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 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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Director, Learning Experiences
Ref #: 604 Location: Nigeria
Role Summary
Teach For All is seeking a Director, Learning Experiences to join the founding team of its Global Learning Lab for Community Impact. The new director will have the unique opportunity to set and manage the foundational vision and strategy for all virtual and in-person learning experiences designed and delivered by the lab. These will include online workshops, roundtables, learning circles and self-guided learning modules, each designed to push the thinking and build the capability of local leaders working within communities across our global network.
The new director will envision, design and oversee the delivery of these learning experiences, along with a small number of high impact in-person events, and play a leading role within an ambitious and creative new team in ensuring that many more kids worldwide are on a path to creating a better future for themselves and all of us.
The director will further build the capacity of team members in the lab and across the organization to design and deliver world-class virtual and in-person learning experiences that grow the knowledge, skills and mindsets of others.
Core Responsibilities
Set and manage the vision and strategy for all learning experiences facilitated by lab
Set a bold and compelling vision for the lab’s approach to fostering ongoing learning among thousands of network leaders around the drivers of community progress
Envision and design a range of online and in-person learning experiences to be offered by the lab, such as roundtables, workshops and self-guided learning modules
Tailor learning experiences to a global audience of local community and civic leaders, social entrepreneurs, community organizers, policymakers, head teachers and teachers
Pioneer and establish new forms of collective inquiry-based learning experiences to reach and impact our large and diverse global audiences
Outline and oversee the delivery of an annual scope and sequence of learning experiences hosted by the lab in partnership with the remaining lab team members
Diagnose the development needs of the thousands of local leaders driving community-level progress across our global network, in order to inform the strategy
Oversee the design and delivery of high impact workshops, roundtables and self-guided learning experiences
Design and deliver regular interactive learning experiences to push the thinking of leaders working at the community level, in the form of roundtables
Design and deliver self-guided learning modules and learning loops to grow the understanding of our network audience about the drivers of community-level progress
Design and deliver experiences to build the capability of leaders across our network, in the form of workshops or leadership journeys
Support the compilation of best practice tools and resources from within and beyond the network that can support the learning and development of local leaders
Establish guidance and norms for all learning experiences offered by the lab, and ensure high quality of every learning experience
Grow the capability of the lab team to deliver high quality learning experiences
Design and deliver trainings to ensure that all lab team members are equipped with the latest best practices and tools in storytelling and facilitating adult learning
Provide coaching and feedback to lab team members as they design and deliver learning experiences, ultimately owning the quality of learning
Source experts from within and beyond the Teach For All network to support the learning of local leaders in priority content areas
Knowledge & Skills
The Global Learning Lab for Community Impact has ambitious plans to use online learning experiences as our primary means of catalysing learning amongst community leaders worldwide that results in faster progress for whole communities.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an expert in both online and in-person learning and development, a visionary thinker passionate about developing people, who can shape how the lab will use learning experiences in order to accelerate progress across our global network.
They’ll be an expert with a background in adult learning and track record of developing people, equally adept at using the latest virtual learning models as they are working in person.
Must-have skills and experience include:
Visionary thinker with the ability to conceptualise and design a global strategy
Exceptional designer and facilitator of adult learning, with a track record of developing people
Passionate innovator who loves to engage with new technologies and online learning tools
Cutting edge expert in the design and delivery of high impact virtual learning experiences
Experience developing others, whether as individuals or in small or large groups
Strong executer who can work entrepreneurially to drive a complex project from start to impact
Deep knowledge of learning theory, behavioural science and best practices in developing people
Strong relationship-builder, able to work effectively as member of a diverse team
Able user of the latest tools to facilitate learning whether in-person or online
Good knowledge of trends in global education, leadership development and collective action
The following expertise will be a real plus:
Experience with and knowledge about human-centred design and UX
Experience delivering online learning to low-bandwidth contexts
Experience designing and delivering learning for a diverse global audience
Experience working in education or social sectors
Proficiency in at least one language other than English