Seroond Leadership Development Manager

Teach For Armenia

Industry: Education, Training, Instruction

Deadline: 5/20/2022

City: Stepanavan

Employment type: Full Time

Work experience: Mid level

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Description

About Us:

Teach For Armenia is building a movement of leaders who will reshape what it means to provide an excellent education for all children across the nation. We aim to cultivate students who can harness their voices and shape a changing world while being committed to their communities. This will require support at every level of leadership, from our teachers in the classroom to the highest-ranking officials. Teach For Armenia aims to accomplish this vision by recruiting promising leaders, both in Armenia and from across the diaspora, to teach for a 2-year commitment in schools where their knowledge and skills are needed. In the long-run, our organization is cultivating a network of changemakers, inclusive of our students, their communities, our Alumni, government officials, community partners, supporters, and affiliates from across Teach For All.

The Role:

Teach For Armenia is seeking a Leadership Development Manager (LDM) for the Seroond School Leadership Pathway project (a.k.a. Seroond), which is a talent pipeline and leadership development pathway for our Alumni-Ambassadors, aiming to apply an innovation school model that draws on best practices from around the world to deliver high-quality education centering on students, educators, school leaders and the community.

The Seroond LDM will continually reinforce the project’s core purpose and principles, and ensure all decision-making is rooted in the purpose and principles. S/he will contribute to a healthy environment ensuring a shared understanding of the Seroond model by various stakeholders, including the school staff, community members, the local government, and the Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MoESCS).

The LDM partners with the existing teachers and Teach For Armenia’s Alumni-Ambassadors in order to help them achieve impact both in their classrooms/communities as well as designs academic programs, instructional materials and contributes to the leadership pathways development for the Seroond project. The position offers the opportunity for an outstanding entrepreneurial individual to be part of shaping the future of education in the country.

While this is a three-year commitment tied with the Seroond Model , there is an opportunity for this role tied to the expansion of the Seroond program.

The Team:

Seroond is a multi-stakeholder initiative — bringing together MoESCS, the regional government, and the global nonprofit Kizazi — to catalyze transformational change across the Armenian public school system. Through Seroond, we envision schools that cultivate self-actualized leaders who think globally and work locally to build a better future for themselves and their communities.

The Seroond LDM, who essentially serves as a “vice principal,” will report to the Head of Seroond, and will work alongside the other LDMs working in other schools of the project. The Seroond LDM partners with the school principal in order to implement the “Seroond” model, including in-service teacher training and various educational activities for students. Additionally, our Seroond LDMs support initiatives in order to create leadership opportunities for important stakeholders, such as our students and our Alumni-Ambassador community.

Meanwhile, Kizazi (our international partner) will facilitate a support program for the team in developing the assessment scheme and whole child development approachesbased on regional and global best practices in running government partnership innovation schools. Going forward, the team will continue to be a part of the Kizazi's global network - accessing further ongoing support.

In the future, Teach For Armenia hopes that Seroond model will be expanded all of the regions across the country. This is an excellent opportunity for an educational leader interested in participating in an exciting project that is likely to scale.

About You:

Teach For Armenia may be the place for you if you believe it is important to foster a values-driven workplace that is centered on leadership. Our team must be composed of culture-builders who exemplify the type of leadership we are striving to cultivate in our classrooms and across the system. This means each staff member must strive to exemplify our Kochari, hold ourselves to the highest of standards while owning up to mistakes when we ourselves falter.

Responsibilities

The Work:

For this role, the key responsibilities will include:

Strategy & Program Design (30%)
Implement the project’s educational model, including curriculum, instruction, teacher training and assessments
Build instructional programs that align with Armenian national as well as global standards
Work with the Head of Seroond to create a common approach, time commitment, and definition of quality for all elements of instruction
Liaise with Senior Leadership Development , key individuals, organizations, and entities to develop curriculum and other resources to be used across schools
Partner with school leaders to create and implement a strategy for school-wide transformation.
Help shape and drive efforts to move the project forward
Stakeholder Management (20%)
Foster strong ongoing relationships with the participating school, local community, regional government, and MoESCS
Collaborate with teammates in order to ensure seamless communication with various stakeholders, including potential funders
Program Implementation & Reporting (40%)
Coach Teacher-Leaders to help bring our Student Vision to life
Provide coaching and support for the Community Impact Projects
Work closely with Kizazi and the Programme Team to co-create meaningful and relevant professional development opportunities for Seroond’s participants
Work with Kizazi and the Programme Team to collect, gather, and make meaning of data collected from our classrooms
Other Tasks (10%)
Support the team and Head of Seroond in communication with MESCS while designing the components of the project and the latter’s implementation.
Collaborate with regional and national teams on special initiatives

NOTE: Teach For Armenia is a growing nonprofit working within a dynamic system. Our team must be agile as we grow in scale. We are looking for leaders who are resilient and adaptive. That is to say that responsibilities may shift over time.

Requirements

For this role specifically, we are also looking for a candidate who possesses the following key competencies:

Change Management: Teach For Armenia’s Leadership Framework is grounded in the development of innovative thinking and the ability to drive change. For that reason, Seroond Leadership Development Managers need to demonstrate an understanding of the competencies necessary to lead change management.
Classroom Impact: In order to drive school-wide transformation, our Seroond LDMs must possess a strong track record with classroom impact.
Community Impact: As a part of Teach For Armenia’s Kochari, we believe that Community Impact is an essential part of sparking change across the nation. Given this, our Seroond LDMs must also have a strong track record in cultivating community-oriented projects.
Coaching: Teaching is not easy, and transformational teaching is even harder. Our Seroond LDMs must become highly effective instructional coaches who are able to bring out the best in our teachers.
Stakeholder Management: As an organization, we cannot do our work without the support of the government and our schools. The Seroond LDMs help the organization to maintain strong partnerships by building a rapport with our school leaders, regional government officials, and MoESCS. Further, the LDM is expected to build sound relationships with the teachers and parents driving and inspiring them towards implementation of Seroond objectives.
Project Management: The Seroond model is complex and requires careful planning and coordination. Our Seroond LDMs must be able to manage multiple projects and priorities at once.

Aside from these core competencies, we are also looking for the following qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree is required; A Master’s in education is preferred
2+ years of work experience with demonstrated results required, preferably in teaching, child welfare, or community-oriented projects
1 year of a leading an effective community-focused initiative is required
2 years of teaching experience is required
Experience serving as a mentor or coach is preferred
Fluency in Armenian is required, with proficiency in English strongly encouraged

Additional Notes

To Apply:

Please submit your résumé and cover letter through the official job posting (found on Teach For Armenia’s website) by May 31st. In your cover letter, please make sure to explain what personally compels you to our mission and the role. If you have been referred to this role by a current Teach For Armenia staff member, please also indicate who referred you in your cover letter. In your application, please also specify your salary expectations (in the gross amount). Also, if your résumé is in Armenian, please provide an English translation.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity:

Teach For Armenia is an organization that strives to elevate the voices of our students and their communities. As such we are an organization that is committed to equity and we strive to build an inclusive environment. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Benefits: