Organizing Director- Network Capacity

Position Title: Organizing Director- Network Capacity

Reports​ ​to:​ ​Co-Director

Direct reports: none

Location:​ Open, fully remote

Annual Pay Range:​ $81,500-$97,600

Classification: Full-time; Exempt; At-Will

The Child Care For Every Family Network brings together the people directly involved in and impacted by child care—parents, providers, and advocates—to build a racial and gender justice-centered child care infrastructure that is accountable to those who have been most harmed by our lack of investment and currently underfunded programs. We are convening families, organizations, and providers across localities, states, and the nation to develop shared strategies to fundamentally transform child care.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Organizing Director- Network Capacity plays an integral role for the Child Care for Every Family Network and works with Network leaders, members, allies and supporters to develop greater alignment in our work to win universal, equitable child care. Reporting to the Co-Directors, they assist with developing training, cohorts, curriculum, and other opportunities for engagement with the Network; ensuring strong cross-collaboration and communication across the network’s leaders and programs. This is a senior role and requires a strong background in organizing, coalition and network-building, popular education approaches  and curriculum development.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Develop ways to create greater alignment across network leaders, members and allies; including a shared understanding of how to operationalize our values, a shared understanding of the history that influences our work, a shared focus on developing a child care system deeply rooted in racial/gender justice and a shared focus on what we are trying to win together
• Support network-wide equity, inclusion and belonging work
• Provide staffing support to network leadership, work groups and constituency groups as assigned; with a focus on supporting the parent/family and provider constituency groups
• Support and help to drive network outreach, growth and deepening engagement by members
• Develop and offer tools, training, curriculum and other support to Network members informed by popular education approaches
• Support network communication and information-sharing
• Support collaboration with other networks and partners within and across movements
• Identify opportunities for the network to grow its work and impact
• Work closely with policy, communications and other network staff and leads to inform their work
• Develop network-wide actions focused on building collective power
• Support measuring network progress, data collection and reporting

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Commitment to Child Care for Every Family Network’s mission and values
• Commitment to personal anti-racism work
• Experience with, and preference for, working in a racially and culturally-diverse environment with people of all abilities and backgrounds
• 5+ years  experience in organizing, training and curriculum development work with a focus on racial/gender/economic justice
• Demonstrated success collaborating with similar organizations
• Demonstrated experience in movement building and power-building work
• Experience leading, coaching, and supervising a team of strong, justice-focused advocates
• Be able to develop leaders and build community
• Have excellent time and project management skills
• Is able to work independently and within a collaborative and interdependent team environment
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Have strong computer skills, including, Microsoft Office, Google programs, video conferencing technology and CRM platforms
• Able to work from home with a fully remote team

VALUED AND NON-ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Fluency in Spanish or another language

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $81,500-$97,600

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 200 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.

Hiring Statement

Child Care for Every Family Network is a project of New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. NVF is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. NVF’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

COVID-19 Policy

To center the safety and well-being of its employees, New Venture Fund requires that any employee who is required to conduct in-person activities for their job must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within four weeks of their start date.  This position may require candidates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Accommodations may be sought and approved in accordance with the law by contacting human resources at HR@newventurefund.org.

This position is available immediately; Child Care for Every Family will accept and review new applications until filled.