Senior Managing Director, Alumni Strategy & Impact

ROLE TITLE: Senior Managing Director, Alumni Strategy & Impact (Full-Time)

POSITION REPORTS TO: Jennifer Howard, Executive Director, Teach For America Ohio
LOCATION: Must reside in Ohio, with a preference for candidates based in the Columbus or Cincinnati area.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 13th 11:59 PM EST

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Teach For America Ohio seeks a Senior Managing Director, Alumni Strategy & Impact who will lead the charge to set the vision and strategy to mobilize our 1,300 alumni across the state of Ohio in service of driving systems change locally. In this role, you will work alongside Teach For America’s national Career Center, the Ohio Executive Director and regional team, and countless other colleagues and collaborators to realize our collective alumni strategy. We believe our alumni have a transformational experience in the Corps that shapes them as leaders who go on to drive systems change for and alongside the communities in which they live and work. We also know that when our alumni are connected to each other and to mission-aligned, high-impact career and leadership opportunities that their impact in leading change with children and communities is even more sustainable and scalable.  In this role, you will lead the charge to connect our diverse alumni community to each other and to high-impact career and leadership opportunities. You will also focus on supporting our alumni to maximize the impact they are currently having in their communities while also providing opportunities and investments that accelerate and scale their individual and collective impact. Simply put, this new role on our team will develop and execute the vision and strategies for alumni engagement, collective leadership, career acceleration, and national-Ohio integration across the state with a focus on our 4 distinct placement communities: Northeast Ohio (Cleveland), Columbus, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, and Dayton.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Set Vision & Direction for Alumni Impact and Team Management  (30%)

• Aligned with our TFA Ohio’s 2030 goal and strategic narrative, set the vision and direction for alumni leadership and impact across the state with a focus on our 4 distinct placement communities: Northeast Ohio (Cleveland), Columbus, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, and Dayton.  As part of this work, you will serve as a key advisor to the Executive Director as she refines the region’s systems and coalitions vision and goals. 
• Develop and lead the execution of robust strategies for alumni engagement, collective leadership, career acceleration, and national-Ohio integration.
• Champion a culture of experimentation and learning:  piloting new alumni engagement models, assessing effectiveness, and scaling what works while discontinuing what doesn't.
• Collaborate across TFA national Career Center and the Ohio regional team to ensure a strong and cohesive experience for alumni aligned to our strategic direction.
• Assess and optimize relationships with alumni, including regularly engaging externally to continuously learn how TFA Ohio can best support their ongoing development, engagement, and impact.
• Hire, onboard, and manage an MD, Alumni Impact and Experiences; build a cohesive team to steward our alumni work across the state.
• Manage our alumni dedicated budget, ensuring meaningful and responsible investments in alumni engagement and development.   

Alumni Engagement, Connectivity, & Career Acceleration (30%)

• Develop and maintain the systems/processes for accurate alumni mapping to ensure we have identified key alumni across our ecosystem with formal and informal power that can fuel work towards our 2030 goal and beyond.
• Drive the strategy and execution for alumni connection so that key alumni are connected in meaningful ways, specifically around our 2030 goal and working together as part of a statewide movement.
• Steward alumni activation to ensure that key alumni are working together on strategies, initiatives, and dedicated work in service of 2030 in our various communities.  
• Increase alumni engagement in TFA national Career Center offerings and design and leverage local experiences to build hope, optimism, and momentum across Ohio’s statewide alumni community. 
• Work alongside the Ohio Executive Director to grow relationships with alumni in senior school and school-system leadership roles, public office, and other advocacy roles. 
• Set and execute the vision and strategy for TFA Ohio becoming a primary talent pipeline and talent matching partner for roles in school and school-system leadership, public office, or advocacy that are most closely connected to our current placement communities and school partners. 
• Build thriving and inclusive alumni networks grounded in TFA’s core values and local context across Ohio. 
• Set ambitious goals and track alumni engagement through TFA systems to guide strategy and measure movement-building effectiveness.

Strategic Partnerships (30%)

• In collaboration with the SMD, Network Experience and Impact, deepen relationships with our existing and new partner school districts and CMOs (charter management organizations) to position TFA as a strategic talent partner for attracting, developing, and retaining master teachers, principals, and district leaders.
• In collaboration with the Executive Director, establish and maintain successful partnerships with universities, nonprofit organizations, and companies at the state and regional levels that create career acceleration pathways for alumni and support our ability to drive collective impact and elevate alumni impact stories that demonstrate TFA Ohio's collective progress toward educational excellence goals and inspire continued engagement across the network. 
• In collaboration with the Development team, cultivate alumni as philanthropic partners and advocates, leveraging their professional and personal networks to advance TFA Ohio's fundraising goals and community influence.

Statewide & Organizational Stewardship (10%)

• Operate as a cultural leader on the Ohio regional team and serve as a proactive member of the OH Leadership team, stewarding a statewide vision for impact and a multi-year plan on the path towards our 2030 goal
• Support and engage in prioritized Ohio and TFA-wide initiatives. Examples may include participation in:
  • Corps member recruitment, selection, matriculation, confirmation, pre-service
  • Regional events and programming
  • Staff committees, working groups, and task forces

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Over the course of any week, the SMD will spend time working internally and externally. Activities might include: direct conversations with early, mid-career, and senior alumni across the state, meeting with partnership organizations, working with a direct report and cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategy, and evaluating alumni engagement data.  A typical week may include both time working remotely from a home office or co-working space and time on the road / working in community spaces across the state. 

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):

• 10+ years of professional experience in adult leadership development, education, program design, career coaching, or talent strategy
• Excellent strategic planning, project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong relationship builder who can influence and motivate leaders at various stages of their careers 
• Experience building cross-sector partnerships and managing external relationships
• Deep knowledge of the Ohio education ecosystem and TFA alumni network
• Ability to work some weekends and evenings, as necessary
• Ability travel within the state of Ohio on a frequent basis  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

BONUS

• Knowledge of and experience with network strategy and building impact networks
• Proficiency in Salesforce
• Teach For America alum

YOUR FUTURE TEAM
Teach For America Ohio/ NKY corps members reach nearly 6,000 students across the state. Additionally, over 1,300 alumni are working across all sectors to expand access and opportunity. Regional staff members work to train and support corps members, continually strengthen relationships with local schools and districts, foster the leadership of local alumni, and grow the regional funding base and community partnerships to guarantee that Teach For America Ohio can build a sustainable movement to reach the day when every child in the region has access to an excellent education. To realize this vision in our lifetime, we know that we must accelerate the impact of TFA’s network to work towards implementing and sustaining progress in education and other sectors that most shape the outcomes of our students. 

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 minimum and the salary range, 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 - $108,900 - $143,000

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