Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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Teach for All

Position Summary

Teach For All is seeking a leader who will drive and implement our Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging work. This Director will build deep
relationships across our global organization to ensure diversity, equity and
inclusion (DEI) is embedded into our ways of working and culture. We seek to
grow our staff’s consciousness and abilities to work across different cultures
through coaching and developing trainings and resources that focus on self-
awareness, understanding of others, understanding of histories and systemic
issues.

Teach For All has over 140 staff members located in 25 countries across the
Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East representing 45
nationalities. Within our organization, 53% of staff have non-US/UK
citizenship, 53% of staff identify as people of the global majority, and 38%
of staff identify as having experienced the inequities we are working to
address.

Teach For All’s Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Core Value states, “We seek to
ensure full participation of people from all cultures and backgrounds, and we
believe those who have themselves experienced the inequities we’re working to
address should guide and lead this work.” We strive to be a place where
diversity of experience, identity, thought, mindset and skill set are fully
valued and where all staff feel welcomed.

This role sits on the greater People Organisation & Culture (POC) team,
reporting directly to the Head of People Organisation & Culture. The POC team
is a global team of 7 staff members where we focus on organizational
development, global talent acquisition, onboarding and diversity, equity and
inclusion.

Responsibilities

Drive and Implement Global Organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
(DEI) Strategies – 60%

> Develop strategy to ground all aspects of our day-to-day work and operations around diversity, equity and inclusiveness
> Design, facilitate and deliver resources (videos, written documents), one-on-one engagements and trainings to increase cultural competency, grow staff’s consciousness and mindsets to work cross-regionally with colleagues and stakeholders and build understanding of historical and systemic inequities across different regions
> Advise, coach, thought partner and collaborate with our CEO, heads of teams, managers and staff to develop a diverse and inclusive global organization through strategy, process and implementation of DEI practices
> Collaborate with heads of teams to set DEI strategies for their teams
> Partner with other members of the POC team to ensure inclusive practices and policies across Teach For All, such as with talent acquisition, onboarding, management, and organizational development
> Coach and thought partner with staff members to engage with different DEI topics (ie staff affinity/resource groups, book clubs, article discussions, calls with internal and external stakeholders)
> Innovate DEI area of work by researching and learning DEI practices around the world
> Diagnose challenging and complex DEI situations, develop solutions and implement ideas
> Manage staff surveys by collecting, analyzing and presenting on trends to inform team performance against measures of success and improve existing practices

Resource Design & Knowledge Management – 40%

> Design high quality engagements, resources and training utilizing different channels, including e-learning platforms
> Identify and compile DEI learning and work happening across different teams and regions within the global organization and beyond to ensure others can learn from, access and apply them to their own context
> Collaborate with other teams to expand and improve our existing DEI content on the knowledge sharing platform
> Communicate and publicize resources and learning opportunities to staff through various channels, including Slack

Preferred Experiences

> 3-7 years of work experience designing and leading on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work

> Work experience in Asia, Africa, Latin America or Middle East regions preferred

> Experience in coaching others to build knowledge, skills, and mindsets related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

> Experience working in a complex and evidence-oriented social change organization/nonprofit/foundation or social sector management consultancy
> Experience working with ambiguity and in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and results-oriented culture, including willingness to operate outside of your formal role to ensure the success of the broader organization
> Fluency in English required; additional language strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

> Deep understanding of Teach For All’s vision and core values to inspire staff towards this work
> Exceptional self-awareness – seeks to better understand the many layers of one’s own “cultural” self (norms, values, beliefs and unconscious biases) and seeks to understand one’s own intersectional identities, socio-political history and reality
> Exceptional understanding of others – seeks deep understanding of the identities, experiences perceptions, values, beliefs, behaviors and practices of people from different cultural communities
> Strong understanding of system issues – seeks to understand the dynamics of power, privilege and oppression through socio-political histories and realities within systems and on a personal level
> Strong consciousness development – seeks to develop capability to shift cultural perspective and bridge behavior
> Exceptional relationship building skills, including the ability to build rapport and engage effectively with diverse individuals and teams across a wide range of culture contexts, both remotely online and in-person
> Strong skill in execution and managing projects to completion without having a direct management relationship and working with informal authority
> Commitment to personal learning and development, openness to feedback, and ability to give feedback with generosity and humility
> Ability to reprioritize and respond to changing conditions and opportunities across the network while maintaining momentum on various projects
> Adaptability and flexibility to work collaboratively with colleagues across the world, including a significant volume of virtual engagement (i.e., video conference calls, e-mail, social media, virtual collaboration tools) and meetings and calls during non-traditional working hours
> Exemplification of Teach For All’s core values

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire,
prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Work Authorization

Candidates for this position must possess local work authorization in order to
be considered.

Travel and Hours

Travel expected when it is safe to do so and in accordance with local travel
guidelines. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-
traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.

Apply now

Please submit your resume and a one-page cover letter directly online.

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of over 50 independent, locally led and
governed partner organizations and a global organization that works to
accelerate the progress of the network. Each network partner recruits and
develops promising future leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced
schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside
and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their
potential. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s
impact by capturing and spreading learning, facilitating connections among
partners, accessing global resources, and fostering the leadership development
of partner staff, teachers, and alumni.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that
inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races,
ethnicity, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual
orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior
experiences – to bring their full selves to the work of ensuring educational
opportunity for all.

In order to maximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All’s mission,
we also feel it is important to focus on increasing representation and
inclusiveness with respect to two dimensions in particular we prioritize
diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect
with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We also prioritize
increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members who themselves
have experienced the inequities we’re working to address by nature of sharing
the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most
disadvantaged groups in their countries.

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