ROLE TITLE: Managing Director, Alumni Strategy (Full-time)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Stephen Santellan, Executive Director
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications are due by Monday, November 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee
WHAT YOU’LL DO
We are looking for a Managing Director of Alumni Strategy to create and lead a new approach to how Teach For America (TFA) Nashville-Chattanooga works with, partners with, and supports approximately 1,100 alumni in our region. Nashville is home to alumni who lead education organizations and work at the state level, creating significant opportunities to connect their expertise and relationships to regional priorities. You will build this strategy with alumni and create a coherent continuum of engagement and professional growth, from classroom teaching through school and systems leadership.
The ideal candidate is passionate about expanding educational opportunities and can build trusted partnerships with alumni at every career stage, including chief executives and other senior leaders. You will connect the alumni community and boards, the two-year Aspiring School Leader Fellowship with Lipscomb University, and a new approach to senior alumni engagement. Your goal is to help alumni apply their leadership where it can make the greatest difference for students, advancing third-grade reading and eighth-grade math in priority school clusters in Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. This work supports TFA's vision that one day, all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education and extend our impact through alumni across the education sector.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Strengthen alumni boards and community (25%). Partner with the regional Alumni Board, Collective Alumni Board, and Prism Alumni Board to set shared priorities and equip volunteer leaders. Create experiences that build belonging, community, and joy; amplify alumni voices and TFA's mission; and connect alumni to sustained opportunities to contribute.
Advance the school leadership pathway (25%). Partner with Lipscomb University and regional colleagues to strengthen the two-year Aspiring School Leader Fellowship. Shape high-quality professional learning, mentoring, and applied leadership experiences; assess participant growth; and connect fellows with school and district opportunities that prepare them to lead effectively.
Build a new senior alumni engagement strategy (25%). Cultivate relationships with alumni executives and leaders of education organizations, including those working at the state level. Design a purposeful sequence of listening, shared planning, peer learning, and collaboration that informs regional strategy and provides clear value to alumni and their organizations.
Lead an integrated, multiyear alumni strategy (15%). Use alumni input and students', school, and community needs to connect support across career stages. Set annual priorities, resource plans, and shared responsibilities with regional colleagues, aligning alumni partnerships with our 2030 goals and broader vision for educational opportunity.
Define, measure, and communicate impact (10%). Maintain actionable alumni data and establish near-term milestones and long-term measures for sustained engagement, fellowship completion and leadership progression, and partnership results. Assess how alumni’s efforts contribute to reading and math priorities, share progress with stakeholders, and use evidence to improve programming and resource decisions.
A WEEK IN THE LIFE
Over the course of any week, you will connect with alumni board leaders, teachers, fellows, and senior executives to understand their goals and turn their insights into action. You might help an alumni board plan a gathering that builds community and joy, connect a newly relocated alum with local opportunities, or facilitate a listening session with senior alumni to identify shared priorities and a collaborative project.
You will meet with Lipscomb University…