President (ISC)

The Institute for Sustainable Communities; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) seeks a dynamic, visionary President who will guide a global nonprofit focused on climate resilience, environmental justice, and sustainable community development. The role requires executive leadership, equity-centered strategy, and a track record in fundraising and partnership growth.

ISC aims to broaden impact while embedding equity and inclusion into all programs, ensuring communities disproportionately affected by climate harms benefit from

Qualifications

• Visionary President with equity lens and commitment to climate-related equity and inclusion.
• Experience leading large-scale organizations and driving culture change.
• Strong fundraising, business development and partner development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to advance climate, environmental, economic, and social goals.
• Drive fundraising, partnerships and business development to scale impact.
• Foster organizational culture change toward equity and inclusion across communities disproportionately affected by climate harms.

Skills

Executive leadership

Fundraising

Partnership development

Strategic vision

Equity and inclusion

Job description

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is in the business of unleashing the power of people to transform their communities in the face of climate change. ISC’s mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all.

ISC seeks a dynamic, visionary President with a strong equity lens who will take the organization to exciting new heights by leveraging a background of executive leadership and management experience, well-honed fundraising, business and partner development skills, experience with and knowledge of scaling organizations, experience with culture change, and above all, a commitment to driving sustainability strategies that embrace equity and inclusion principles, benefiting communities disproportionately affected by climate change and environmental harms.

ISC has exclusively retained The 360 Group of San Francisco to assist with this search.