2 times per quarter

Skills

  • Data-informed approaches to decision making
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Exceptional client-service orientation
  • Conviction that one day all children will have access to an excellent education
  • Cross-cultural competence and commitment to exploring issues of race, class, and privilege
  • Ability to build strong partnerships with client teams
  • Proven ability to thrive in a deadline driven environment
  • Strong collaborative spirit that is apt in working with others while driving projects independently
  • Ability to effectively and consistently organize, prioritize, track, and manage workflow, goals, and resources
  • Exquisite attention to detail and organizational skills

Organization Info

Teach For America

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1993
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
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: 
May 31 2018
Active Until: 
Jul 1 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Teach For America
industry: 
Nonprofit