Director, Network Engagement and Growth, Americas

**Position Summary**

Teach For All is looking for a dynamic and experienced strategist and relationship manager to enable the growth of the Teach For All network in the Americas region, with particular focus on the Caribbean and Central America. In this role, you will develop extensive external relationships, engaging key stakeholders across sectors and nations to build awareness of Teach For All's approach and inspire leaders and champions to carry it forward and adapt it locally. This work includes two key workstreams: 1) Generate a robust pipeline of prospective partners in new contexts and 2) Enable the successful launch of new partner organizations, described further below.

**About the Team**

This role is a key member of the Americas regional team, which is responsible for Teach For All's engagement with current and prospective partners across the Americas and the Caribbean, as well as building awareness and support among external stakeholders for our collective work in the region. This role reports to the Head of Region, Americas, and will also collaborate flexibly across global teams.

**Responsibilities**

**Generate a robust pipeline of prospective partners in new contexts**

Stimulates an active ecosystem of stakeholders and leaders in the Caribbean and Central American regions who are inspired by Teach For All's approach and the prospect of starting and/or supporting a local independent organization that would track toward joining the Teach For All network. Generate interest among these groups to support the enabling conditions for a leader to emerge and decide to begin the process of founding their organization.
- Deepen understanding of the regional landscape through comprehensive stakeholder mapping, ecosystem analysis and dialogue, identifying key actors, opportunities, and challenges within the Caribbean and Central American educational ecosystems.
- Inspire the commitment of visionary, talented, values-aligned leaders to step into the CEO role, through outreach efforts and engagement with local stakeholders.
- Collaborate with local stakeholders and Teach For All specialists to understand the teacher hiring and certification legislative landscape alongside emerging political and educational priorities, with the objective of identifying possible channels for placing Fellows from diverse academic backgrounds as classroom teachers.
- Represent stakeholder groups and Teach For All in high-level regional and national spaces where appropriate to support fundraising efforts and general awareness-building of the network and prospective partner organizations.

**Enable the successful launch of new partner organizations**

Lead the network's engagement with current and future entrepreneur groups through their efforts to launch their organizations and join the Teach For All network as new partner organizations. Serve as their primary support specialist and advisor, and marshal network resources across functional areas to lay the foundations for programmatic and organizational strength. This includes:

- Coach and advise CEOs and other key stakeholders to fully understand and define their role and priorities; explore and maximize their leadership; and respond ongoing to challenges and opportunities along the path to launching.
- Thought partner with CEOs in developing a nuanced and iterative understanding of the theory of change and their commitment to building a robust strategy in alignment with the network unifying principles, purpose, values, and intended outcomes. Accompany the process of their building out their key programmatic strategies leveraging network insights and resources.
- Advise CEOs around establishing organizational foundations, including legal incorporation, governance and financial management, in the context of local legislation and global best practices.
- Actively support CEOs in securing cross-sector partnerships and funding. Advise them to develop their strategy to meet immediate needs and build a path to longer-term sustainability with actively engaged, meaningful partnerships. Actively participate in their stakeholder research and external representation.
- Support CEOs to understand and embrace the network's values and culture, and to model a spirit of active engagement and contribution to the global network
- Orchestrate Teach For All's early stage support by diagnosing current and future organizational needs; identifying opportunities for cross-functional cohesion and regional/global learning; and mobilizing resources from the global organization and the broader network in order to address key priorities
- Manage the network partnership and onboarding processes, reinforcing the bases for strategic clarity, network alignment, and strong partner engagement for the future.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 10 years of full-time professional experience, with substantial work and lived experience across Central America/Caribbean, required.
- Fluency in English and Spanish is ess