Co-Director of The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI)

CO-DIRECTOR, The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI), within MIT’s Experimental Study Group, advances educational opportunity for incarcerated individuals while engaging MIT students in learning about the criminal legal system. The Co-Director for Operations and Development partners with TEJI’s Director for strategy, operations, finance, and student-centered program leadership. The role leads strategic planning; develops funding strategies; identifies prospective funders; prepares grant proposals and reports; and cultivates relationships with MIT, correctional, community, and external partners. Leads communications, marketing, web, and social media. The Co-Director oversees academic administration for classes, tutoring, and other prison-based educational activities, including required permissions. With ESG’s Program Manager, supports undergraduates and mentors TEJI students. A central responsibility is robust financial stewardship: managing TEJI accounts, reconciliations, budgets, forecasts, payroll, internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance; monitoring spending and ensuring sound use of program resources. The role serves as TEJI’s primary finance liaison to ESG and GUE Finance. It is expected to provide oversight and, over time, supervise finance/administrative staff supporting TEJI.