TEAM: CMALD - Leadership Development

REPORTS TO: SMD, Coaching Strategy

LOCATION: Flexible

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 8th, 2025

THE ROLE:

The MD, Adaptive Impact Coach (MDAIC) plays a critical role in enabling continuity, stability, and high-quality coaching for Corps Members (CMs) during Managing Director, Leadership Development (MDLD) vacancies or leaves of absence. By maintaining clear communication, seamless coaching transitions, and alignment with core program components, Adaptive Impact Coaches uphold the integrity of our centralized approach operating with agility and remaining flexible to regional needs. Adaptive Impact Coaches play a vital role in promoting MDLD sustainability and wellness by ensuring consistent coverage, engaging in evergreen projects, such as CLASS reliability support, and providing additional mentorship and onboarding support for new MDLDs. During an MDLD coverage period, the MD, Adaptive Impact Coach will take on the key responsibilities necessary to support Corps Members. Adaptive Impact Coaches will be responsible for creating and following a project plan based on the coverage’s needs to align on priorities, timelines, and key milestones. Throughout the coverage, Adaptive Impact Coaches will share benchmark updates to ensure transparency and progress tracking. Given the nature of this role, Adaptive Impact Coaches must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

The ideal candidate is both passionate about supporting corps members to achieve strong results with students and extremely flexible and nimble, getting energy from variable and frequently changing contexts. You have a systems-level understanding of the moving pieces and the critical thinking skills to help them navigate the ecosystem to maximize learning. You are excited by the prospect of gaining context and supporting corps members from regions across the entire organization. You are experienced with leadership coaching and are confident advising adults.

A WEEK IN THE LIFE:

Likely no two weeks in the Adaptive Impact Coach role will look exactly the same! Throughout the entire year, you’ll be working to deepen your internalization of our universal program model and TFA’s 2030 goal. As an AIC, you will steward your Corp Members (CM) through a gap in support from their assigned coach. This gap often brings moments of ambiguity, uncertainty, or transition for CMs, which you will navigate with a nuanced understanding of CM development, impactful relationship-building, and attunement to regional needs. As coverage requests come up, you will collaborate with regional and hub-based staff to develop coverage plans that meet the just-in-time needs of the region and CMs. As each coverage plan gets into full swing, you will usually:

• Connect with each CM one-on-one to establish a coaching relationship and preview the work ahead

• Monitor CM exit risks and support retention

• Plan and conduct beginning-of-year, mid-year, or end-of-year coaching conversations

• Complete virtual CLASS observations and debriefs to support CM growth

• Leverage Better Lesson and Cultivate to drive CM effectiveness

• Update progress on the coverage plan on a regular basis

• At the end of the plan, facilitate a hand-off and knowledge transfer to the new or returning MDLD

Throughout these various workstreams, you’ll work in partnership with others in your CMs’ ecosystem of support to ensure the retention and development of your CMs. You’ll be engaging in meetings and collaborative work spaces with both members of CMALD and the Adaptive Impact team to prepare for and execute meaningful engagements for our CMs and other stakeholders throughout the year. While holding cohorts of CMs, you will also contribute to the Adaptive Impact team’s evergreen projects, such as by supporting new MDLD onboarding.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

In this role you will:

• Set and execute regional coverage plans and teacher leadership coaching strategies aligned to the universal program model and informed by the localized needs and context of the region(s) you are supporting during an MDLD leave or vacancy.

• Manage multiple priorities, prioritize effectively, and alternate fluidly between thinking about the big picture and executing on specific strategies

• Provide regular impact updates and communication to your manager, SMDLDs, and RPOCs throughout the duration of the coverage plans you are executing

• Cultivate the relationship and retention of CMs throughout the duration of the coverage timeline

• Engage in and possibly lead various evergreen projects that support centralized programming such as: CLASS Reliability, MDLD PLCs, New MDLD Onboarding, Coaching Strategy

• Support and strengthen strong school partnerships across all cohort placements to enhance CM support, development, and retention and to drive student impact.

• Across all workstreams, develop metrics and goals to guide the work, monitor progress towards outcomes, and evolve the vision and strategy as necessary to account for new information and/or current results.

• Serve as an “all hands on deck” team member to both CMALD and your team by adding capacity to projects.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 7+ years experience, with specific experience in leadership coaching and/or leading adults

• Required Training and Certification: You must complete both the Primary (PreK-3rd) and Secondary CLASS certifications. CLASS certification for each area requires you to complete a 2-3 day CLASS course and successfully pass a certification assessment (this training is provided by TFA). You must also enroll in and successfully complete an Executive Coaching Program (at TFA’s expense) within the first two years in the role, or show proof of previous completion of an ICF-accredited Coaching program.

• Willing to work flexible hours with some nights and weekends; willing to travel 1-2 times per year for conferences

• A track record of getting results while managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education Leadership or another applicable area

• Experience as an Assistant or School Principal

• Experience coaching and advising capable and competent leaders through complex challenges towards impact

• Prior experience as an MDLD

Skills & Orientations:

• Deep investment in TFA’s mission and a commitment to live out our core values

• Belief that there is a place for both standard and customized approaches to supporting CMs in service of both of universal program model and a region’s contextualized 2030 goal

• High skill and orientation towards managing up; as an MD, Adaptive Impact Coaches, you will work with your manager (SMD, Coaching Strategy), the hub-leader (SMD, LD), and a Regional Point of Contact throughout all coverage plans you lead.

• Have energy for/get joy from inquiry-based, leadership coaching versus specific instructional coaching

• Toggle between big-picture thinking and the execution of operational tasks

• You can strategize and plan independently and at a high level with baseline information and bring in your colleagues and managers as thought-partners

• High willingness to both draw on your own experiences and adaptability to try new approaches

• Exceptional relationship builder with CMs, school leaders, and other external partners

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence and understanding of strengths and areas for development

• Skilled in creating and upholding accountability practices to ensure cohort, team, and enterprise success

• Skilled in conducting needs assessments, analyzing complex landscapes, and using strategic levers to support prioritized needs

• Demonstrated ability to:

  • work with a significant level of autonomy, and make strategic decisions in varying and nuanced situations

  • develop and cultivate effective relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders and support them in contributing to a shared goal

  • listen, learn, and earn credibility with all constituencies, then decisively move forward to implement agreed-upon solutions

  • manage multiple priorities, prioritize effectively, and alternate fluidly between thinking about the big picture and executing on specific strategies

THE TEAM:

The MD, Adaptive Impact Coach sits on a dynamic and mission-critical team that ensures continuity, stability, and high-quality coaching for Corps Members during times of MDLD vacancies or leaves of absence. This team operates at the intersection of consistency and adaptability—upholding the integrity of our universal program model while remaining responsive to regional needs. Adaptive Impact Coaches are agile leaders who step into complex and often changing contexts with clarity and purpose, executing tailored project plans, collaborating closely with regional leaders, and tracking progress through benchmark updates. Beyond coverage, Adaptive Impact Coaches contribute to organizational sustainability by engaging in evergreen initiatives such as CLASS reliability support and onboarding and mentoring new MDLDs. This role requires a systems-level thinker who thrives in fluid environments, brings strong leadership coaching experience, and is energized by the opportunity to support Corps Members and impact regions across the organization.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Tier A: $93,300 min and $120,300

• Tier B: $101,700 min and $131,000

• Tier C: $110,100 min and $141,800

You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here.