Author: Margie DuBrow

VP of Advancement and External Affairs: Maternity Care Coalition

Organization Summary

Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), a dynamic nonprofit, works to improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and parenting families, and enhance school readiness for children 0-3. Our intended impact is for parents in Southeastern PA communities impacted by structural inequities, particularly racism, can birth with dignity, parent with autonomy and raise babies who are healthy, growing, and thriving.

Position Summary

As part of MCC’s Executive Team the Vice President of Advancement & External Affairs (A&EA) is responsible for strategy and management of fund and new business development; public policy & government relations; public relations; marketing and communications; and volunteer recruitment and management. Builds and leverages strategic partnerships with academic and research organizations, health care institutions and managed care organizations and other key community organizations and partners to achieve MCC’s growth and sustainability objectives.

Essential Tasks

  • Direct and manage all aspects of Maternity Care Coalition’s (MCC) Development and External Affairs program
  • Responsible for management of fund development, new business development; public policy and government relations; public relations; marketing and communications; and volunteer recruitment and management. Coordinates and collaborates with MCC’s Grant Management Team.
  • Accountable for implementing MCC’s comprehensive fund development program that utilizes MCC board and committee members, volunteers and staff to realize the fundraising goals for the organization.
  • Works with relevant board committees, task groups and Executive Team to identify, establish and secure funding for agency strategic priorities. Focuses on establishing pathways to revenue sustainability.
  • Supervises leadership staff responsible for the functions above and works with those departments/individuals to develop an annual department plan that includes vision, goals and objectives.
  • Oversees MCC’s major gift fundraising efforts, including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
  • Coordinate and support CEO’s fundraising efforts, including prospect outreach efforts, meeting preparation and follow-up, strategy development, pipeline and gift proposals. Accompany CEO on prospect visits on an as-needed basis.
  • Manage a personal pool of 50-75 high-level prospects and donors. Maintain primary responsibility for cultivating high net worth individual prospects.
  • Act as primary point of contact within MCC for individual major donors.
  • Effectively communicates and increases awareness of MCC as a high performing, innovative and agile nonprofit organization; as a nationally recognized leader in addressing the diverse needs/interests of pregnant women and children 0-3 years of age; is able to engage diverse families, measures outcomes, demonstrate impact and describe policies.
  • Serves as primary staff liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Directors.
  • Seeks out strategic partnerships that will position MCC for opportunities, expand MCC’s footprint and/or enhance research, policy, and services to families
  • Deepens and strengthens, coordinates and leverages relationships with various partners, volunteers, donors, and corporate, philanthropic, government, academic. social enterprise and community leaders.
  • Represents MCC (and CEO where designated) in the media, on relevant boards and task forces and at selected meetings and conferences of nonprofit, social enterprise and philanthropic entities, professional associations and community organizations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  •  Demonstrated leadership ability and experience and entrepreneurial thinking needed to develop and execute strategic and effective advancement strategies
  • Experience in fund development and ability to interface with senior government, executive, industry and foundation leaders and major donors
  • Demonstrated experience advancing work though a racial equity lens
  • Familiarity with maternal child health and early childhood
  • Knowledge of social service and government programs and public policy
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills including grant writing, public speaking, making sales pitches, and posting on blogs and social media
  • Computer competency including knowledge of Microsoft Office and familiarity with donor database systems, project management applications, web and social media platforms
  • Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and as a member of and leader of a team
  • Ability to work independently, analyze and solve problems and meet deadlines
  • Ability to inspire, motivate and hold teams accountable
  •  Ability to collaborate with other agencies, funders and strategic partners

Experience, Education, and Licensure

  • A minimum of five to seven years of progressive related work experience, preferably in the nonprofit sector, including leadership and staff supervision
  • Prior experience with Development, Government Affairs, Marketing and Communications
  • Knowledge of the Philadelphia region and relevant partners and players desirable
  • Master’s degree required, or equivalent relevant professional experience

How to Apply

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Interested candidates should attach a cover letter, resume, and a professional writing sample

Executive Director: Regional Housing Legal Services

Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) seeks a dynamic justice-focused leader to serve as its next Executive Director.

RHLS is a nonprofit law firm that works to imagine and support the creation of decent, safe, affordable and sustainable housing for lower-income people living in Pennsylvania. RHLS drives successful housing creation because of its unique expertise in affordable, sustainable housing, community and economic development, utility matters and policy supports for home ownership.  RHLS has committed to making safe, affordable, and healthy housing a reality for all Pennsylvanians for nearly fifty years. Pennsylvania had a severe shortage of affordable and healthy housing before COVID-19. Now, the National Council of State Housing Agencies estimates that in Pennsylvania, the pandemic and the resulting economic impact have put 240,000 families at risk of losing their homes. The problem may be in new scale, but it is familiar to RHLS, which has succeeded in the long-term work of creating safe, affordable housing for all.

This position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with vision, strong management skills, and a deep understanding of the connection between racial equity and housing justice. Our next Executive Director will lead a passionate legal team that turns dreams into safe, affordable communities.

Our long-time Executive Director Mark Schwartz expects to step down in mid-2021; we will identify our next leader in time to allow for a smooth transition.

More about Regional Housing Legal Services

Founded in 1973, RHLS engages in legal advocacy focused primarily on affordable housing and

community development in Pennsylvania. Key issue areas include low-income housing development and government policy around housing issues (including affordability, racial equity, and the intersection of housing and health). RHLS has a staff of 23 and a budget of approximately $3 million per year.

