Managing Director, Leadership Development

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TEAM: National Team - Corps Member and Alumni Leadership Development (CMALD) REPORTS TO: BOTH SMD, Leadership Development AND Regional Point of Contact LOCATION: Must reside in the Greater Philadelphia region. This role is based within the Mid-Atlantic Hub and requires periodic travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic footprint, including Baltimore, DC/Virginia, and New Jersey. PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 21, 2026 at 11:59PM ET. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. ABOUT THIS ROLE The Managing Director, Leadership Development (MD,LD) serves on the Mid-Atlantic Hub Team, providing coaching, development, and direct-to-CM support across multiple regions. This role is designed to flex capacity across the Hub in response to evolving programmatic needs, regional priorities, and organizational goals. The MD,LD works closely with CMs, school-based partners, and regional teams to strengthen member growth, effectiveness, and impact while contributing to cross-regional collaboration and continuous improvement efforts. WHAT YOU’LL DO As a Managing Director, Leadership Development (MDLD), you will coach a cohort of CMs to lead transformational classrooms, grounded in our program model and the programmatic priorities specific to the Mid-Atlantic regions you support. You will support CMs from the moment they join Teach For America, helping them grow their instructional practice and leadership identity while navigating the broader ecosystem of schools, partners, and communities. Through deep, individualized coaching, data-informed decision-making, strategic thinking, and strong partnerships, you will ensure that every CM in your cohort can drive meaningful outcomes for students today and emerge from their two-year commitment with clarity about their long-term impact as alumni. No two weeks will look the same, and no job description can fully capture the adaptability, complexity, and depth this role requires. What we can promise: meaningful work, growth, and the chance to support emerging leaders who will help bring about One Day. In this Hub-based role, you may coach corps members across multiple regions and will partner with regional teams to provide additional CM leadership development and programmatic capacity where it is most needed. Success in this role requires the ability to understand and lead across diverse contexts, build trusting relationships quickly, and balance responsibilities that span multiple regional teams and stakeholder groups. In collaboration with regional and national partners, you’ll lead community-building efforts, facilitate coaching spaces, and contribute to the design and execution of practicum experiences. You’ll also partner closely with your regional team to develop a CM placement strategy aligned with 2030 goals and build strong relationships with schools, districts, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and support. Using tools like CLASS, student surveys, and achievement data, you'll help CMs reflect on their practice and build personalized learning plans that drive both student outcomes and leadership growth. Beyond coaching, you’ll help implement our universal program model by managing key systems and analyzing data across your cohort, region, and national hub to inform strategy and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate is a strong relationship-builder with leadership coaching experience, an impact-centered approach, and a systems-level understanding of the CM ecosystem. You are skilled at managing multiple work streams, using data to drive decisions, and working both collaboratively and independently toward bold outcomes for students and corps members alike. A WEEK IN THE LIFE Likely no two weeks in the MDLD role will look exactly the same! As mentioned above, because the corps member experience is shaped by key milestones across a two-year commitment, responsibilities vary by season and often overlap as you support both first and second year CMs. Throughout the year, you may recruit and steward prospective CMs, design and facilitate learning experiences, support teaching placement efforts, observe lessons, coach corps members, partner with school leaders, conduct CLASS observations, and lead leadership coaching conversations. You will also collaborate with regional and CMALD teams, engage stakeholders, analyze and share data, and manage administrative responsibilities that keep the program running effectively. Because this role serves the broader Mid-Atlantic Hub, your role as a Hub-based MDLD will differ in that it may span multiple regions and evolve based on the needs of CMs across four, geographically diverse regions. No two days, weeks, or months may look exactly the same : you may facilitate a leadership development experience in Philadelphia, coach CMs in Baltimore, have partnership conversations with school leaders in DCVA, and/or support placement and programmatic strategy in New Jersey. The role requires regular travel across the Mid-Atlantic Hub and the willingness and ability to respond to emerging opportunities and needs across multiple regional contexts. WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR In this role you will: Set and execute the overall vision and strategy for coaching a cohort of CMs aligned to the universal program model and unique programmatic priorities of each of the Mid-Atlantic regions you support. Coach and develop corps members across multiple Mid-Atlantic Hub regions, leveraging a deep understanding of varying regional contexts while