Alumni Program Associate
Teach for the Philippines
- Makati, PhilippinesPaseo de Roxas, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, Makati, Metro Manila, PhilippinesMakatiMetro ManilaPhilippinesPhilippines
- Full timeFULL_TIME
Job Description
Position Summary: The Alumni Program Associate is a key role that helps support the Alumni Program Director in achieving the team's goals and further support our organization's collective goal of ensuring that program Alumni are in key leadership positions where they are able to drive education reform. The main role of the Alumni Program Associate is to support the development and management of the various projects and activities under Teach for the Philippines' official Alumni Program.
How does the job fit within the organization? In order to achieve our vision, we need Alumni in key leadership positions in various fields within the education and government sectors to impact policies and programs affecting education reform. Partnered with their experience from the Fellowship Program, our TFP Alumni are in a unique position to influence systemic change. The role then of the Alumni Program Associate is to ensure the successful implementation and management of the Alumni Program to support the professional and personal growth of Alumni.
Why is the job important? The organization believes that to affect change in educational quality, we need to have enough Fellows inside the classroom positively impacting students, parents, and communities, as well as enough Alumni working in key positions around the country working on making long-lasting policy changes that accurately reflect the needs of the system. Through the full Alumni Program that begins in the second year of the Fellowship, the organization is able to provide the needed support to accelerate the growth of our Alumni.
What position does this job report to? This role reports directly to the Director or Manager for Alumni Program, but to a certain extent will also be required to work cross-functionally inside and outside the organization.
What is the span of control of the role? Employees in Teach for the Philippines have the ability to contribute to the conceptualization and execution of our organization’s activities. The organization's leadership believes in hiring individuals for specific talents and skill sets; and then with trust and good faith, subsequently allowing those individuals to exercise significant control in their job responsibilities – so long as they achieve pre-agreed upon goals and maintain the shared objectives of the organization, as well as do work that fits within the parameters of both the organization (Core Values and Employee Handbook) and their function's specific framework.
What are the main challenges facing this role? The principal challenges are: (1) ensuring efficient use of budget, resources and manpower; (2) organizing and executing simultaneous activities and projects under the Alumni Program; (3) communicating and working with various stakeholders internally (TFP Board and staff) and externally (Alumni, various partners/champions) towards a common goal; (4) coordination with external parties like institutional training partners who will provide services allowing us to effectively carry out the Alumni Program.
Minimum Qualifications
Role Requirements
- Filipino citizenship or an Alien Employment Permit authorizing a foreign national to work in the Philippines
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 2 years of work experience
- Experience managing projects to reach and exceed ambitious goals required
- Prior to recruitment, marketing, and career counseling experience are a plus.
- Proven ability to work well with a diverse team and diverse cultures.
- Proven ability to develop and leverage relationships toward the achievement of concrete goals
- Experience tracking a budget is required
- Willing to travel and work some weekends
Skill Competencies
- Fluency in English
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills – communicating up, down, laterally, and externally
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong written skills
- Problem-solving experience across a range of domain areas – including strategy, organization, and operations
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and independently
- Ability to make decisions and operate on them
- Strong technological skills (including knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Docs) are preferred
- Results-oriented and proactive/able to use initiative
- Ability to deliver results on deadline
Character Competencies
- Deep commitment and excellent Ambassador of Teach for the Philippines' Mission, Vision, and Core Values
- Ability to work excellently despite ambiguity
- Adaptable to an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, diverse, results-oriented culture
- Professional demeanor
- Flexible, resourceful, respectful
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Associate / Supervisor
- Job Category
- Public Service and NGOs
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Once in a while
- Office Address
- Paseo de Roxas, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines