Chief Learning Officer for AI and Ed Tech

Position SummaryWe are seeking a Chief Learning Officer for AI and Ed Tech to advance our global AI learning agenda, cultivate strategic partnerships in the AI and technology sectors, and coordinate efforts across the organization to leverage AI in our work. As a locally rooted and globally connected network operating across 60+ countries, Teach For All is uniquely positioned to catalyze AI innovation towards educational transformation, and to share insights with the technology and education sectors.

As Chief Learning Officer (CLO) for AI and Ed Tech, this role will work with other Chief Learning Officers at Teach For All’s Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future to lead a learning agenda exploring how to maximize AI’s impact on education. The CLO will also lead a highly collaborative, cross-functional "AI Circle" that brings together all staff at Teach For All working on AI adoption from different teams across the global organization—including core software/data engineers and learning specialists—to foster shared learning and collaboration across all aspects of our AI work. This role reports directly to Teach For All’s CEO, Wendy Kopp.

Key Responsibilities 1. Advance the Global Institute’s Global AI Learning Agenda (50%)

Craft and Pursue a Cross-Cutting Learning Agenda About AI and the Future of Education, working with the Global Institute’s other CLOs driving our learning agendas around how to shift the purpose and outcomes of education; learning from lighthouse classrooms, learning environments, and systems; developing the people and collective leadership to enable progress; and measuring holistic outcomes. Foster inquiry, surface insights, and generate global frameworks on areas including the following:

The Purpose and Future of Education in an AI-Infused World: How should AI influence the purpose and intended outcomes of education that develops students holistically so they can shape a better future?

Transformational Teaching and Learning: How can AI be used responsibly, equitably, and effectively to support holistic learning for all students, and where might it be detrimental?

Educators as Co-Architects: How can educators, especially those working in under-resourced and marginalized contexts, be co-architects in the development of AI tools to transform what those tools look like, and what do they need from AI developers and the wider field?

Developing Transformational Educators: How can AI support the development of teachers and leaders who grow all students holistically so that they can shape a better future?

Measuring Development: How can AI help us better understand and measure holistic student and educator development?

2. Drive Global Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Cultivation (30%)

Cultivate Partnerships with Foundational Model Owners: In close collaboration with our Global Development team, lead and manage multi-layered strategic relationships with world-leading AI organizations, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, to ensure Teach For All is able to help shape the development of these foundational models’ role in education.

Maximize Real-World Product Feedback Loops: Partner with tech industries to leverage our network’s scale as a global testing ground, providing developer ecosystems with real-world, mission-aligned validation and product feedback from under-resourced educational contexts.

Secure Infrastructure and Resources: Broker institutional partnerships that unlock free or discounted software licenses, API access, hardware, and specialized engineering support to dismantle financial and technical barriers to innovation across our 60+ network partners.

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