Chief Financial Officer

at The Center for Black Educator Development


The Organization

In a sentence: The Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) is a non-profit organization rebuilding the national Black Teacher Pipeline so Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education.

The current landscape: CBED is seeking to grow the national Black Teacher Pipeline through its focus on Career and Technical Education (CTE) with the goal of working with 40 Black student-serving public schools by 2030. As the organization pursues its national scaling effort, an experienced CFO is needed to develop the financial strategy, systems, and models that will support its ambitious goals of achieving national impact.

> The Center for Black Educator Development


DEVELOP

CBED’s financial models to evaluate business strategies and systems.

The Role
WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH

GROW

organizational sustainability through grant-making, capital campaigning, fundraising, and overseeing a quasi-endowment.

BUILD

systems and processes for financial auditing and accounting.

LEAD

the communication of financial matters with CBED stakeholders.

A MONTH IN THE LIFE

WHO SHOULD APPLY

  • Chief Financial Officers

  • Vice Presidents of Finance

  • Financial Controllers

  • Finance Executives

  • Executive Directors of Finance

  • Advocates for Education

  • Educators with a passion for equity and access

WHEN/WHERE/HOW MUCH

Start date: Summer 2025
Location: Remote
Salary range: $160,000 - $175,000 plus benefits

POSITION REPORTS TO
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sharif El-Mekki

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Monday, April 28, 11:00 PM PT

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“Our programming is targeted specifically for future Black educators. We are explicitly targeting future Black educators, and I think we do that really well. We're building the Black Teacher Pipeline as our marquee purpose.”

WHAT STAKEHOLDERS SAY


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