Career Opportunities

Episcopal High School, located in Alexandria, Virginia, is pleased to announce a national search for a talented and experienced financial leader to serve as the School’s next Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer reports to the Head of School and is responsible for providing financial and operational direction and oversight for the School. As an officer of the Corporation, leader of the School’s Business Office, and member of the Senior Administrative Team, Episcopal’s CFO works collaboratively with the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff to develop and implement key financial initiatives in advancement of the educational mission of the School. The successful candidate will be a proven strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a deep understanding of the complex array of factors that can affect an institution's financial strength and long-term sustainability. She/he will join the strategic and visionary leadership of a highly functioning and well-resourced institution, poised to strengthen its position among the nation’s most prestigious independent schools. 

Episcopal High School, also known by its 5,000 devoted alumni as The High School and The Holy Hill, was founded in 1839 as a 100% boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia. Episcopal’s 130-acre (53-hectare) campus includes state-of-the-art academic and athletic facilities, on-campus faculty housing, and dormitories for 440 residential students from 20 countries, 28 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In 2023-24, the School’s annual budget is $39.7 million which is supported by an endowment which totaled $308 million on June 30. There are 180 administrators, faculty, and staff as well as outsourced groups overseeing food service and housekeeping functions. In 2023/24 approximately $8.9 million in financial aid was awarded to 35 percent of the student body. Ninety percent of faculty live on campus and 80 percent hold advanced degrees. As one of only four fully residential boarding schools with more than 300 students in the United States, Episcopal is the only one located in a major metropolitan area. Capitalizing on the School’s proximity to Washington, D.C., Episcopal’s faculty create and lead learning experiences that are impossible to replicate elsewhere and are a point of distinction for the School’s academic program.

Working closely with the Head of School and the Board Chairs of the Finance, Investment, and Buildings & Grounds Committees, the CFO is responsible for managing and overseeing the School’s financial management practices and short and long-term financial planning and investment strategies with a high degree of efficiency, effectiveness, integrity, and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. With a focus on the School’s financial objectives and business operations, the CFO provides direct oversight over the Controller, Director of Human Resources, Director of Campus Operations, Director of Campus Safety and Security, Director of Technology, General Counsel, and the Director of Auxiliary Programs and Services which is a new position for the 2023/24 school year.

Episcopal High School offers a dynamic and supportive work environment, competitive salaries, and a generous benefits package including a retirement plan, campus housing, generous paid time off (PTO) policy, and the full complement of health and welfare plans. Episcopal High School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, disability or any other protected category in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws. 

The School encourages its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and reserves the right to require its employees to receive the COVID-19 primary series and booster vaccinations, subject to the limitations of federal and state law, employee eligibility, and the availability of the vaccine.

The opportunity is available in July 2024 and will be filled following a comprehensive national search. For more background on Episcopal High School, please visit: www.episcopalhighschool.org. 

For a full search description which articulates the duties, responsibilities, skill sets and academic credentials required of a successful candidate, please visit: https://deerfieldassociates.com/episcopal-high-school-chief-financial-officer/

To explore this career opportunity on a confidential basis, please send your resume including a postal mailing address, a letter of interest and a list of 5 references (which will only be contacted if mutual interest is determined) to:  Doug Cooney, Executive Search Consultant, DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES Executive Search, Inc. 572 Washington Street, Suite 15, Wellesley, MA  02482   Telephone: 781-237-2800.  Email: jobs@deerfieldassociates.com

