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Role
As a school guided by Quaker values of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship the Leader will understand and be anchored in Quaker values. The DFO will also understand the critical role of financial sustainability as one of the key levers a community relies on to live its mission. In addition to overseeing the finance department and managing the operating budget and school investments, the DFO will demonstrate:
Partnership: As an all-school role, an ability to joyfully work with children and adults alike is paramount;
Versatility: Quickly shifting from ground level to 30,000 feet, the leader thrives in a high-energy and service-oriented environment;
Strategy: A strategic partner to the most senior leaders, the DFO will be a key role in operationalizing the Strategic Vision; and
Innovation: Modernize and upgrade essential business operations and functions for financial health & mission alignment
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About Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) is a thriving Preschool-12 grade school located in vibrant Downtown Brooklyn with a dynamic community of colleagues (BFS uses the all-inclusive term, colleagues, to refer to all rather than one that delineates faculty/staff). Founded in 1867, Brooklyn Friends School’s pillars of social justice, service learning/civic engagement, and Quakerism, serve as guideposts for our action-oriented collective work. Our school’s history has been illustrious and reflective of the expansive nature of human experiences. Guided by our mission, BFS provides a dynamic, diverse, and robust social/emotional environment and academic program that cultivates compassionate, intellectually curious, and confident changemakers. As a school, we affirm that human diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, family structure and physical ability, as well as diversity of thought, talents, and learning style.