WHO ARE WE?
Denver Public Schools Foundation believes our city is strengthened by every student who graduates ready to lead a successful life. As the strategic fundraising partner to DPS, we work alongside district leaders and educators to advocate for the highest impact investments and galvanize the philanthropic and community support necessary to ensure Every Child Succeeds. We strive to live by our Core Values and see them as a commitment to ourselves, to DPS, and to the students and families we have promised to serve. For additional information about our organization, please visit www.dpsfoundation.org.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Finance’s primary responsibilities include leading the Foundation’s financial, budgeting and data management processes through the Essential Job Functions listed below, with an eye on continuously improving and developing tools and systems. The Director of Finance will provide critical financial and operational information to the Executive Leadership Team and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations for the Foundation. This role will also lead financial management for the Denver Public Schools Foundation Opportunity Fund, a newly formed affiliated 501(c)(3) scholarship granting organization, ensuring it is financially sound and compliant from its launch in fiscal year 2027 forward.
HOW TO APPLY TO JOIN THE TEAM
Please send a resume and cover letter telling us about you, why this job would be a good fit for you, and specifically any experience you have managing complex financial systems for nonprofit organizations to jobs@dpsfoundation.org. To ensure your submission is considered, please include Director of Finance in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Position will be open until filled. DPS Foundation encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
At the Denver Public Schools Foundation, we recognize that systemic barriers often deter qualified candidates, particularly women and BIPOC individuals, from applying if they don't meet every listed qualification. We want to assure all potential applicants that we value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we actively encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Your unique skills, perspectives, and lived experiences are assets that enrich our organization and contribute to our mission of equity in education. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement listed. Your application will be considered with care and attention to the value you bring to our team.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING
In alignment with our Core Values, DPS Foundation is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent our team members invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization’s achievement as well. We embrace and encourage differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make individuals unique. DPS Foundation encourages all qualified candidates to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of job related factors such as qualifications, merit, and business need.
