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    Head of Region, Africa at - Nairobi, Kenya - Teach For All

    Teach For All
    Teach For All Nairobi, Kenya

    1 week ago

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    Full time
    Description

    Around the world, Teach For All network partners are developing leadership in classrooms and communities to ensure all children can fulfill their potential.

    Summary


    The Head of Region role offers a unique chance for someone with outstanding leadership, strategic, and interpersonal skills to significantly contribute to the mission of developing collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential and to influence the educational framework in the region.

    The ideal candidate will be adept at crafting a clear vision and strategic direction, fostering a positive culture, inspiring results through others, and forming robust relationships.

    Essential for this position is extensive experience living and working in the region, along with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.

    This role reports directly to Teach For All's Chief Executive Officer.
    Outcomes

    Growing Regional Impact.

    There should be meaningful, increased impact within the region, evidenced by relevant metrics for our desired outcomes including scale of the network and of the partners, student learning and development, leadership development, and system change.

    Partner Engagement and Connectivity. Our regional partners should be learning from and supporting each other and the wider network.

    This will be measured through our annual partner survey and continuous evaluations of each partner's plans and reflections on our partnership strength.

    Developing Regional Presence Goals. Our network's staff members, teachers, alumni, and students should be contributing to the regional discussion about improving education. Moreover, there should be growing visibility and funding partnerships for our network.
    Team Development. Our regional team should be exercising leadership, deeply engaged, and continuously learning. They should be deeply invested in our shared vision for regional impact and supporting each other in this pursuit.

    As the Head of Region, you will be carrying out the following and/or similar responsibilities:
    Regional Vision and Strategy

    Work with the CEO, regional team and partner CEOs to create, refine, and implement a strategy for advancing Teach For All's global priorities in the region

    Growth and Impact

    Identify the needs of our partners and prospective partners, determining the best strategies to utilize network resources for addressing regional challenges.

    Identify ideas, best practices, and innovations in the region that can be surfaced and further built upon across the region and globally.

    Develop the team of portfolio leads to support network partners and prospective partners in tackling complex issues and maximizing impact.

    Offer direct support and strategic advice to advance strategic clarity and support CEOs, their leadership teams, and prospective organizations to navigate complexity and grow impact.

    Provide support to our network partners in their local fundraising initiatives, including planning and participating in fundraising support visits within their countries.

    Assist partners in fortifying their governance structures and frameworks, ensuring their organizations are primed for success.

    Interconnected Learning Network

    Foster an inclusive, supportive, learning culture across the continent.
    Create opportunities for learning and leadership development among current and prospective partner CEOs, staff, teachers and alumni.

    Foster the development of an Africa Advisory Committee among network CEOs to foster their ownership and leverage their insights and leadership.

    External Engagement

    Craft a strategy for establishing a strong presence in Africa, boosting our visibility, and growing our funding sources.
    Strengthen ties with regional, bi-lateral, and multilateral organizations across Africa to enhance our regional impact.
    Represent Teach For All's Africa region externally, speaking and writing at global and regional levels
    Actively seek and cultivate new funding opportunities for our operations in Africa and our network partners, in collaboration with the Global Development team and the Multilateral team

    Team Leadership

    Coach and lead regional staff members to ensure high performance, leadership development, strong culture and effective allocation of financial and staff resources across the region to maximize regional impact.

    Contribute to Teach For All's global strategy

    Work with the CEO, other regional heads, and global team leads to inform the culture, priorities, and resource allocation of the global organization.


    As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

    Proven experience in senior leadership roles, with the ability to guide and manage teams effectively, and to inspire and mobilize both internal teams and external partners.

    Demonstrated ability to craft and implement effective strategies, particularly in the context of education and social entrepreneurship in Africa.

    Exceptional skills in building and nurturing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including network partners, funders, and government entities.

    Deep understanding of the African region's diverse cultural, social, and political landscapes. Must have lived and worked extensively in the region.
    Experience in fundraising and resource development, with a track record of securing funding from diverse sources.

    Experience with ways of working that center diversity, equity, and inclusiveness; foster the leadership of all staff members; and encourage agility.

    Strong analytical abilities to assess needs, identify opportunities, and measure outcomes effectively.
    Focused on continuous learning and development, both for self and for team members.
    Exemplifies 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.
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