Co-Director of The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI)

MIT•Cambridge, MA

13h

About The Position

The Co-Director of The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI), within MIT’s Experimental Study Group, advances educational opportunity for incarcerated individuals while engaging MIT students in learning about the criminal legal system. The Co-Director for Operations and Development partners with TEJI’s Director on strategy, operations, finance, and student-centered program leadership. The role leads strategic planning and funding development, including identifying prospective funders, preparing grant proposals and reports, and cultivating relationships with MIT, correctional, community, and external partners. It also leads communications, marketing, web, and social media. The Co-Director oversees academic administration for classes, tutoring, and other prison-based educational activities, including required permissions. In collaboration with ESG’s Program Manager, the role supports undergraduates and mentors TEJI students. A central responsibility is robust financial stewardship: managing TEJI accounts, reconciliations, budgets, forecasts, payroll, internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance; monitoring spending; and ensuring sound use of program resources. The role serves as TEJI’s primary finance liaison to ESG and GUE Finance. It provides oversight and is expected, over time, to supervise finance and administrative staff supporting TEJI.

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
A minimum of three years of progressively responsible management, operations, finance, or administrative experience.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, reconciliations, forecasting, and financial reporting with sound judgment and attention to detail.
Strong project-management, organizational, interpersonal, written communication, and oral communication skills.
Ability to independently prioritize competing work, build collaborative relationships, and learn MIT administrative and financial systems.
Commitment to educational justice and social justice.

Nice To Haves

Experience with incarcerated populations.
Grant development experience.
Student advising experience.
Higher education experience.
Experience with technology or AI.

Responsibilities

Partner with TEJI’s Director on strategy, operations, finance, and student-centered program leadership.
Lead strategic planning and develop funding strategies.
Identify prospective funders and prepare grant proposals and reports.
Cultivate relationships with MIT, correctional, community, and external partners.
Lead communications, marketing, web, and social media.
Oversee academic administration for classes, tutoring, and other prison-based educational activities, including required permissions.
Work with ESG’s Program Manager to support undergraduates and mentor TEJI students.
Manage TEJI accounts, reconciliations, budgets, forecasts, payroll, internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance.
Monitor spending and ensure sound use of program resources.
Serve as TEJI’s primary finance liaison to ESG and GUE Finance.
Provide oversight and, over time, supervise finance and administrative staff supporting TEJI.