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP), an independent legal services program that works to ensure low income consumers can maintain affordable utility services, is also administratively housed within RHLS, fostering collaboration on the inextricable issues of housing and utilities.

About the Executive Director position:

The next Executive Director will have the opportunity to further advance the organization’s core mission of creating housing and economic opportunity in under-served communities in Pennsylvania and effecting systemic change for the benefit of lower-income households statewide. They will further the organization’s work to center racial equity in our substantive work, and increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization. The next Executive Director will join a stable organization with many experienced and skilled staff members.

RHLS’ ideal next Executive Director will be ready to lead with integrity and compassion. They will work collaboratively with the management team to ensure organizational stability and the diversification and expansion of funding streams. They will maintain, nurture and grow long- term and productive organizational relationships with clients, funders, and private and public stakeholders. They will foster and prioritize an organizational culture of learning and accountability coupled with strong support for professional development of staff.

The successful candidate for this position will bring knowledge of affordable housing and community development; lived experience or committed professional experience with the challenges facing low-income populations and communities of color; the capacity to build, direct, and motivate a team of experts in a highly collaborative environment; strong strategic skills that identify priorities and integrate resources toward achieving these objectives; and exceptional organizational change and culture development skills that will support RHLS’s growth through this period of change.

Responsibilities

1.  Mission/Vision & External Relationships:

•  Lead the development of and oversee the implementation of the strategic plan, including the development and execution of organizational goals which are tied to the strategic plan.

•  Maintain and strengthen relationships with and support for diverse non-profit – clients (and some for-profit partners of those clients) to continue the strong existing partnerships that function to support affordable housing and community development in Pennsylvania.

•  Maintain and strengthen existing strategic relationships; identify and develop new strategic relationships and diversify the points of contact for key relationships.

•  Provide leadership on local, state, and federal policy matters.

2.  Management and Leadership:

•  Collaborate with Management Team to operationalize the strategic vision of the organization with clear goals, outcomes, and metrics.

•  Actively supervise and support senior staff as they lead teams in executing on organizational goals.

•  Ensure the members of the Management Team have strong management systems to work with, have clear roles and accountability, and the group works well together as a team.

•  Ensure senior staff have both the freedom and the accountability they need to execute their responsibilities.

•  Ensure that racial equity considerations are built into substantive and administrative processes.

3.  Overall oversight of talent management systems:

•  Provide overall direction and supervision for RHLS staff; directly supervise senior staff.

•  Lead RHLS staff, with ultimate responsibility for hiring, firing, and resolution of grievances.

•  Create a culture of learning, accountability, collaboration and trust among staff.

•  Emphasize the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce and an inclusive and equitable workplace culture.

•  Collaborate with managers to ensure the organization consistently implements best practices in talent management, including integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion factors into all its procedures.

•  Ensure that the organization’s legal work is properly supervised and held to the highest standards, including compliance with Pennsylvania’s Rules of Professional Conduct.

•  Ensure that staff members are provided with the space, equipment, and training they need to perform their jobs effectively and gain skill over time.

•  Foster opportunities for growth and leadership skills development by RHLS staff in all positions with an emphasis on succession planning for key positions.

•  Ensure that all staff receive timely and constructive feedback through ongoing supervision and regular evaluations.

•  Provide support to PULP Executive Director.

4.  Finance and Fundraising

•  Ensure the organization’s short- and long-term financial stability.

•  Collaborate with senior staff to plan revenue development strategy; oversee and participate in revenue development.

•  Collaborate with senior staff and PULP Executive Director to maintain and expand relationships

with existing funders and cultivate new sources of support.

•  Collaborate with the CFO to develop the annual budget and monitor financials.

•  Ensure organizational fiscal and government compliance.

5.  Collaboration with and support of the Board of Directors

•  Collaborate with the Board to assure that RHLS has a clear and compelling mission and vision, and a long-range strategic plan consistent with the mission and vision.

•  Inform the Board about opportunities, challenges, strengths, and weaknesses for RHLS so the Board can effectively execute its governance, financial oversight, and leadership functions.

•  Partner in the development and running of Board meetings.

•  Support Board development.

Job Qualifications:

•   Passion for and demonstrated commitment to economic justice and racial equity;

•   Skill as a compelling spokesperson who exhibits transparency, openness, and integrity;

•   Ability to develop and convey vision, and build support for our success in achieving that vision;

•   Desire and ability to work with diverse groups and people and to generate trust;

•   Enthusiasm and skill for revenue development (or the ability to fake it effectively);

•   Experience overseeing budget and finance and being able to communicate budget and finance issues to others;

•   Strong organizational and planning skills and the ability to think strategically;

•   Leadership that inspires and motivates staff and Board members;

•   A collaborative, approachable, and accessible management style with the ability to be decisive;

•   Political astuteness and ability to navigate the local, regional, and national political structures;

•   Honest, transparent, and ethical professional behavior; and

•   A sense of humor and a containable ego.

And preference for

•   Nonprofit leadership experience;

•   Graduate degree; Juris Doctor (JD) is preferred.

•   Experience in advocacy for (or development of) affordable housing.

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. RHLS has a generous benefits package.

