Director Regional Impact

ROLE TITLE: Director, Regional Impact

POSITION REPORTS TO: Chief External Affairs Officer

APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 24th, 2026

LOCATION: Charlotte, North Carolina 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

At Teach For America, we know that leadership is the most powerful lever for change. In North Carolina, we are cultivating a community of extraordinary leaders—beginning with our corps members and extending to our 2,300+ alumni—who are deeply committed to ensuring that every child has access to an excellent education and the opportunity to thrive.

As a member of the External Affairs & Regional Impact team, you will contribute to the relationships, insight, and influence that move North Carolina toward our 2030 goal. Your unique role will be to build the relationships needed to increase literacy attainment in Charlotte and to manage stakeholder engagement in support of that goal.

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

The Director of Regional Impact will serve as an external leader responsible for cultivating strategic community partnerships that amplify our mission. Reporting to the Chief External Affairs Officer, this role will develop and execute comprehensive strategies  that accelerate progress toward our 2030 goal.

To achieve all of this, you thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting, have a proven ability to set and execute a localized strategy in alignment with a collective local vision and inspire, influence and galvanize others in support of that vision and strategy. You operate with a high level of personal responsibility and optimism and excel at achieving outcomes both independently and through partnering with others to reach those goals. You are big-picture oriented but obsessive about the details. You have a demonstrated ability to build and sustain strong relationships, and to cultivate internal and external coalitions. You are passionate about your contribution to educational excellence in North Carolina.

Community Impact Leadership

• Work collaboratively with key players and high impact stakeholders in your community to set a strategy to accelerate local progress toward the 2030 goal 

  • For example: Launch a coalition of partners committed to increasing school attendance in your community by %; join a coalition of partners committed to increasing reading proficiency in your community by %.

• Develop content expertise in evidence-based strategies, tactics, and policies that advance early literacy and school engagement

• Represent Teach For America North Carolina with the stakeholders in your community, involving and managing up and laterally to key partners across the team and the organization as necessary

Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships 

• Build relationships and gain a deep knowledge of the local and political landscape to ensure Teach For America becomes part of the social and educational fabric of the community and foster collaboration and alignment in pursuit of meaningful progress

• Manage a portfolio of key local stakeholders, leveraging power mapping and cultivation strategies to move stakeholders through TFA NC’s engagement rubric 

• Support our collaborative and cross-functional work by building and sustaining strong systems to track and communicate progress in your work both internally and externally. Leverage systems already in place to maintain clean stakeholder records across the community that you serve.

• Serve as the expert on PK-12 issues and TFA’s presence & impact in the local community you serve, collaborating with TFA NC’s Development and Marketing & Communications teams to surface and share stories as needed.

Statewide and Organizational Responsibilities

• Support and engage in prioritized North Carolina and TFA-wide initiatives. Examples may include include participation in:

  • Staff committees, working groups, and task forces

  • Regional events and programming

  • Corps member & Ignite selection

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of related professional work experience required

• Deep knowledge of the NC PK-12 education ecosystem at the state and local levels 

• Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder engagement, working across lines of difference, and written/ verbal communication skills.

• Experience working in or leading coalitions and/or cross-sector partnerships to achieve shared goals highly preferred

Work Demands

• Ability to work evenings or weekends, as necessary

• Ability to travel throughout  North Carolina for meetings and events when not working remote

YOUR FUTURE TEAM 

Across the nation, Teach For America has a shared vision: One day all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. When our vision is achieved in collaboration with others, success or struggle in building a life of possibility will not be predictable for any North Carolina child. To accelerate progress toward this vision, Teach for America North Carolina will lead the nation as a talent  accelerator for educational impact that catalyzes economic mobility for all young people

Teach For America’s mission is to find, develop, & support extraordinary leaders to transform education and expand opportunity for all children. In North Carolina, we are cultivating a network of extraordinary leaders—beginning with our Ignite Fellows and corps members, and extending to our 2,300+ alumni—who are deeply committed to ensuring that every child has access to an excellent education and the opportunity to thrive.

We will know we are effectively deploying our mission and collectively making progress toward our vision if by 2030:

• Twice as many children in NC communities where we work demonstrate college & career readiness in reading by the end of 3rd grade

• Attendance in the NC districts where we work is above the 50th percentile

The Director, Regional Impact serves on the External Affairs & Regional Impact team, which is charged with shaping the external conditions needed to achieve our vision across the state.

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YOUR COMPENSATION

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 between the range 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: $74,300 - 97,500

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