Director, Recruitment Field Enablement

TEAM: Recruitment Team (REMI - Recruitment Enablement and Marketing Innovation)

ROLE TITLE: Director, Field Enablement

POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, Recruitment Marketing

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, June 22nd, at 11:59pm ET

LOCATION: Flexible

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As the Director, Field Enablement, you will work as a liaison with both field recruitment and the REMI (Recruitment Enablement and Marketing Innovation) Team to steward the adoption, integration, execution, and enablement of front funnel recruitment strategy (brand building, lead generation, lead nurture, marketing/events, etc.) for Teach For America’s key programs (the corps, Ignite Fellowship) across the recruitment team and key stakeholders. You will foster deep integration and relationships with team leads, regional hubs, and recruiters to provide effective coaching, consultation, co-execution and learning and development to accelerate field recruitment outcomes. You will engage in virtual and in-person coaching, working side-by-side with field recruiters to help build recruiter knowledge, skill, and expertise in early funnel recruitment strategies. 

As part of the REMI team, you will steward and contribute to key innovation projects, often in partnership with other key teams and stakeholders, to foster a strong front-of-funnel experience for leads. In doing so, you will ensure that Teach For America attracts, and continues to attract, exceptional leaders to Teach For America’s brand, supporting the recruitment team’s vision of fostering the next generation of corps members in pursuit of educational opportunity for all. 

This role opening supports regional hubs located on and adjacent to the East Coast. While the role location is flexible, travel to the East Coast is required. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

The Director, Field Enablement, will be responsible for: 

Virtual/In-Person Lead Journey Vision Setting and Coaching (65%)

• Consult with recruiters as a subject matter expert on early talent front funnel recruitment strategy (brand building, lead generation, lead nurture, marketing/events, etc.).

• Conduct campus visits with recruiters to provide on-the-ground coaching, modeling, and support in furtherance of coaching goals.

• Identify high-impact coaching opportunities and prioritize coaching recruiters where there is substantial potential to increase recruitment outcomes.

• Steer the design of strategic plans (ex: coaching visits, project plans) alongside recruiters, taking the unique needs of recruiters’ skills, opportunities for growth, desired outcomes, and campaign context into account to improve performance through intentional skill development and coaching. 

• Mentor recruitment colleagues to address gaps in progress, and design and execute solutions that incorporate the highest impact strategy for short and long-term results and recruiter growth.

• Steer and work alongside colleagues toward understanding their outcomes and opportunities both in-season and retrospectively to support strategic planning efforts, including advising on pivoting and scaling strategies.

• Conduct regular (at least once monthly) meetings with field cohort leads, in partnership with SMD, Recruitment Marketing, to keep them apprised of coaching progress and ensure investment in and knowledge-building of key REMI strategies.

• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data, insights, and trends within those coached, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data to identify opportunities or challenges for further growth and development and future strategy.

• Develop project-specific goals and create and utilize a system for tracking recruiter experience and progress throughout the coaching cycle.

• Provide consultation, expertise, and other learning and development opportunities (ex: session facilitation, resource creation) to support recruitment outcomes. 

REMI Field Enablement Support (30%)

• Contribute to individual and REMI-owned projects that will further field enablement efforts and broader front funnel recruitment strategy.

• Engage in strong execution in cross-RT communication that stewards relationships and outcomes between field team members, the Marketing Team