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SMD, Regional Growth, Strategy & Development (Delaware)

Primary Location : Delaware Team : Regional Teams

Description

Position Summary

The Senior Managing Director (SMD), Regional Growth, Strategy & Development is responsible for maximizing the impact of our relationships with community partners, particularly our district and school partners, and for maximizing the reach and impact of Teach For America in Delaware. SMD, Regional Growth, Strategy and Development will play an important role in driving our strategy to reach our 2015 goals and maximizing the impact of Teach For America in the state. This SMD will report directly to the executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

About Teach For America

Teach For America is the national corps of top recent college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting the nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.

In the 2009-10 school year, over 7,300 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members will teach in 35 regions across the United States. Since 1990, Teach For America corps members have reached approximately 3 million students. Nearly 17,000 Teach For America alumni are working in education and many other fields, where they continue to advocate for students and families in low-income communities. While only 1 in 10 corps members say they were interested in the teaching profession before joining Teach For America, more than two-thirds of our alumni remain in the field of education.

We are a high-growth, outcomes-oriented organization, with a $189 million budget and close to 1,200 staff. We operate in an entrepreneurial environment, maintain focus on quantitative measures, and are committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Growth Strategy

•Design and implement a human, political and intellectual capital strategy for the region

•Building strong external relationships with partners, including local graduate schools, school districts, nonprofit organizations, political training programs, and charter management organizations.

•Networking with local organizations and community leaders

•Appropriately prioritize district and school partnerships

•Keep an eye towards expansion opportunities

•Identify and manage strategic local and community relationships to deepen and broaden our impact

•Potentially work effectively with local media outlets and national communications team to elevate our presence in DE

District and School Cultivation and Stewardship

•Develop and execute the regional strategy for cultivating school and district partners by managing the relationships with HR/placement contacts

•Cultivate and maintain relationships and alliances (along with the program team) with leaders in partner schools, charter school partners, and partner districts to deepen understanding and investment in our organization and to strengthen the partnership

•Manage a cultivation portfolio of new and existing placement partners

•Develop cultivation materials to share with partners

Placement

•Coordinate and execute the placement strategy to ensure all corps member are placed by the first day of the school year

•Manage placement process with HR/placement contacts

•Conduct all corps member district/charter assignments and appropriately distribute corps members across the region

•Regularly identify vacancies - both teacher positions for corps members and leadership opportunities for alumni - by maintaining regular communication with districts, schools, corps members and the alumni team

•Plan and manage key placement events, such as May Site Visit

•Develop messaging for any placement related issues

Development

•Grow and maintain a sustainable, diversified local funding base that will include gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations; district and local public funding; and possibly an annual benefit dinner

•Cultivate and ensure the ongoing engagement and support of a portfolio of influential individual, corporate, and foundation donors

•Develop and evolve a strategy for maintaining and growing public support, from district, local, and state sources

Qualifications

Candidate Profile and Experience Prerequisites

•Bachelor's degree required

•4-5 years work experience and experience building district/school relationships and managing back-office operations preferred

•Proven ability to build and leverage relationships

•Excellent organization, detail-orientation and project management skills

•Ability to thrive in results-oriented, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment

•Ability to work flexibly and balance both long-term and short-term projects

•Exceptional strategic-thinking and operational skills

•Strong communication and interpersonal skills

•Strong results orientation with proven record of achieving ambitious goals

Benefits and Salary

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.

Application Requirements and Process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit your resume and one-page cover letter with your application.

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