Project Director (CFLeads)

CFLeads; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CFLeads in Boston seeks a Project Director to lead the Economic Mobility Action Network, a two-year pilot designed to increase access to economic opportunity for low-income communities. The role involves guiding peer learning, identifying research and tools, and building a data- and community-driven agenda to maximize impact.

You will oversee a substantial budget, direct the resource team, and work closely withCFLeads' programs and external partners to drive effective practice and meaningful

Job description

CFLeads is the leading national network of community foundations committed to community leadership. CFLeads helps individual community foundations access tools to rally the resources and build the relationships needed to drive progress, and empowers the entire field to create the best possible outcomes for community residents. CFLeads is launching a two-year pilot Economic Mobility Action Network (working title) in early 2020.

CFLeads seeks a Project Director to lead the Economic Mobility Action Network. This work will include implementing CFLeads’ proven peer learning method to help community foundation participants develop a data- and community-driven agenda to increase low-income communities’ access to economic opportunity. The Project Director will identify relevant research, leading experts, useful tools and other resources on which to draw to facilitate learning, effective practice and heightened community impact. The Project Director will manage a significant budget, lead the resource team to implement the network, and work collaboratively with other programs and external partners.

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