Director, Principals Program - Facing History and Ourselves, Inc

Title: Director, Principals Program

Location: New York, NY (required)

Reports to: Chief Officer of Growth and Engagement

Status: Exempt; Full Time (grant funded+)

Start Date: Immediate

Salary Range*: $110,000 - $125,000 annually

Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non-profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to bigotry and hate.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Director, Principals Program to join the Growth and School Engagement team.This past spring, Facing History partnered with New York City Public Schools on its Meeting the Movement initiative to respond to an increase in bigotry and hate. The partnership with the district provided professional development for approximately 1,200 NYCPS middle and high school principals and their co-leads. The Director, Principals Program will be part of a national team developing a strategy for engaging school leaders. They will have portfolio responsibilities primarily in NYC for establishing an outreach and engagement model focused on school leadership and cultivating school leaders in NYCPS to increase their engagement with Facing History. They will also collaborate on other initiatives to engage school and district leaders, helping us establish a set of best practices to guide internal professional development and inform future opportunities for school- and district-wide partnerships across the organization.

The role will be based in New York and work with the organization’s Growth & Engagement team and with Facing History’s New York program. The Director will report to the Chief Officer of Growth & Engagement with a dotted line to the New York Program Director.

+Note: this is a grant-funded 2-year position (through June 2026) with an option to become a permanent position, based on organizational needs.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to assist with regional or national initiatives. Up to 10% travel will be required.

Who You Are: You are an experienced organizational or school leader or have experience being a teacher leader in educational settings, with a strong comfort level working with school and district leadership, in addition to a broad set of educators. You are a creative self starter, independently driven, while upbringing a strong and collaborative team spirit. You care deeply about schools and bring experience engaging with school leadership and educators to improve school climate and student achievement.

Who We Are: The Growth & Engagement team is a new department at Facing History, composed of long-time and new team members who have worked closely together around our earned revenue efforts. We are passionate about the mission of Facing History and bringing the impact of our work to more schools and districts than ever before. We are a considerate, passionate group of colleagues who bring a positive outlook to our work, as well as passion. We enjoy the opportunities we have to work together, and are also independent and creative thinkers.

Key responsibilities include:

Relationship Management (60%)

• Cultivating close contacts with school principals and educational leaders in NYCPS

• Conducting regular and informal needs assessment

• Documenting communications and site visits in our CRM

• Orienting school leaders to appropriate FHAO resources and professional learning meeting their potential needs

Business Development or Strategic Partnerships (15%)

• Collaborating with key Staff on the National Growth & Engagement team to cultivate outreach to identified strategic partners for engagement with School Principals

• Representing the organization at key local conferences that offer opportunities to meet, establish and cultivate key school leaders leads

Program Delivery (25%)

• Plan and Facilitate professional learning experiences that meet a school leader audience

• Lead workshops using FHAO methodology and resources to a broad set of educators in site-based PD (In person & online)

Essential Skills / Qualities:

Facing History understands that restrictive job requirements may exclude historically marginalized groups from applying to jobs for which they are qualified. We take an equitable and holistic screening approach. If you feel you have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to perform this role, please don’t hesitate to apply!

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in education, strong preference for NYC school experience

• Preferred experience as a former or current school district, or educational organization leader

• Disciplined self-starter and independent worker with creative energy; Experience successfully working remotely strongly preferred

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills; Able to work with people at all levels of an organization and successfully build relationships virtually

• Strong Project Management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and shifts priorities as needed,

• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail a must

• Excellent communication, writing, and editing skills

• Creativity, communication, collaboration, and teamwork are key in this role

• Excellent computer skills, including experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite

• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work with a wide range of internal and external contacts from diverse backgrounds

• Committed to Facing History’s mission and strong interest in learning about Facing History’s work

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex processes and coordinate across functions

• Experience with budgeting and financial management

Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, life & AD&D, long-term & short-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution, generous paid time off, an employee assistance program, travel assistance plan, pre-tax commuter spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, voluntary Colonial Life group plans, robust wellness programs through aHealthyMe & weekly virtual yoga and meditation, WellCents 403(B) advisement, and a friendly work environment.

Facing History values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Facing History’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. At Facing History, we honor and value the uniqueness of each and every human being. Our strength as an organization that provides and distributes educational content and pedagogy to teachers across the globe is directly tied to our diversity of staff, leadership, educators, students, scholars, and volunteers. Our commitment is to treat individuals with dignity and to build and maintain a community of full participation, inclusive of the voices, needs, and contributions of all. As an organization, we are deeply aware of the legacies of injustices that persist in society and in the workplace, and we value and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their association with excellence.

Hybrid Work Model: Facing History and Ourselves operates in a hybrid work model, allowing staff flexibility in both schedules and work locations. This particular position is attached to the New York office in NYC and requires in-person and in-office work as needed, but will otherwise work from home, though you may access an office work space whenever needed. Some travel is required.

* We strive to offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience in a similar position. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and midpoint depending on experience and in alignment with internal parity.