Assistant Director of Recruitment and Partnerships

About City Teaching Alliance 

 Our mission is to improve educational and life outcomes of children in urban schools by preparing culturally responsive, effective career educators who accelerate student achievement and disrupt systems of racial and socioeconomic inequity. City Teaching Alliance accomplishes this by recruiting outstanding candidates, equipping them with state-of-the-art training, and linking their certification to their demonstration of effective teaching practices and skills. Our residents and teachers will provide the necessary proof points to make a national case for educator effectiveness and accountability. Learn more about City Teaching Alliance on our website: https://www.cityteachingalliance.org/

 Overview

The Assistant Director of Recruitment and Partnerships is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of the organization’s overall resident recruitment strategy, and establishing and cultivating partnerships that will bring additional candidates to City Teaching Alliance. This includes setting a recruitment strategy and goals at a national level, partnering with regions and across the organization to coordinate Recruitment efforts, and managing a team of Recruitment Managers. The AD of Recruitment is also responsible for learning from our recruitment data, and developing and evolving our recruitment strategy over time. They oversee candidate recruitment including our campus and local recruitment strategy, lead generation, outreach and communications, and candidate cultivation. The AD of Recruitment and Partnerships is responsible for meeting all goals around applications, participants who receive offers and sign their Letters of Intent, and participants who show up at Summer Institute.

 Responsibilities

 The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

 National and Regional Recruitment Strategy

• Develop and execute a hybrid recruitment strategy, using data-driven decisions to drive annual strategy for professional and campus recruitment, sourcing, and collaboration with national and regional community-based organizations
• Set vision and strategy for path to annual goal including goals around funnel including but not limited to: applications started, submitted, recruitment metrics and a path to candidate confirmation as well as set targets around diversity, geographic proximity and subject area concentration
• Determine leading indicators to monitor recruitment team progress
• Set annual goals and progress benchmarks for the recruitment funnel overall and for each recruiter in line with overall organizational vision
• Set local recruitment strategy to drive a high volume of applications in every City Teaching Alliance region
• Report strategy, insights, and strategy updates to internal and external stakeholders

 External Partnership Development

• Develop a vision and strategy for national and regional partnership strategy
• Set benchmarks, and measures of success, and monitor the impact of partnership efforts
• Establish and maintain relationships with larger recruitment pipeline partners and customer relationship vendors

 Management, Training and Ongoing Development

• Lead a team of Recruitment Managers, responsible for lead generation, candidate outreach, candidate cultivation, and recruitment efforts
• Lead development and onboarding for the Recruitment team, and support all team members with personal coaching and growth
• Manage team quality and execution by providing systems of completion as well as consistent review of evidence including (but not limited to): check ins, candidate communication, candidate experience, and event quality
• Work with individual team members to determine personal and professional growth interests, working with individuals to create a quarterly/annual plan to pursue this interest alongside their work on the Recruitment team
• Foster a positive, data driven, results oriented culture on team that is aligned to our mission and values
• Responsible for executing the equitable and inclusive hiring process for all full-time staff members
• Work with Black Educators Initiative (BEI) team to embed dedicated efforts to engage with, recruit and onboard prospective Black educators

 Lead Generation

• Set strategy for campus recruitment, including work with Campus Activators, on-campus events, prospect sourcing, and on-campus marketing
• Lead event strategy to build awareness of City Teaching Alliance and drive engagement with City Teaching Alliance recruiters, both national and regional
• Collaborate with the Marketing & Communications team on digital and print advertising, social media, partnerships, and marketing strategy to increase the top of the recruitment funnel

Data Management

• Manage all recruitment data in Salesforce, ensuring clean and accurate data inputs
• Collect and synthesize data from potential participants to drive engagement, cultivation, and recruitment strategy
• Use data to track the return on investment for all lead generation and recruitment strategies
• Manage direct reports with data-driven decision making at its center, followed by an outcomes orientation and planning excellence that drives results.
• Set annual expenditure budget for Regional Recruitment Managers for each recruitment region as well as overall expenditures for the team
• Create systems to monitor spending and progress to goals in conjunction with one another, with an eye towards maximizing efficiency of all recruitment efforts
• Collaborate with Performance and Analytics to develop data tools for the recruitment team, and org wide updates

Cross-Functional Operations

• Integrate recruitment efforts with the Admissions and Site teams to ensure a seamless process for prospective applicants through the first day of the program
• Liaise with the Performance and Analytics team to ensure the Recruitment team has the tech and Salesforce support needed to track and manage the recruitment funnel
• Work closely with site Executive Directors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, D.C., and Dallas to set annual region-specific goals and to understand unique recruitment opportunities and growth areas
• Collaborate with Admissions, Development and Policy teams as needed to provide recruitment updates and collaborate on initiatives that assist with fundraising, advocacy and new business development

Organizational Stewardship

In addition to the key responsibilities noted above, you will be asked to participate in activities that serve to support the organization overall. Some examples of these activities include:

• Final interview days
• Working groups and committees
• Recruitment initiatives
• All-staff retreat planning and facilitation

Target Start Date: May 2024

 Location:  Remote with a strong preference for Baltimore, Dallas, DC, or Philadelphia

 Time Commitment & Compensation: $76,738 - $82,960 & is subject to a geographic differential which could increase or decrease it by 4% or 8% depending on the city of residence. We are an anti-racist organization that prioritizes equity so we do not negotiate salaries.

 Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5-7 years work experience
• Demonstrated commitment to City Teaching Alliance’s mission, vision and values
• Track record of developing and meeting/exceeding annual goals
• Experience managing high-volume, full candidate recruitment life-cycle which includes marketing, strategic outreach, personalized candidate cultivation management, etc.
• Experience recruiting diverse demographics/candidates of color
• Previous management experience (managing full-time employees) is required
• Experience coaching, developing and managing teams is highly preferred. Experience managing a remote team is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed and self-starter who is comfortable operating in gray space and maintains a high degree of personal responsibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Experience utilizing Salesforce highly preferred
• Ability to operate with a strong internal locus of control—proactively problem-solving, voicing questions/concerns, and taking ownership of your team

City Teaching Alliance Values 

 WE SERVE CHILDREN.

Children are the center of our work. We rely on the communities we serve to guide and inform the decisions we make about our curriculum, program and practice.

WE ARE AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION.

We are committed to ongoing knowledge-seeking, reflection, and action to deliberately oppose racism.  We are an inclusive organization that values the diversity of people, backgrounds and perspectives. We are active allies who pursue justice in the communities in which we live and work.

WE ARE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS.

We are dedicated to continuous improvement, innovation and excellence. We strive to be on the forefront of what is best for teacher education and students based on research and practice.

WE VALUE EACH OTHER. 

We value each other as whole people. We are servant leaders who foster a supportive working environment that is empathetic and caring, and values direct, constructive feedback.

 EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Very generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company-paid Short-term and Long-term disability plans
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan