Global Lead, Financial Consulting & Advisory

Global Lead, Financial Consulting & Advisory

Position Summary

To advance Teach For All's 25-year vision, we are seeking a Global Lead, Financial Consulting & Advisory to lead the work that provides high-impact support to early stage entrepreneurs and network partners. This position is a critical senior role responsible for driving the long-term financial health and sustainability of Teach For All's network partners globally. The Global Lead, Financial Consulting & Advisory will be responsible for providing expert financial guidance and strategic support to Teach For All's network partners. This role, reporting to and working alongside the Senior Global Director, Financial Consulting & Advisory, focuses on advising, coaching Heads of Finance / CFOs, CEOs, COOs, Boards, amongst other stakeholders, leading initiatives towards enabling stronger financial health and sustainability of partner organizations. The primary objective is to equip finance and senior leaders with the expertise and systems to navigate highly complex grants, mitigate systemic financial risks, and ensure the long-term solvency required for sustained organizational growth and impact across the network.

The role also focuses on learning from partner organizations to capture and share insights and best practices. The Global Lead, Financial Consulting & Advisory will also be charged with building relationships with and among finance staff members across the globe to create a vibrant and interconnected global community. In addition, this role will collaborate closely with a diverse array of internal colleagues across regional and functional teams, and will liaise with external stakeholders from a wide variety of national contexts. Important to note, this role will provide consulting and advisory support, with no direct authority over Partners, who are independent organizations in their legal right with separate governance structures, hence critical skills would include ability to build strong relationships, maintain flexibility while providing best practice advice and support.

About the Team

The Collective Learning and Consulting team is a diverse group of over 25 staff members with an array of expertise, ranging from teacher recruitment and professional development to governance to public / private sector partnerships. In collaboration with others, the Collective Learning and Consulting team drives aggregate impact across the network by :

• Distilling and sharing insights
• Designing and facilitating meaningful learning opportunities and communities in virtual, in-person and blended spaces
• Providing tailored coaching and consulting to early stage entrepreneurs and current network partners
• Contributing insights on education, leadership, and system change to the broader global ecosystem

Key Responsibilities :

Coaching and Consulting Support

Knowledge Development

Building Strong Communities

Qualifications

We're looking for a leader who is passionate about financial sustainability and enabling the success of others even without formal authority. The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience :

Additional desirable skills / experiences (not required) :

What Teach For All Offers :

Application Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) 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.

Work authorization

This position does not offer employment visa sponsorship, immigration assistance, or support for work permits or residency applications. To be considered, candidates must already possess valid work and residency authorization to work in the country of hire at the time of application.

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire and prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Travel and Hours

All work is delivered virtually. Up to 20% of travel may be required. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of over 60 independent, locally led organizations and a global organization united by a commitment to developing collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising leaders to teach in their nations' under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation,