Manager, Leadership Development - Term

Job Title: Manager, Leadership Development (M, LD) - (50%)

TEAM: National Team - Corps Member and Alumni Leadership Development (CMALD)

REPORTS TO: SMD, Leadership Development & Regional Point of Contact

LOCATION: Must be located in the St. Louis metropolitan area

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

As a Manager, Leadership Development (50%) you will coach a cohort of 10-12 corps members in St. Louis, MO to lead transformational classrooms, grounded in our universal program model and your region’s 2030 vision. Your work begins the moment these corps members join Teach For America, supporting their instructional growth, leadership development, and ability to navigate the broader school and community ecosystems.  

In collaboration with regional and national partners, you’ll drive impact through three core areas of responsibility:

• Teacher Leadership Coaching – Provide individualized, data-driven coaching to corps members that enhances their instructional skills and promotes both academic and social-emotional growth in students. Using tools like CLASS, student surveys, and achievement data, you'll help corps members reflect on their practice and build personalized learning plans that drive both student outcomes and leadership growth.

• School and Community Partnerships –Collaborate with school staff as needed to support corps members toward their learning and development goals.  

• Group Learning Experiences – Implement focused group learning opportunities, such as workshops and coaching milestone events, for your corps members. These experiences should strengthen corps member leadership, align with regional goals, and include clear learning outcomes, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement based on feedback.

The ideal candidate is a strong relationship builder with leadership coaching experience, an impact-centered approach, and a systems-level understanding of the corps member ecosystem. You are skilled at managing multiple workstreams, using data to drive decisions, and working both collaboratively and independently toward bold outcomes for students and corps members alike.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE
Likely no two weeks in the M,LD role will look exactly the same!  As mentioned above, our program is characterized by key milestones over the two year commitment and the typical activities you will be engaging in will vary according to the season of the work and will overlap. As we begin to welcome our new CMs into our work (in the winter and spring), you could be spending your time talking to prospective CMs and stewarding their acceptance of their offers with TFA.  During this time of year, you will likely spend time gearing up for our pre-service training by designing CM learning experiences.  During the summer you’ll likely be onsite at one of our summer teaching practicum sites, observing lessons, coaching corps members, and collaborating with both TFA and external partners to ensure a successful summer experience for both students and CMs.  As the academic year gets into full swing, you’ll be meeting with school leaders and other partners, observing your CMs with CLASS, preparing for and executing coaching conversations and following up as needed. You’ll be engaging in meetings and collaborative work spaces with both members of CMLD and your region to prepare for and execute meaningful engagements for our CMs and other stakeholders throughout the year.  You’ll also spend time gathering, inputting/sharing, and analyzing data and completing administrative tasks to ensure the smooth functioning of our program.        

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

In this role, you will: 

• Provide individualized, data-driven coaching to corps members that enhances their instructional skills and promotes both academic and social-emotional growth in students, grounded in shared developmental trends, the universal program model, and the regional 2030 vision.

• Collaborate with school staff as part of our school partnerships strategy, ensuring clear communication and proactive problem-solving to enhance corps member development, increase retention, and drive student outcomes.

• Implement group learning experiences, such as workshops or milestone events, tailored to the needs of your corps members and aligned to regional and national priorities.

• Across all workstreams, operate with a deep internalization of our shared programmatic metrics and goals to guide your work, monitor progress towards outcomes, and evolve your actions as necessary to account for new information and/or