Director of Alumni Leadership, Asia Pacific

About Teach for India

Teach For India is a nationwide movement of leaders dedicated to providing an excellent education for all children. These include both Fellows, who commit two years to teaching low-income & under-resourced classrooms, as well as Staff teams, who bolster these efforts through strategic support & organizational direction. 

Position Summary

This role is part of Teach for All’s Global Alumni Leadership Team, with counterparts in other regions to spread learning and innovation across regions. The role reports to the Head of Alumni Leadership but works in very close -daily- collaboration with colleagues in Teach for All’s Asia Pacific regional team and our global Collective Learning & Consulting team.

Key Responsibilities

Network Partner Support 

• There are currently 20 organizations that Teach for All supports across the Asia Pacific region. Each organization is developing their alumni leaders at the local level. To support their efforts, you will:
• Collaborate with Teach For All’s Asia Pacific regional team and Functional Area specialists to diagnose and constantly re-evaluate the needs and strengths of partners to determine and deliver the most appropriate support strategies and capture and share innovations and learnings.
• Establish strong, trust-based relationships with Heads of Program and Heads of Alumni in Asia Pacific, engaging regularly to understand their unique challenges, successes, and areas of growth.
• Work in close partnership with specialists across and beyond Teach For All to remain at the forefront of the latest network knowledge and insights about developing collective leadership through the recruitment, selection, placement and training of leaders, contributing new insights as you come across them, and developing shared learning experiences.
• Manage alumni data and share insights (based on your diagnosis of a partners’ needs and priorities) through various mediums including facilitating learning experiences, workshops, newsletters and online platforms, driving learning and engagement amongst Heads of Alumni and Heads of Program.
• Manage a robust learning community between Heads of Alumni in Asia Pacific which facilitates peer learning, information exchange, peer support, collaboration between them to accelerate their local efforts.
• Provide personalized coaching and consulting to Heads of Alumni and other Senior Leaders, leveraging your expertise to address specific challenges and enhance the effectiveness of their alumni impact strategies.
• Influence Chief Program Officers and network partner CEOs, in close partnership with the regional team, to build momentum for alumni support outside of the Head of Alumni role and collaborate with others to execute high quality cross-functional support and learning across many senior stakeholders to ensure alumni strategy and support is a priority for network partners in the region.

Develop Alumni Leaders

• There are currently ~13,000 alumni leaders in the Asia Pacific region who have successfully completed their two years as a participant in one of the Teach For All network partners across the region and are now continuing to work as leaders in education and across additional sectors. To support their collective growth, learning and impact as leaders across the region, you will:
• Proactively build strong, credible relationships with alumni leaders to understand their unique challenges, successes, and areas of growth. You will be the Teach For All “point person” for alumni to field their requests and ideas, and the ‘go-to’ for Teach for All staff with questions about alumni in the region.
• Partner with the Asia Pacific regional team, network CEOs and Heads of Alumni to create and execute programs to accelerate alumni leadership and connectivity at the regional level such as the Asia Pacific Alumni Summit, Policy Fellowships and School Leader development programs.
• Coordinate small groups of alumni volunteers including our Network Connectors to best leverage their energy and skills towards our goals.
• Manage a vibrant online community of alumni on WhatsApp to foster their connectivity, learning and to share opportunities for leadership development.
• Manage applications from the Asia Pacific region to Teach for All’s Communities & Connections Fund to enable alumni to self-organize regional virtual and in-person learning exchanges.
• Capture and share stories of alumni leadership and impact to inspire and motivate others and demonstrate progress in the region

Qualifications

• Prior experience and a strong track record of impact as an alumni and/or senior leader from within the Teach for All network in the Asia Pacific region
• 8+ years of relevant working experience with a credible background in leadership, leadership development, systems change, and/or network building
• Passion and experience in growing the leadership capacities of others through training and coaching
• Exceptional communication skills capable of distilling complex ideas and data into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences 
• Proven ability to build strong, credible relationships with multiple stakeholders to understand their goals and motivations to support collaboration while working virtually and remotely
• Exceptional strategic thinking abilities with proven track record of diagnosing and solving complex problems, exercising strong judgment and working with ambiguity
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues globally, including a high volume of virtual engagement (i.e., conference calls, virtual collaboration tools) 
• Superior project management skills; a self-starter with the ability to manage multiple streams of work, use strong judgment to independently determine actions and prioritize tasks, and work effectively in a dynamic, globally dispersed team environment
• Experience and ability to design and execute powerful remote and in-person learning experiences (events, workshops, etc.)
• Strong orientation towards diversity, inclusivity and equity with heightened levels of self-awareness, cross cultural competence and humility, and ability to adapt approach and communications styles accordingly
• Ability to influence and motivate others outside of direct team relationships
• Must be able to work fluently in English 

Additional desirable skills 

• Prior experience as a coach or consultant or launching/ leading own venture
• Experience managing virtual peer learning communities and building strong peer networks
• Experience managing and mobilizing volunteers

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