Teach For America · 1 day ago
Managing Director, Program Initiatives & Impact
Michigan Center, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$90K/yr - $120K/yr
7+ years expTeach For America is committed to transforming education in Michigan and is seeking an exceptional leader for the Managing Director, Program Initiatives & Impact role. This position focuses on driving strategic initiatives to strengthen the educator pipeline and ensuring a high-quality experience for corps members throughout their development journey.
CharityEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Hold responsibilities for Regional Point of Contact (RPOC) and senior liaison between Detroit/Michigan and national teams (CMALD, Admissions, Selection, Matriculation, Partnerships), ensuring strategic alignment and a seamless corps member and fellow experience from recruitment through alumni hood
Drive the implementation of the vision and strategy for district and national partnerships that drive placement quality, educator retention, and student outcomes
Build and manage high-impact partnerships with M-ARC, credentialing bodies, and district leaders to ensure all corps members are certified, prepared, and positioned for success
Oversee and strengthen the Ignite Fellowship through continuous improvement, evaluation, and partner engagement
Support strategic relationship management with districts and community organizations to integrate and scale initiatives such as Ignite tutoring and corps programming
Guide systems for partnership tracking, learning, and accountability that enable corps members, fellows, and districts to achieve measurable results
Provide strategic leadership for the design and execution of the corps member learning journey from pre-service through alumni induction, ensuring coherence across regional and national models
Provide strategic leadership and support for the vision, design, and delivery of the Detroit Summer Learning Institute, ensuring excellence in logistics, coaching quality, and partner engagement
Ensure corps member development experiences, including pre-service onboarding, practicum training, in-year summits, and content learning, are high-impact and outcomes-driven
Partner with corps member coaches and national teams to strengthen instructional growth, leadership development, and long-term educator success
Oversee alumni induction experiences that reinforce continued leadership and connection within the TeachMichigan network
Advance TeachMichigan and TFA Detroit’s 2030 goal and long-term sustainability by leading strategic initiatives that strengthen our program model, partnerships, and statewide influence
Lead cross-functional initiatives that align program, research, external affairs, and leadership team priorities to accelerate regional impact
Support the leadership team in shaping and executing against the 2030 goal, topline goals, and strategic direction, including our talent agenda, growth and partnership strategy, and innovation priorities
Represent the region in statewide coalitions, advisory councils, and policy forums that advance educator pipeline, preparation, and retention efforts
Identify emerging opportunities and partnerships that position TeachMichigan and TFA Detroit as a statewide thought leader and catalyst for educational excellence
Contribute to enterprise-level priorities throughout the year. Our team takes an “all hands on deck” approach to these events, requiring each team member to contribute their capacity and time
Detroit Summer Learning Institute (June and July)
EmpowerEd Weekends (2x per year, October and April)
Fellow Selection (throughout the Spring)
Corps Member & Ignite Fellow selection (throughout the Fall and Spring)
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, including at least 3 years in management
A collaborative style and robust experience in lateral collaboration
Experience in school or district leadership in Michigan, resulting in a deep understanding of how schools operate and how school leaders make decisions
Track record of successful management experience of others to grow in their craft
Ability to manage others to effectively track tasks, assess progress, and follow through on the execution of plans through exemplary systems for managing across a team
Independent self-starter with a high degree of personal responsibility and capacity for self-managing to build structure and drive results around ambiguous workstreams
Experience in change management and in leading from ambiguity to clarity
Superb interpersonal skills and a strong 'EQ,' with a proven ability to engage, motivate, and inspire others to action through verbal and written communication
Experience in program design and execution
Understanding of the arc of learning for novice teachers
Ability to thrive in change, operate with optimism in hard times, and bring joy to hard work
Strong organization systems with an ability to track multiple moving pieces and ensure deliverables are met promptly
Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality materials for external and educator audiences
Ability to hold, lead, and contribute to multiple projects at once, and the ability to flex across altitudes, from individual coaching to system-level challenges
Expertise in best practices for school leaders; can translate expertise into coaching and/or professional development sessions
Preferred
Ability to gather data (qualitative and quantitative) to inform perspective; deep desire and commitment to gain context on the environment and experiences of fellows
Entrepreneurial mindset, willing to build, test, and iterate the design of products and spaces, and solve problems with creative solutions
Proactively solicits feedback and implements coaching into their work products and ways of operating
Would be described as a servant leader, who can lead by decentering self and investing in the growth and learning of others
Company
Teach For America
is a nonprofit whose mission is to engage our nation's most promising future leaders to strengthen the movement for educational equity.
1001-5000 employees
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2024 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.04MKey Investors
Kauffman FoundationAppalachian Regional CommissionMartha Holden Jennings Foundation
2024-11-11Grant
2024-10-29Grant· $0.5M
2024-04-01Grant· $0.04M
Leadership Team
Elisa Villanueva Beard
CEO
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