To apply: Send letter expressing interest in and qualifications for the position, together with a resume to: ExecutiveDirectorHiring@RHLS.org. In your letter of interest, please describe how your experience prepares you to lead this organization, and how your experience and views of diversity and equity would inform your approach to leading in the area of affordable housing.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Regional Housing Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to build diversity, equity and inclusion both within our organization and in partnership and allyship with the communities we serve.

ExecutiveDirectorHiring@RHLS.org. In your letter of interest, please describe how your experience prepares you to lead this organization, and how your experience and views of diversity and equity would inform your approach to leading in the area of affordable housing. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Manager of Membership and Annual Giving: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

ABOUT PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is America’s first school and museum of fine arts.  Located in center city Philadelphia, PAFA is intimate in scale with a strong sense of community.  PAFA’s undergraduate degree offerings include a BFA in Studio Art and a coordinated BFA with the University of Pennsylvania. Graduate programs include an MFA and Low-Residency MFA degree, and a Post-Baccalaureate certificate. PAFA’s museum has an outstanding collection of American art, and the museum actively collects and exhibits contemporary art, including work in new media.  Additionally, PAFA is home to the Brodsky Center, a print and papermaking center focused on the creation of innovative editions by contemporary artists.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Because we were the nation’s first art museum and art school, we believe PAFA has a moral obligation to ensure that every member of our community can study and work in an environment where they feel a sense of belonging.  We have the additional obligation of ensuring that our community reflects that rich tapestry of beauty and diversity that surrounds our world.  We are committed to modeling diversity and inclusion for the entire arts, cultural and educational sector, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all.  PAFA is committed to maintaining an inclusive learning environment, and a diverse community of students, faculty and staff.

PAFA is an equal opportunity employer. Women and diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply to work in our pluralistic community.

POSITION: Manager of Membership and Annual Giving

The Manager of Membership and Annual Giving is responsible for overseeing PAFA’s annual giving and general membership programs. The Manager will work closely with fellow PAFA staff to develop and implement programs and events for the purpose of member and donor acquisition, cultivation, and retention. The Manager works closely with the Development Associate on gift and data entry, the processing of event registration, membership renewals, and gifts, as well as routine reconciliation reports, and general administrative duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Plan, organize, and implement an effective annual giving program for all PAFA constituencies, including general memberships and outright support from individuals. Use data-driven and strategically integrated approaches to increase revenue from these funding areas.
  • Implement creative member acquisition, renewal, upgrade, and retention strategies, including benefits and events, as well as direct mail and digital campaigns.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Visitor Experience Supervisor, Retail Manager, Continuing Education staff, and Public Education staff on the onsite membership sales effort, with an emphasis on onsite sales and visitor data capture.
  • Generate and maintain reports to track progress towards goals and the success of acquisition, renewal, retention, and upgrade strategies.
  • Utilize Raiser’s Edge NXT and Constant Contact to manage constituent lists for membership mailings, digital communications, and invitations; design and execute donor communications, including a monthly member e-newsletter.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for members and provide a high level of customer service. Fulfill member services and benefits; Respond to inquiries and visitor services needs as appropriate.
  • Work closely with Development Associate on all gift entry and record keeping processes related to membership and annual giving, including reconciliation process with the Finance Department. Serve as primary back up for gift entry needs.
  • Work closely with the Development Associate on the preparation and execution of membership gift acknowledgements and cards, renewal notices, other membership-related correspondence, and annual giving acknowledgements.
  • Serve as departmental representative on the Alumni Council. Collaborate with Dean’s office on Alumni cultivation events (2-3 per year).
  • Partner with Chief Development Officer and Individual Giving team on to upgrade and retention strategies, prospect identification, and planned giving messaging. Play a role in helping to build a pipeline for future Peale Circle members and major donors.
  • Contribute membership and annual giving content for the annual report, organization-wide communications, mailings, e-mails, and invitations.
  • Promote a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Minimum three to five years of membership or annual giving experience, preferably in a museum environment
  • Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to think and work independently
  • Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks
  • Excellent customer service and problem-solving skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Outlook, Excel)
  • Expertise in Raiser’s Edge NXT software (or similar system) required
  • Experience creating digital communications preferred
  • Ability to work some evening and weekend events
  • Passion for the Arts
Education Level:
Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred
To Apply

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts accepts digital applications only. A complete application should include the following:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

When submitting your application online, please save your documents as Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) or PDF (.pdf) files. To help us process your applications as efficiently as possible, please save your files with the following filename format:

  • LastName_FirstName_Resume
  • LastName_FirstName_CoverLetter

 

*Due to the amount of potential applicants, we do not respond to voice calls or messages about the status of your application. Based on the criteria for the position, the most qualified candidates will be contacted directly. Thank you for your interest in PAFA.

Director of Communications and Brand Management: Mural Arts Philadelphia

Mural Arts Philadelphia is the largest public art initiative of its kind, dedicated to the belief that art ignites change. For over 30 years, Mural Arts has united artists and communities through a collaborative and equitable process, creating nearly 4,000 artworks that have transformed public spaces and individual lives. Mural Arts aims to empower people, stimulate dialogue, and build bridges of understanding with projects that attract artists from Philadelphia and around the world, and programs that focus on youth education, restorative justice, mental health and wellness, and public art and its preservation. Popular mural tours offer a firsthand glimpse into the inspiring stories behind Mural Arts’ iconic and unparalleled collection, which has earned Philadelphia worldwide recognition as the “City of Murals.”

