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The Teach For All network is developing collective leadership in classrooms and communities around the world Teach For All is a network of 48 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization that works to accelerate the network's progress.
Teach For All is looking for an independent, motivated, proactive, highly organized leader tjoin the Africa regional team. This role sits at the center of team operations in the Africa region and is largely focused on ensuring regional team systems are set up tstrongly support the regional team and partner organizations across Africa. The right candidate will demonstrate exceptional organization, communication, problem solving and project management skills. This position reports tand works very closely with the Head of the Africa region in a ‘chief of staff’ type capacity supporting the execution of strategy and coordinating team and partner engagement regionally and globally as needed. Currently Teach For All’s partners in the Africa region include Teach For Uganda, Teach for Nigeria and Teach for Ghana with multiple partners on the path tjoining the network in the coming year.
The core responsibilities of this position include designing and managing operational systems for regional communications, knowledge and resource sharing, data collection and analysis, and the successful coordination of the regional team and partners. The role is critical in supporting the Head of the Region and all regional team members tensure strong, effective collaboration in the name of high impact engagement with our partners. In addition, this role may include responsibilities for supporting and facilitating engagement with our early stage partners.
Outcomes
An excellent Regional Strategy and Operations Lead will:
Responsibilities
The Regional Strategy and Operations Lead acts as:
The “gtperson” for the region- 50%
A ‘Connector’ for TFAll partners in the region 30%
A culture builder- 10%
A knowledge guru- 10%
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Sense of Possibility: We believe in the extraordinary potential of all children and in our collective potential trealize our aspirations, and swe act with courage, boldness, urgency and perseverance in pursuit of transformational impact.
Locally Rooted and Globally Informed: We value the enormous assets in the communities where we work, immerse ourselves in local perspectives, needs and opportunities, and work in deep partnership with students, families, educators, and community members—all while alsseeking tbuild our understanding of what is possible based on insights from outside of our communities and countries.
Constant Learning: We commit tcontinuous education, reflection and improvement as the foundation for the transformational leadership we strive tdevelop.
Diversity & Inclusiveness: We seek tensure full participation of people from all cultures and backgrounds, and we believe those whhave themselves experienced the inequities we’re working taddress should guide and lead this work.
Interdependence: In recognition of our shared humanity and interconnectedness, we work with generosity and compassion thelp each other develop and grow
Work Authorization
Candidates for this position must possess local work authorization in order tbe considered.
Travel and Hours
Some travel expected, roughly 5%, mostly within the region with occasional travel out-of-region tattend Teach For All global conferences. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.
Compensation
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
About Teach For All
Teach For All is a global network of over 40 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization that works taccelerate the progress of the network. Each network partner recruits and develops promising future leaders tteach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, twork with others, inside and outside of education, tensure all children are able tfulfill their potential. Teach For All’s global organization works tincrease the network’s impact by capturing and spreading learning, facilitating connections among partners, accessing global resources, and fostering the leadership development of partner staff, teachers, and alumni.
Our Commitment tDiversity and Inclusiveness
We are committed tbuilding a diverse and inclusive organization that inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races, ethnicities, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior experiences – tbring their full selves tthe work of ensuring educational opportunity for all.
In order tmaximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All’s mission, we alsfeel it is important tfocus on increasing representation and inclusiveness with respect ttwdimensions in particular: we prioritize diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We alsprioritize increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members whthemselves have experienced the inequities we’re working taddress by nature of sharing the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most disadvantaged groups in their countries.
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