Director, Educator Workforce Initiatives Job Opening

At ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) we believe that it is time to reconsider the one-teacher-one-classroom model, and start thinking about teams of educators with distributed expertise, working in concert to better meet the personalized, academic, and social-emotional needs of P-12 students and the communities in which they live. To prepare students for the future, we need an educator workforce that is team-based, has distributed expertise, and prioritizes personalization for both the student and the educator.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Educator Workforce Initiatives, the Director will collaborate with leaders across MLFTC to amplify the exciting work happening in K-12 partner schools that are already implementing, or just starting to launch, team-based models. This role will involve equal parts: (1) being on the ground at partner schools; (2) codifying the emerging team-based models and educator workforce innovations, including development of school resources; and (3) working to help connect and develop educators implementing these models.

• Oversees the Educator Workforce Initiatives partnerships with a small number of schools (5-10) that are leading the implementation of team-based models; working closely with those schools and MLFTC colleagues, helps to iterate on model designs and solve problems as they arise.
• Leads a cross-functional team of colleagues responsible for developing a comprehensive set of resources for schools interested in redesigning their educator workforce.
• Supports MLFTC Region Leads (those overseeing field-based MLFTC teacher educators) as they work with P-12 school partners that are implementing team-based models involving MLFTC teacher candidates.
• Establishes and leads learning networks for those implementing, or helping to implement, team-based models.
• With the Executive Director, helps set Initiative goals and monitor progress toward those goals.
• Works with the Associate Director of Research & School Leadership Networks to review data and to inform future professional learning for MLFTC faculty, staff, and other partners.
• Collaborates with key internal and external stakeholders to execute strategic initiatives; maintains effective relationships.
• Participates in the hiring, training, and evaluation of Initiative staff.
• Serves as a representative of the University at state, regional and national organizations, boards, conferences, councils, and committees, as assigned.
• Represents MLFTC and the Educator Workforce Initiatives at college-wide initiatives and university committees.
• Resolves problems and/or issues affecting the Initiative; directs measures to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Initiative.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND eight (8) years of related administrative experience, which includes five (5) years of supervisory experience; OR, Twelve (12) years of related administrative experience, which includes five (5) years of supervisory experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

• Experience in working in a fast-paced, intrapreneurial, start-up environment that prioritizes action, iteration, and continual learning with a large, diverse set of stakeholders.
• Experience managing concurrently several large, undefined projects and seeing them through from initial conception to final evaluation.
• Experience in P-12 education; ideally, in school-level or district-level leadership positions.
• Experience building and supporting networks of stakeholders.
• Experience designing and delivering professional learning for traditional educators (e.g., teachers) and/or non-traditional educators (e.g., parents, community members, industry experts.)
• Experience in interfacing with diverse client groups with an emphasis on customer service.
• Evidence of effective communicate skills both internally and externally across all management levels and building sustaining relationships.
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning principles and practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles, practices, and methods in data tracking and data analysis.
• Experience in effectively managing, supervising and evaluating assigned staff.
• Experience in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Experience in planning, analyzing and coordinating activities and establishing priorities.
• Evidence of program design and development.
• Experience in stimulating changes in individual and institutional behavior to achieve goals.
• Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office and/or Google Apps.

Most activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. May be required to perform tasks in the field within and/or across University campuses. Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.

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