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Position Summary

Teach For All is searching for an entrepreneurial, visionary, strategic, relational collective leader to join and lead its emerging Global Institute, ensuring the successful establishment and scaling of this complex start-up organization within Teach For All.

The Global Institute will be a center of global learning, connection and leadership development for people around the world who are working to transform classrooms, schools and systems to holistically develop all students — especially those in the most marginalized communities globally — so that they can shape a better future for themselves and all of us. Building on the foundational work of Teach For All’s Global Learning Lab, the Global Institute will extend Teach For All’s research agenda and scale its learning and sharing to include and impact new audiences worldwide.

The Global Institute will aim to grow, strengthen, and accelerate a movement of local and global education leaders in classrooms, schools and education systems who learn collaboratively, generate new evidence, and exercise collective leadership to transform education so that all children can fulfill their potential. Composed of a research lab, academy of courses and workshops, resource hub and advocacy arm, the Global Institute will bring unique value in the global education ecosystem given its focus on shifting orientation and practice towards holistic student development, enabling global learning among practitioners, fostering evidence to practice uptake, and developing leadership mindsets and competencies rather than technical skills.

The Global Institute will be based in Singapore in order to capitalize on its status as a global hub for learning, collaboration, and scaling innovation, and to leverage the engagement of Singapore's educators and other partners in the region.

The Executive Director will be responsible for working collaboratively with individuals across Teach For All’s global organization to evolve the strategy of the Global Institute; establish partnerships; ensure the Global Institute reaches its key performance indicators related to scale, quality and impact; develop and implement a plan to achieve financial sustainability; represent the Global Institute externally; and building a strong team, board, and advisory board to ensure the Global Institute’s success.

This person must have a deep commitment to the core values and core principles of the Global Institute, including our commitment to shifting education’s purpose, to collective learning, to globally informed and locally rooted resources, and to effecting systemic change. The Institute Executive Director will report to the CEO of Teach For All.

About the team

The Global Institute will have a dedicated team of individuals. It will also leverage a larger team of people who are experienced staff members of Teach For All’s global organization, and will build out a globally diverse faculty.

Key outcomes for this role include:

• The Global Institute achieves its ambitious goals to develop thousands of leaders globally, generate new knowledge and insight, and influence the global ecosystem.
• The Global Institute grows as an influential and enduring part of the global education landscape with a reputation as a powerful engine of learning and innovation around what it takes to develop students who can shape a better future.
• The four parts of the Global Institute–the research lab, academy, resource hub, advocacy arm–work in coordination to maximize attainment of our ambitious goals for scale and impact.
• The Global Institute’s goals, strategies and impact are guided both by its purpose and vision and constituent voice.
• We work in productive partnership with other teams at Teach For All and with global education stakeholders.
• The Global Institute’s team, board and advisory board are exceptionally strong.

As the Executive Director of the Global Institute, you will engage in the following and/or similar activities:

• Setting vision and strategy: Evolving the vision, purpose, plan and objectives of the Global Institute, informed by close collaboration with constituents across and beyond Teach For Alls’ network, including Teach For All network colleagues, the Board, the Global Advisory Council, and key stakeholders in Singapore and globally.
• Building partnerships: Fostering strong relationships with the regions and network partners of Teach For All and with other global and regional networks, multilaterals, bilaterals, organizations, governments, and stakeholders in Singapore that might also contribute to and learn with the Global Institute.
• Ensuring effective operations: Ensuring coherence and collaboration across each of the four elements of the Global Institute, and that the Global Institute is effectively staffed and resourced to meet their objectives and continuously improve over time.
• Ensuring financial sustainability: Developing and implementing a plan to achieve financial sustainability, including considering revenue generation and supporting the CEO and team of Teach For All in securing the needed philanthropic resources.
• Representing the Global Institute externally: Building external support for the vision of the Global Institute and for the need for global learning among education practitioners, investment in collective leadership development, reshaping the purpose and practice of education towards students’ holistic development so they can shape a better future.
• Building strong organizational capacity: Building a strong and diverse Global Institute team, board, and advisory board.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

• Significant experience leading the envisioning, strategy and external relationships of complex initiatives or teams in a dynamic/ fluid/ ambiguous environment
• Exceptional ability to build relationships/ partnerships and communicate across cultures and virtually
• Expertise in global education with knowledge of the latest trends across a variety of geographies
• Existing network and relationships with multilaterals, civil society orgs, donors, etc.
• Deep and demonstrated commitment to core identities and purposes of the Global Institute including:
• The need to shift the purpose of education to develop students holistically so they can shape a better future
• Collective, cross-cultural learning among practitioners as a critical driver of change
• Development of globally-informed, locally-rooted insights, resources and tools
• Focus on collective leadership development as a critical enabler of systemic change in education
• Strong people skills, with proven experience in building teams, establishing strong culture and managing them to exceptional outcomes
• Knowledge of or experience in using digital technologies to scale impact a plus
• Deep commitment to principles of diversity, equity and including as a manager, within and across this team, in self-learning, etc.
• Demonstrated embodiment of Teach For All’s core values and a commitment to Teach For All’s mission:
• Reflects a sense of possibility in mindset and vision
• Believes in the value of being locally rooted and globally informed
• Drives toward constant learning and improvement
• Convinced of the necessity of diversity and inclusiveness in our work
• Believes in the interdependence between us and our partners in solving this global problem

Additional desirable skills/experiences (not required):

• Familiarity with the Teach For All network
• Strong written and verbal communications in a language in addition to English is helpful

What Teach For All Offers:

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization’s progress
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact on the work of Teach For All and beyond
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs
• All roles are 100% remote; in some locations we offer the option for in-office collaborations
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements

Application Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page cover letter (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with the terms of this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all!

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Work Authorization

Please note, this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess local permanent work authorization/permit in order to be considered.

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire, prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Travel and Hours

Almost all work is delivered virtually. Travel is expected to comprise 10-20% of the work in this role . Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of 60 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization committed to developing collective leadership to ensure all children fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising future leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their potential. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by capturing and spreading learning, facilitating connections among partners, accessing global resources, and fostering the leadership development of partner staff, teachers, and alumni.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races, ethnicity, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior experiences – to bring their full selves to the work of ensuring educational opportunity for all.

In order to maximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All’s mission, we also feel it is important to focus on increasing representation and inclusiveness with respect to two dimensions in particular: we prioritize diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We also prioritize increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members who themselves have experienced the inequities we’re working to address by nature of sharing the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most disadvantaged groups in their countries.