The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (part-time or fractional) to help us advance our mission of ensuring every child has a great teacher through providing strategic management and oversight of NCTQ's finances.

This is a perfect opportunity for an individual who combines a passion for mission-driven, impactful work with non-profit financial acumen and expertise. The individual right for this role will have a strong commitment to advancing educational equity.

Organization Description
NCTQ is on a mission to ensure every child has access to an effective teacher and that every teacher has the opportunity to become effective. Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of our work. Only when we ensure that students who have been long underserved by our systems—including students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, students with disabilities and multilingual learners—have equitable access to strong teachers and great instruction will we begin to dismantle the inequities that otherwise pervade their educational experiences.

We work toward this mission by engaging three actors with the greatest influence over teacher quality: districts, states, and teacher preparation programs. We advocate for smart policies grounded in data, and we champion those who are leading the way. NCTQ has a networked action strategy that leverages multiple stakeholders (education leaders, policymakers, and advocates at the state and national levels) to ensure our research leads to action and improves student learning.

As an equal opportunity employer, we seek to hire staff that bring diverse perspectives and experiences. Our work is dynamic and fast-paced, and our staff is passionate. This position is 100% remote—just like the entire NCTQ office. There is some travel involved, including a minimum of four in-person staff retreats per year.

Job Summary
The CFO (fractional, part-time) will be responsible for ensuring our strong fiscal management by reviewing monthly accounting activities and providing strategic fiscal guidance to NCTQ's staff and Board. The ideal candidate will have experience working in non-profits, and be invested in NCTQ's mission. The CFO will review the Director of Finance's monthly fiscal "close-out" report and provide a written summary for the Board Treasurer; then participate in monthly fiscal meetings with the NCTQ Board Treasurer, President, Director of Finance, and Chief of External Affairs. The CFO is instrumental in the annual budget development and semi-annual Board Meeting materials preparation. The CFO attends and presents at NCTQ's semi-annual Board Meetings in March and September (mid-fiscal year and end-of-fiscal-year) and is available to staff and Board on an "as-needed" basis for strategic guidance. The work-load is estimated at five hours per month with some additional hours around Board Meetings and year end (fiscal year 9/30).

Core responsibilities:

• Complete reviews of monthly account reconciliations
• Guide and assist with management and board reporting cycles
• Guide and assist with strategic and annual planning/budgeting cycles
• Participate in annual audit cycles
• Provide input and/or feedback as requested on various commercial and operational issues
• Provide input and/or feedback as requested on various commercial and operational issues
• Contribute to successful project/initiative outcomes as a team member and/or project manager
• Other activities mutually agreed with NCTQ President

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, CPA preferred
• Non-Profit experience
• Familiarity with Quickbooks and bill.com
• Available for monthly check in call with Board Treasurer and staff
• Commitment to attend in-person Board Meetings twice a year in Washington, DC.
• Proficiency in analyzing data in Excel

This is an on-going contractual position with no anticipated end date. Hourly rate commensurate with experience.

Attributes of a Successful Candidate

• Effective Translator: Skilled at communicating and "teaching" financial data to audiences varied in financial experience (from strong experience to very little experience).
• Attitude/Approach: Committed to excellence, and eager to constantly learn and grow. Highly motivated, results oriented, and able to complete tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Ability to stay cool and collaborative under pressure. Belief in NCTQ's mission.
• Team Player: As a small organization, NCTQ thrives when we work together as a team to complement each other's strengths, promote dialogue and discussion around our communications and advocacy strategy to make it better, and generate solutions and ideas together.
• Creative and Solutions Oriented: Is able to zero in on the essence of a problem and devise solutions.
• Extremely Organized & Strong Project Management Skills: Builds short term and long term project timelines and stays on top of multiple projects, plans backwards, and anticipates obstacles.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, especially Excel.

We offer competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

The National Council on Teacher Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NCTQ does not discriminate in its hiring and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is seeking Expert Analysts to support the Reading Foundations Standard of the Teacher Prep Review. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented and analytical, and highly versed in the science of reading, including current research and instructional practices. Ideal candidates for this role will have a strong commitment to advancing educational equity.

You'll be a key element of our Reading Foundations Standard by joining one of two teams - the syllabus review team and/or the instructional materials team. On the syllabi team, you will review teacher preparation programs' materials against a rubric to determine how well equipped a program is to prepare teachers to deliver scientifically-based reading instruction. For the instructional materials team, you will review materials used in teacher preparation reading courses - such as online resources and textbooks.

This is a contract position and will require a minimum of 5-6 hours weekly leading up to a 2026 Teacher Prep Review: Reading Foundations report, with up to 6 hours of training prior to analysis. You may also be asked to attend online meetings related to analysis and training during the analysis period.

Syllabus Team Responsibilities:
1. Review key documents submitted by universities regarding their elementary teacher preparation Reading Foundations courses, including syllabi.
2. Analyze information from university courses (class time (includes lectures), tests and quizzes, assignments, and practicums) to determine adherence to the science of reading and the five core components of reading.

Textbook Team Responsibilities:
1. Review instructional materials used by universities during teacher preparation in Reading Foundations courses, including textbooks, articles, or other resources.
2. Provide analysis for instructional materials on their adherence to the science of reading, and the five core components of reading.
3. Draft well-written reviews for publication in NCTQ's Instructional Materials Database.

Qualifications
- Knowledge and expertise in the science of reading and prior experience in higher education or K-12 education;
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience working in a central office, teacher preparation program, education nonprofit, or state education agency is a plus;
- Proactive, independent worker committed to meeting deadlines; 
- A passion for promoting equitable access to effective teachers for all students

Hours are flexible based on your desired schedule, but deadlines for project completion must be met. Pay for this position is $35/hour.

The National Council on Teacher Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NCTQ does not discriminate in its hiring and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.