The Administrative Assistant to Advancement provides support for the Advancement Office, working directly in support of the Assistant Head for Advancement and with the Stewardship and Advancement Services team. The Administrative Assistant manages the Assistant Head for Advancement’s calendar; coordinates, tracks, and manages key projects that involve the Assistant Head for Advancement; generates gift acknowledgements and correspondence for key donors; conducts several functions within the advancement database; provides general office support; and handles special projects as needed. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Preparing acknowledgment letters for gifts of $1,000 and higher gifts, gifts to special funds, and Honor/Memorial correspondence;
• Maintaining donor letter filing system;
• Drafting stewardship correspondence to scholarship and other endowed fund donors;
• Maintaining advancement office calendar, coordinating events between communications and development;
• Managing record updates and status changes, new records management, changeover of constituency codes, and entry of admissions decisions in legacy records in School’s Blackbaud
Raisers Edge database;
• Conducting day-to-day office functions, including oversight of office conference room, kitchen, and storage rooms, and management of purchase requisitions for the department;
• Serve as the office liaison to the technology department for office equipment and assist in running the technical aspects of virtual meetings;
• Coordinating and managing mailings and maintaining all postal accounts;
• Support the Gift Officers by helping to produce campaign materials for their visits; and
• Staffing key events such as Reunion Weekend, Spirit Weekend, Family Weekends, and other advancement events throughout the year.

Summary of Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years of related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and in Google Suite productivity tools;
• Proficiency using databases with experience in Blackbaud Raisers Edge a plus;
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills;
• Attention to detail and organizational skills;
• Knowledge of secretarial and office administrative procedures and the ability to operate standard office equipment;
• Personal belief in the mission of independent boarding schools; and desire to join a high-functioning and collegial team.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Statement: The School believes that adolescents benefit most from in-person classes and activities as well as from relationships with faculty and staff who engage with them in all areas of boarding school life. The School encourages its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and reserves the right to require its employees to receive the COVID-19 primary series and booster vaccinations, subject to the limitations of federal and state law, employee eligibility, and the availability of the vaccine.

Interested individuals who meet the requirements above may submit a resume and cover letter via email to:
Jordan Christensen
Director of Human Resources
jcc@episcopalhighschool.org

Episcopal High School is seeking a candidate to serve as an assistant girls’ rowing coach for the spring 2024 season. This position is a part-time, seasonal stipended staff position. 

The successful candidate will understand, appreciate, and capitalize on the role that athletics in general, and rowing in particular, plays in helping players learn to build together, work together, and achieve together, from a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. The successful candidate will also further develop that understanding and appreciation in their athletes. 

Previous rowing and/or coaching experience is preferred. 

A member of VASRA, the Episcopal crew team practices on the Occoquan river and competes weekly in regattas throughout the region. Coaches are expected to assist with the transportation of student-athletes to and from off-site practice locations as well as competitions throughout the spring and must posses a valid driver’s license.

Episcopal has a rich academic and athletic tradition and is deeply committed to seeing athletics as a crucial classroom in which our students strive for excellence and develop as healthy, determined, collaborative, and ethical leaders for the future. For more information about EHS, please visit the school’s website.

Interested candidates should send the following to Director of Athletics, Jen Fitzpatrick, at JSF@episcopalhighschool.org.
1. Professional resume
2. List of 3-5 references with contact information

Episcopal High School is seeking a candidate to serve as an assistant varsity softball coach for the spring 2024 season. This position is a part-time, seasonal stipended staff position. 

The successful candidate will understand, appreciate, and capitalize on the role that athletics in general, and softball in particular, plays in helping players learn to build together, work together, and achieve together, from a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. The successful candidate will also further develop that understanding and appreciation in their athletes. Previous playing and/or coaching experience is preferred.

As a member of the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) and Independent School League (ISL) in the Greater Washington, DC area, Episcopal has a rich academic and athletic tradition and is deeply committed to seeing athletics as a crucial classroom in which our students strive for excellence and develop as healthy, determined, collaborative, and ethical leaders for the future. For more information about EHS, please visit the school’s website.

Interested candidates should send the following to Director of Athletics, Jen Fitzpatrick, at JSF@episcopalhighschool.org.
1. Professional resume
2. List of 3-5 references with contact information

Interested candidates should send the following to Director of Athletics, Jen Fitzpatrick, at JSF@episcopalhighschool.org.

1. Professional resume
2. List of 3-5 references with contact information