As Vice President, Chief of Staff – Field Operations, you will add strategic capacity to the Office of the Chief Operating and Program Officer (COPO) by helping to steer the vision, direction, and execution of our Regional Operations team, which manages the work of our 51 Teach For America regions serving 400,000 students in low-income communities across the United States. You will serve as a key advisor, partner, and proxy as decision maker for select key initiatives to the Chief Operating and Program Officer and the heads of Regional Operations (including engagement with the regional executives and leaders in the field) as they work to set and execute team strategy, monitor progress, and overcome challenges. You will also work to collaborate with team leaders to unify and integrate work across regions and national functions with the ultimate goals of:
Areas of Responsibility:
- Aligning orientation and key work streams to our core values, core tenets, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, and organizational strategy
- Driving critical org-wide initiatives that impact our organizational strategic direction in a way that builds community, culture, innovation, and learning across teams
- Integrating the work of the field with the work of our national Program & Learning teams – Teacher Leadership Development, Collective Leadership & Engagement, and Org-Wide Learning and Strategy (and more broadly with other national functions)
- Partnering with Regional Operations Leadership Team and EDs to isolate the system levers that will help build regional capacity and shared learning
- You will advise the Chief Operating & Program Officer on progress and challenges, ensuring she spends her time with Regional Operations leaders, the field, and national functions in the most impactful ways. You also will serve as a go-to informational resource and proxy on the work of the field to both internal and external audiences.
- Manage regional finance and planning strategy, including support and policies related to regional finance management, fundraising, and corps allocation (includes management of SMD, Regional Planning)
- This position will report directly to the Chief Operating and Program Officer and will work closely with the VP, Chief of Staff – Program and Learning; and operations and admin staff in the Office of the COPO.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree required
Skills/Experience:
The Vice President, Chief of Staff – Field Operations will:
- Add significant strategic capacity to the Office of the COPO, monitoring progress,challenges, and finding innovative opportunities in our regional field work to ensure the COPO and team leaders focus on the most critical areas in their time together.
- Co-steward the experience, engagement, and learning of a subset of EDs who have regional contexts that disproportionately impact the enterprise, to provide thought partnership (and also seek their perspective) on organizational priorities. This includes providing direction on regional priorities, including development, budget planning, and strategic planning.
- Partner with SVP and VP-level heads of Regional Operations on priority-setting, planning and communication to ensure alignment, investment and accountability to our goals, core values, core tenets, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, and organizational strategy
- Identify opportunities to integrate strategy and execution across TFA regions, between regions and national teams, and across national teams.
- Plan and execute special projects and cross-cutting initiatives/partnerships across the organization, helping to integrate efforts across teams.
- Partner with the VP, COS, Program & Learning, to ensure alignment between field operations and the work of our national program & learning teams
Prior Experience
- 8+ years of professional experience and a track record of success in roles requiring strong lateral management, relationship building, project management, and cross-functional leadership
- Previous fundraising and development experience and/or coaching others on this dimension a plus
- Previous strategy/management consulting experience a plus
- Previous experience working within Teach For America strongly preferred
Skills
- Poise, confidence, and maturity interacting with key stakeholders, with the ability to build strong relationships and work with people at all levels within and external to the organization
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to consistently meet ambitious deadlines and goals
- ·Exceptional strategic and critical thinking skills
- Good judgment and decision making, strong initiative, and a quick learner
- Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Superb planning and project management skills
- Operates with a high level of personal responsibility, and can lead through ambiguity and complexity
- Ability to thrive in a goal-oriented, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment, including the ability to be flexible in project execution
- Deep commitment to TFA’s mission, core values, and our commitment to diversity and inclusiveness
Work Demands
- This position is location flexible. Preference for someone to work in a TFA Regional Office, but not required
- Travel is approximately 30% (1-2x per month); travel can be flexible with the exception of several key meetings/conferences during the course of the year.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 12 2018
Active Until:
Oct 12 2018
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit