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Senior Associate, Network Impact Strategy & Operations

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Country
 United Kingdom
Language
 Select
Specialization
 Project management
Entry Option
 Job
Application Period
 December 6th, 2015 to January 30th, 2016
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Position Summary The Network Impact (NI) team exists to capture the value of being a global network in order to maximize the impact of our partners across our four dimensions of impact: scale, participant impact, alumni leadership, and organizational strength. Established two years ago, the Network Impact team started with 26 people and has grown to over 50, building towards almost 60 people in the next year. We’ve built an incredible team of diverse individuals who work in more than 15 cities across every time zone supporting our growing cadre of 37 global partners. While we have built some foundational systems which have served us well so far, the team needs someone who is passionate about taking these systems and processes to the next level, to ensure that the people on our team are able to collaborate and operate as effectively as possible. This person will partner with the NI Chief of Staff and other associates and senior associates across our team to enable our team to operate in an efficient way and to enable our globally dispersed staff to feel valued and connected. This is a great role for someone who is flexible, organized, excels at problem solving, and is excited to help people feel ready to collaborate and like they have what they need to do their job efficiently. We need someone who recognizes smooth operations are integral to the success of a team and who sees solving challenges, big and small, as a logic problem waiting to be answered. This role affords someone an opportunity to learn about the work happening across our team and endless chances to think strategically and take on varied projects. The Senior Associate reports to the Director, Chief of Staff, Network Impact. Outcomes The Senior Associate, Network Impact will: •Operate at the center of the largest team at Teach For All. Your work is critical in that it allows 1/3 of the organization to collaborate effectively and has direct impacts across all teams, our partners, and our fundraising efforts. •Equip the Network Impact team to be connected, engaged, and able to operate efficiently through optimizing existing systems and working on new ones, as needed •Collaborating with other NI Associates/Senior Associates to build and strengthen sustainable cross-team processes, systems, and forums •Contribute to increasing our staff engagement survey scores •Ensure the team is effectively executing on regularly occurring operations critical cross-team projects, including but not limited to: our coordinated mini-team retreats (1x per year), program dashboard updating (2x per year), budget planning (2x per year) Responsibilities Facilitate the overall smooth functioning of the Network Impact Team (60%). Generate, optimize and maintain many of our existing team operations and systems. These include: ◦Program dashboard: our centralized tool leveraged daily by our public affairs and fundraising teams ◦Weekly team newsletter ◦Team intranet pages ◦Monthly expenses analysis, general ledger tracking ◦Cross-team resource tracking and sharing ◦Central team onboarding resources for new staff ◦NI core resources documents: expenses, NI team overview deck ◦Team-wide calendar and cross-team travel tracking for our team safety and security ◦Central progress to goal tracking •Audit our team-wide systems, mini-team systems, and cross-team systems NI team members contribute to on an ongoing basis and ensure systems are as efficient and usable as possible. •Ensure we have the operations in place to enable our team priorities to be achieved as seamlessly as possible Act as a first point of contact for members of our team and Associates and Senior Associates across the organization seeking information about the NI team. Manage key cross-team collaboration channels of the NI operations team (20%): •Project-manage our cross-team coordinated retreat and ensure we are capturing the best resources and lessons from bi-annual mini-team retreats •Lead on planning NI Operations team (9-12 people) bi-monthly meetings alongside the Chief of Staff, balancing our need to execute on shared work, collaborate and learn from each other, and develop professionally •Learn about what is happening with other mini-teams across our team and operationalize sharing this information across our team •Identify new opportunities for cross-team collaboration and work with the NI operations team to make them happen Additional strategic projects (20%): •Due to the nature of our work, discreet projects emerge at many points. These projects could be generated by members of the Network Impact Leadership Team (eg—review different mini-team knowledge development systems and suggest what we could all learn/be doing differently), leaders from other teams (eg--audit our financial policies and procedures manual on behalf of your team; give feedback on our new competency model) or projects from the Chief of Staff’s portfolio (eg—identify a cost-effective location for 90 people to meet in any of our partner countries) •Develop your own projects based on the above responsibilities. Requirements •Experience with project management required •Minimum of 4 years of professional experience preferred •International experience is preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities •Draws satisfaction from supporting other individuals towards success and playing an integral behind-the-scenes role •Ability to manage multiple streams of work, independently prioritize tasks, and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, dynamic, and globally dispersed team environment •Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and build systems to increase efficiency •Ability to be adaptable to an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, results-oriented culture •Superior project management and organization skills, strategic thinking, and detail orientation •Highly organized and detail-oriented in planning and executing tasks •Strong customer service focus required •Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and the Internet for travel booking and research •Poise, confidence, and maturity interacting with key stakeholders •Interest in international development and global education •Exceptional verbal and written communication skills •Good judgment, strong initiative, and a quick learner •Exemplifies Teach For All’s core values and a commitment to Teach For All’s mission: ◦Belief in and a propensity toward seeking transformational change ◦Drive toward constant learning and improvement ◦Embodies mutual responsibility in relationships with partners and teams ◦Reflects a sense of possibility in mindset and vision Work Authorization Candidates for this position must possess appropriate work authorization in their location in order to be considered. Travel and Hours This role will have minimal travel, limited likely to one to two trips per year. Given that we work across every different time zone, some non- traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role. Compensation Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. Apply now Please submit your resume and a one-page cover letter directly online. http://teachforall.avature.net/career/JobDetail/New-York-Washington-D-C-London-or-Doha-Senior-Associate-Network-Impact-Strategy-Operations/502 About Teach For All A GLOBAL PROBLEM… Around the world, 250 million children lack the skills necessary to read, write, or perform basic mathematics. In rich and poor countries alike, where children are born often determines the quality of their education, and, ultimately, their future opportunities. This educational inequity is a multi-faceted and systemic global problem that affects us all—perpetuating poverty, dividing societies, and weakening economies. …CALLS FOR A GLOBAL APPROACH A world of expanding educational opportunity and decreasing disparities is a more prosperous, peaceful, and sustainable world where more children are able to fulfill their true potential. Launched in 2007, Teach For All is a global network of over 30 independent, locally led and funded partner organizations with a shared vision for expanded educational opportunity in their countries. Each organization recruits and develops diverse individuals from a range of academic disciplines to commit two years to teach in high need classrooms and to work throughout their lives, both within and outside of education, in pursuit of expanded opportunity for children. SOLUTIONS ARE SHAREABLE Because there is so much to learn across borders, Teach For All takes a global approach. While each context is unique, similarities in the nature of educational inequity from place to place lead to shareable solutions. As partner organizations and their teachers and alumni learn from each other and innovate, their impact is accelerated at the national and global levels. Teach For All works to accelerate partners’ progress and increase their impact by providing direct support, facilitating connections across the network, accessing global resources for the benefit of the whole, and fostering the leadership development of staff, teachers, and alumni. Together, Teach For All programs around the world are working to ensure that one day, all children—everywhere—can attain an excellent education.

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