Assistant, Technology

About Teach For America

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity that exists along socioeconomic lines.

Since our founding in 1990, we have become the nation’s largest provider of teachers for low-income communities, and have been recognized for building a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity and excellence. This year, approximately 5,000 corps members are teaching in 26 urban and rural areas across the country, collectively reaching approximately 440,000 students. At the same time, more than 12,000 alumni are working within education and from every field to effect fundamental change.

We are a high-growth, performance-driven organization, with over a $100 million budget and 800+ staff. We operate in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced work environment, maintain focus on quantitative measures, and are committed to continuous improvement. While approximately 50 percent of our staff members are alumni of our program, fully half – from support staff to senior management – bring a range of outside experience and perspectives to the organization. Our staff is diverse in every respect, and we are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization as we want to engage all those who can contribute to our effort and ensure our access to and participation in the circles of influence in our diverse society.

Fueled by a sense of urgency to do more, we have launched an ambitious plan to grow in scale while at the same time increasing our corps members’ short-term and long-term impact. By 2010, we aim to have some 7,500 corps members teaching in 33 regions and to foster the continued leadership of some 23,000 alumni. To support these goals we are working to grow our operating budget to over $150 million and the size of our staff to over 1,000.

Summary:

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity that exists along socioeconomic lines.

We are looking for an assistant to provide administrative support for the chief information officer. The Technology department provides operational, strategic and fiscal leadership towards the innovation, implementation and advancement of Teach For America’s mission.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the technical leadership and infrastructure of a nonprofit operating at a budget of 72 million dollars a year.

Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for the position.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Providing administrative support:
• Scheduling meetings, interviews and conference calls, and arranging travel
• Assuming a proactive role in increasing the efficiency and organization in maintaining calendars and managing correspondence
• Coordinating logistics, drafting agendas, providing advance materials, and executing follow up for meetings and team conferences
• Implementing processes to increase the technology team’s efficiency and organization


Budget tracking:
• Tracking expenses and coordinating reimbursements for team members and reconciling the expenses with the national finance team
• Helping track the technology budget: working closely with team members to analyze team budget information to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency
• Ensuring timely payment and tracking of bills, reimbursements, and expense reports for the technology team

Other areas:
• Driving and participating in discrete projects to support the technology team in reaching ambitious goals
• Helping in other areas of the organization as needed

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required
• 2 to 3 years of experience supporting a senior executive preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excellent organization and attention to detail skills required
• Strong critical thinking, written and interpersonal communication skills necessary
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and to manage multiple projects with a spirit of flexibility
• Able to think creatively when problem-solving
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and independently
• Familiarity with managing confidential information and ability to exercise discretion required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and the Internet required

Compensation:

Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Apply now at http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=TEACHFORAMERICA&cws=1&rid=1294.