Chief of Staff to the CEO, Executive Managment Team at Teach For All

Executive Team Operations

Ensure that the CEO’s time is maximized and spent on those activities that drive forward her priorities, which are to:

• Galvanize continued progress towards our core purpose and core values, vision and intended outcomes, and aligned operating approach
• Build understanding of and support for this strategy across and beyond the network
• Ensure we develop a path to achieving this strategy sustainably, through accessing the resources we need for Teach For All and partners and allocating those resources effectively
• Build our global organization’s leadership strength, diversity and inclusiveness, fostering the culture and ways of working necessary to fulfill the mandate of the global organization
• Contribute to the global education ecosystem through sharing learnings and perspectives
• Further strengthen governance bodies including the global Board of Directors and Network Advisory Committee
• Manage an effective scheduling and support team comprised of the CEO’s Executive Assistant and a Senior Associate, Operations
• Ensure that the CEO’s travel is thoughtfully and sustainably managed:
• Work across teams to assess competing priorities for the CEO’s travel
• Create a comprehensive travel calendar for CEO review on a quarterly basis
• Support internal teams and external stakeholders, where appropriate, to maximize the CEO’s participation in trips or events
• Oversee the team’s budget and ensure expenditures are cost-effective and aligned with the team’s mandate

Governance & Advisory Bodies

• Ensure strong engagement of and fiduciary oversight by Teach For All’s governance and advisory bodies
• Lead the planning and project management of the Board of Directors (including committee) meetings
• Partner with the CEO and Chair to identify topics at the right intersection of Teach For All’s most strategic questions and Board member expertise
• Project manage and directly prepare all meeting materials - including agendas, the CEO report, committee reports, strategic pre-readings, and Chair notes
• Draft and send key correspondence to the Board on behalf of the CEO and Chair
• Serve as the staff liaison to the Governance and Human Capital Committee
• Partner with the CEO and Committee Chair to develop plan agendas
• Project manage our Board development efforts - including keeping track of member terms, as well as researching and advancing prospective Board members
• Project manage bi-annual Board engagement survey
• Lead on celebrations for Board transitions
• Lead the planning and project management of Network Advisory Council meetings
• Partner with the CEO and other team leads to identify topics of strategic importance and develop annual and monthly agendas
• Manage all preparation of materials and correspondence in the lead-up to meetings
• Project manage Board and NAC participation in the annual Global Conference

Organizational Culture & Coherence

• Contribute to growing Teach For All’s impact and continually strengthening organization-wide effectiveness, culture, and coherence
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to plan, design, and deliver highly effective annual reflections on our Intended Outcomes, Core Values, Ways of Working, and Operating Norms
• Plan and design meaningful monthly organization-wide forums that serve to build community, build shared consciousness and understanding, and provide space for reflection as we endeavor to advance our work, by identifying topics and call hosts, developing and project managing session plans, and highlighting staff celebrations and important announcements
• Partner with the CAO, People Circle, and Tech team to strengthen organization-wide systems and processes

CEO Communications

• Draft effective, strategic written communication for the CEO to internal and external stakeholders
• Draft CEO’s monthly “community email” to Teach For All’s key internal and external stakeholders
• Draft CEO’s monthly email to partner CEOs across the network
• Partner with the CEO to draft key messages to staff on Slack
• Draft key correspondence between the CEO and important external stakeholders
• Draft memos to Board of Directors

Ad hoc Strategic Support

• Provide ad hoc strategic support to the CEO
• Serve as a partner to the CEO for various strategic projects and issue management - including providing project management, cross-team coordination, and communication support

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

• Passion for the Mission, Approach, and Values of Teach For All
• Demonstrated experience or interest in providing strategic support to senior executives, including the ability to think critically, anticipate challenges, operate flexibly, and develop innovative solutions.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects through to completion simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrable skill at managing laterally, building meaningful relationships, and working across teams and functions
• Strong communication skills - in particular, an excellent ability to synthesize and write high-quality communications quickly
• Resilience and the ability to handle ambiguity and navigate through complex challenges.
• Generosity of spirit and a flexible, dependable nature
• Strong belief in Teach For All’s mission and approach
• An excellent model of Teach For All’s Core Values and Ways of Working
• A strong track record of contributing to positive organizational culture
• Prior experience as a staff or alumni member of Teach For All’s network partners is particularly helpful

Position Summary

Teach For All’s Executive Management Team is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CEO. The Chief of Staff will play a vital role by partnering with the CEO to:

• Ensure that the CEO’s time is maximized and spent on those activities that drive forward the organization’s vision and intended outcomes and her priorities by maximizing the operational support of the executive management team
• Ensure strong engagement of and fiduciary oversight by Teach For All’s governance and advisory bodies
• Contribute to growing Teach For All’s impact and continually strengthening organizational effectiveness, culture and coherence
• Draft effective, strategic written communication for the CEO to internal and external stakeholders