5 Recruitment vacancies at Teach For All
Teach For All is a global network of over 40 independent, locally-led, and governed partner organizations and a global organization that works to accelerate the progress of the network.
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 can 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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
1). Senior Associate, Climate Education and Leadership
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Position Summary
Teach For All seeks a Senior Associate, Climate Education, and Leadership to work alongside the Global Head of Climate Education and Leadership to help grow our work in supporting network partners to deeply integrate climate education and in building a force of students, teachers, and alumni leaders who will foster climate mindedness, action, and resilience in rising generations.
The Senior Associate will play a critical role in supporting all the activities under the Teach For All Climate Education and Leadership Initiative.
Their main duties will range from developing content for and leading knowledge capture from learning calls to co-leading climate education training offers, co-designing and -facilitating events, supporting external partnerships and initiatives (like the Teachers for the Planet program), leading working on strengthening student leadership development for climate action, to liaising with colleagues from across the organization (both from regional teams and global teams) to strengthen joint work.
A successful candidate will have strong subject expertise and experience in climate education, recent school/classroom insights from leading climate education work with students, the ability to distill and organize large amounts of information, outstanding written and verbal expression, the ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven and dynamic environment, as well as a strong creativity, vision, and sense of possibility for growing the climate education work.
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In addition, candidates with previous exposure to and a strong understanding of Teach For All’s climate education work, lived experience of climate change impacts, as well as a proven understanding and interest in links between climate change and girls’ education are preferred.
The Senior Associate will report directly to the Global Head of Climate Education and Leadership and be a part of the dynamic Teach For All Global Resources and Partnerships team.
Overview of Teach For All & the Global Initiatives and Partnerships team
Teach For All is a growing global network of 62 independent, locally led organizations united by the purpose of developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Each network partner recruits and develops promising leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work throughout their lives, from inside and outside of education, to ensure all children can fulfill their potential.
Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by building awareness of the network’s approach, supporting the launch of new organizations, building the capacity of network partners by helping them learn from each other, maintaining network standards, and working collaboratively with the global education and development communities to catalyze progress towards ensuring all children fulfill their potential.
The Global Resources and Partnerships Team supports the global network in achieving objectives that are rooted in Teach For All’s intended outcomes and the needs of network partners and that reflect the evolving needs of children and youth for thriving in the fast-changing world of the 21st century.
As part of this work, global initiatives and partnerships are developed and cultivated based on needs across the network, to live into our core purpose, accelerate progress toward our vision, and position education as a lever for addressing global challenges (e.g., education in emergencies and the future of work).
Within this structure, the Climate Education & Leadership Initiative aims to infuse climate education throughout the education system by building a force of students, teachers, and alumni leaders who will foster climate-mindedness, action, and resilience in rising generations.
Responsibilities
The Senior Associate, Climate Education, and Leadership will play a critical role in supporting all the activities under the Teach For All Climate Education and Leadership Initiative.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Content Development and Knowledge Capture for Learning Calls:
Coordinate the planning, design, and topic/speaker selection for monthly global Climate Education Community calls.
Manage the planning and design of Climate Education and Leadership Fund learning calls.
Lead the knowledge capture from learning calls and the development of Knowledge Insights documents for each learning call (incl., coordination with colleagues as needed).
Engage in management and coaching of the global Climate Education Community, including providing inputs to the monthly community email and the WhatsApp group, as well as connecting climate education leaders to build their relations, learning, and impact.
Climate Education Training Offer:
Coordinate the set-up, application process, and logistics of the Climate Education Champions learning series (a 6-month series held once a year; a flier for the 2024 edition can be found here).
Help plan, design, and facilitate the learning series sessions.
Provide support and feedback to participants, including by email and call.
Lead development of a Teach For All online module on climate education (basic level) as well as written case studies of climate education leaders for deeper learning. This includes the management of external contractors for the training design, as needed.
Climate Education events:
Help design and facilitate climate education events (co-)led by Teach For All, including both internal and external events as well as online and in-person events.
Work with event speakers from across the global Teach For All network (staff, alumni, fellows) to coach and support them in content preparations as needed.
Attend and speak in online and in-person events as relevant, including international travel.
External partnerships and initiatives:
Support the initiation and management of external partnerships (like the Teachers for the Planet program), including partnership events and coordination.
Support network members in starting climate education aligned with the global Teach For All climate education work (like the recently launched Pan-African Climate Education Network).
Research and recommend opportunities for partnerships with other organizations, as suitable and relevant.
