Leadership for Educational Equity is a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring and supporting a network of civic leaders to eradicate the injustice of educational inequity.

Leadership for Educational Equity — educationalequity.org Leadership for Educational Equity is a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring & supporting a network of civic leaders to end the injustice of educational inequity.

Senior Director, Community Organizing

About Leadership for Educational Equity

Leadership for Educational Equity is a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring and supporting a network of civic leaders to eradicate the injustice of educational inequity.

Through one-on-one coaching, fellowships, workshops, and resources, LEE works to develop and inspire its members individually and collectively, across all disciplines – as policy makers, advocates, elected leaders and community organizers. LEE membership is free and currently open to all Teach For America corps members and alumni. LEE believes that when a diverse group of leaders, grounded in a commitment to equity, are in leadership roles, they will serve as a transformative force for and with students and communities.

LEE is a diverse team of passionate and talented individuals committed to making a difference. We are a high-growth, results-oriented organization that operates in an entrepreneurial environment deeply invested in continuous improvement. LEE is honored to have been selected as a LATINA Style 50 Award recipient and a “When Work Works” award recipient. We are also an Employer of National Service.

If you would like to become part of our team and join the fight for educational equity, or if you would simply like to learn more, please visit educationalequity.org.

Position Summary:

The Senior Director, Community Organizing is responsible for ensuring that excellent organizing tools, training, and tactics resulting in significant policy change for kids are provided nationally and in all LEE regions. The senior director accomplishes this by being a strategic planner in building community organizing, issue advocacy and campaign program development to be made available to the Regional Impact (RI) team and LEE members.

In partnership with Directors of Develop and Discern on the Organizing Leadership team they will offer strategic thought partnership and guidance on specific campaigns and professional development. As a liaison to other national teams at LEE to direct the necessary communications and training resources to RI staff and the member-led Organizing Alliances across the country they support. The Senior Director, Community Organizing sits on the Organizing Leadership Team, where they contribute to the overall team strategy by leading and managing organizing strategy with LEE’s colleagues, other streams of leadership development.

As a part of the National Impact team, this position partners closely with the other National Impact Teams (Elected Leadership, Policy and Advocacy, and Learning, Design and Development) and the Regional Impact team, ensuring a cohesive organizing vision, strategy and outcomes. This role will also manage a team of people, and must have the skills to be able to build and run diverse and inclusive teams while managing toward strong results. This position reports to the Vice President, Organizing Leadership.

Position Location: Flexible

Travel Requirements: 50%, National travel as needed to conferences, trainings, and regional actions

Note: All organizational travel is currently suspended due to COVID-19

Responsibilities:

Strategic Thinking & Content Development (25%)

Manage the development of the organizing platform and leadership development materials that aligns with LEE’s organizing model and philosophy
Supervise development of online/blended tools for LEE members to learn fundamentals and specialized campaign skills in organizing on LEE’s platform
Supervise development of the digital organizing program and digital leadership engagement program
Utilize and devise systems and supports for data entry, data tracking and impact analysis across multiple qualitative and quantitative metrics towards outcomes
Collaborate across teams to understand the organizing platform needs and manage the team to design those tools in-house and with external firms

Team Management (25%)

Build and manage a team toward meaningful impact as measured by outcomes and organizational goals
Engage in weekly check-ins with each individual report and whole team meetings
Engage in frequent formal and informal performance feedback cycles to support individual and team success and growth
Support the development and implementation of the organizing team learning scope and sequence that clearly values diversity, equity, and inclusion

Coaching & Collaboration (20%)

Collaborate across the matrix of other departments within LEE to ensure communication and cooperation in alignment to goals and outcomes
Provide high-level strategy support coaching to the Regional Impact team on strategy creation and tool utilization that leads to impact
Provide strategic advice and coaching to diverse LEE members for equitable, high-impact organizing campaigns and organizations across the country
Collaborate with leaders in the field of organizing to learn, develop, and implement innovative organizing strategies on the LEE platform

Learning Development and Facilitation (20%)

Supervise and provide content facilitation and contribute content development for staff and member-facing organizing leadership development experiences
Facilitate and support member and staff-facing organizing learning experiences in tandem with Directors of Organizing
Leadership and other National Impact teams for diverse audiences
Collaborate with partners across other teams to integrate organizing principles into their content
Evaluate the success of learning experiences based on multiple quantitative and qualitative metrics and adjust strategy

Special Projects (10%)

Additional projects as assigned by the Vice President, Organizing Leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or commensurate years of work experience
7 years relevant professional work experience
5+ years’ experience in community organizing and leadership development with community-based organizations managing complex workstreams towards successful outcomes, building successful relationships with a variety of stakeholders, and leading to equity-driven policy changes
4 years of management experience as a supervisor, developer of organizers, and/or institution builder
Strong track record in base-building, campaigning (issue and electoral), and leadership development
Deep passion for educational equity and belief in LEE’s mission and theory of change
Highly effective communication, coaching and team building skills, with demonstrated experience across lines of difference
Demonstrated expertise and success driving teams to impact and measuring progress in qualitative and quantitative metrics
Ability to work remotely to communicate and collaborate within a geographically dispersed team
Strong, demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion
Demonstrated ability to identify and develop strategies to drive policy change

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in a relevant field (MPA, MPP or PhD)
10 years relevant professional work experience
Experience in digital organizing and strategies
Demonstrated success in innovative practices that leverage resources and enable significant growth
Management of geographically dispersed team, with evidence of strong team culture and outcomes
Experience with SalesForce, Slack and blended learning tools such as Thought Industries

5k Facebook Members Celebration — pages.viral-loops.com We are celebrating our 5K facebook member milestone. Share our daily digest newsletter signup with your friends to have a chance to win a $50 gift card!

Benefits

LEE offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and vision coverage for spouses, families and domestic partners; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance and short and long-term disability insurance; a retirement package with employer match; family and parental leave benefits; generous paid time off and an organization-wide winter break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

How to Apply

https://educationalequity.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=506

Nonprofit Remote Jobs

Nonprofit Remote Digest - Issue #522