ensuring a consistent corps member experience aligned to the universal program model. Lead the development and cultivation of strong school partnerships across all cohort placements to enhance CM support, development, and retention and to drive student impact. Collaboratively set and lead the overall vision and strategy for teacher leadership group experiences, ensuring alignment with the universal program model and the regional 2030 vision of the regions you support. Across all workstreams, operate with a deep internalization of our shared programmatic metrics and goals to guide your work, monitor progress towards outcomes, and evolve your vision and strategy as necessary to account for new information, current data, and to maximize impact on CM development and their impact on students. Provide flexible leadership development capacity across the Mid-Atlantic Hub by supporting specific or cross regional initiatives, additional corps member cohorts, and emerging strategic priorities as needed. Serve as an “all hands on deck” team member to both Corp Member A Leadership Development team (CMALD) and your regional team by adding capacity to projects and initiatives as they arise. YOUR EXPERIENCE Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree 7+ years experience, with specific experience in leadership coaching and/or leading adults Required Training and Certification: You must complete both the Primary (PreK-3rd) and Secondary CLASS certifications prior to conducting your first CLASS observation which typically happens in October. CLASS certification for each area requires you to complete a 2-3 day CLASS course and successfully pass a certification assessment (this training is provided by TFA). If you start in the role midyear, you will be expected to enroll in a CLASS course within your first month to start the certification process. You will also be expected to renew your CLASS certifications annually. You must also enroll in and successfully complete an Executive Coaching Program (at TFA’s expense) within the first two years in the role, or show proof of previous completion of an ICF-accredited Coaching program. Willing to work flexible hours with some nights and weekends; willing to travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic Hub (Philadelphia, Baltimore, DCVA, and New Jersey) and periodically outside the Hub for conferences, trainings, and other organizational events. Travel may and will likely include overnight stays as needed to… Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in School Administration/Leadership or another applicable area Experience as an Assistant or School Principal Experience coaching and advising capable and competent leaders through complex challenges towards impact A track record of getting results while managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously Skills & Orientations: Deep investment in TFA’s mission and a commitment to live out our core values and our commitment to people, community, and opportunity for all Belief that there is a place for both standard and customized approaches to supporting CMs in service of both of universal program model and a region’s contextualized 2030 goal Strategic thinker able to analyze multiple data sources, conduct needs assessments, and plan effectively across different levels (cohort, region, hub). Skilled in both high-level visioning and detailed execution, including operational tasks and compliance follow-up. Strong relationship builder with exceptional interpersonal, communication, and emotional intelligence skills. Effective at managing up and collaborating with multiple managers and regional stakeholders to drive CM development and impact. Strong problem solver who can independently develop strategies and proactively and effectively engage others as thought partners. Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for inquiry-based coaching that advances both instructional effectiveness and leadership development. High adaptability, self-awareness, and commitment to accountability and continuous improvement. Demonstrated ability to: work with a significant level of autonomy, and make strategic decisions in varying and nuanced situations develop and cultivate effective relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders and support them in contributing to a shared goal listen, learn, and earn credibility with all constituencies, then decisively move forward to implement agreed-upon solutions manage multiple priorities, prioritize effectively, and alternate fluidly between thinking about the big picture and executing on specific strategies THE TEAM As a MD, Leadership Development, you will be a member of both the Teach For America Program team and of the region(s) you support. The Program Team is responsible for defining the type of systems-change leadership required to reach “One Day” and how to best develop that leadership through the act of teaching. We provide, develop, and or connect people to resources and experiences of superior quality, relevance, and efficiency that empower and support regions in optimally developing leadership through the act of teaching in ways that can be adapted to their specific contexts. As a result, our teachers are more likely to feel part of a connected and thriving community, increasingly achieve meaningful and enduring impact, and commit to systems-change leadership in their work for educational equity. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary range for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future. Tier B: $98,000 - $128,700 (Greater Philadelphia) You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here .