We seek to hire a Chief Program Officer to (1) ensure that corps members are matriculated, on boarded and placed in a DC Region school, (2) design and build the region’s first talent hub to recruit, onboard and match alumni educators and (3) to lead in regional efforts to ensure that the students in corps members’ and alumni teachers’ classrooms are academically positioned for a life of choice and equity, and that our teachers and other partners become lifelong advocates for educational equity. To serve our regional staff, corps members and alumni in the DC community, we seek a human capital strategy leader to accelerate our efforts to meet the needs of our school and district partners, to engage and support the leadership development and strategic placement of our corps members and alumni teachers and to be a collaborative member of the regional management team.
As a leader on our team, you will contribute to and advance our team’s work by developing and coaching the Talent Hub team leaders, owning and leading cross-functional efforts to ensure that the region achieves its student achievement, corps member and alumni engagement, effectiveness, retention, and culture goals. Additionally, as a member of the Regional Management Team, you will support our broader regional team in reaching our growth, stewardship, and sustainability goals.
You will report directly to the Executive Director.
To excel in this role, you are…
- A visionary. You thrive in charting a new course and can see beyond what currently exists. You draw on your past experience as a successful systems leader, but are motivated to nurture a community of teachers, school and system leaders oriented towards outcomes and approaches not yet realized across the country. You believe in our core values and regional vision, mission, and goals, and commit to striving to embody these values.
- A strategic thinker. When you face a large problem, your first instinct is to break it down into smaller, manageable pieces. You can ruthlessly prioritize on what is most important and avoid distractions, which will be critical as you develop a comprehensive program strategy.
- A conscious leader. You are always oriented towards social justice and equity. You lead, and believe others must lead through a culturally responsive lens and in a way that empowers students and communities especially across lines of difference. You constantly seek to reflect on progress, learn, and improve.
- Obsessive about outcomes. Your decisions are data-driven, and you stay laser-focused on truly audacious goals regardless of the day to day chaos you might find yourself in. You have a demonstrated record of success in your work despite obstacles.
- Self-driven. You have superior organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on all facets of your work. You demonstrate personal responsibility and take initiative to do what it takes to achieve success.
Set vision and execute outstanding program strategy (40%):
- Bring personal expertise and leverage external partners and resources to create a coherent and comprehensive vision/framework for teacher and alumni training and support including corps member matriculation, onboarding, certification and placement and alumni teacher recruitment, support and talent matching
- Manage workstream leads to create a portfolio of consistent, impactful strategies that are tailored to constituent needs and are built to maximize the number of path-changing teachers and a robust talent pipeline.
- Assess and optimize relationships with alumni, including identifying how we can best support them, connect them to each other and utilize their experience and expertise to better support our current corps members.
- Serve as a key thought leader for systems and school leaders.
- Define interim and final success goals, and regularly track progress against these metrics, resetting strategy dynamically as needed.
- Stay up to date on latest thinking and innovations within leadership development, and evolve strategies to reflect these changes
- Advance the work of the region by serving as the main liaison with national partners on Regional Operations: Program Partner and Collective Leadership and Engagement TFA’s staff
Build the capacity of staff (30%):
- Coach and develop team to build their own expertise and lead to stronger outcomes.
- Foster an empowered and inclusive team who model our core values for themselves, our corps members and alumni
- Encourage staff, corps members and alumni to regularly reflect upon and strive towards maximizing their impact
Know and Grow Yourself as a Leader (20%)
- Hold 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 your team and corps members
Regional Team Responsibilities (10%)
- Support, attend, and/or participate in regional team activities, including corps member selection and matriculation, corps member professional development days, staff meetings and retreats, and regional pre-service
Establish and lead team to achieve ambitious goals directly related to
- student academic performance
- corps member effectiveness and readiness
- alumni involvement and satisfaction
- teacher placements and retention
- staff retention and satisfaction
Prior Experience
- Experience working in the DC and/or Prince George’s County education landscape highly preferred
- A minimum of 7-10 years of work experience leading and managing teams, through layers, to achieve ambitious outcomes
- Experience in human resources within the education sector preferred
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.