2 jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Job Summary: Responsible for the overall direction and oversight of financial operations at the research center Project Zero, which may include payroll, accounting, accounts payable/receivable, procurement, capital projects, endowment funding, research administration, or other function.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: Project Zero (PZ) is a research center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Since its founding in 1967, PZ has maintained a strong research agenda that includes investigations into the nature of intelligence, learning, understanding, thinking, creativity, cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural thinking, digital well-being, and ethics. PZ consists of 15 Principal Investigators (PIs) working nationally and internationally in a variety of settings, including schools, businesses, cultural organizations, and online. In addition, PZ offers symposia, workshops, and other kinds of events to disseminate its work.  The center has approximately 50 staff members...

Job Summary: The EdRedesign Lab  at Harvard Graduate School of Education: Founded in 2014 by Paul Reville, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, EdRedesign provides catalytic support to the cradle-to-career place-based partnership field to drive systems-level change and open personalized pathways to well-being, educational attainment, civic engagement, and upward mobility. To support this growing field to effect transformational change that serves the needs and talents of individual children and youth, our work focuses on talent development, actionable research, our Institute for Success Planning, and our By All Means initiatives. Our mission is to ensure the social, emotional, physical, and academic development and well-being of all children and youth, especially those affected by racism, poverty, and disinvestment. Reporting to EdRedesign’s Director of Finance and Operations, the Senior...