Mural Arts Philadelphia seeks a Director of Communications and Brand Management. This individual serves as the strategic brain of Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Communications team and is responsible for guiding the evolution and impact of the Mural Arts brand. As a senior member of the Mural Arts staff, the Director guides the strategy and implementation for all communications, to consistently articulate and represent the organization’s core values. The Director ensures that Mural Arts stands out in a crowded arts and culture field as a creative, dynamic, and mission-driven public art organization that engages and builds community among local, national, and international audiences.

The Director leads a staff of marketing and communications professionals (currently four full-timers, plus seasonal interns), charged with ensuring that all communication—both internal and external—fit the framework of the organization’s strategic plan and brand guidelines. The Director works in close collaboration with Mural Arts’ staff, board, advisory council, and other stakeholders to manage the consistency and effectiveness of all brand and message development, ranging from major institutional and project-based marketing campaigns to everyday tactics, including public relations, print and direct mail, public programs and events, social media, email marketing, website, and other digital platforms. The Director also develops and upholds clear and consistent internal procedures, in service of advancing the goals of the organization. The Director of Communications reports to the Chief Advancement Officer of Mural Arts Philadelphia.

Responsibilities
●        Manage the effectiveness, reputation, and strategic vision of the Mural Arts brand.

●        Co-create, implement, and evaluate the Mural Arts communications plan on an annual basis in keeping with the priorities outlined in the strategic plan

●        Ensure that all of Mural Arts communications tactics and marketing materials are compelling, timely, and consistent, and in accordance with the organization’s mission and core values, as well as established protocols and style guides

●        Lead and guide collaboration with outside partners on communications efforts that build and support greater visibility, engagement and value for the Mural Arts brand and its unique programs

●        Support the Development department’s efforts in the field of fundraising and partner with Development staff on the creation of key materials such as the annual appeal, spring appeal, and annual report

●        Develop and maintain internal systems and procedures that support the communications strategy and the broader Mural Arts staff

●        Develop and provide training for Board and staff to communicate in ways that aid in program effectiveness and organizational coherence

●        Develop and manage the annual budget for the Communications Department, the budget for Mural Arts Month, and liaise with Mural Arts program staff on communications, marketing, and PR costs for project budgets

●        Oversee the promotion, implementation, and messaging for all public programs and events across the organization

●        Manage the work of all branding, and PR consultants and vendors to ensure that all are working in service of the brand

●        Works with project managers and department heads to align programs and messaging with MAP’s overall communications strategy.

●        Work directly with the Executive Director and other senior leadership on speech-writing, talking points, and consistent delivery of strategic and brand-focused messaging

 

Technical Requirements
●        A BA or BS in related field, or equivalent experience and knowledge

●        Minimum of six to ten years of experience in the communications, marketing, and/or public relations fields, ideally with a focus in arts and culture

●        Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and listening) and ability to work in a fast-paced environment are required

●        Experience with budget management, budget reporting, and income and expense procedures is required

●        Management experience and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, board, and external partners is required

●        Proficiency with MS Office is required

●        Strong sense of design, knowledge of new and emerging marketing platforms, and familiarity with print production is preferred

●        Must be able to attend evening and weekend events when required, and be available for consultation outside of office hours.

Mural Arts seeks candidates who value and demonstrate the following core competencies: committed problem solving, deep thinking & fearless creation, inquisitive learning, thoughtful communication, mindful collaboration, personal accountability, and a commitment to actively prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

To Apply

For more information or to apply for the position, please contact Genny Boccardo-Dubey, Chief Advancement Officer at genny.boccardo@muralarts.org, t: 949-436-3156.

Senior Program Director: Philadelphia Academies, Inc.

Reporting to the President/CEO, the Senior Program Director will have internal and external facing roles where he/she is responsible for structuring and leading teams to deliver high quality Middle and High School programming. The Senior Program Director will coordinate with the President/CEO to prepare short and long term strategies to achieve goals and evaluate performance of PAI’s programs. He/she is responsible for identifying best practices to improve internal systems while working with Program Directors and staff to improve all facets of programming. This is a Senior level position with great opportunity for innovation, leadership and the ability to work not only with schools but also foundations, corporations and government agencies.

Background: The Senior Program Director is a new position, and will be responsible for overseeing all Philadelphia Academies, Inc. programs and services. This includes: 1. Career-Connected education for middle and high school students and teachers, including experiential learning, pre apprenticeships, and internships, 2. Data utilization and teacher coaching to increase 9th Grade On-Track rates, and 3. School capacity building via professional development, technical assistance and virtual programming. The Senior Program Director will work closely with the President/CEO and will sit on the Leadership Team, where he/she will provide leadership and guidance to further improve the services in our current, and future, portfolio.

Who We Are:

Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (PAI) is a 51-year-old non-profit whose mission is to design and implement industry informed, career-connected learning strategies and school supports that position young people for success in post-secondary education and the workforce.  By partnering with middle and high schools on one hand and Industry and Post-Secondary Institutions on the other, PAI supports students and teachers as we envision a world where all young people have the skills, resources, and networks to reach their full potential.

