Manager of Talent Recruitment & DevelopmentBuild the Team That Transforms Schools
Your work will ensure every future educator who joins CfUT experiences a transformational journey—from their first introduction to urban education through their preparation, placement, and long-term impact in the classroom.
We're hiring a Manager of Talent Recruitment & Development to help drive our mission forward by leading the team responsible for identifying, developing, and preparing the next generation of exceptional urban educators. If you're passionate about developing people, building high-performing teams, cultivating meaningful partnerships, and advancing educational excellence through faith-driven leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Center for Urban Teaching (CfUT)
The Center for Urban Teaching (CfUT) is a Christian nonprofit organization that exists to identify, prepare, and support high-performing urban teachers, leaders, and schools. We save school partners hundreds of hours by identifying exceptional teaching talent as early as freshman year of college and leadership talent as early as educators' second year of teaching. Through coaching, professional development, leadership development, and school partnerships, we help educators thrive so students can succeed.
At CfUT, we believe lasting change happens by investing in people. Every teacher we prepare, every leader we develop, and every school we strengthen creates a ripple effect that impacts thousands of students for years to come. If you're looking for work that combines faith, purpose, growth, and lasting impact, you'll find it here.
About the Role
The Manager of Talent Recruitment & Development leads one of CfUT's most mission-critical functions: identifying, inspiring, developing, and placing the next generation of exceptional urban teachers.
This role combines strategic leadership with meaningful relationship building. You'll lead and develop a high-performing recruitment team, cultivate partnerships with colleges and universities, oversee candidate development experiences, and create systems that ensure talented future educators move successfully from initial interest to long-term impact in urban schools.
Unlike many management roles, this position also maintains a personal caseload of candidates. At CfUT, our leaders model excellence by doing the work alongside their teams—building relationships, recruiting exceptional candidates, and demonstrating the practices they coach others to implement. You'll balance hands-on execution with strategic leadership, ensuring both your team and your own work consistently reflect the standard of excellence we expect across the organization.
As a member of CfUT's leadership team, you'll shape strategy, strengthen organizational systems, and help ensure CfUT continues to fulfill its vision of becoming the premier producer and provider of exceptional urban teaching talent.
What Makes You a Great Fit
You are someone who naturally inspires people around a meaningful mission.
You build relationships easily, communicate with authenticity, and know how to gain the trust of others. You enjoy helping people discover purpose and are energized by connecting exceptional individuals with opportunities to make a lasting difference.
You're equally comfortable thinking strategically and executing with excellence. You enjoy creating systems that improve performance, using data to make decisions, and leading teams toward ambitious goals.
You thrive in environments that are fast-paced, mission-driven, and constantly improving.
You likely bring many of these strengths:
- A deep personal alignment with CfUT's Christian mission, vision, and values.
- A belief that every child deserves access to an excellent education.
- Proven success leading people, projects, or teams.
- Experience in recruitment, admissions, sales, talent development, or a related field.
- Strong strategic thinking and systems-building abilities.
- High emotional intelligence and exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Confidence using data to drive decisions and improve outcomes.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- A growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning.
- The resilience, initiative, and optimism to lead through challenges.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
- Three or more years of experience in recruitment, admissions, sales, talent acquisition, or a related profession.
- Previous experience leading and developing teams.
Why You'll Love This Role
- Lead with purpose. Build and develop a high-performing team while helping shape the future of urban education.
- Do work that matters. Every candidate you recruit, coach, and place has the potential to impact thousands of students throughout their career.
- Influence organizational strategy. Help design the systems, partnerships, and processes that strengthen CfUT's long-term impact.
- Grow as a leader. Expand your leadership, strategic planning, coaching, and systems-thinking skills in a mission-driven organization.
- Model excellence. Lead by example through both strategic leadership and hands-on recruitment, demonstrating the practices that drive exceptional results.
- Join a mission-driven team. Collaborate with passionate colleagues who are committed to developing exceptional people who transform schools.
How You'll Make an Impact
In this role, you will:
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Recruitment & Development team through leadership, management, and accountability.
- Design and execute innovative recruitment strategies that attract exceptional future teachers and leaders.
- Build lasting partnerships with universities, community organizations, and strategic talent pipelines.
- Oversee candidate engagement from first introduction through preparation, placement, and commitment to partner schools.
- Develop scalable systems, processes, and data practices that improve recruitment effectiveness and organizational efficiency.
- Lead strategic planning, quarterly priorities, performance measurement, and continuous improvement for your team.
- Foster a culture of excellence, accountability, collaboration, and mission alignment.
- Ensure CfUT consistently meets ambitious recruitment, placement, and retention goals while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
Our Culture
At CfUT, our culture is rooted in our core values: we are Christ-centered, relational, joyful, courageous, intentional, and dedicated to high performance. We believe our mission is accomplished through people who lead with humility, build meaningful relationships, embrace challenges with hope, and relentlessly pursue excellence.
We are a team that values respect, trust, and open communication. We serve people first and believe strong relationships are the foundation for meaningful impact. We listen actively, welcome diverse perspectives, and believe every team member has a voice in strengthening our mission.
We approach challenges with courage and joy—choosing optimism, embracing opportunities to grow, and believing that transformational change is possible. We take thoughtful risks, stay focused on what matters most, and remain committed to doing whatever it takes to support teachers, leaders, schools, and students.
We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence. Through intentional planning, continuous improvement, and a data-driven approach, we pursue our mission with urgency and purpose. Together, we show up for one another, protect the integrity of our work, and move forward united in our commitment and calling to develop exceptional educators and leaders who transform students' lives.
BenefitsWe care about our people and offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success—inside and outside of work.
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance reimbursement
- Simple IRA with employer match
- Two weeks of paid time off
- Paid holidays and scheduled organizational breaks
- Professional development opportunities
- A collaborative, mission-driven workplace where your work truly matters
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're passionate about developing people, leading high-performing teams, building strategic partnerships, and advancing educational excellence through faith-driven leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Join CfUT and help build the next generation of educators who will transform schools and change lives.
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter detailing their qualifications and interest in the role.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
