Director of Collective Impact & Partnerships

About Black Men Teach (BMT)

The Director, Collective Impact & Partnerships provides strategic leadership for Black Men Teach's Collective Impact & Partnerships function within the Programs Division. This leader is responsible for developing and executing the function's annual partnership and collective impact strategy, cultivating high-impact relationships, expanding educator pathways, and advancing collaborative initiatives that support Black Men Teach's mission to recruit, prepare, place, and retain Black male educators.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Programs, the Director leads Black Men Teach's collective impact and partnership efforts by cultivating strategic relationships, overseeing coalition implementation, driving partnership development, and strengthening K–12 school, higher education, and community partnerships. The Director is accountable for advancing recruitment strategy, expanding educator pathways, and ensuring the function delivers measurable outcomes aligned with organizational goals and strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate is a strategic relationship builder, systems thinker, and collaborative leader who thrives in complex environments, influences without formal authority, and is passionate about strengthening educational ecosystems that create lasting opportunities for Black male educators.

• Strategic Partnership Development (15%)
  • Serve as a bridge between Black Men Teach and K–12 school districts, charter school organizations, select higher education institutions, and community partners by developing, cultivating, and sustaining strategic relationships that strengthen educator pathways, expand recruitment opportunities, and advance the organization's mission.
  • Serve as a key relationship leader for strategic partnerships supporting educator pathway development. Coordinates closely with executive leadership on partnerships requiring senior-level engagement.
  • Co‑develop partnership agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and collaborative initiatives that advance Black Men Teach's strategic priorities. Serves in a consultative (C) role during agreement development and a responsible (R) role in ensuring fidelity to agreed‑upon benchmarks, consistent with the function’s RACI framework.
  • Evaluate emerging partnership opportunities and recommend strategic investments that strengthen organizational sustainability and community impact.
  • Contribute, alongside the broader team, to strengthen Black Men Teach's visibility, credibility, and influence throughout Minnesota's education ecosystem.
• Collective Impact Leadership (50%)
  • Co‑develop, in partnership with coalition members, and help execute the function’s annual Collective Impact strategy that advances educator pathways and organizational priorities.
  • Facilitate the implementation and coordination of collective impact initiatives across school districts, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, employers, and community partners.
  • Facilitate coalition meetings, work groups, and collaborative planning sessions that strengthen alignment, accountability, and shared ownership.
  • Facilitate the process of establishing annual coalition priorities, implementation plans, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
  • Build systems that strengthen collaboration, trust, transparency, and long‑term partner engagement.
  • Evaluate coalition effectiveness and recommend improvements that increase organizational and community impact.
  • Hold coalition partners accountable to shared commitments, implementation milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Recruitment Strategy & Pipeline Development (15%)
  • Develop and execute partnership‑driven recruitment strategies that strengthen Black Men Teach's educator…