Qualifications: 10+ years in a senior management position in a nonprofit, education field, and/or government agency; advanced degree or equivalent with demonstrated leadership and success in high level thinking, planning and responding to multiple priorities; extensive knowledge in education and youth development, along with direct experience with state and local school systems and workforce development; proven ability to work with efficiency and flexibility; outstanding communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Develop, lead, and manage a team of Directors and staff
  • Lead strategic programmatic planning efforts that assist in meeting PAI’s desired outcomes
  • Formulate and recommend new programming, as well as revisions to current programming, in order to improve the overarching goals of the organization
  • Oversee all programmatic activities of the organization, with a focus on building, driving, and developing programming designed to support students and teachers
  • Ensure high-quality program delivery and data collection across the organization
  • Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders, including SDP, funders, community partners, stakeholders, and government agencies
  • Ensure program deliverables are in compliance with all stated grant and contract results, milestones and outcomes
  • Participate in grant writing and reporting for a variety of programs, in partnership with development staff
  • Assist in creating a culture of transparency and communication throughout the organization that promotes individual accountability, staff development and staff satisfaction
  • Proactively address challenges that arise in both internal and external environments
  • Other duties as assigned

Compensation is negotiable and commiserate with experience, and includes a package with vacation, medical and retirement benefits.

Please submit a cover letter with salary requirements, a resume and three professional references .

NOTE: Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with salary requirements to be considered. Apply.

Please, no phone calls and no walk-ins.

Senior Officer Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative: The Pew Charitable Trusts

Overview

The Pew Charitable Trusts uses data to make a difference. For more than 70 years, we have focused on serving the public, invigorating civic life, conducting nonpartisan research, advancing effective public policies and practices, and achieving tangible results. Through rigorous inquiry and knowledge sharing, we inform and engage public-spirited citizens and organizations, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause. We are a dedicated team of researchers, communicators, advocates, subject matter experts, and professionals working on some of today’s big challenges – and we know we are more effective and creative collectively than we are individually. With Philadelphia as our home town and the majority of our staff located in Washington, D.C., our U.S. and international staff find working at Pew personally and professionally rewarding.

Wise stewardship of resources allows Pew employees to pursue work that strategically furthers our mission in significant and measurable ways. We collaborate with a diverse range of philanthropic partners, public and private organizations, and concerned citizens who share our interest in fact-based solutions and goal-driven initiatives to improve society. Pew attracts top talent, people of integrity who are service-oriented and willing to take on challenging assignments. We provide competitive pay and benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and a respectful and inclusive workplace. Pew employees are proud of their colleagues, proud of where they work, and proud of the institution’s reputation.

The Philadelphia Program Through the Philadelphia Program, Pew seeks to enhance civic life in its hometown. We partner with many local institutions in encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and welfare of the region’s most vulnerable residents, informing discussion on important issues facing the city, and, more broadly, strengthening Philadelphia’s appeal to visitors and residents alike.

Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative The purpose of the Philadelphia research and policy initiative is to enable policymakers to identify and enact policies and practices that improve city government and the well-being of the city’s residents by conducting rigorous research regarding important challenges and trends facing Philadelphia. Central to this policy work is the production of timely, well-documented and reports on these issues for the benefit of policymakers, the news media and the public at large. Working directly with stakeholders, the initiative conducts in-depth research, looking beyond the city and region for relevant information from comparable locales. Our approach includes: (1) researching important policy topics and solutions; (2) benchmarking demographic data and polling to benchmark progress; (3) holding policy-oriented convenings; and (4) engaging extensively with policymakers and influential stakeholders before and after convenings to increase the impact of our work and consider promising solutions. Examples of the initiative’s work are available at www.pewtrusts.org/philaresearch.

Position Overview The senior officer develops, in consultation with the director and other senior leadership, the processes and implementation strategies that leverage in-depth research to inform and enable Philadelphia policymakers. The senior officer is responsible for leading the conceptualization, design, editorial operations, and implementation of policy research and communication on key issues affecting the city of Philadelphia. This includes leading team editorial and messaging in conjunction with communications, and proving input to and helping to oversee high-quality, evidence-based research in conjunction with the Washington, D.C.-based research review and support team, ensuring that all projects are unbiased, methodologically sound, and accurate.

The senior officer reports to the director, Philadelphia research and policy initiative, and is based in Pew’s Philadelphia office. The role requires collaboration with Washington, D.C.-based teams, bringing to bear Pew’s state and national expertise on issues that are important to Philadelphia. The position has a set time frame that could be extended based on the success of the program, funding sources, and board decisions on continued support.

