Director of AI and Educational Technology, Global Institute

Position Summary

As the Global Institute's work expands, AI has become central to that vision: a force reshaping classrooms and systems, and a tool for connecting practitioners at scale. Launched in November 2025, the AI Literacy & Creator Collective has grown to 1,810 education practitioners across 93 countries, moving educators from dependency on AI tools built elsewhere to agency as co-architects of AI's role in their own classrooms.

The Director of AI and Educational Technology will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Global Institute’s AI and EdTech portfolio:

• AI Literacy & Creator Collective 
• The Better Future Hub
• The AI EdTech Entrepreneur Community. 

The role sets direction, builds team capacity, secures resources, and represents the GI's AI and EdTech agenda to senior leadership, network partners, and external funders.

About the Global Institute

The Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future fosters global learning among people committed to reshaping education so that young people can shape a better future. By engaging practitioners across borders, the GI surfaces and spreads what works, building leadership while generating new evidence, tools, and resources that accelerate collective progress toward a shared vision: that all children have the education and support to shape a better future.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Drive the AI and EdTech vision for the Global Institute, refining and implementing a strategy that aligns the AI Literacy & Creator Collective, the Better Future Hub, and the AI EdTech Entrepreneur Community with the GI's broader AI learning agenda.
• Lead the integration of the AI Literacy & Creator Collective into the Global Institute, overseeing its evolution into a more deeply integrated next phase (AI LCC 2.0) and its migration onto the Better Future Hub.

Set the strategic direction and product roadmap for the Better Future Hub, the GI's public-facing knowledge commons.

Continuously evaluate the evolving needs of the network and the impact of the GI's AI and EdTech work, using these insights to sharpen strategy and resource allocation.

Building Strategic Relationships and Partnerships

• Support the Chief Learning Officer in cultivating and managing  partnerships with frontier AI companies, technology funders, and platform providers (including Anthropic, Atlassian, Zoom, and others) to expand network access to AI tools, training, and infrastructure.
• Serve as a point of contact for funding proposals tied to the AI and EdTech portfolio, ensuring concept notes and learning agenda documents remain coherent and legible across multiple funders.
• Work with the Chief Learning Officer and Director of the Global Institute to align AI and EdTech strategy with broader organizational priorities and donor relationships.
• Support the development of regional chapters of the AI Literacy & Creator Collective, working with network partners to extend the model into new geographies.

Facilitating Strong Network Learning

• Foster a vibrant, global learning community of educators, alumni, and network staff engaging with AI, ensuring the AI Literacy & Creator Collective continues to scale its reach and depth of engagement.
• Lead the strategic launch of the AI EdTech Entrepreneur Community, defining its purpose, membership model, and connection to the GI's broader mission and learning agenda.
• Oversee the content strategy, taxonomy, and editorial workflow for the Better Future Hub, ensuring resources are discoverable, well-organized, and useful to a global, multilingual audience.
• Champion a learning culture that treats educators as co-architects of AI in education, not passive recipients of tools built elsewhere.

External Engagement and Thought Leadership

• Serve, alongside the Chief Learning Officer of AI and EdTech, as an internal and external point person for the GI's AI and EdTech work, including identifying speakers for engagements and supporting public-facing communications.
• Represent the Global Institute at public moments, including the UNGA showcase and other global convenings, articulating the GI's distinct approach to AI and educational equity.
• Elevate the perspectives of network educators and alumni in global AI and EdTech conversations, advocating for equitable, contextually grounded approaches to AI in education.
• Support board-level reporting and senior stakeholder updates on the AI and EdTech portfolio as required.

Team and Operational Leadership

• Build and lead a team supporting the AI and EdTech portfolio, beginning with a dedicated AI Specialist, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high performance against shared goals.
• Oversee day-to-day execution across the portfolio, including budget development for the Better Future Hub and AI LCC 2.0, content production, and planning of flagship learning experiences and events.
• Manage delivery against key performance indicators for funder-supported projects, in close collaboration with finance, network partners, and other internal stakeholders.
• Capture and analyze impact data and success stories across the portfolio to inform strategy and support donor and board communications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of progressive leadership experience in educational technology, AI integration, or global educational transformation.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-stakeholder strategic initiatives across global markets or distributed networks.
• Proven track record in product strategy, content management, or digital platform oversight (knowledge commons/hubs).

Experience cultivating strategic partnerships with corporate tech partners, donors, and philanthropic foundations.

Technical fluency in generative AI applications, EdTech infrastructure, and pedagogical frameworks.

Strong team leadership skills with a track record of hiring, mentoring, and managing high-performing staff.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting at international conferences or board-level meetings.

Additional Desirable Skills / Experiences

• Deep familiarity with Teach For All's network model and global approach.
• Fluency in additional languages beyond English (e.g., Spanish, French, Arabic).
• Prior experience designing entrepreneurship communities or global incubator programs.

What Teach For All Offers

• Commitment to cultivating a culture in which all staff members feel they belong, are valued for their contributions, and have an impact on our organization’s progress
• Professional and personal development experiences and ample opportunities to make a positive impact on the work of Teach For All and beyond
• Comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and work-life needs
• Generous time off and flexible work arrangements
• And much more!

Application Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page letter of motivation (in English) directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with the terms of this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all!

The application deadline is 24 August 2026. Interested candidates are therefore encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.

Work Authorization

This position does not offer employment visa sponsorship, immigration assistance, or support for work permits or residency applications. To be considered, candidates must already possess valid work and residency authorization to work in the country of hire at the time of application.

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire and prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Travel and Hours

Travel expected, up to 10%. Travel will be primarily within the region for Team Retreats. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role.

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of over 60 independent, locally led organizations and a global organization united by a commitment to developing collective leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising leaders to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, towards a world where all children have the education, support, and opportunity to shape a better future. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by supporting the development of new organizations; fostering network connectivity and learning; providing coaching and consulting; and enabling access to global resources for the benefit of the network.