Director of Financial Leadership (50-100% position)

Sacred Heart Greenwich has been empowering girls and young women since 1848 in a stimulating and developmentally appropriate educational environment in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. This mission provides opportunities to develop spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Sacred Heart Greenwich integrates technology into the learning process through enhanced collaboration, exploration, discovery, and creativity.  

We aim to form students of faith, intellect, and awareness, who will use their gifts in service to others. Relationship and mentoring are at the heart of the student experience, which is grounded in student centered learning, inquiry, problem solving, interdisciplinary connection, collaboration, and an understanding of social justice. Student leadership and well-being are connected to every academic discipline, as all full-time teachers are also grade level advisors.  

The school offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education and then an all-girls experience from K-12 on our 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut. We are proudly part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

We are currently seeking an All School Director of Financial Leadership for the 2025-2026 school year.  

Position: Director of Financial Leadership (50-100%  Position)
Reports to: Associate Head of School for Teaching & Learning
FLSA Status: Exempt 

Job Summary
The Director of Financial Leadership is responsible for overseeing and coordinating financial literacy, economics, business, and financial leadership curricula across all three School divisions. This position coordinates with the Division Heads of each School, Department Chairs, faculty, and the Associate Head of School for Teaching & Learning to develop interdisciplinary opportunities to infuse financial study into existing courses and to develop new courses, workshops, speaker series, and external opportunities for Sacred Heart Greenwich students to study the financial world. 

Essential Functions 

• Create and execute a vision for Financial Leadership curriculum across grades K-12.
• Coordinate the Upper School Financial Leadership Summer course for rising 10th grade students and organize supporting guest speakers and gradewide events to preview that course (in the Spring of 9th grade) and reinforce essential financial skills after completion (in the Fall of 10th grade). 
• Collaborate with Department Chairs, Faculty, and the Associate Head of School for Teaching & Learning to identify essential financial skills and curriculum, including spreadsheet creation, financial modelling, public speaking, and workplace readiness.
• Develop and teach Middle School Mini Course Workshops (meeting approximately once per week for approximately two months) in Personal Finance for 6th through 8th grade students. 
• Collaborate with the Associate Head of School for Student Life and the Associate Head of School for Teaching & Learning on guest speaker series of alumnae, Sacred Heart Greenwich parents, and industry experts in support of targeted financial learning goals.
• Create and moderate Lower School after school financial leadership opportunities.
• Support the Associate Head of School for Student Life in growing our externship and internship programs to offer more hands-on, real-world financial experiences for students. 

Additional Key responsibilities:

• Support teaching staff by offering resources, advice, and training to enable faculty to integrate financial content into the curricula. 
• This 50% position could be extended to up to 100% if the candidate were to teach one or two courses in any discipline. 

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years experience in a financial industry and / or in financial / economic education., 
• Bachelor's Degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
• A Master's degree or a professional certification or equivalent experience in a finance-related field.

As members of the international network of Sacred Heart schools, we are committed to attracting and retaining faculty with a passion for teaching, who demonstrate an active faith, practice a deep respect for intellectual values, promote social awareness, build community, and value personal growth and responsibility. Sacred Heart Greenwich is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will enhance the cultural diversity of our community.

To Apply: Interested candidates must complete the on-line application on our website:

https://www.shgreenwich.org/about-us/employment