Responsibilities

  • Lead conceptualization, design, editorial operations, and implementation of policy research and communication, identifying and honing key questions, shaping findings and messaging, participating in the oversight of team projects through the editorial and approval process.
  • Participate in and provide expertise to the initiative’s research plans, ensuring high-quality data and strong, evidence-based research methodologies and practices. Conceptualize research strategy, including collaboration with Pew’s Washington, D.C.-based team, partnerships, and outside experts and consultants.
  • Craft, manage, edit, and disseminate reports and research findings in ways that are highly relevant to local policy leaders, have practical applications, and are easily understood by the public and media.
  • Work with Pew’s communications staff to shepherd research to publication and to develop an effective dissemination plan through media interviews and press conferences, online communications strategies, and presentations of findings. Contribute to the development of an overall strategic communications plan and play a key role in drafting press releases, op-eds, memos, and speeches.
  • Serve as a spokesperson on important policy topics to cultivate and engage the public and key constituencies on core issues. This includes representing Pew at meetings, conferences, and/or on expert panels/groups, and providing interviews to outside sources.
  • Work with an outside polling research firm to develop questions for annual benchmarking and other surveys of city residents. Package survey results into an insightful and meaningful analysis.
  • Identify emerging urban policy issues relevant to Philadelphia and to the priorities of the initiative, including leveraging Pew’s national expertise.
  • Conceive of relevant policy briefs that are easily understood by the public, media and policymakers by monitoring publications and participating in conferences and seminars.
  • Superior project and process management, and organizational skills. Contribute to other work tasked to the initiative as well as broader Pew-related projects and activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
  • At least 10 years of professional experience, preferably in a research, policy analysis, and/or journalism capacity. Staff management experience including experience managing performance management processes for direct reports and providing career development and counseling support is preferred.
  • Strong editorial and communication skills such that complex ideas, thoughts and concepts are clearly articulated for a general audience. Clear, effective writing style. Media-savvy and politically astute with a nonpartisan perspective and approach.
  • Ability to synthesize and summarize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue, determine whether it is ripe for in-depth analysis, and identify the means to research and communicate about it.
  • A task-oriented style, with focus on achieving clear and ambitious goals. Demonstrated ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization. Attention to detail, including exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; able to develop and manage productive relationships internally and externally with staff, consultants, partners, and other stakeholders.
  • Seasoned judgment, ability to make decisions, justify recommendations, and be responsive, clear and firm with consultants, colleagues, and partners. Successful experience in leveraging ideas and creating projects that produce measurable results.
  • Possesses a strong network of relevant contacts, including connections with local government officials, academics, civic leaders and journalists, who can provide expert information and advance results. Able to leverage relationships to influence desired outcomes.
  • Relevant experience in public policy, academia, journalism. Knowledge of current trends and issues that are affecting Philadelphia specifically and cities in general.

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Impact Manager: City Year

The Impact Manager (IM) is responsible for leading a team of 8-16 AmeriCorps members (ACMs) through a full-time, ten-month, school-based service year. The IM manages the work of ACMs with the shared goals of: keeping students on track to graduate and establishing positive relationships with school partners. The Impact Manager will coach their ACM team through a journey of learning, reflection, and service to build civic capacity, civic identity, and leadership skills. Impact Managers report to an Impact Director and meet regularly with peers and department leadership members to share promising practices, challenges, and resources.Job Description

What You’ll Do:

AmeriCorps Member Experience Delivery

  • Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members (between the ages of 18-25) to support students through academic and student engagement supports
  • Develop AmeriCorps members as leaders throughout their service experience
  • Model leadership that reflects City Year’s culture and values, and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps members to access the power of City Year’s culture and values in personally meaningful ways
  • Develop talent from within the corps for City Year and the larger education field, and lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through their in-school service and learning and development days
  • Support AmeriCorps members in their understanding of and compliance with City Year policies and operating structures
  • Utilize performance management tools to set expectations, identify strengths and areas for development, and to find ways to maximize leadership potential

Service Delivery and Impact

  • Develop and manage partnerships with school administration, teachers, and staff to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance and course performance interventions as well as social emotional learning support for students
  • Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members to implement City Year’s Whole School Whole Child service model, which balances the delivery of whole-school support (Tier-1) and small group and one-on-one tutoring (Tier-2) for students at assigned Philadelphia school
  • Partner directly with a City Year Instructional Coach to provide observation and coaching to AmeriCorps member to improve their student interventions
  • Monitor and analyze student-level data to identify trends and improve whole-school and small-group support, ensuring student impact completion and improvement in targeted area through team level training

Service Partner Management

  • In collaboration with impact director, build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders
  • Lead on the development and implementation of school partnership agreements, maintaining a strong leadership presence in school to advance conditions for success

Organizational Initiatives & Site Support

  • Engage in structured discussions and trainings on diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging aimed at developing stronger cultural competency, both individually and collectively as a site
  • Participate in impact department working groups to develop service improvements, tools and resources, and AmeriCorps member trainings
  • Partner with City Year Philadelphia’s departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, the AmeriCorps member applicant interview process, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross-departmental committees
  • Attend conferences as needed, as well as additional engagement and training activities throughout the year

What You’ll Bring

  • At least one year of experience in a role managing or leading others; experience working in a school, educational, or youth-support setting preferred
  • City Year or other AmeriCorps experience a plus
  • Knowledge of large, urban education systems serving predominantly Black and Brown students and communities
  • Proven record of setting high expectations and holding self and team accountable for performance goals
  • Aptitude for developing diverse talent through coaching, performance planning, and leadership opportunities
  • Strong initiative and ability to work independently to achieve goals
  • Efficient time management skills: ability to meet deadlines and prioritize multiple projects
  • Passion for education equity, national service, and the values of inspirational leadership, belief in the power of young people, social justice, empathy, inclusivity, teamwork, and excellence
  • Willingness to engage in conversations on race and all aspects of identity, along with a passion for developing practices grounded in diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity
  • Enthusiasm for investing in your own growth and development; ability to authentically model your passion for personal and professional development for those you lead
  • Ability to adapt and excel in diverse, high energy, entrepreneurial, and rapidly-changing environment
  • Attitude essentials: growth mindset, passion for City Year’s mission, committed to teamwork

How You’ll Grow

City Year values diverse skill sets and encourages staff members to seek continuous growth.  A successful impact manager will bring and continue to develop themselves in the following competencies:

