Co-Director: Strategy and Partnership

Innovation Network; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovation Network, founded in 1992, is transitioning to a collaborative co-leadership structure with a new Co-Director: Strategy & Partnership to guide the next chapter. The role focuses on building trust-based partnerships, generating mission-aligned revenue, and adapting to shifts in philanthropy and social movements.

Collaboration with the Co-Director: Culture, Operations & Impact will drive strategy, health, and equity across the organization.

Job description

Since its founding in 1992, Innovation Network has experimented with different leadership models. Now, Innovation Network is shifting to a collaborative co-leadership model, expanding its leadership structure with the addition of a Co-Director: Strategy & Partnership—an opportunity for a bold, collaborative leader to help guide our next chapter. Rooted in a commitment to equity, Innovation Network partners with advocates and funders to advance equity through meaningful learning and evaluation. This new Co-Director will play a vital role in ensuring our continued relevance and impact in a rapidly changing environment.

This position will lead our outward-facing efforts, including cultivating trust-based partnerships, generating mission-aligned revenue, and helping the organization respond and adapt to shifts in the philanthropic and social movement landscapes. The Co-Director will work in close collaboration with the Co-Director: Culture, Operations, & Impact to guide the whole organization—sharing responsibility for strategic direction, organizational health, and nurturing an internal culture of equity, learning, and distributed leadership. They will contribute thought partnership to the leadership areas of the Co-Director: Culture, Operations & Impact, including fiscal oversight, internal learning and policies, and knowledge management.

We are seeking a strategic connector with a deep understanding of power, equity, and systems change—someone who brings strong relationships in philanthropy and/or social movements and who is energized by working in a shared leadership model. This is an opportunity to build momentum from a leadership position in an organization that is small and nimble, with collaborative leadership and flexible bureaucracy.