مطلوب Executive Director – مدير تنفيذي للعمل مع Teach For Lebanon

Are you a dynamic, forward-looking collaborative enabler? Do you want to lead and inspire a growing community of education leaders striving to preserve our education system and rethink our promise to the youth?  If you are passionate about education and empowering the young actors of change in Lebanon, this job is for you!

Teach For Lebanon is currently looking for an inspiring and forward-looking Executive Director to enable the TFL team through collective leadership.

 

The ideal candidate holds a Masters' degree and has 7-10 years of experience in leadership roles, in board-management relationships and/or operating within an accountability framework.

Experience in raising funds from individual and institutional donors.

Experience in leading in highly complex environments.

Experience in financial reporting for donors.

 

A third party, Headhunter-ME, will manage the recruitment process, to ensure fairness and independence.

 

If you are interested in this position or would like to refer a potential candidate, please share your/their CVs with [email protected] and [email protected], or you can visit vacancies – HeadHunter (headhunter-me.com) for more information about the position.

 

About Teach for Lebanon

Teach For Lebanon (TFL) is a Lebanese NGO working to ensure that all children in Lebanon, regardless of their socio-economic background, have equal access to quality education. Our model prioritizes youth capacity building in order to provide systemic support to at-need students. Our flagship project is the TFL Fellowship, under which we recruit and train Lebanon’s most promising university graduates and young professionals, known as “Fellows,” and place them for two years in schools serving underprivileged Lebanese and refugee communities. These Fellows receive ongoing training and support to address educational disadvantages by providing transformational teaching that places their students on a path of academic success.

Over the course of 14 years, TFL enabled hundreds of Fellows across 72 Lebanese schools and 37,000 vulnerable students to access the type of education that changes lives. TFL has empowered a community of over 200 alumni who are helping reshape Lebanon with the required leadership in schools, refugee camps, startups, government, and more.

Teach For Lebanon is an independent partner of the Teach For All global network (covering 63 countries across the world).
Learn More: www.teachforlebanon.org

Role Summary

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will define and oversee TFL’s strategic growth & sustainability agendas. He/she will build TFL’s organizational capacity while fostering collective leadership. He/she must have a long-term commitment to the vision and mission, and a high sense of resilience to overcome challenges. The CEO’s focus is centered around the ability to engage and inspire internal & external stakeholders as vital individuals and collective enablers to safeguard the quality of education provided & the impact-driven culture of TFL. Additionally, the CEO, in coordination with the TFL leadership team, will reinforce TFL’s systems, processes, ways of working, and Data Lab. Youth, innovation & technology will be at the heart of TFL's future journey. The CEO will review the strategic areas of focus and priorities to enable the future while protecting TFL’s legacy and financial viability. The CEO will report directly to the Executive Board Chairman. Flexibility, Availability, and Agility are to be expected, including the evolution of the CEO's job description.

Main Accountabilities
Strategy and Organizational Leadership

● Motivate and inspire current and future TFLers to work towards having a transformational impact on making quality and inclusive education a top priority.
● Lead by example when it comes to TFL’s protocols, values, behaviors, and SOPs.

● Work in tandem with the Executive Board & the leadership team to recalibrate TFL’s vision and strategic goals.
● Build a results-driven national board with members who have the influence and networks necessary to help achieve organizational goals
● Constantly assess TFL's position in the current local and global context and draft a 3 years roadmap streamlining
and refocusing TFL’s purpose, model, and areas of focus.
● Develop and sponsor a high-performing & impact-driven culture with internal and external partners to ensure
that the organization is all geared towards the same values & behaviors, purpose, and strategic priorities.
● Safeguard the reputation and legacy of TFL and manage the internal & external risks associated with it.

Strategic Partnerships & Community Outreach

● Nurture & develop strategic sustainable partnerships between internal and external partners to maximize
programmatic impact in a systematic way.
● Develop and communicate an understanding of Teach For Lebanon’s model and support it by garnering financial
resources and teaching placements in different schools, necessary for its operations and expansion plans.
● Grow and ensure the ongoing engagement and support of a sustainable, diversified funding base that will include
donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations; multilateral and public funding.
● Build with the leadership team TFL's data lab to become the go-to platform and preferred partner for quality and
inclusive education in Lebanon i.e. research & development, best practices, toolbox leverage… Impact, scalability
& sustainability are at the core of TFL ‘s growth agenda.

People & Operations
● Foster the development of leaders in education within the TFL staff and throughout TFL's community of partners
and alumni.
● Be a role model of high standards of leadership that reflect the values that Teach For Lebanon is committed to.
● Ensure that every member of the team is bringing his/her passion, purpose, and expertise efficiently to take TFL
to the next level i.e. review individual and collective roles, responsibilities & workflows to ensure that we have
what it takes to invest the organization’s time where we can create exponential & sustainable impact.
● Ensure TFL has the right protocols, governance, structure (roles and responsibilities), processes, and ways of
working to operate smoothly internally and externally.
● Validate and reinforce the implementation of TFL’s HR practices, and SOPs to recruit, select, develop and retain
high-performing talents.
● Oversee and validate the organization’s budget, financial reports, and statements for the Executive Board,
auditors, and partners in cooperation with the financial officer, head of programs, and the COO.
● Oversee the creation, development, and enforcement of the organization’s financial policies and procedures
within the organization.
● Sponsor the Learning & Development and Career Development passports of TFL’s team (the plan is set by the
senior leadership team and validated with the Executive Board).

Qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree in business, education, or relevant fields.
● A Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience
● 7 to 10 years of experience in leadership roles.
● Experience in board-management relationships and/or operating within an accountability framework.

● Experience in raising funds from individual and institutional donors.
● Experience in leading in highly complex environments.
● Experience in financial reporting for donors.

Technical Skills & Additional Knowledge

● Proficiency in English and Arabic; French is a plus.
● Tech Savvy including Microsoft Office Apps, Google Solutions, Slack, and Miro.
● Skilled in managing and reporting on organizational finances.
● Previous project management experience is a plus.
● Understanding of education sector partnerships is preferred.
● Previous experience in working with local governmental entities and agencies.

Soft Skills

● An inspirational leader who knows how to inspire, engage, advocate, and call for action.
● Someone with a clear sense of focus & priorities.
● Strong sense of urgency & discipline.
● A people person who believes in agile lifelong learning skills.

● Discover, build & retain the leaders of tomorrow.

● Persistence and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Location: The chosen candidate will be based in Hamra Office with frequent visits to Badaro Office.
Package: Competitive salary based on experience with NSSF and Medical-Life Insurance benefits.