Power Building Director (Housing CA)

We are looking for a highly collaborative leader who would be energized by the opportunity to work in close partnership with communities across the state, building power, and moving a transformative housing policy agenda in California.

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Power Building Director will connect and lead statewide cross-sector coalitions and grassroots networks that center people with lived experience of housing instability to advance shared priorities and change the balance of power in state policy making. The Director will primarily provide leadership and strategic direction to Housing California's signature power building initiative, Residents United Network (RUN), to grow the network and increase RUN leaders’ impact on state-level homelessness and affordable housing policies.

The Director will report directly to the Executive Director and will serve as a thought partner and a collaborative member of the Directors’ team, which currently includes an Operations Director, Policy Director, a Narrative and Strategic Communications Director, and a Strategic Initiatives Director. The Director will serve as a manager to a growing team, which will include a Program Manager, a Statewide Organizer, and a Regional Organizer.

***Full position details and link to apply*** (https://recruitcrm.io/apply/16964723715100017972yAO)

WHO YOU ARE 

• You have a demonstrated commitment to building power with communities of color in California.
• You have 10+ years of relevant experience, including community organizing experience and team management experience. 
• You have professional experience doing work in a field that intersects with racial  justice work. (We welcome candidates from a broad variety of fields (e.g., health equity, criminal justice reform, education, food insecurity, climate justice) with preference given to individuals who also have experience organizing statewide policy campaigns and/or working on issues of housing policy, homelessness, equitable development, sustainable communities, infrastructure policy/finance, land-use planning, or other closely related fields.)
• You have experience developing and overseeing the implementation of coordinated and aligned organizing strategies with staff, consultants, and partners.
• You are tenacious and committed to moving change through ambiguity and challenges. 
• You are a strategic and creative thinker who is able to keep hold of a big picture vision while also managing to execute on the day-to-day details through strong organizational and project management skills.
• You have excellent staff management and coaching skills to supervise, mentor, and grow the capacity of staff.
• You have a track record of collaborating with others across lines of difference to build shared goals and developing and maintaining strong working relationships that produce justice-oriented outcomes. 
• You are a highly capable facilitator who enjoys bringing together groups to share, learn, and make decisions together. 
• You have a proven ability to communicate (written and verbally) effectively with a variety of audiences, including with policymakers, community-based organizations, people who live in affordable homes or are experiencing homelessness, and the media.

Additional experience that would be welcomed, but is not required: 

• Lived experience with housing instability or homelessness.
• Experience with public policy analysis and advocacy.
• Bilingual Spanish/English. 
• Experience with non-profit fundraising, including developing and maintaining relationships with funders and writing grant proposals and reports.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND LOCATION

This is a full time, exempt position that reports to the Executive Director. This individual would supervise at least two to three staff people and coordinate closely with regional organizing coordinators in several regions throughout California. Salary between $110,000 - $140,000, depending on experience. 

Employees must live in California. The Director may work remotely or from our shared office space in Sacramento, but is expected to participate in regular travel (mostly in California) of an estimated 25% including the following engagements: monthly staff meeting in Sacramento; twice yearly Board of Directors meetings; annual 2-3 day staff retreat; annual 3-day Housing California conference; annual 3-day statewide RUN summit and regular regional RUN convenings; Lobby Day in Sacramento and policy-related activities which occur throughout the year ; 1-2 Community Change co-training convenings which are held out of state; plus various subject-based conferences or in-person partner meetings, based on need and interest. 

OUR CULTURE 

Housing California is committed to creating a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace that fosters a culture of belonging, ongoing learning and collaboration, and supports, stabilizes, and incentivizes people to join the Housing California team and stay for the long game.

We value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by the issues we address. We especially encourage Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and people of color; people from families that have immigrated to the U.S.; people who have been unhoused or experienced housing instability; women; LGBTQIA+ people; system-impacted people; and people with disabilities to apply for these positions.

We aim for our work to be both effective and sustainable; we balance required travel during some parts of the year and the fast-paced legislative calendar with a commitment to our team’s mental and physical health.