TERM: 
Full-time
JOB DESCRIPTION: 
Teach For Armenia is looking for an experienced visionary and highly strategic individual to set the vision for alumni leadership, developing strategic partnerships that maximize alumni impact, and building a community of alumni leaders across diverse sectors. The Alumni Manager will ensure that alumni remain connected to Teach For Armenia's mission and enter high-impact opportunities that maximize their leadership potential. The purpose of the Alumni Manager is to build a strong Teach For Armenia Alumni community, maintain ongoing coordination of interaction with the entire Teach For Armenia alumni population, build strong and lasting partnerships with employers and professional associations, create networking opportunities for the alumni and partner organizations, assess alumni career progress and coordinate alumni events. Apart from being qualified for the job, Teach For Armenia needs someone who shares its vision and mission and is aligned with its Core Values: Striving for Excellence, Constant Learning and Growth, Dedication and Resilience, Integrity and Humility. These Core Values are a vital component of the Organization's culture to ensure long-term and sustainable success, and therefore they are viewed as an important component for the selection of new team members and Fellows.
RESPONSIBILITIES: 
- Set long-term vision for alumni impact at the classroom, school, regional and system levels and alumni engagement with the Organization;
- Develop strategies to encourage and engage alumni to support Organization's external communication, advocacy, fundraising, training and leadership activities and recruitment strategies;
- Design rigorous and robust professional development opportunities that accelerate alumni leadership development;
- Identify leadership and career opportunities for alumni at the classroom, school, region and system levels;
- Develop career support and transition services for second-year fellows;
- Oversee the planning and delivery of various workshops, trainings and events, including networking opportunities with external partners, alumni induction ceremony, alumni conference, etc.;
- Create and sustain an alumni culture that inspires alumni to mobilize around issues of justice and equity and develop annual and quarterly plans for alumni involvement;
- Lead communication and outreach to alumni through social media, email, digital platforms, events and networking opportunities;
- Design physical and virtual spaces to allow for collaboration and community building between alumni in classrooms and those working in other sectors;
- Collaborate with other functional teams and regional teams to ensure aligned approach to fellow and alumni development and engagement prior to, during and beyond their fellowship;
- Identify, develop and manage relationships with external partners that benefit alumni career and professional development and further their commitment to the mission, including graduate schools, school districts, governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, etc.;
- Develop an alumni advisory committee;
- Maintain communication and interaction with the entire Teach For Armenia alumni population on ongoing basis by maintaining and updating the online alumni database and sharing frequent updates, announcements and other information through targeted contact with Teach For Armenia alumni;
- Report updates and details of alumni career lifestyle in order to benefit other alumni, current Fellows, incoming prospective Fellows and the Fellowship in general;
- Build networking and career opportunities for Teach For Armenia alumni by developing employer database for Teach For Armenia alumni;
- Maintain an alumni information display case, alumni newsletter/ website, and departmental forms;
- Develop an effective Teach For Armenia Alumni Association with a positive image and promote participation and good-will;
- Organize periodic alumni gatherings.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 
- Bachelor's degree; master's degree is preferred;
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, with 2 years of management experience;
- Excellent vision-setting and strategic thinking and planning ability;
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to inspire and galvanize others to take action toward ambitious goals;
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
- Proven ability to develop and leverage relationships and partnerships to achieve concrete goals;
- Strong critical thinking skills and ability to analyze a problem or opportunity and identify appropriate strategies;
- Ability to independently prioritize tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
- Ability to operate with urgency and sense of possibility to achieve ambitious goals;
- Flexibility to work in a cross-cultural environment;
- Ability to organize and coordinate events and alumni activities within deadlines and budgets;
- Excellent knowledge of Armenian and English languages (oral and written); good knowledge of Russian language is strongly desired;
- Alumni status of a similar long-term program is preferable (FLEX, UGRAD, AIESEC, Erasmus, etc.);
- Record of success in cultivating and building partnerships in Armenia is preferred;
- Experience in career development and/ or nonprofit sector is preferred.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 
All qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their CV and a letter of interest with indication of their motivation to apply, as well as relevant skills and expertise for the position in English language through the following link:
https://teachforarmenia.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=10 . Early applications are strongly encouraged. The vacancy will be closed once the suitable candidate is selected, even before the deadline of application submission.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.
REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 
Competitive, based on previous experience.
ABOUT: 
Teach For Armenia's collaborative working environment ensures abundant opportunities for all to expand their network and learning opportunities with other team members, Fellows, corporate partners, the Ministry of Education, other education stakeholders, as well as other like-minded individuals from the Teach For All network partners in over 40 countries. While the compensation package is fair and competitive, the Teach For Armenia does not expect this to be the key reason for joining them. After all, it is not just offering a job; it is looking for a like-minded leader to grow with the team and help them in their mission to ensure all children in Armenia have access to an education that unlocks their true potential.