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ROLE TITLE: VP, External Affairs (Full Time)

LOCATION: Bay Area, CA

SALARY: $153,400 to 227,400

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Teach For America is seeking a Vice President, External Affairs to strengthen our network of supporters in the greater Bay Area / Northern California community, to raise the critical resources needed to implement our work locally, and refine our storytelling efforts and brand to continue to position TFA as a key collaborator and partner to our communities. You will set the vision and execute across four crucial functions: (1) raising approximately $10M per year, including planning & executing key fundraising events; (2) maintaining the health and impact of our local regional boards through effective recruitment, cultivation, and ongoing stewardship; (3) managing our in-year spend to budget; (4) leading our external positioning work, managing various components of our brand, marketing, and communications. You will accomplish this by managing a team of 4 through layers. And you will serve as a key member of our Bay Area Leadership Team, shaping the cultural conditions to ensure our staff is thriving, and maximizing our impact. Your leadership will ultimately fuel our impact with approximately 160 corps members, 4,000 alumni, and 70 school partners across Richmond, Oakland, San Francisco, the Peninsula, San Jose, and including our innovative Alumni partnership work in our California Capital Valley region.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

1. Set vision for and execute on our fundraising strategy, and securing a robust pipeline of new donors (40%)
2. Manage a team of 4, including through layers, to execute our multifaceted fundraising campaign, including small & large-scale events (including annual gala), individual giving, corporate philanthropy, and foundations
3. Serve as the strategic thought partner to Executive Director on development strategy, ensuring readiness to effectively lead and execute in all external meetings and touchpoints
4. Build seamless development operations, ensuring that we execute great follow-through for every single donor

Manage our Board, including stewarding current board members, recruiting new board members, and ensuring excellent, energizing board meetings (20%)

1. Design and lead Board meetings, in partnership with our Bay Area Executive Director, and lead 2 Board sub-committees
2. Partner with Executive Director and Board Chair to ensure Board is operating at the highest levels and creating a meaningful experience for all members
3. Ensure excellent stewardship of each Board member, and recruit and onboard 1-2 Board Members per year, managing the pipeline alongside our broader Board

Set vision for short- and long-term financial health, serving as the leader responsible for financial decision-making in alignment to our vision & strategy (10%)

1. Through partnership with our national finance team, manage our in-year budget vs. actuals and monthly forecasting, our team-level spending decisions

Ensure strategic communications are leading to strengthening TFA Bay Area’s external narrative (10%)

1. Manage our Director of Development, Marketing, & Communications towards execution of strategies to proactively tell our story and strengthen our brand, including: managing PR firm to secure positive earned media stories, execution of owned media (such as digital/social channels, newsletters to stakeholder groups), management of responsive crisis communications as needed, sourcing of strong stories in partnership with our team to highlight the work of our CMs, alumni, and partners

Leadership team member (10%)

1. Serve as a member of Teach For America Bay Area’s Leadership team. Inform the strategic direction of the region, work in collaboration with leadership team colleagues to set ambitious goals and execute strategic plan, and cultivate a thriving regional culture.

Contribute to broader organizational vision, mission, and culture (10%)

1. Interview, select, and matriculate incoming corps members
2. Engage in regional learning through attending meetings and professional development opportunities
3. Support Teach For America Bay Area regional events

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Over the course of any week, the VP, External Affairs will spend time collaborating with the ED in preparation for external donor meetings and spaces, organizing and reviewing data to help the team understand progress towards goals, and crafting/implementing strategic plans for donor prospecting, engagement, and stewardship. You will be leading team spaces, and project meetings to understand and manage progress to critical results to ensure initiatives and deliverables are met on time and in scope. You may be collaborating with our PR firm to strengthen our narrative or work in partnership with the D, Development, Marketing, and Communication to manage crisis communications. You will lead Board committees and may be preparing to lead those spaces in partnership with the ED and SMD, Head of People, Strategy, and Operations. You will lean in and use your talents to lead and/or, support/steward work such as other regional events, critical regional board meetings, Leadership Team meetings and more.

YOUR EXPERIENCE
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):

1. 10+ years of relevant work experience
2. At least 5 years of experience in development/fundraising, with some Board management experience
3. Experience leading high-stakes external relationships independently
4. Experience with public relations, earned media
5. At least 5 years managing a team to outcomes and maintaining a strong culture
6. Occasional weekend or evening work hours and travel across our four bay area communities required
7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
8. Strong Excel and data analysis skills.

BONUS (preferred qualifications)

1. Knowledge of Bay Area communities
2. Teaching and/or school-based experience

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

The Bay Area team and larger Northern California team have set a clear mandate to harness our unique assets— intellectual, human, technological, and financial capital—to drive student progress forward through high quality teacher recruitment, development, and support in partnership with our communities. We believe deeply in the power of the collective to make change.

At TFA, we promise you that you will have unparalleled opportunities to see and experience:

Real Rewards

Your Individual Strengths

Powerful Partnership

Impact on our Mission

Which makes Teach For America a place where people have what they need to thrive and where we are co-creating a culture of belonging.

YOUR COMPENSATION

The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

● Tier C $153,400 to 227,400

You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here. If your location is not listed, please click here for additional total rewards information.

THE PERKS

By joining staff, you join a network of individuals committed to pursuing equity for all students and developing themselves as professionals in the process. We as an organization value the longevity of our employees and offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. The salary range for this U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands.