[Hiring] Deputy Director, Flourishing and Future of Education @Teach For All

Role Description

The Deputy Director is the senior strategic and operational partner to the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) for the Flourishing and Future of Education portfolio within the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, with a dual mandate:

• Lead the team’s operating model and cross-cutting execution.
• Partner on its most important programmatic work.

As the senior operational leader for the Flourishing and Future of Education team and a key strategic thought partner to the CLO, you will:

• Translate priorities into action.
• Build the systems and conditions for strong execution.
• Keep important work moving.
• Help advance the team’s major inquiries and initiatives.
• Bring structured support on high-priority initiatives.
• Connect work across the portfolio.
• Help turn learning into impact at scale.

You are a highly proactive leader with strong programmatic knowledge, senior-level judgment, and exceptional operational skill. You bring structure to complex work, drive progress across multiple priorities, and know how to engage and mobilize others to move work forward.

Launched in 2025, the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future is a center for global learning, leadership development, and evidence generation for people working to transform classrooms, schools, and systems so that all students can develop holistically. Within the Institute, the Flourishing and Future of Education team explores how education must evolve so that young people can flourish and help shape a more peaceful, just, and sustainable future.

Key initiatives include:

• The BOLD Fellowship, bringing together leaders from some of the world’s most transformational schools and learning environments.
• Collaborative learning inquiries on some of the biggest questions shaping education today, including human flourishing, educating for peace, and the future of education in an age of AI.
• Leadership development experiences and workshops that support leaders’ personal growth and strengthen their ability to lead collectively and drive systems change.

This is a fast-moving, global portfolio spanning time zones and evolving priorities. The Deputy Director will bring strong executive judgment and operational excellence to turn ambitious ideas into action, helping the CLO and team extend the reach and impact of their work.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10–15 years of experience, including significant experience managing complex portfolios across functions or geographies and/or leading teams.
• Demonstrated operational leadership, with a track record of building effective systems and ways of working that enable high-performing teams to translate vision into action.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong strategic judgment, systems thinking, synthesis, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across cultures and with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent written, visual, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to structure ambiguous, open-ended questions into rigorous inquiry plans.
• Deep alignment with the belief that education should develop young people holistically.
• Strong programmatic experience in education, leadership development, or related fields.

Requirements

• Lead the team’s operating model and drive execution (50%):
• Own the team’s operating model and execution, including planning, systems, budgets, resourcing, operating rhythms, cross-team coordination, and execution across priorities.
• Build and manage the team’s capacity by drawing on support across the wider Global Institute team.
• Provide strategic and operational leverage to the CLO.
• Support the CLO on key meetings and external engagements.
• Develop clear, compelling presentations and materials.
• Advance the team’s funding strategy.
• Strengthen and advance major strategic inquiries and initiatives (50%):
• Serve as a strategic and operational partner on priority initiatives.
• Lead targeted research and synthesis on priority learning questions.
• Strengthen cross-cutting work across the portfolio.
• Extend the reach and impact of the team’s learning.

Benefits

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization’s progress.
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs.
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements.
• And much more!

Application Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page letter of motivation (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with the terms of this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all!

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Work Authorization

This position does not offer employment visa sponsorship, immigration assistance, or support for work permits or residency applications. To be considered, candidates must already possess valid work and residency authorization to work in the country of hire at the time of application.

Compensation

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

Travel and Hours

All work is delivered virtually. Up to 10% of travel may be required. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.