California Director

Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab are seeking a full-time California Director.  About Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab Local Progress and the Local Progress Impact Lab work collectively to advance a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of government.

Local Progress (LP) is a movement of more than 1,500 local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of local government.

The Local Progress Impact Lab (the Impact Lab) brings together local leaders, partners, and experts to build the knowledge, skills, and leadership needed to advance racial and economic justice at the local level.

About the Position :

• Local Progress and the Impact Lab are seeking a California Director with a track record of organizing, base and coalition building to support our ever-growing work in California, including training and facilitation, strategic campaigning, fundraising, staff management and supervision.  Working as part of a Membership and Organizing team, the California Director will be working in deep collaboration and coordination with the current California Coordinator to strengthen the organizing infrastructure in the state.
• Additionally, the California Director will also be responsible for envisioning and building out our statewide strategy, which involves membership recruitment and engagement, and identifying and cultivating relationships and buy-in from key allies, organizational partners and funders.
• The California Director will supervise and support the development of Membership and Organizing Team members.  The ideal candidate for this job is someone with a track record of relational organizing, developing leaders, and bringing people across diverse backgrounds and opinions together in coalition to shift the material conditions of our communities.
• We’re looking for a strategic thinker who also pays attention to details and knows how to build systems to reduce redundancies, and increase efficiency by creating tools to produce high quality work.

Other key qualifications include strong supervision, fundraising and funder cultivation experience and a keen interest in transformational policy and organizing at the municipal level.  The California Director will report to the Organizing Director.  Location :

However the candidate must live in California, with a preference for Northern California.  Primary Responsibilities :

Partnerships & Collaborative Governance :

Leadership Development :

The Ideal Candidate will have :

Salary and Benefits :

The Local Progress office is closed between December 24 and January 1 annually.  This is a management position and will not be part of the Local Progress bargaining unit.  Timeline :

Applicants will be screened on a rolling basis so we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any time constraints, please indicate as much in your application.  How to apply :

We strive to understand each other as full human beings, and give each other grace and room to grow.  Honesty :

We ground our work in the day-to-day reality and needs of our members.  Mutual accountability :

We self-reflect and develop each other’s skills as leaders.  Nuance :

We can hold many things as true while making decisions that advance our mission.  Impact :

We take pride in our work.  Collaboration :

We center what’s best for the organization and are team players.  Joy :