ROLE TITLE: Manager, Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) Operations (50%)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, Alumni Educator Leadership Advancement
PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE Tuesday, June 23, 2026
LOCATION: Flexible/Remote with in-person travel required for events
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) is a national leadership development program housed within Teach For America’s Career Center that supports rural educators and school leaders across the United States. RSLA brings together emerging and current rural leaders through virtual learning experiences, coaching, in-person school visits, and a national peer network designed to strengthen leadership capacity in rural schools and communities. The program supports educators at multiple stages of leadership development, from teacher leaders aspiring to leadership roles to current principals and systems leaders. The goal of this role is to design and manage operational systems that allow RSLA participants, staff, and partners to focus on leadership development and learning experiences rather than logistics.
We are looking for a candidate who is highly organized, systems-oriented, and passionate about creating seamless experiences for educators and partners across the country. This person thrives in fast-paced environments, can manage many moving pieces at once, and approaches operational challenges with flexibility, professionalism, and strong attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be passionate about operational excellence with the ability to coordinate complex logistics, manage vendor relationships, communicate proactively, and build systems that support a growing national leadership program. You will oversee travel, contracts, participant communication, financial tracking, and program systems that ensure the Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) runs smoothly and participants feel deeply supported throughout their experience.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Coordinate participant travel across multiple states, including flights, ground transportation, reimbursements, and itinerary management.
Create and maintain participant travel profiles, lodging lists, accessibility accommodations, and contingency plans for travel disruptions.
Manage travel communication and ensure participants receive timely logistics updates and support.
Lead contracting and coordination with hotels, universities, conference venues, transportation providers, caterers, and AV vendors.
Track room blocks, reservation lists, catering orders, AV requests, deadlines, and vendor deliverables.
Collaborate with Teach For America procurement and finance teams to ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Maintain operational systems including RSVP forms, attendance trackers, participant databases, onboarding systems, and program timelines.
Develop and refine templates, checklists, run-of-show documents, and operational processes for virtual and in-person programming.
Coordinate onboarding processes, pre-work distribution, and participant documentation collection.
Manage weekly or biweekly participant newsletters with updates, reminders, travel details, and required actions.
Build and maintain centralized information hubs with program materials, logistics documents, schedules, and resources.
Ensure participants receive clear and timely communication ahead of all program milestones and convenings.
Track and reconcile program expenses including travel bookings, vendor payments, participant reimbursements, and event costs.
Prepare and submit monthly expense reports aligned to organizational budget codes and procedures.
Maintain accurate financial documentation and ensure compliance with Teach For America financial policies and audit requirements.
A WEEK IN THE LIFE
In any given week, you may spend time troubleshooting a last-minute flight cancellation for a participant, finalizing catering and AV details for an upcoming convening, reconciling expense reports, and drafting a participant newsletter with travel reminders and session updates. You may also coordinate with vendors and hotels, update onboarding trackers, manage reimbursement requests, and build timelines or operational systems that support upcoming program milestones. Throughout the week, you will collaborate closely with the RSLA program director to ensure every operational detail contributes to a smooth, welcoming, and high-quality participant experience.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
At least 2 years of related experience in operations, logistics, event coordination, project management, or program management
Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in fast-paced environments
Experience coordinating travel, events, or logistics across multiple stakeholders or locations
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience managing budgets, invoices, expense reconciliation, or financial tracking systems
Ability to build systems and improve operational processes proactively
Proficiency with Google Workspace, spreadsheets, project management tools, and database systems
Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends to support convenings or participant travel
Ability to travel domestically as needed for program events and site visits
Experience supporting leadership development programs, fellowships, or educator-facing initiatives
Experience working with vendor contracts, hotel negotiations, or procurement systems
Familiarity with platforms such as salesforce, microsoft dynamics, workday, and canva
Experience supporting national or multi-state programming
Experience working in nonprofit, education, or mission-driven organizations
Graduate degree or additional training in operations, project management, or event management (optional)
YOUR FUTURE TEAM
The Rural School Leadership Academy (RSLA) team works to support and connect rural educators and school leaders across the country through leadership development, coaching, school visits, and national networking experiences. As part of Teach For America’s Career Center, the RSLA team designs high-impact experiences that strengthen leadership pipelines in rural communities and elevate innovative practices happening across rural schools and systems. The team is highly collaborative, fast-paced, and deeply committed to creating meaningful experiences for participants and partners. This role will work closely with program leadership, external vendors, facilitators, and participants to ensure strong operational execution across all aspects of the program.
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: $59,000 - $76,000
Tier B: $64,300 - $83,000
Tier C: $69,600 - $89,700
NOTE: This is a part-time role The expectation is an average of 20 hours per week or 40 hours every bi-week. We are listing here the annual compensation range if this was a full-time role.
You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here If your location is not listed, please click here for additional total rewards information.
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