Managing Director, Early Corps Experience

ROLE TITLE: Managing Director, Early Corps Experience

POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, Program Strategy and Impact

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 30, 2026, by 11:59 PM ET 

LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts - Candidates must reside in or relocate to Boston, MA, as this position is fully Boston‑based.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As the MD, Corps Recruitment, Onboarding and Placement at Teach for America Massachusetts (TFA MA), you’ll play a key role in leading the end-to-end experience for our newest corps members—from the moment they accept their offer to the launch of their classroom experience. You will help corps members secure placements, navigate licensure pathways, and build the confidence and readiness needed to begin their two-year commitment serving students across Massachusetts.

You’ll design and manage the regional systems that power our onboarding, hiring, and certification processes, working closely with partners across the region and the national TFA corps member matriculation team to create a seamless MA corps experience. You’ll cultivate strong relationships with schools and districts to support early and successful corps member hiring, and you’ll serve as a strategic partner in building clear, accessible pathways to educator certification in Massachusetts.

This role is both operational and relational. You’ll lead corps members through key milestones in their experience, ensure compliance with state and regional requirements, and be a trusted voice and problem-solver across our team. You’ll collaborate frequently with teammates through our recruitment matriculation, coaching, and policy efforts to drive forward a corps experience rooted in belonging, leadership, and impact.  Currently, we have 52 unique partnerships across our 3 subregions. In this role, you’ll be expected to develop a nuanced understanding of their needs and partnership priorities and use that to help inform our approach to corps member placement. 

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be an exceptional project manager, a systems thinker, and a goal-driven, collaborative leader who brings clarity and drive to complex work. You thrive in dynamic environments, communicate clearly and empathetically, and balance strategy with on-the-ground execution. Most importantly, you bring a deep belief in the power of educators and a commitment to building an equitable, inclusive experience that reflects the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Corps Member Recruitment, Matriculation, Onboarding, and Retention (30%):

• Serve as the “Matriculation Co-Captain” alongside our Matriculation Generalist (MDMG) and partner with the MDMG to make sure that incoming corps members are deeply connected with the MA region and corps experience/community from the time they accept their offer to arriving in MA

• Develop and collaboratively execute a regionally-grounded participant journey for onboarding into the MA corps that attends to all facets of participant needs (e.g., sense of belonging, acquiring housing, understanding school and district landscape and communities, making connections to TFA community members and supports, preparing to be hired)

• Partner with the Recruitment Team and MDMG to ensure there is a consistent and clear story about the MA corps experience, including a story specific to each of the MA subregions

• Provide occasional support to the Recruitment Team to execute regional recruitment events that connect prospects with our alumni, schools, and partners

• In partnership with the MDLDs (corps member coaches) and the SMD, Program Strategy and Impact, shape cohesive early corps member experiences—from onboarding through summer practicum—that align with the program’s learning and leadership vision and help corps members build understanding, connection, and readiness as they begin their teaching journey.

Manage and Cultivate Pathways to Certification (30%)

• In partnership with the MDMG, ensure incoming corps members fully understand and complete steps for obtaining their provisional license, including the passage of certification exams (MTEL), before the start of the school year

• Manage and administer Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement course for our incoming corps members at summer practicum, which includes hiring summer SEI instructors and integrating SEI course time into the summer program schedule

• Develop and execute systems for tracking corps member progress toward meeting certification requirements and providing tiered supports, alongside the MD, Matriculation Generalist

• Cultivate a menu of high-quality, flexible, low-cost partnerships and pathways to Initial Certification with loca