Academy Fellow Advisor
Reporting to: Academy Manager
Work Period: September 07, 2025 to December 07, 2025
Location: Bangladesh (Full-time, short-term, in-person, Paid)
Application Deadline: Rolling
About Teach For Bangladesh
Teach For Bangladesh (TFB) believes that every child in Bangladesh – regardless of socio-economic circumstance – deserves the opportunity for an excellent education. Our mission is to launch a movement of capable, committed, and compassionate leaders who share an understanding of inequity and are working tirelessly inside and outside the nation’s classrooms to end it.
Our Fellowship program enlists highly talented graduates to spend two years teaching in low-income schools. During that time, we train and support Fellows as they expand the academic achievement, access, and aspirations of their students. The program also prepares Fellows to become lifelong leaders who will spearhead systemic change across a diverse array of sectors in Bangladesh.
Learn more about us at: www.teachforbangladesh.org
Watch a video about working at Teach For Bangladesh: http://goo.gl/ChjE6d
Learn more about the global network Teach For All at: www.teachforall.org
Position Summary
‘Winter Academy’ is a six-week intensive training program designed to equip our Fellows with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets that they will need before they begin teaching full time in January. This year’s Academy, starting in October, will be for the incoming batch of Teach For Bangladesh Fellows. The purpose of Winter Academy is to initiate Fellows into the two-year leadership development program, invest them in the mission, vision, and values of Teach For Bangladesh, and prepare Fellows to work as highly effective leaders when they assume full-time teaching responsibilities in primary school classrooms from January 2026. During the training, the Fellows’ time is spread between attending workshop-style training sessions, teaching practice in local Government Primary Schools, and participating in community visits.
Academy Fellow Advisors are directly responsible for developing and supporting Fellows during the Academy. They serve as coaches for a group of 17-20 Fellows and regularly monitor both pedagogical performance and leadership growth through observation-debrief cycles, weekly check-ins, and reflection. As the first point of contact between Fellows and the organization, they are responsible for cultivating a strong and productive relationship and providing personalized support both in technical skills and building leadership mindset. Academy Fellow Advisors will also be responsible for the planning and facilitating training sessions, social activities, and experiential learning activities at the Academy. The Fellow Advisor role is a really exciting opportunity for a candidate who is inspired by developing and coaching young and inspirational leaders. A candidate in this role will have a significant and long term impact on the development of the individuals on the Fellowship.
Major Responsibilities
- Directly manage and support a team of 17-20 Fellows throughout their Academy
- Plan, write and facilitate sessions in various content areas to support Fellows and student achievement
- Participate in an intensive pre-Academy training
- Visit Fellows regularly in their classrooms to observe lessons, talk to students, and give feedback to help Fellows set, plan, and achieve ambitious student achievement goals
- Manage session and school visit logistics
- Support Fellows in setting long-term goals and benchmarks for their own development as well as that of their students, and check the progress
- Capturing qualitative and quantitative data on time and take decisions based on data analysis
- Actively contribute to and shape academy Staff and Fellow culture
- Organize relationship-building activities with Fellows (ex. informal dinners, excursions, group culture-building activities)
- Participate in regular team meetings with other Academy staff to discuss Fellow progress, challenges, and best practices
- Assess needs of Fellows and differentiate approach accordingly
- Staff are required to live on the academy site for the full six-week duration of the Academy
Key Skills and Competencies
- Ability to model classroom excellence
- The past success of managing teams to achieve ambitious results
- Ability to effectively operate independently and as part of a team in a high‐intensity, high‐uncertainty start‐up environment, with a results-oriented culture
- Can regulate the wellbeing of self and others (both physical and mental) as the nature of the work is very fast-paced.
- A strong organization with proven time management skills and experience creating efficient systems to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to build and sustain strong relationships with a diverse pool of individuals
- Ability to analyze classroom and training mastery data and take a decision accordingly
- Ability to clearly articulate our vision, goals, and work, and address the barriers and motivations of different individuals effectively
- Ability to work on pressure
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from a reputable local or foreign university required
Language Requirements
- Exceptional fluency in written and spoken English is essential
- Fluency in spoken Bangla is also helpful
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of teaching experience
Preferred Experience
- Has prior experience with one of the Teach For All partner organizations, either as a participant or staff member.
- Has experience working with marginalized or underprivileged communities
- Has previous coaching or mentoring experience
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is competitive in a Bangladeshi context and depends on prior experience.
Information for non-Bangladeshi candidates
2025 Winter Academy will take place in person. Therefore, the non-Bangladeshi candidates are required to travel to Bangladesh or get any work permit for work purposes.
- Non-Bangladeshi hires would be eligible for a round-trip air ticket from and back to their home country. Teach For Bangladesh will assist in the process of procuring an appropriate visa. Please be advised that securing a visa to travel to Bangladesh can take up to a month so we encourage non-Bangladeshi candidates to apply well in advance of the deadline.
- TFB will assist staff in finding appropriate housing a basic housing facility in a shared dorm or hotel for the period of time in the contract that is before and after the Academy.
- You may need to share a room with one of your colleagues of the same gender.
- TFB will have no requisition for food till the Winter academy begins. The staff will arrange their food by themselves. During Winter academy various meal items as scheduled in the venue and for the Fellows are being served. The trainer will choose the meal according to the best available at the venue.
How to Apply
Please complete this Application Form thoroughly.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
