Executive Director Jobs

POSITION SUMMARY

The Educator Collective (TEC) is on a mission to keep great teachers in the classroom by transforming the way that the teaching profession is supported. Our award-winning organization currently serves over 4,000 Dallas-Fort Worth educators annually through our free professional community and district partnerships. TEC recently completed its sixth full year of programming, with evaluations once again demonstrating that educators served by TEC are significantly more likely to sustain their careers in the classroom and credit TEC with supporting their retention.

Over the past four years, TEC has won multiple awards and media recognitions for its positive impact on teacher retention and wellbeing, while also increasing its educator network eight-fold, growing annual revenues five-fold, and building a robust cash surplus and model for financial sustainability. TEC is now seeking a new, visionary Executive Director who will harness this momentum to lead TEC through its next phase of growth and impact. Our ideal candidate is a proven, mission-driven leader with a track record for funding and scaling major initiatives while maximizing impact. This position is an exciting opportunity to take a proven program model to scale while fostering educator excellence and student success across the metroplex.

See the full job description on our website at www.educatorcollective.org.

TO APPLY

Please send your resume and cover letter to the search committee at [email protected] using the subject line “Application - TEC Executive Director”. Target start date: August 2023.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the organization toward sustainability by securing earned revenue through service contracts with school districts, education organizations, and other potential sources.
• Develop and execute fundraising activities, cultivating relationships with individual donors, corporate sponsors, and philanthropic organizations to meet or exceed donation targets.
• Oversee and execute TEC’s multi-year strategic growth plan, working with the Board of Directors to make strategic changes, where needed, and driving the organization to meet or exceed ambitious growth targets.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on program outcomes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and making adjustments for continuous improvement.
• Additional duties as assigned or required to achieve goals.
• Represent TEC in external engagements, building and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders including educators, school districts, community organizations, and donors.
• Lead and grow a dedicated staff, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Oversee marketing and communication efforts to raise awareness of TEC's mission across the education community and its stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to advance TEC's mission and vision.
• Oversee organizational structure and processes, ensuring efficient operations and effective allocation of resources.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy to accomplish set goals.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and planning abilities, with the capacity to execute long-term growth plans and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, build partnerships, and represent TEC effectively.
• Proficiency in or demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to the use of Google Business Suite, Salesforce, or related technology platforms for efficient operations.
• A deep passion for and commitment to the education field, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by educators.
• Ability to travel within and occasionally outside of the DFW metroplex.
• Demonstrated expertise in fundraising, including securing major gifts, grant writing and reporting, and cultivating relationships.
• Familiarity with the DFW-area education landscape including school systems, community organizations, and relevant stakeholders.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends (variable; generally 4x/month once the program year begins in August 2023).
• Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Strong alignment with TEC’s mission, vision, and values.
• Innate customer-service mindset with a commitment to promoting TEC’s elite, service-oriented brand and ensuring high satisfaction rates among all stakeholders.
• Two or more years of experience in nonprofit leadership or a similar senior-level role, with a track record of successfully managing staff, operations, and financial resources.

Preferred

• Executive experience as the leader of an organization or major program.
• Strong business acumen and experience in generating earned revenue through contracts or partnerships.
• Experience managing people including staff or volunteers.
• Experience in the PreK-12 education sector, particularly in working with teachers and district leaders.
• Prior teaching experience is a plus.

COMMITTMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

At The Educator Collective we are committed to excellence. Excellence requires a team with different experiences, varied backgrounds, and diverse ways of thinking. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical abilities, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or criminal history. We embrace candidates from underrepresented groups and highly encourage them to join our team.

TO APPLY

Please send your resume and cover letter to the search committee at [email protected] using the subject line “Application - TEC Executive Director”. Target start date: August 2023.