Director of Finance & Operations

About Us

The Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) is a top‑ranked school of education, known for its prestigious faculty, rigorous graduate degree programs, and its impact on the quality of education across the world. The GSE is committed to developing leaders in education research, practice, and policy. Our community includes over 60 faculty, 400 students, 200 staff, 14,000 alumni and countless people from the local and global communities we work with and impact.

EdEthics is led by Meira Levinson, Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. EdEthics supports educators and policymakers to ask important questions about the ethical dimensions of their work, develops new language to talk about educational ethics, and provides frameworks for developing a philosophically rigorous, pragmatically useful theory of educational justice. EdEthics works with K‑12 practitioners and school districts, higher education, policymakers, and scholars in a range of initiatives and networks.

Current projects include online and in‑person offerings to help teachers and educational leaders address ethical dilemmas and values in education, research on intellectual humility, and supporting the teaching of the legacies of slavery and navigating controversial conversations in the classroom. More information is available on justiceinschools.org.

The Director of Finance & Operations leads the financial and operational components across projects at the initiative. The Director of Finance & Operations will be responsible for working with the Faculty Director and Executive Director as well as other members of the leadership team to ensure that accounting, programmatic strategies, and operational procedures are effectively implemented. This position is hybrid and is a 1‑year fixed term appointment that may be renewed subject to funding and operational need.

Interested applicants should include a resume and cover letter describing why they are interested in this position at this stage of their career.

• Strategic Leadership
  • Directly report to Faculty Director and Executive Director
  • Collaborate with leadership team to develop budgets; lead finalization of budgets
  • Collaborate with leadership team on grant proposals, reports, one‑pagers and other development resources, and philanthropic development strategy and outreach
  • Help plan, coordinate, and participate in leadership team meetings
  • Manage hiring and coordinate with key staff across GSE and the University
• Financial Management
  • Supervise EdEthics Administrative staff
  • Manage finances and budgets across projects
  • Lead business, regulatory and technical elements of programs
• Operational Management
  • Ensure alignment and compliance with University regulations
  • Generate annual and periodic reports for different projects
  • Coordinate with relevant Stanford staff across various departments, including HR, OSR, and Development
  • Conduct outreach and coordination with other centers and initiatives at Stanford University with which we might partner and collaborate

• Bachelor’s degree and eight years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem‑solving, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated excellent planning, organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound business decisions using good business judgment and innovative and creative problem‑solving.
• Demonstrated ability to manage financial, organizational and staff resources.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and adjust workflow accordingly.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to cultivate professional and business partnerships.
• Relevant subject matter expertise.

• Masters or PhD in relevant area (social science, education, economics)
• Minimum 3 years experience supervising a team of at least five people
• Experience in collaborative research efforts that include multiple stakeholders
• Supervisory experience
• Interest in education research
• A commitment to equity, justice, and ethics
• Ability to develop and sustain long‑term relationships and steward diverse…