Director, Alumni Strategy and Engagement

Director, Alumni Strategy & Engagement

TEAM: Los Angeles Regional Team

REPORTS TO: Ashley Terada, Managing Director, Southern California Alumni Strategy and Engagement

Application Deadline: March 21, 2025 @ 11:59pm

LOCATION: Los Angeles

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Director, Alumni Strategy and Engagement will be responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive leadership development strategy aimed at engaging Southern California Teach For America (TFA) alumni and propelling alums into high-impact roles within schools, school systems, and other key sectors. This role will focus on driving alumni talent into leadership positions, particularly in Southern California, with a special emphasis on advancing opportunities for alumni of color. By cultivating a robust alumni network, fostering strategic partnerships, and leveraging data-driven insights, the Director, Alumni Strategy and Engagement will ensure the successful engagement and activation of alumni. Additionally, this role involves supporting regional talent-matching events, optimizing data systems, and contributing to broader regional team initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Alumni Strategic Planning and Execution (15%)

• Help set annual goals around the size and strength of our local alumni programming and leadership pipeline through a comprehensive analysis of our educational landscape and the impact and scale of alumni leadership initiatives.

• Develop strategy to engage alumni in various key industries and roles that will foster alumni leadership development, and career growth 

Alumni Leadership and Talent Development (30%)

• Design and execute programming and resources to drive alumni talent into high impact roles. This includes developing a strong understanding of the path to local opportunities and designing and implementing a strategy to “build a bench” of alumni to step into those opportunities with a particular focus on building further opportunities for alumni of color to lead in Los Angeles by leveraging regional and national structures (i.e. The Collective Los Angeles, The School Leaders of Color Conference).

• Support with the execution of regional talent-matching event,  Lead SoCal- a comprehensive program aimed at recruiting  and placing TFA alumni into leadership roles within Southern California, targeting School System Leaders (SSL), School Leaders (SL), and Mid-level Leaders (MLL). Support the development of a strong candidate pipeline, foster strategic relationships with SoCal partner schools and networks, and drive alumni engagement and leadership development. 

Build Alumni Network and Strengthen Connectivity (30%)

• Cultivate a strong and engaged alumni network by organizing and managing alumni-facing events, both in-person and virtual, to enhance connectivity and community, and relaunching Los Angeles’ Collective Chapter. 

• Strengthen alumni connectivity by building strategic relationships with alumni in education and outside of it (prioritizing School System Leaders, School Leaders, and Mid-level Leaders) via in-person and virtual meetings that are aligned to and further our alumni priorities and lead to sustained activation. 

• Support the development of, maintain, and optimize the system for data quality in SoCal in Salesforce to analyze and retain historical information about our alumni, leverage data to understand quality of our programming, and to gain insights into the motivations of our base and influence strategic planning

Partnerships and Outreach (15%):

• Forge strategic partnerships with organizations, schools, networks, and educational leadership programs to create opportunities for alumni involvement and career advancement.

• Represent TFA Los Angeles at relevant events and forums to build relationships and increase visibility for the alumni network.

Regional Team Responsibilities (10%)

• Operate as an unwavering team player, attending all-staff meetings and supporting the execution of region-wide projects for the benefit of the collective team as a steward of key performance indicators

• Participate in-region and organization-wide initiatives and events such as corps member selection, National staff calls, and working groups

YOUR EXPERIENCE:

The Must Haves

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