Director, Operations - Community Impact at Teach For All

 Teach For All is seeking a Director, Operations to join the founding team of the new Global Learning Lab for Community Impact. The director will be responsible for establishing team systems and structures, managing operations and providing support across the lab’s main work streams. This will entail supporting the coordination of working partnerships with leaders across our global network, assisting the delivery of the communications strategy and leading logistical support for all of the virtual and in-person learning experiences hosted by the lab. The director will work in close partnership with all members of the lab team, and manage relationships and collaboration with teams across Teach For All.

Responsibilities

• Design, establish and manage team operations for the lab
• Establish foundational systems and structures to ensure the successful operation of the lab team, developing and overseeing communication, development and other processes
• Lead on core administrative tasks including coordinating team calendar and travel, scheduling small and large group meetings, and managing team budget and expenses
• Own and manage lab communications and working relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, to continually strengthen investment in our work
• Project manage the lab calendar to ensure that key milestones are achieved, for example quarterly updates to the organization or biannual reports to funders
• Support the delivery of the lab’s learning, communications and impact strategies
• Manage content on web platform, regularly uploading, updating, tagging and tidying learning materials to ensure our content is reaching its audience
• Coordinate and send out key communications, including newsletters, flyers and other materials designated by the Director, Communications
• Supports the convening, running and knowledge capture of learning circles of community-level leaders who come together to learn and share around priority topics
• Supporting Director, Learning in coordination of in-person learning experiences, including running logistics and leading on participant communications
• Provide administrative support to lab team members in their work to deliver support to our small core group of community impact innovation partners

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The ideal candidate for this role will bring the expertise and entrepreneurialism required to design and establish the core operating systems and structures of the Global Learning Lab for Community Impact from scratch. They will have superior project management, operations and administration skills, as well as the ability to build strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders in a range of different roles within our organization and network.

On top of this, they will have a strong eye for detail and ability to deliver work quickly and to the highest level of quality. Must-have skills include:

• Ability to set vision for and establish team operating systems and structures
• Strong project management skills, with a track record of delivery in complex settings
• Exceptional organizational and administrative skills
• Self-starter with a proven ability to work independently to achieve goals
• Ability to successfully navigate competing priorities
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams to tight deadlines
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Superior relationship-builder with experience working in an international environment

The following expertise will be a real plus:

• Diverse global experience
• Education or social sector experience
• Foreign-language proficiency