We are excited to announce the new role of Director of Partnerships at Black Men Teach. This role will play a critical role in helping Black Men Teach build and facilitate a network of community members, organizations, and institutions seeking to create a collective impact within the community. This leader will direct our network in the advancement of equity through learning together, aligning, and integrating our actions to achieve population and systems-level change. A successful candidate will have strong facilitation experience, project management skills, and the ability to influence others. This position will work closely with and report to the Executive Director.

Key Responsibilities

Network Facilitation and Project Management 

• Oversee the facilitation, coordination, and project management of the network 
• Facilitation of the network through providing logistical leadership, communication, and other support
• Project manage the network, ensuring the common agenda of the network and subsequent tasks are completed in a timely manner; hold network accountable
• Coordinate, facilitate, and project manage work among across the team to achieve annual plan milestones and common agenda performance measures
• Build relationships with the network to facilitate a collaborative community and solve interpersonal dynamics
• Communicate progress, misses, and lessons to the network in an efficient and timely manner
• Work with Executive Director on annual workplan and budget to move the common agenda forward

Management & Organizational Leadership 

• Model the core values and a culture that encourages community engagement, equity and inclusion, trust, learning, and accountability
• Participate on Senior Leadership Team and provide overall input and counsel to organizational strategy and goals
• Represent Black Men Teach at external meetings and education functions to promote Black Men Teach

What You Bring

We seek a candidate who believes in our organization’s mission, who excels in a dynamic work environment, who can provide impactful leadership, and who is able to work both independently and collaboratively.

Qualified candidates will possess:

• Alignment with Black Men Teach values and mission
• 5+ years of professional experience in an education setting, nonprofit, or for-profit service organization
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated success in group facilitation and/or coalition building with diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in project management
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of stakeholders and build long-term relationships
• Ability to work both independently without close oversight, but also a team player who will productively engage with others at varying levels of seniority within and outside Black Men Teach
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to provide high-quality customer service to internal and external partners
• Prior experience with Collective Impact is desired but not required

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

Along with meeting the experience requirements and opportunity specifications, the ideal candidate must possess several critical success factors. They are as follows:

• Results-based: Rigorous data driven in developing agenda; keeps team focused on goals and agenda
• Equity-Focused: Ensures strategies produce equitable outcomes, and ensure equitable membership, engagement and participation at all tables
• Political Savvy: Deep understanding of systems and how to influence them; ability to influence others
• Project Management: Support implementation of common agenda across workgroups and partners, holding individuals and groups accountable for action commitments
• Mission Aligned: Demonstrates a personal commitment to creating an environment where Black male teachers can thrive. Passionate about the work of Black Men Teach.
• Relationship Builder: Able to build relationships at all levels of the organization and with external partners, donors, and stakeholders. Build trust through relationships and appropriate transparency.
• Inclusive Culture Builder: Effective communicator and trusted facilitator who engages, motivates, celebrates, and resolves differences and conflicts among diverse partners

COMPENSATION

The annual salary range for this role will be $80k-95k commensurate with qualifications and experience. In addition, Black Men Teach offers benefits including:

• Reimbursement for a portion of your health care insurance premium
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) which will accrue at the rate of 15 days per year
• Eight paid holidays per year.  These holidays are:
  • New Year’s Day
  • MLK Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth 
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day

CONTACT

David Edgerton Jr. of The DEJ Group has been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role, please submit your cover letter and resume via email to search@thedejgroup.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

ABOUT THE DEJ GROUP

The DEJ Group is a national retained executive search and recruiting firm that works to connect exceptional diverse talent with exceptional inclusive companies.  We deliver measurable results, finding exceptionally talented people who truly fit the unique culture of our client organizations and ensuring that organizations have the resources and strategies to support them. For more information about The DEJ Group, visit thedejgroup.com.