Program Manager

Primary responsibilities (75% of the time)

Lead Teaching Fellow leadership development in line with the situation of local communities, the organization, and the personal/professional development goals of Fellows.

Lead and manage Fellows to realize student, community and personal/professional goals, including:

Managing fellows based on the local contexts in order to promote a relationship of mutual trust between principals, teachers, families, and education authorities.
Provide coaching and feedback to develop Teaching Fellows' teaching skills.
Develop Fellows independent reflection and problem-solving skills.
Develop Fellows ability to take the initiative to find sources of support including teammates, local teachers, and members of other teams.
Using the points above, guide Fellows to creatively promote student development in a way that has a deep, lasting and significant impact.

Help fellows to find connections between their work in their communities and their personal long-term development goals so that Fellows have a life-long investment in Teach For China's vision and mission.
Build and maintain relationships with partner schools including understanding the school's situation and expectations, fostering cooperation between Fellows and placement schools, and ensuring schools have solid understanding of TFC.

Others (25% of the time)

Provide limited logistics support including explaining policies and procedures.

Serve as the first contact for Fellows in the case of safety or other serious situations.

Assist with Summer Institute, career development, and teaching-skills specific trainings.

Track, collect, analyze, and provide feedback on Fellows' progress towards goals.

Provide support to other departments to help execute visits by donors, media members, or others.

Qualifications

Have a deep sense of responsibility towards Fellows' impact and personal/professional development.

Have excellent team management, collaboration, and strategic-thinking skills

Goal-oriented

Have strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Have a strong sense of affiliation with Teach For China.