Executive Director, St. Louis

Company: Teach For America
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Teach For America is seeking its next Executive Director to lead the St. Louis region. Since its launch in 2002, Teach for America has grown a sizable leadership force of both corps members and over 500 local alumni, and the potential for continued collective impact remains large. This leader will work shoulder-to-shoulder with existing champions and enlist new advocates - including our corps members, parents, students, community leaders, donors, and elected officials - as partners in the success of all children. The next leader will work alongside a staff, corps, alumni base, students, families and board as we also live more fully into our next 10-year organizational strategy and chart the next chapter in the region. The new ED's mission is to define the unique and evolving role that Teach For America must play to accelerate educational opportunity for all throughout the region. We view the St. Louis ED role as a movement builder, partner and motivator. Our incoming ED must partner deeply with others in local education, community and equity efforts to work together to drive change. This leader takes the helm as we navigate dual crises of a global pandemic and systemic racism, and with this, comes the opportunity to rethink the future of how to accelerate change across the region. We seek to build a strong pool this winter, and begin interviews at the end of February.-- Primary Responsibilities Our new Executive Director (ED) will deeply believe in our vision - that every child in America has the chance to attain an excellent education. The next ED will lead our staff team, engage and inspire our community, expand our fundraising and meaningfully contribute to educational improvement efforts in St. Louis through the following core activities: Engaging and investing internal and external stakeholders in the St. Louis vision (staff, corps members, board, alumni, families, community, etc.): Our ED will execute what Teach For America's work will look like in the region and lead a team successfully to realize that vision.-- Expanding, evolving and sustaining Teach For America's fundraising base: Our ED is charged with raising $1.1 million annually and working closely with the board.-- Leading a strong team and strengthening the broader Teach For America community: Our ED will lead a team of 8 staff members. In addition, our ED is charged with ensuring that the region has a thriving corps, alumni, and staff culture, as well as strong student outcomes in corps member classrooms. Ensuring the organization is part of a broad and diverse coalition for change: The ED will mobilize the education ecosystem - ensuring that our corps (currently 50+ CMs) and alumni (550 locally) are represented and engaging in coalitions that are fighting on behalf of our students and families in the St. Louis community. Experience and Competencies --- 8-10 years of professional experience, at least part of which includes successful experience managing and leading high performing teams to outcomes, and doing so with a focus on examining race, class and power structures-- --- Professional experience rooted in the mission and values of Teach For America-St. Louis-- this may include but is not limited to: an organizer or advocacy leader, current or former staff member, a TFA alum, a school or non-profit leader --- Experience leading successful fundraising campaigns or curiosity around how to learn and do this well, with a baseline of developing deep and influential relationships with current and prior stakeholders in your work, mobilizing them in some way to create champions in your work-- --- Outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability and desire to develop and maintain deep relationships with a variety of diverse constituents --- Understanding of and commitment to learning from and alongside the local community that impacts Teach For America-St. Louis.-- We are seeking a leader who has deep belief in and demonstrated commitment to the following:-- Building strong relationships: Ensuring every corps member and alumnus is known as a person and a professional, considering and connecting the multiple strengths they bring across the network; at the same time, identifies and can work well with diverse critical partners across multiple levels and functions-- Community building: Fostering strong connections among corps members, alumni, others working to transform public education, and those most impacted by educational inequity Strategic partnership: Identifying the highest impact leadership pathways and building partnerships for alumni to learn and grow throughout their careers in St. Louis Anti-bias and anti-racism(ABAR):-- Modeling a commitment to ABAR leadership and creating relationships and spaces rooted in a shared commitment to equity Self-reflection, vulnerability and growth in how you show up in the world as a leader and a human-- Rigorous, connected decision making: Leading with integrity in ambiguous situations, seeking to engage multiple perspectives at the appropriate times to move work forward-- THE PERKS By joining staff , you join a network of individuals committed to pursuing equity for all students and developing themselves as professionals in the process. We as an organization value the longevity of our employees and offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. The salary for this position is also competitive and depends on your prior work experience. Please be advised, you will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process. Colorado Residents: If you are based in Colorado, please click here for total rewards information. Posted 30+ Days Ago Full time REQ-202101-269 About Us There are more than 16 million children growing up in poverty in the U.S., and less than 10 percent of them will graduate from college. These statistics are not a reflection of our children's potential; we know that children growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Rather, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of access and opportunity for children in low-income communities. By 2030, twice as many children in communities where we work will reach key educational milestones indicating they are on a path to economic mobility and a future filled with possibility. Teach For America's (TFA) mission is to find, develop, and support a diverse network of leaders committed to expanding opportunity for children from classrooms, schools, and every sector and field that shapes the broader systems in which schools operate. We are seeking individuals who align with our mission, core values and commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusiveness and are ready to join us in this global movement. WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIVENESS In all we do, we act on the following beliefs: Diversity is crucial for successful change efforts and is one of Teach For America's greatest strengths.-- The full potential of our diverse network will be reached only when we are an inclusive community. The predictability of success or failure for our students or individuals in our organization should not correlate with any social, cultural or other identity-based factors. Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic 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. Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. *Our job descriptions reflect Teach For America's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.

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