  • Civic Knowledge & Fluency in Education Practice & Reform:  actively seeks to understand current issues and debates related to national service and education policy and the impact they have on the communities we serve; can articulate how City Year’s service helps advance education reform
  • Communication: clearly articulates information and ideas orally and in writing; translates mission and vision from organization level to AmeriCorps members; inspires diverse audiences through compelling, tailored messaging; communicates with confidence and credibility; listens carefully and is responsive to feedback
  • Executes to Results:  accomplishes tasks on time with high quality; accepts accountability and takes initiative; achieves transformational results with students in the classroom and at the school level
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making: applies knowledge, experience, creativity, and critical thinking in solving challenges; looks beyond the obvious for answers; uses sound judgment to make well-informed, ethical decisions; understands when to escalate issues for support
  • Relationship Development:  Establishes and builds diverse, mutually beneficial, and sustainable partnerships within City Year, with school partners , and in the communities we serve; balances delivery of results with relationship building
  • Team Collaboration & Leadership:  Provides inspirational leadership that mobilizes diverse groups towards achieving goals; leverages diverse strengths of team members to achieve desired results; coaches and empowers others to lead; addresses and resolves team conflict proactively and effectively
  • Talent Development: challenges and encourages professional growth of others; provides ongoing coaching to motivate others to achieve their maximum potential; takes a systematic approach to meeting the organization’s future leadership needs

Benefits

Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

Please complete the online application and attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter in the “Resume/CV” field on the “My Experience” page. Internal applicants should apply through cyresource.

Director of Campaigns (Remote): MoveOn.org

ull-time •  Competitive Pay • Excellent Benefits • Work from Anywhere in the Continental U.S.

Application deadline: December 15, 2020, role will remain open and applications will be accepted until filled.

Apply here: https://grnh.se/0dab2a7a1us

MoveOn is a diverse and vibrant community of millions of people working together to create progressive change in America. We are an innovative campaigning organization that supports people throughout the country to take action through driving impactful campaigns that influence the behavior of people and institutions, shape the outcomes of elections, and expand the realities of what’s possible. We organize to challenge entrenched power, while pursuing economic, racial, and social justice and a vision of a country in which everyone can thrive.

MoveOn has a vital role to play in securing progress during the Biden-Harris administration, and in organizing the grassroots to set up election wins in 2021, 2022, and beyond. We are building a powerful, multiracial, and economic populist movement, and fighting for progress on health care, climate, racial justice and more. In service of that mission, in 2021 and beyond, MoveOn will drive impactful, movement-connected, multichannel, nimble campaigns aimed at impact.

MoveOn’s Campaign team has driven work that’s changed the course of history—partnering with our allies to win health care access for millions, stopping wars, curbing family separation policies and impeaching a president. The team conducts a range of campaigns — from rapid-response work to longer term interventions, aimed at political leaders and other targets. Campaigns are at the heart of MoveOn’s public facing work and are supported by contributions from across the organization — meaning the Campaigns Team works regularly with the Communications, Fundraising, Organizing, Mobile, Electoral teams and more.

The Director of Campaigns serves a strategic internal partner among the numerous campaigns the team is running at any given time — helping determine how to prioritize our campaigns, resource them with staff capacity and budget, and supporting individual Campaign Directors on their campaign strategy, tactics and plans. The Director of Campaigns leads a team composed of several Campaign Directors, and helps communicate campaign priorities across MoveOn’s many teams.

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring MoveOn’s campaigns are strategic, impactful, and properly resourced.
  • Manages, supports and leads a team of Campaign Directors, campaigners, and Platform team — working closely with them on their campaign strategies and plans, generating new campaigns, and supporting them in their professional development.
  • Drive clarity around campaign priorities for the campaigns team and the organization overall — working with other staff members and senior strategists across the organization to identify and act up on key opportunities.
  • Partners laterally across teams to ensure strong campaigning — working closely with Mobile, Social, Creative Lab, Earned Media, Elections, DC and other teams to make sure the full scope of MoveOn’s capacities are strategically oriented around our top priority campaigns.
  • In partnership with other teams, coordinating the outgoing messaging stream to make sure email, SMS, and social content reflect priority campaigns and align well with each other
  • Oversee resource allocation and budget management
  • Sign off on campaign materials and member-facing communications and serve as a critical part of the team that regulates signing off across the organization’s many diverse products
  • Backstop campaigners’ work — helping generate content directly, shepherd it through MoveOn’s tools and signoff processes and periodically own specific tactics or interventions not assigned to other campaigners
  • Own larger, multi-faceted campaigns that may involve multiple components, each of which is run by a separate campaigner

Required skills and experience

  • At least five years running progressive advocacy or electoral campaigns — developing strategy, working with allies, implementing tactics, budgeting resources, evaluating impact including experience running national, impactful campaigns.
  • A practitioner of digital campaigning.
  • Strong and savvy political instincts.  Ability to move targets to a successful position.
  • Experience using earned media to help win campaigns.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills.
  • Big ears: Able to easily hear input and feedback from membership, staff, stakeholder audiences.
  • Long term professional commitment to progressive change — including familiarity with larger progressive movement, players, partners, and allies.
  • Strong equity lens, including:
  • Strong awareness of issues of equity that impact campaigning in the US context
  • Demonstrated ability to manage equitably and develop equitable decision-making processes
  • Strong listening skills and a track record of informed decision-making
  • Team management experience leading a team of campaign directors or equivalent.  High emotional intelligence and experience being supportive to staff and proven ability to advocate for your own team in larger organizational setting
  • Acts with high integrity, professionalism, low ego, and camaraderie
  • Comfortable developing and driving systems and processes in a collaborative, multi-team organization
  • Demonstrated commitment to MoveOn’s mission and values

Reports to: Chief of Program

Location: Position may be based anywhere in the continental United States. May require occasional travel.

