Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness & Operations

The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), a nonprofit operating foundation and financial education think tank dedicated to championing financial educational policy and research in the United States, seeks a strategic leader as its founding vice president of organizational effectiveness and operations (VPOEO).  Reporting to president and CEO and working closely with colleagues on the executive leadership team, the new VPOEO serves as the key leader stewarding organizational effectiveness initiatives and improvements across administrative functions at NEFE.

For over 30 years, NEFE (www.nefe.org) has served as the leading independent advocate for financial education in the United States.  NEFE’s laser focused mission is to champion effective financial education to create a nation where everyone has the knowledge, confidence, and opportunity to live their best financial life within an ever changing fiscal landscape  This critical mission is supported through research, advocacy, philanthropy, and convening, as well as strategic partnerships designed to elevate the quality of financial education programs, increase access to effective financial education, and improve financial education outcomes and impact.

As an organization that positions itself to lead ahead of change, NEFE seeks a forward-thinking VPOEO who will lead organizational effectiveness improvements in a people- and culture-centric way. The VPOEO will design policies and best practices to underpin and support NEFE’s dedicated staff and its rapidly expanding national reach.  The VPOEO will have strategic oversight of all operations, exclusive of finance and treasury—human resources, talent development and management, information technology, project management, legal and contracts.  The VPOEO will assess and improve internal systems, policies and tools, and provide operational clarity in a small (30 FTE’s, $198M in assets), fast-paced, matrixed organization.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a demonstrated track record implementing organizational and talent management plans, strategies and solutions within a mission-driven organization, and who will be a passionate collaborator, steward, and advocate for NEFE’s staff and purpose – to ensure financial literacy for all.

The base salary range for this position is between $165,000 - $180,000 and commensurate with experience. NEFE offers a generous employee benefits program that currently includes vacation, sick, holiday, and six-weeks paid parental leave; health, dental, vision, long term care, and life/AD&D/disability insurance; EcoPass; paid parking in Downtown Denver; professional development; tuition reimbursement; employee assistance program; employer 403(b) match; employer contribution to defined benefit plan.

The National Endowment for Financial Education has retained John Solmonese and Liz Vago of Solmonese Search Partners to conduct the search.  All inquiries, nominations, and applications may be sent to:  jsolmonese@gmail.com or lizvagotalentstrategy@gmail.com

NEFE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.