Director, Learning Experiences at Teach For All

Teach For All is seeking a Director, Learning Experiences to join the founding team of its Global Learning Lab for Community Impact. The new director will have the unique opportunity to set and manage the foundational vision and strategy for all virtual and in-person learning experiences designed and delivered by the lab. These will include online workshops, roundtables, learning circles and self-guided learning modules, each designed to push the thinking and build the capability of local leaders working within communities across our global network. The new director will envision, design and oversee the delivery of these learning experiences, along with a small number of high impact in-person events, and play a leading role within an ambitious and creative new team in ensuring that many more kids worldwide are on a path to creating a better future for themselves and all of us. The director will further build the capacity of team members in the lab and across the organization to design and deliver world-class virtual and in-person learning experiences that grow the knowledge, skills and mindsets of others.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set and manage the vision and strategy for all learning experiences facilitated by lab
• Set a bold and compelling vision for the lab’s approach to fostering ongoing learning among thousands of network leaders around the drivers of community progress
• Envision and design a range of online and in-person learning experiences to be offered by the lab, such as roundtables, workshops and self-guided learning modules
• Tailor learning experiences to a global audience of local community and civic leaders, social entrepreneurs, community organizers, policymakers, head teachers and teachers
• Pioneer and establish new forms of collective inquiry-based learning experiences to reach and impact our large and diverse global audiences
• Outline and oversee the delivery of an annual scope and sequence of learning experiences hosted by the lab in partnership with the remaining lab team members
• Diagnose the development needs of the thousands of local leaders driving community-level progress across our global network, in order to inform the strategy
• Oversee the design and delivery of high impact workshops, roundtables and self-guided learning experiences
• Design and deliver regular interactive learning experiences to push the thinking of leaders working at the community level, in the form of roundtables
• Design and deliver self-guided learning modules and learning loops to grow the understanding of our network audience about the drivers of community-level progress
• Design and deliver experiences to build the capability of leaders across our network, in the form of workshops or leadership journeys
• Support the compilation of best practice tools and resources from within and beyond the network that can support the learning and development of local leaders
• Establish guidance and norms for all learning experiences offered by the lab, and ensure high quality of every learning experience
• Grow the capability of the lab team to deliver high quality learning experiences
• Design and deliver trainings to ensure that all lab team members are equipped with the latest best practices and tools in storytelling and facilitating adult learning
• Provide coaching and feedback to lab team members as they design and deliver learning experiences, ultimately owning the quality of learning
• Source experts from within and beyond the Teach For All network to support the learning of local leaders in priority content areas

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

The Global Learning Lab for Community Impact has ambitious plans to use online learning experiences as our primary means of catalysing learning amongst community leaders worldwide that results in faster progress for whole communities. The ideal candidate for this role will be an expert in both online and in-person learning and development, a visionary thinker passionate about developing people, who can shape how the lab will use learning experiences in order to accelerate progress across our global network. They’ll be an expert with a background in adult learning and track record of developing people, equally adept at using the latest virtual learning models as they are working in person. Must-have skills and experience include:

• Visionary thinker with the ability to conceptualise and design a global strategy
• Exceptional designer and facilitator of adult learning, with a track record of developing people
• Passionate innovator who loves to engage with new technologies and online learning tools
• Cutting edge expert in the design and delivery of high impact virtual learning experiences
• Experience developing others, whether as individuals or in small or large groups
• Strong executer who can work entrepreneurially to drive a complex project from start to impact
• Deep knowledge of learning theory, behavioural science and best practices in developing people
• Strong relationship-builder, able to work effectively as member of a diverse team
• Able user of the latest tools to facilitate learning whether in-person or online
• Good knowledge of trends in global education, leadership development and collective action

The following expertise will be a real plus:

• Experience with and knowledge about human-centred design and UX
• Experience delivering online learning to low-bandwidth contexts
• Experience designing and delivering learning for a diverse global audience
• Experience working in education or social sectors
• Proficiency in at least one language other than English