Program Officer

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, seeks a collaborative Program Officer for its Education Program to help advance an evolving strategy focused on strengthening human connections and expanding rich learning experiences for all students, particularly those furthest from opportunity.

Working closely with the Education Program Director and team, the Program Officer will contribute to shaping and implementing this strategy while engaging with a diverse set of

Responsibilities

• Advance Hewlett's vision of deeper learning and align instruction with skills and dispositions for a rapidly changing world.
• Collaborate with districts, states, and networks to expand learning experiences and strengthen human relationships.
• Build non-partisan coalitions committed to improving public education at scale with Education Program partners.
• Cultivate strong relationships with school and systems leaders to improve instructional practice.
• Apply knowledge of educational implementation to connect schools and communities via career-connected and civic-learning strategies.
• Collaborate with colleagues on priorities like teacher preparation, career advancement, leadership, policy, and AI-enabled environments.

Job description

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Search for the Education Program Officer Menlo Park, California

Overview

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Hewlett or the Foundation), based in Menlo Park, California, seeks a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as a Program Officer in its Education Program. At a pivotal moment for both the Foundation and the broader field, this individual will help advance an evolving strategy focused on strengthening human connections and expanding rich learning experiences for all students, particularly those furthest from opportunity. Working closely with the Education Program Director and a highly collaborative team, the Program Officer will contribute to shaping and implementing this strategy while engaging with a diverse set of partners across the education ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance Hewlett's vision of deeper learning, blending strong academic knowledge with the skills, mindsets, and dispositions that young people need to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
• Work closely with districts, states, and networks to expand rich learning experiences and strengthen human relationships, especially in an increasingly AI‑centric world.
• Build non‑partisan coalitions committed to improving public education at scale, collaborating with the Education Program team and its partners.
• Build strong relationships with school and systems leaders and their local, state, and national partners to improve instructional practice.
• Apply knowledge of educational implementation at state, district, and school levels to connect schools and communities through strategies such as career‑connected learning and civic‑learning.
• Collaborate with colleagues focused on complementary strategic priorities such as improving teacher preparation, career advancement, strengthening school and systems leadership, and leveraging enabling environments like state and local policy and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of public education, ideally grounded in firsthand experience in schools and school systems.
• Understanding of how to cohere and align instructional practice, community and systems leadership, and cross‑sector partnerships to improve academic and life outcomes for students.
• Nuanced understanding of the realities of educational improvement and the ability to identify high‑leverage strategies to help close the gap between aspiration and implementation.
• Proven ability to build relationships across a diverse set of partners and stakeholders.
• Experience with efforts to better connect schools and communities, broadening student learning experiences through career‑connected and civic‑learning strategies.
• Knowledge of how policy and technology can enable high‑quality learning opportunities for all students.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation embraces the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, both internally in our hiring process and organizational culture, and externally, in our grantmaking and related practices. Hewlett is an equal opportunity employer, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.