ROLE TITLE: Director, Career Development Programs & Engagement
POSITION REPORTS TO: Casey DeFord, https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseydeford
LOCATION: REMOTE
PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, November 1ST 11:59 PM ET. Applications received after this deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Teach For America's Career Center helps prospective applicants, corps members, and alumni access opportunities that support career growth, leadership development, and long-term impact.
The Director, Career Development Programs & Partnerships helps turn Career Center strategy into accessible participant experiences. You will manage the content, communications, and operations that support career development programs and partnerships. You will also develop career pathway resources, maintain digital learning experiences, and strengthen the tools that help participants discover and engage with opportunities across the TFA network.
The ideal candidate brings expertise in career and leadership development and understands how to connect people to relevant learning, resources, and opportunities. You enjoy managing programs and partnerships, coordinating complex work, and ensuring participants have a high-quality experience. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys turning plans into action and delivering meaningful career development support.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
- Manage partnerships that expand career development opportunities (30%): Research and identify potential partners; coordinate partner onboarding by establishing shared goals, commitments, and timelines; manage memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and renewals with legal and internal teams; sustain relationships through regular communications; integrate partner offerings into career pathways and programs.
- Develop digital learning experiences and career pathway resources (30%): Design and develop self-guided learning experiences, career pathway resources, toolkits, and online modules that help participants explore opportunities, build skills, and take meaningful next steps in their careers. Apply adult learning principles to translate program content into engaging and accessible learning experiences. Manage learning platform content and participant access, and maintain a centralized resource repository to ensure materials remain current, organized, and easy to navigate.
- Manage Career Center programs from planning through execution (30%): Coordinate the delivery of Career Center programs and partner-supported learning experiences. Manage timelines, recruitment efforts, and program logistics. Develop communications and promotional content that help participants understand, access, and engage with available opportunities. Coordinate planning meetings and follow-up activities to ensure high-quality participant experiences and successful program execution.
- Improve Career Center content and participant engagement (10%): Develop website content, navigation, and participant journeys around career interests and developmental needs; manage web content updates through uConnect or a comparable platform; and collaborate across TFA to connect resources to participants at different career stages.
A WEEK IN THE LIFE
You may coordinate an upcoming webinar or Career Center program, manage participant communications, and develop promotional content that helps participants discover and engage with available opportunities. You might research prospective partners, prepare outreach and renewal communications, or update partnership webpages to ensure content remains accurate, relevant, and engaging. You may also develop self-guided learning content, update career pathway resources, or maintain content within Career Center websites and learning platforms. Throughout the week, you will coordinate program execution, manage digital resources, and help ensure Career Center offerings are organized, accessible, and easy to navigate.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years of professional experience in career services, workforce development, learning and development, alumni engagement, or a related field.
- Experience managing programs, partnerships, or participant-facing initiatives from planning through implementation and evaluation.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and timelines.
- Experience maintaining systems, processes, or workflows that support scalable programs and participant experiences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing participant-facing resources, communications, or learning materials.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships across internal teams and with external partner organizations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing career pathway resources, self-guided learning experiences, or online learning content.
- Experience managing content within a learning management system (LMS), website platform, or digital resource library.
- Familiarity with career development tools and platforms, such as uConnect and People Grove.
- Familiarity with program and partner management platforms such as Salesforce, Dynamics, Jira, or similar tools.
- Experience with UX, information architecture, website content management, or digital engagement strategies.
- Experience administering live events, workshops, webinars, or virtual learning experiences.
- Experience working in education, nonprofit, or other mission-driven organizations.
YOUR COMPENSATION
The applicable salary range for each U.S.- based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.
- Tier A: $74,300 to $97,500
- Tier B: $81,000 to $106,300
- Tier C: $87,600 to $115,000
You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here.
