Senior Director, Strategy and Racial Equity (MF)
Posted on October 18, 2017
The Meyer Foundation invests in solutions that build an equitable Washington region in which economically vulnerable people thrive. The Foundation envisions a just, connected, and inclusive Greater Washington community in which systemic racism and its consequences no longer exist.
As the Foundation assesses the current socioeconomic climate of the Greater Washington region and inequities that have long persisted in many communities, it recognizes that new strategies and ideas that more directly challenge the status quo are necessary. The Foundation is identifying ways to leverage all its assets—including capacity building, communications, convening power, and collective action—to tackle the root causes of longstanding inequity—namely, structural and systemic racism.
The Meyer Foundation focuses its efforts on the core programmatic goals of achieving racial equity in housing, jobs, education, and asset-building in the Greater Washington region.
Under the leadership of President and CEO Nicky Goren, the Foundation seeks to identify leaders who can develop and implement solutions with racial justice and equity expertise and who can help lead the foundation through this time of change.
The Meyer Foundation seeks a new Program Director to oversee the Foundation's engagement in Northern Virginia, with focus on Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William Counties; the Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. This Program Director will be joining the Foundation at the same time as a peer Program Director for Washington DC.
The Opportunities:
Program Directors embed themselves in the nonprofit, civic, and business sectors to understand the challenges facing individuals and families. Program Directors build on their understanding of community issues and their expertise in the Meyer Foundation's program areas to develop and implement portfolios and approaches. This work incorporates grantmaking and other Foundation strategies through the lens of racial equity, including systems change, and takes place in collaboration with Foundation colleagues.
Responsibilities for Program Directors include, but are not limited to, the following:
Creating and managing a portfolio that deploys all of Meyer's strategies, including grants, toward addressing inequities in housing, employment, education, and asset-building in the targeted geography.
Developing and managing a community-specific grant portfolio that addresses the Meyer Foundation's goals in either Northern Virginia or Washington, DC.
Representing the Meyer Foundation in the identified area at community events, meetings, and other functions.
Identifying and acting on opportunities to expand the Meyer Foundation's work in advocacy, capacity-building, convening, and collective action in the target areas.
Collaborating extensively with Program colleagues to apply holistic and cross-issue expertise to the collective Meyer Foundation portfolio.
Candidate Profile:
Competitive candidates for the Program Director roles will currently hold or previously have held leadership roles in community-based and movement-building organizations or local government in Northern Virginia. Experience in the philanthropy sector is not necessary.
Desired qualifications include the following:
Experience in one or more of the following issue areas: educational equity, workforce development, asset-building/wealth-creation, and grassroots community organizing.
Deep network in and understanding of the Greater Washington region, with specific focus on Northern Virginia.
Experience addressing issues of systemic racism and its consequences on communities.
Expertise and credible track record as a movement-builder.
Ability to create new programs and multi-stakeholder initiatives without a blueprint.
Written, presentation, and interpersonal communications skills that are clear, persuasive, and inspiring.
Demonstrated experience building diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations or initiatives.
Experience managing one or more staff and leveraging the support of an administrative professional.
Strong project and budget management/analysis skills.
At least five years of senior management experience.
Compensation:
The Meyer Foundation offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Contact:
To express your interest in this role, please submit your resume and a compelling cover letter through the following link: Program Director, Virginia Community.
All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.
The Meyer Foundation deeply values and is committed to the recruitment and retention of individuals of underrepresented backgrounds, including gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation. In that spirit, the Meyer Foundation strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ applicants, and others that will contribute to staff diversity.
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