People First Community Coordinator

Position Summary 

Teach For All seeks People First Coordinator to support the People First Secretariat in advancing the People First Community’s growth and progress over the next years. The People First Community Coordinator is a strategy and operations role. It will work in close coordination with a wide range of organizations that are members of this effort as well as with staff across the Teach For All global organization, all of them supporting different strands of work of the People First Community.

About the Community

The People First Community is a cross-sectoral and globally diverse group of practitioners, academics, and public and private sector actors with a shared belief in the importance of prioritizing investing in collective leadership development as a path for sustainable development. The People First Community is spearheaded by a People First Community Steering Committee and its Secretariat is hosted within the Teach For All global organization. This role will report to the People First Community Secretary.

This Community emerged in 2019 from a convening at The Rockefeller Foundation’s

Bellagio Center and it intends to be a space for learning, thought partnership, and collaboration among its members, while aiming to raise awareness about the importance of growing investment in collective leadership development and influence the international development ecosystem. For more information please visit this webpage.

For the next years the People First Community will focus on advancing the following priorities: 

• Continue deep learning on leadership development practice through People First Talks among others.
• Advance research that focuses on “how” to develop collective leadership for sustainable development
• Explore and identify pathways for increasing investments in collective leadership
• Build greater advocacy and awareness of People First approaches through stronger storytelling and seeking avenues to elevate our messages

Are you interested in being part of a growing movement to evolve the development paradigm towards one that prioritizes investing in the agency and leadership of local people? 

Are you energized by supporting a diverse community of 1,000+ members working towards a shared purpose to advance practice, research, and investment in developing collective leadership for sustainable development?

As a Coordinator of this effort, you will engage in the following and/or similar activities:

Strategic Planning and Execution (40%)

• Lead on the day-to-day execution of the People First Strategy for the next years and contribute to improve it with new ideas and proposals.
• Proactively design and execute detailed action plans for each of the strands of the People First Community Strategy; including objectives, tasks, timelines, resources and stakeholders/teams involved.
• Build solid relationships with the different members of the Community.
• Establish effective communication channels across teams and members of the Community to ensure timely and accurate information exchange. 

Drafting and communications (40%)

• Managing, drafting, and updating People First communications across the board, e.g., to all members of the Community, to the Steering Committee, to working groups, etc.
• Drafting and disseminating People First Monthly newsletters and other outreaches to continue growing and strengthening community membership.
• Conceptualize and draft external and internal communications and other writing requests, such as: meeting briefs, letters and email correspondence, talking points for events and panels, funding proposals, reporting documents related to the Community.
• Provide support to update and revisit core documents.

Operations and budgeting (20%)

• Management and maintenance of People First platforms, website, and social media.
• Tracking systems and support the implementation of internal working procedures. 
• Budget design and monitoring.

As the ideal candidate, you will bring: 

• Experience in building and managing coalitions or partnerships 
• Experience in the development space and related to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
• Experience in leadership development programs and fellowships in developing countries
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Experience of delivering complex projects with strict deadlines.
• Orientation to detail and great project management skills
• Able to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders and external partners from a range of cultures, including people in leadership positions.
• Proven expertise in working in agile team settings with ability to multitask and work independently effectively in a fast-paced results-oriented culture.
• Ability to exercise judgment in juggling competing priorities and managing concurrent timelines across different time zones.
• Strong reasoning and strategic problem-solving abilities.
• English fluency required. Fluency in other languages is a plus.
• Sensitivity to diversity in backgrounds and beliefs (e.g., racial, cultural, socioeconomic, political) and interest in and exposure to practices which promote inclusive learning environments
• Deeply committed to the mission, vision and values of Teach For All and the People First Community

Compensation

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

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. 

Travel and Hours

Travel is possible when it is safe to do so and in accordance with local travel guidelines. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role. 

Posting Date: 12/05/2024

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

Apply now

Please submit your resume or curriculum vitae and a one-page letter of motivation 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.   

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.