Director, Education Priority Initiative

Stand Together

Job Location:

Arlington, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrysbiggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding thought leadership a network of peers and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As the Director for the Education Priority Initiative you will playa central rolein accelerating progress on one of the most robust and successful portfolios in the country dedicated to the VP of Educationyou will partner with leaders across the Stand Together community to develop and operationalize comprehensive strategies drive a culture of accountability and performance analysis on our investments and explore new frontiers to accelerate progress toward our vision for the role connects strategy to action aligning teams shaping investments and turning ideasinto real-world traction.

We value in person collaboration and prefer this position to be based in our Arlington VA headquarters but may have flexibility for remotework.

How You Will Contribute

Continuously improve StandTogethersEducation strategy by ensuring the ability to respond quickly and effectively toemergingopportunities and challenges in the education landscape.

Source evaluate and shape new opportunitieswithorganizationsfundingpartnershipsandinitiatives.

Drive execution across key priorities ensuring ideas translate into action and measurable progress.

Work across internal teams and external partners to align effortsand increase returns on investment.

Step in to lead high-priority projectsthat require leadership coordination and management.

Translatefieldinsights into clear points of view recommendationsinvestments and strategic decisions.

What You Will Bring

Significant experienceleading strategic initiatives in the social sector philanthropy education orpublic interestorganizations.

Proventrack recordof advancing innovative experimental approaches that reducetop downbarriers and improve outcomes.

Experience working with diverse stakeholder networks including philanthropic funders nonprofit leaders policy experts and researchers.

Strongexecutionleadership communication and influence skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Comfort working acrossmultiple teams.

Passion for economic freedom education innovation and the principles of human progress.

Commitment to stewarding a culture grounded in transformation innovation humility respect and entrepreneurialproblem solving.

Enthusiasm to contribute to StandTogethersvision and principled approachto solving problems and a commitment to stewarding our culture which champions values including transformation and innovation entrepreneurialism humility and respect.

What We Offer

Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting flexible time off comprehensive health and dental plans plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover develop and apply their unique talents.
Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values:Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM) a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress such as dignity openness and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial to innovate and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. That is why were proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty dignity and respect.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Director

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps Americas boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our countrysbiggest problems from education to the economy broken communities and toxic division among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources incl...