Curriculum Designer (Econ)

Background

Founded in 2014, Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is the leader in the K-12 personal finance space with more than 40,000 middle and high school teachers who rely on NGPF’s engaging, hands-on personal finance curriculum and professional development sessions.

We’re on a mission to ensure that all students cross their high school graduation stage having taken a personal finance class by 2030 [Mission 2030]. We want to move from a society where adults often say “this is a class that I wish I had” to one where they say “that’s a class that I’m glad that I had.”

To achieve this goal, we create free middle school and high school curriculum, offer free teacher professional development workshops, and lead advocacy efforts to increase student access to personal finance education. When asked to describe NGPF curriculum, teachers often answer “current”, “fun” and “organized.” The curriculum team members are integral to the success of the organization!

We are looking for a passionate and energetic professional to expand our personal finance curriculum and resources to meet the needs of economics teachers.

Next Gen Personal Finance is based out of Palo Alto, California. This role can be based anywhere in the United States.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design lessons, activities, and other resources that integrate high school economics and personal finance content
• Work alongside curriculum team to continuously refine and update NGPF curriculum offerings
• Utilize NGPF curriculum structure to produce usable and creative econ lessons and activities
• Pay attention to and regularly incorporate teacher feedback into curriculum
• Use-data driven approaches to make recommendations on how to improve our curriculum offerings
• Plan, organize, and deliver weekly Virtual Professional Development sessions around econ resources for personal finance educators
• Provide support to teachers who may need assistance with or have questions about NGPF curriculum
• Perform as-needed tasks which contribute to the achievement of NGPF’s overall goals

Qualifications

• 3+ years of either middle school or high school economics classroom teaching experience
• Strong understanding of economics concepts within personal finance
• Ability to weave real-life finance applications into econ curriculum
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback on written work
• Excellent grammar and writing skills, including proofreading
• Ability to include culturally responsive ideas and questions when designing resources
• Mission-oriented with desire to increase access to personal financial education for all
• Proven ability to work successfully and autonomously in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Highly organized with great attention to detail
• Proficiency with Google Suite
• Master’s degree preferred

Benefits & Compensation

NGPF provides compensation packages that range in the top 10% for non-profits. Some of our benefits include a competitive salary, team bonus program, 401(k) matching contributions, donation matching program, and health care stipend.

How To Apply

Submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@ngpf.org. In your cover letter, please answer:

• Why are you interested in joining NGPF?
• Describe the most engaging activity you ever created to use with your students.

NGPF is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.