Temporary Director of Capacity Building

Groundswell Fund; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundswell Fund is seeking a Director of Capacity Building to lead the department that supports grassroots organizations in building power and improving conditions for their communities.

You will develop and manage the annual work plan and budget, supervise Program Managers, and co-manage a team of 20+ coaches and consultants to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role serves as a public representative to funders and other audiences.

Job description

The Director of Capacity Building is responsible for leading Groundswell’s capacity-building department, which supports grassroots organizations to build grassroots power and improve conditions for their communities. The department resources two cohorts of grantees focused on deepening their voter engagement capacity (the Integrated Voter Engagement program) and sharpening their grassroots organizing skills (the Grassroots Organizing Institute). It also offers a newer and expanding body of work providing political education around theories of social change and intersectional organizing and as well as resources for healing justice to sustain leaders and organizations. The Director of Capacity Building will develop and manage the annual departmental work plan and budget and supervise Program Managers and others to ensure high quality program delivery and effective relationships with grantees. They will work closely with Program Managers to co-manage a team of more than 20 coaches and consultants. They will work to ensure that Groundswell’s capacity building programs are meeting our Blueprint plan targets, are responsive to the needs of our grantees and the field, and that our grantees are supported holistically by all field-facing staff at Groundswell. They will serve as a public representative of Groundswell and the department with funders and other audiences.