Student leadership development:
Together with the Global Head of Student Leadership and Voice, develop an approach for growing and infusing student stories and views in climate education work.
Support continued work by network members on building student leadership for climate action.
Initiative management and liaison with colleagues across the organization:
Support and co-lead parts of the broader Climate Education and Leadership initiative management and liaise with colleagues towards supporting several processes, including:
Administrative and financial processes, like donor reporting and fundraising.
Ad-hoc and structured support to network partners as needed (including under CEL Fund).
Evolving systems of evaluation and data collection around the climate education work.
Outreach work to grow Teach For All’s voice and thought leadership in climate education.
Maintenance and growth of existing and new platforms (like the Teach For All Climate Education Resource Hub) over time.
Creating avenues for alumni to lead climate education work beyond the fellowship.
Requirements
At least 3 years of professional experience preferred, including in teaching and with a focus on climate education.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Drive.
English fluency is required. Fluency in other regional languages is helpful, but not required.
A strong proven commitment to advancing equitable climate education is preferred.
Prior exposure to and a strong understanding of Teach For All’s climate education work is preferred.
Proven understanding and interest in links between climate change and girls’ education preferred.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
2). Senior Director, Development and Fundraising – Africa
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Position Summary
Reporting to the Head of Region – Africa and working closely with Teach For All’s Global Development Team and CEO, the Senior Director will be instrumental in developing and executing the regional fundraising strategy.
Requirements
Minimum of 10 years or more of relevant professional experience with a proven track record of securing significant gifts and grants
Demonstrated expertise in formulating and executing a strategic fundraising plan
Results-driven, strategic thinker with the capacity to set and achieve ambitious fundraising goals
Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain strong relationships with existing donors, ensuring ongoing engagement and stewardship.
Proven ability to manage a diverse portfolio of donors effectively, from identification to stewardship
Experience having managed a unit/team required
Experience in coaching senior leaders.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
3). Global Lead – Data, Analysis and Planning
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Position Summary
To help live into Teach For All’s purpose and advance progress towards our vision, we are seeking a Global Lead for the Data, Analysis & Planning Team
Responsibilities
As the Global Lead for Data, Analysis, and Planning, you will be responsible for setting the team’s vision and direction, building an inclusive, diverse, high-performing team, and working with team members and colleagues across the organization on the following and/or similar activities:
Programmatic Planning: Evolve the programmatic planning process, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, reflection, and continuous learning with ease and agility
Strategic
Measurement:
Developing and refining impact frameworks to ensure what we’re collecting enables us to understand our progress and impact on a global scale
Data Systems Enhancement:
Strengthen our data collection and management platforms, systems, and processes
Data Utilization:
Visualize and analyze data to promote data usage and support teams in identifying holistic data trends
Learning and Insights:
Support data reflection and insights generation to drive organizational and program planning, contribute to the design and execution of research/studies, and communicate impact
As the ideal candidate, you will bring
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
4). Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Position Summary
Teach For All seeks a Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships Operations to work alongside the Global Head of Corporate Partnerships and the team to help attract, retain, and grow our group of corporate champions and supporters
The Senior Associate will play a critical role in supporting the actions, strategies, and systems undergirding Teach For All’s cultivation of this deep and dynamic donor pipeline.
His/her duties will range from being responsible for the day-to-day project management of current or future partnerships or being responsible for the team’s data system and operations to research and meeting preparation, as well as managing up to the Global Head of Corporate Partnerships to execute expansive partnerships with donors and prospects.
Responsibilities
The Senior Associate, Corporate Partnerships, will play a key role in supporting the organization’s portfolio of corporate supporters. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Fundraising Responsibilities:
Lead the research of potential leads for the portfolio and coordinate the back end of the fundraising pipeline, identifying alignment between our work and donor interests and recommending concrete next steps for the organization to take.
Developing, preparing, and managing partnership proposals and creating compelling PowerPoint presentations for funder meetings and touchpoints.
Requirements
At least 5 years of professional experience is preferred, especially in non-profit fundraising or partnership management.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Drive.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
5). Career Education Project Manager
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Position Summary
The Career Education Manager plays a pivotal role in driving the growth and progress of Teach For All’s Future of Work initiative.
Duties
As the Career Education Project Manager at Teach For All, you will engage in the following and/or similar activities:
Project Management:
Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
Collaborate with the research specialists to facilitate the execution of the monitoring and evaluation of the project and impact assessment activities.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online