Position Summary
Teach For All is seeking a Global Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Team Lead who will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic vision and execution of attracting, recruiting, and onboarding globally diverse candidates across multiple regions including Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East. This role will manage a team of two senior recruiters and will function as a full-cycle recruiter for niche positions crucial to advancing Teach For All’s 25-year vision and intended outcomes. The Global Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Team Lead will also contribute towards key people centred projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing the employee experience, including initiatives related to staff retention, staff engagement, global compensation practices and diversity, equity & inclusion.
This multifaceted position requires a blend of strategic thinking, operational excellence and a deep commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace environment. This is an amazing opportunity for a strong relationship manager, community builder and talent connector within a global community.
Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, this role sits within the Global Operations Circle which includes the following teams:
- Finance
- Technology
- Legal
- People Operations
- Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
- Equity, Leadership and Organizational Development
The mandate of this circle is to ensure strong coordination and coherence across our global organization’s operational and people support functions in order to enable Teach For All to fulfil its vision and purpose.
As the Global Team Lead at Teach For All, you will perform the following and/or similar activities:
Setting Team Strategy
- Develop and drive the talent acquisition and onboarding strategy for the global organization
- Manage and analyze recruitment metrics and internal data to help inform strategic decisions, including quantitative and qualitative data (exit and stay interviews as well as a variety of staff surveys)
- Utilize market insights and trends to continually improve talent acquisition and onboarding practices, including incorporating inclusive recruitment strategies, elevating employer branding, and optimizing tools, processes and systems, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse (applicant tracking system) and the people dashboard, our people analytics tool
- Thought partner with the People Operations and the Compensation team to proactively identity and problem-solve for location specific candidate trends and questions
Full Cycle Recruitment and Onboarding Activities
- In close partnership with Teach For All’s global community, network partners, external partner organizations and professional associations, proactively build a strong global candidate pipeline for current and future opportunities
- Manage full cycle recruitment process, from developing job descriptions, candidate sourcing and engagement, interviewing and advising on the overall candidate selection process through the offer and onboarding stage
- Serve as an advisor to hiring managers on how to effectively diversify candidate pools, as well as ensure inclusive interview and selection processes while mitigating bias
- Work in close partnership with the CEO on all critical leadership positions
- Lead on the design and continuous improvement of Teach For All’s onboarding program that ensures new hires are seamlessly integrated into the organization, providing them with the necessary resources and support to thrive from day one
- Thought partner with hiring managers on successfully onboarding new hires with a focus on inclusivity and belonging
Team Management
- Manage and coach a team of two senior recruiters through mentoring and thought partnership to achieve annual team priorities across all areas of talent acquisition and onboarding
- Foster an inclusive team environment that promotes a sense of belonging, celebrates bold thinking and diverse perspectives, and supports innovative ideas
- Provide strategic clarity, foster the leadership development of team members, and support the team to live into Teach For All’s ways of working
Stakeholder Management and Cross-team Collaboration
- Partner with the Global People Operations team to ensure local employment compliance, serve as a thought partner to help identify global and location specific market trends and insights to strengthen employment and compensation related processes
- Leverage synergies with the Equity, Leadership and Organizational Development team to ensure all areas of talent acquisition and onboarding are centered in diversity and inclusiveness and ways of working that enable leadership across all levels
- In partnership with Public Affairs team, further develop our employer brand into a globally recognized organization that appeals to a global audience, particularly across the Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East regions
- Partner with regional teams to identify and cultivate long-term talent pools from within the Teach For All network
Project Management
- Contribute on special projects based on team and organization-wide needs and priorities that have an impact on the employee experience. This could include topics related to the global compensation process, staff demographic data, staff engagement, retention, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and/or facilitating a variety of learning experiences
- Play a key role within the global operations circle to strengthen our data management systems and culture
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 7-10+ years of related experience in global talent management or in a related field preferably in a global or multinational organization
- The ideal candidate will have an established global network of mission-driven talent connectors particularly across Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East regions
- Self-starter with superior project and process management skills, able to thrive in a high-energy, entrepreneurial, and constantly evolving environment while managing multiple work streams
- Self-starter with superior project and process management and execution skills who is able to manage across multiple streams of work; thrives in a high-energy, entrepreneurial, and constantly evolving environment
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with colleagues globally, including high volumes of virtual engagement
- Strong leadership and people management skills, capable of motivating, inspiring, and developing team members to reach their full potential
- Ability to effectively source and manage senior/executive level vacancies
- Ability to analyze talent data and metrics to inform decision-making and measure the effectiveness of talent acquisition and onboarding strategies
- Knowledge or interest in succession planning processes to identify and develop high-potential employees for future leadership roles
- Creative thinker with a strong learning orientation
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required
- Experience with ways of working that center diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, and fosters the leadership of all staff members
- High level of flexibility in responding to the priorities of the organization
- Exemplifies Teach For All’s core values and a commitment to Teach For All’s mission:
- Reflects a sense of possibility in mindset and vision
- Believes in the value of being locally rooted and globally informed
- Drives toward constant learning and improvement
- Convinced of the necessity of diversity and inclusiveness in our work
- Believes in the interdependence between us and our partners in solving this global problem
- Candidates from all backgrounds, including those who have experienced inequities, are strongly encouraged to apply. Your lived experiences and perspectives contribute to our collective strengths and innovation
What Teach For All Offers:
- Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization’s progress
- Professional and personal enriching experiences that will allow ample opportunities to make a positive impact to the work of Teach For All and beyond
- Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life need
- All roles are 100% remote, in some locations we offer the option for in-office collaboration
- Generous time off and flexible work arrangements
- And much more!
Compensation
Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire and prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.
Work authorization
Please note, this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess permanent local work authorization/permit in order to be considered.
Travel and Hours
All work is delivered virtually with minimal travel required. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.
Application Instructions
If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae and a one-page letter of motivation (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with the terms of this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all!
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
About Teach For All
Teach For All is a global network of over 60 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization committed to developing collective leadership to ensure all children fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising future leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their potential. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by capturing and spreading learning, facilitating connections among partners, accessing global resources, and fostering the leadership development of partner staff, teachers, and alumni.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races, ethnicity, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior experiences – to bring their full selves to the work of ensuring educational opportunity for all.
In order to maximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All’s mission, we also feel it is important to focus on increasing representation and inclusiveness with respect to two dimensions in particular: we prioritize diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We also prioritize increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members who themselves have experienced the inequities we’re working to address by nature of sharing the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most disadvantaged groups in their countries.
