California Network and Teacher Mobilization Manager

What We Do

Teach Plus is a national nonprofit whose mission is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity, and student access. At the heart of our work is developing teacher leadership and voice in pursuit of student success. We believe that investing in our most talented teachers—developing them into well-informed, persuasive leaders—gives them deep leverage in elevating the most pressing education issues facing students, teachers, and communities while advancing opportunities and outcomes for students. Through our Policy Fellowship and Instructional Leadership programs, we inspire and equip teachers to ignite systems change at multiple levels. Learn more at teachplus.org

What You’ll Do

As a Teach Plus California team member reporting to the California Executive Director, you will support Teach Plus’s efforts to position the organization and its teacher leaders in key statewide and regional collective efforts bridging state policy and local implementation change. Specifically, you will manage the California Educator Diversity Action Network and support Teach Plus teacher leaders in facilitating the work of the Network. You will also help determine and execute opportunities for Teach Plus CA alumni to catalyze systems change-both through policy change and local implementation-at different levels, engaging with organizations and regional leaders working on issues central to Teach Plus’s mission, like the success of Emergent Bilingual students or fostering a highly qualified, sustainable, diverse educator workforce. You will develop and refine support for Teach Plus alumni to equip and empower them to shape the work of those collective efforts regionally in the Central Valley, Bay Area, and LA County (and statewide, as appropriate).

The California Educator Diversity Action Network (CEDAN), cochaired by Teach Plus California and EdTrust-West, is a diverse network powered by educators, community leaders, advocates, researchers, and innovative policymakers who have joined together to advance policies and practices needed to increase educator diversity in California.

The California Network and Teacher Mobilization Manager will be responsible for the following:

Network Leadership

The Network and Teacher Mobilization Manager will be responsible for ensuring that CEDAN operates strategically, efficiently, and effectively to create a collective vision, build a broad base of support, and ultimately lead systems change efforts that ensure a sustainable and diverse educator workforce to better meet the needs of students in California:

• Serve as the primary representative of the CEDAN when engaging with external audiences.
• Project manage the Network, including creating and maintaining electronic organizational systems, resources, tools, and templates to support the flow of work, leading core partner meetings, developing meeting agendas, tracking, supporting, and following up with working groups.
• Support the planning and facilitation of network events and meetings, recruiting and cultivating new network members, drafting communications, supporting the execution of network priorities, and managing the day-to-day operations and tactics of the network to ensure the achievement of its policy goals.
• Train educator leaders as facilitators of CEDAN and engage systems leadership. Support CEDAN educator leaders in their leadership activities.

Teacher Leader Engagement and Mobilization

• Collaborate with the California Executive Director, Program Director, and Policy Manager to implement and improve our comprehensive teacher engagement and mobilization strategy. Think creatively and strategically about how to expand the impact of our alumni teacher leaders.
• Engage and communicate with alumni to support them in continuing to identify and take action around opportunities for impact, both short and long-term.
• Serve as a talent agent for teachers by seeking out and/or creating teacher leadership opportunities, including but not limited to nominating fellows and alums for awards and soliciting opportunities for high-profile advisory roles.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with regional educational partners, district and county leaders, and coalition partners to foster opportunities for engagement and impact for alumni.
• Provide alumni participants with personalized guidance and coaching as leadership opportunities emerge by providing timely and growth-oriented feedback rooted in Teach Plus’ Leadership Attribute Continuum.

Within the first 6 months you will:

• Assume full project management of the CEDAN Network and, as appropriate, refine any management systems and supports
• Partner with CEDAN Co-Chairs to assume training and support of CEDAN Educator Leaders
• Lead planning of CEDAN Sacramento Summit in October/November 2025
• Conduct outreach and needs assessment with Teach Plus alumni
• Work with the California Executive Director to develop a comprehensive alumni teacher engagement and mobilization strategy

Who You Are

Ideal Qualifications, Expertise, and Past Experience:

• Experience and successful track record in policy, advocacy, and/or community organizing, with specific experience related to education policy or advocacy.
• Strong organizational and communications skills required; experience managing complex projects or initiatives preferred
• Experience working as part of a coalition, ideally in a leadership role.
• Prior experience working with or within agencies within the California education system is a significant plus but not required.
• Previous teaching experience is a significant plus but not required.

Ideal Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, including writing, editing, and public speaking. Frequent and proactive communication with the Executive Director, colleagues, fellows, and external partners is an absolute must in this role.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and emotional intelligence.
• Exceptional facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and organize/synthesize high volumes of information.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks and manage your time strategically and independently, complete tasks in a timely and independent manner, and create structures and communications systems for team/collaborative projects.

Ideal Dispositions:

• A passion for the mission of Teach Plus and dedication to advancing equity, opportunity, and outcomes for students at all times.
• A deep belief that policy and advocacy are critical levers in advancing better outcomes for students.
• Curiosity and a willingness to engage in constant inquiry and on-the-job learning to expand your own impact as well as that of Teach Plus California as a whole.
• Proactivity and initiative to pursue the learning, opportunities and actions that will support your effectiveness in the role without passively waiting for them to come to you.
• A growth mindset for yourself and others; an eagerness to seek out and act on feedback to continuously improve (as well as a willingness to provide meaningful, constructive feedback to others).
• A commitment to excellence in your own work.

Our Commitment to Diversity

To better serve the teachers and students at the core of our mission, Teach Plus is committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization. We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds and gender identities to apply to our positions.

Location, Travel, and Commitment

This remote position is based in California. Travel will be required based on programmatic needs and is expected 3-5 times per year. This role also requires evenings and weekends for teacher sessions and events (once a month, on average)

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $95,000. The salary offered will be determined based on the selected candidate's specific qualifications, years of relevant experience, specialized knowledge, and internal equity. Teach Plus provides a comprehensive benefits package and time-off, including 15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 5 sick days, 13 holidays, July break, Winter break, paid parental leave, and a 4-week paid sabbatical for every five years of service.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete an online application found here. The application requires candidates to answer short essay questions and to upload a resume. The application deadline is March 21, 2025.

Application Link: https://teachplus.tfaforms.net/328398