Teach For Pakistan
Job Description
Senior Manager, Alumni Impact
Position Title:
Senior Manager
Reporting To:
Function:
Start Date:
Participant and Alumni Impact
July 2015
Location:
Director, Participant and
Alumni Impact
Karachi
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, Alumni Impact is responsible for developing and executing Alumni Impact strategies to
ensure alumni are working with a sense of urgency and as a connected force towards eliminating educational
inequity in Pakistan. This includes leading and implementing the Alumni Strategy, which helps Alumni
identify careers that allow them to maximize impact following the two-year Fellowship and effectively engage
with TFP Alumni to change the system of education. Leadership Development Framework is a structure that
lays out the skills, mindsets, and leadership development Fellows and Alumni need to contribute effectively
long-term to ending education inequity.
The Senior Manager Alumni Impact role is best suited for someone who can get things done on short
timelines, is excited by the mission of Teach For Pakistan, comfortable in positively scoping and developing
relationships and think strategically.
About Teach For Pakistan:
Teach For Pakistan is a leadership development Fellowship for outstanding graduates and young
professionals who commit two years to social change, transforming academic outcomes and life paths of
students in under-resourced schools. Upon completing their two-year commitment, Fellows graduate to
become Alumni, skilled and aware leaders of educational equity. In 2011, Teach For Pakistan inducted its first
cohort of 17 Fellows placing them in Karachi’s poorest classrooms. In 2014, Teach For Pakistan has 49
Alumni who have completed the Fellowship, and 65 Fellows in classrooms across Karachi and Lahore. Teach
For Pakistan is an initiative of the Aman Foundation and a partner of the international Teach For All network.
About the Participant & Alumni Impact team:
The Participant & Alumni Impact Team is responsible for developing and managing systems for:
1) Training and supporting Teach For Pakistan Fellows to perform as effective teachers in the classroom and
in the wider school environment;
2) Developing leadership capacities of Fellows;
3) Monitoring the performance of Fellows to continuously enhance impact on students;
4) Creating visions and strategies to fuel transformational change in communities across the country with
alumni leadership, clarifying and accelerating pathways to leadership, creating and executing forums for
advancing thinking on issues of educational equity, and establishing and encouraging meaningful ways to
connect and support each other;
5) Supporting Alumni in pursuing high impact careers in a range of other fields.
Responsibilities:
Alumni Cultivation, Outreach & Support:
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Create, monitor and update the Alumni Strategy for engaging alumni after they complete their two year
commitment and maximizing their impact according to the theory of change
Develop strategy for alumni programs and communications
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Identify and collaborate with external resource persons for conducting skill building workshops and
clinics
Create opportunities for alumni to support Teach For Pakistan and its mission to end educational inequity
Develop career support, transition services for second-year participants
Create monthly newsletters to keep all external stakeholders engaged
Build Key Relationships:
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Build strong external relationships with graduate schools, non-profit organizations, and other
opportunity providers in order to connect alumni to opportunities to further their commitment to our
movement
Establish network for alumni to connect with one another and build a community
Work with program team to incorporate theory of change and alumni benefits in recruitment materials,
selection days, training
Research & Analysis:
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Analyze the local landscape to identify opportunities to grow Alumni impact
Utilize data management systems to accurately report and track Alumni progress toward career goals,
monitor levels of involvement with Teach For Pakistan, and make data-based decision regarding strategic
priorities
Additional Responsibilities:
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Support Recruitment & Selection cycles as a full time selector
Actively participate and lead at the Teach For Pakistan’s Summer Institute as a full-time staff member. The
Summer Institute is a 6 week, full-time training program designed to give Fellows the foundational
knowledge, skills and mind-sets, they need to become highly effective teachers in challenging
circumstances
Attend recruitment presentations, coffee chats, gatherings that help Teach For Pakistan connect
successfully to other stakeholders in the mission for education equity
Education and Experience:
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Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters preferred
4-6 years of full-time work experience
Alumni of program or similar program (e.g., alumni from Teach For All member organizations) preferred
Ability to build external relationships to support event development and develop partnerships
Comfortable in creating structures to get things done independently
Deep knowledge of and engagement in the key issues of education reform
Experience working for a fast-paced, results-oriented organisation; experience in entrepreneurial/startup setting preferred
Experience demonstrating skills of persuasion
Ability to set goals and strategy and use data to guide actions
Skills and Knowledge:
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Highly motivated leader who excels in an entrepreneurial environment and wants to make a deep impact
on the education-sector
Embodies a high sense of possibility, relentless pursuit of results and teamwork and collaboration
Exceptional strategic/critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Organizational skills that enable development of an operating plan
Strong project management skills and experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to connect with a wide range of audiences
Willingness to travel and work extended hours and weekends
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Growth mind-set
Detail oriented
How to Apply:
If you are interested in this position, please email your (i) resume, (ii) a writing sample, and (iii) cover letter to
[email protected] with a cc to [email protected] clearly stating “Interest
in Senior Manager, Alumni Impact” in the subject heading.
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