Director of Greatest Good McDonogh

General Summary

McDonogh School is proud to announce the creation of “Greatest Good McDonogh,” a PK-12 signature program focused on developing philanthropic and social innovation abilities in students and educating them through service-learning. Inspired by the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland and aligned with LifeReady, McDonogh’s academic strategic plan, Greatest Good McDonogh will prepare students to create positive, sustainable change in the world. Society’s most pressing issues are systemic, and GGM will equip students to identify and understand the root causes of issues in order to prepare them to be real change-makers. In the words of our founder, John McDonogh, the Institute will prepare young people “to do the greatest possible amount of good.”

The Director will lead Greatest Good McDonogh in three primary initiatives to start: 1) to coordinate the rich service-learning and philanthropic programming already underway at McDonogh School; 2) to lead the design and development of new programming for GGM, and; 3) to create a fellows program to develop Greatest Good teaching practices in McDonogh’s faculty. Additionally, the Director will connect McDonogh with communities local and global and work across social sectors to ensure the work of GGM is genuinely collaborative and rooted in communities.

Essential Functions

• Create, implement, manage, and measure programs and partnerships for Greatest Good McDonogh in collaboration with the School’s LifeReady leadership (Director of Innovation & Learning, Director of Equity & Inclusion, and Director of Character & Service)
• Coordinate an intentional, culturally competent and inclusive, and integrated PK-12 curriculum that creates transformative educational experiences around service learning, philanthropy, and social innovation
• Inventory and enhance – in collaboration with school leadership – the rich and varied service-learning programs already underway at McDonogh
• Support the development of faculty as they align their curriculum to service-learning, philanthropic, and social innovation practices
• Plan and conduct ongoing assessments of the program’s efforts and service-learning initiatives and provide regular reports to appropriate constituencies
• Attend and present at relevant conferences and workshops
• Be ambitious for McDonogh School and its mission

Recommended Employment Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.

Additional Experience

• A proven track record in communication, collaboration, budget oversight, project management, helping others learn, and leadership
• Experience with, and love of, working with children
• Minimum of 5-7 years of working in non-profit, educational and/or startup/business environments
• Understanding of DEI principles and approaches

Additional Requirements

• Experience with philanthropy, service-learning, teaching, community relations, entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, budget planning and oversight, and project management
• Must be an expert communicator/storyteller, a collaborative problem solver, and a joyful, humble, and kind leader and learner
• Must have a proven track record of incorporating a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in approaches to program design and community engagement
• The ideal candidate will be a transformative teacher-leader at heart: a caring, relational, and growth-minded person with a passion to help people learn and to do good in the world

Working Conditions

Evening and weekend hours may be required from time to time. Lifting and carrying of equipment is not typical, but may be required on rare occasions. Sitting. Standing. Walking around campus.