Classification, Salary, and Benefits: Full-time, competitive salary including benefits such as 100%-employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for all staff and their children; employer-paid premiums for life insurance; 401k with employer match; four weeks accrued paid vacation time per year, prorated for the period that you work; 18 weeks of paid parental leave (birth, adoption, foster care placement of a child), 10 days accrued paid sick time, and paid family medical leave; staff holidays, professional development budget of $1,000, monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement of $175 per month, home office subsidy, and everything needed for a home office.

MoveOn.org Civic Action and MoveOn.org Political Action provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Director of Life Skills: Attic Youth Center

Reports to: Executive Director

Job Summary: The Director of Life Skills is responsible for leading and managing the day to day operations of the Life Skills program of The Attic Youth Center, which is designed to facilitate the growth and wellbeing of LGBTQ youth and young adults. The position is a part of the leadership team and is responsible for ensuring that the core values and mission of the organization drive our programmatic offerings and services and that social justice principles are foundational to their development and implementation. The Director of Life Skills specifically oversees client services which includes Center Staff support, case management, new youth intakes, housing services, Program Specialists, and the linkage protocol for youth to mental health services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Client Services Program Coordination

  • Plan, organize, and operate, the delivery of programs and services in accordance with the mission, vision, values, goals, and strategic plan of The Attic Youth Center.
  • Develop new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization.
  • Develop and implement long and short-term goals and objectives to achieve identified program outcomes.
  • Develop and manage annual program budgets and operational plans for programming and staffing.
  • Work with the Executive Director and finance staff to develop, implement, and manage the program components of the annual budget.
  • Develop a culture of continuous improvement – create program evaluation tools to assess the impact of programs, identify areas for improvement, and implement new strategies.
  • Ensure that program activities operate consistently and ethically within the policies and procedures of The Attic and supporting organizations.
  • Ensure that program activities comply with relevant legal and professional standards.
  • Partner with the Executive Director in communication efforts with varied stakeholders.
  • Build an eco-system of partners and community resources that provide safe and affirming programs that supplement our work. Make staff and young people aware of these community resources and provide linkages where needed. Work with service provider partners to ensure that they are aware of the programs and services of The Attic Youth Center.
  • Oversee outreach efforts with youth and young adults to make them aware of available services and programs.
  • Work with Attic staff to coordinate a schedule of groups and activities, and ensure effective and efficient program delivery.
  • Facilitate youth involvement and feedback in program planning, surveying youth interest, coordinating focus group opportunities, being a staff liaison for youth committees.
  • Make youth aware of agency grievance policy and how to contact or access supervisors and/or management.
  • Ensure that Community Guidelines are upheld among youth participants and staff.
  • Program Staffing
  • In consultation with the Executive Director, recruit, interview and select program staff for Program Specialists, case management, housing related programs, center support staff, and volunteers for group facilitation, general coverage, or other tasks connected to delivery of the Life Skills program’s services.
  • Ensure that Life Skills program’s job descriptions are current, relevant, and support staff performance.
  • Ensure that all program staff have effective and appropriate standards and practices for program delivery.
  • Uphold the human resources policies, procedures and practices of The Attic among the Life Skills team.
  • Ensure that new Life Skills program staff members participate in an agency orientation and the necessary training to most effectively perform their job duties.
  • Establish and implement regular performance evaluations for all program staff.
  • Provide weekly supervision for Life Skills program staff by offering direction, input, feedback, and support.
  • Ensure that staff have ongoing training and learning opportunities for them to increase job skill and effectiveness.
  • Work with local graduate schools to connect graduate students with supervised internship opportunities at The Attic.
  • Engage volunteers in appropriate program activities.

Program Documentation and Controls

  • Coordinate and oversee the collection and maintenance of client information, including information needed for various databases; in compliance with confidentiality and privacy protocols
  • Ensure that the Life Skills program operates within the approved budget.
  • Maintain financial records and ensure reports and supporting documentation are prepared as defined by funding agreements.
  • Generate timely submission of program reports required by contracts with various funders.
  • Communicate with funders as necessary.
  • Ensure that program staff use consistent and branded messaging as defined by agency guidelines.
  • Monitor and evaluate any risks associated with program implementation and take appropriate action to mitigate/control risk.
  • Manage identified databases used by the agency and those required by specific funders, including identifying appropriate users and ensuring data is inputted timely.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience in a related field
  • Highly motivated self-starter and ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Able to work independently and as part the team
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to maintain and execute confidential information
  • Demonstrated ability to work with diverse communities
  • Good problem solving and conflict resolution skills

Essential Functions:

  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
  • The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access various rooms, file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a computer, copy machine, etc.
  • The person in this position frequently communicates with youth, staff, and external stakeholders, etc. Must be able to exchange information in these situations.

ATTIC YOUTH CENTER VALUES:

  • Treat all youth, visitors, and employees with caring, kindness, respect, and dignity
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of all information
  • Adhere to the policies, procedures, code of conduct and attendance rules of The Attic Youth Center

EOE STATEMENT

The Attic Youth Center is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Benefits

The Attic covers 100% of employees health and dental. The Attic offers opportunities for a 401k.

How to Apply

If interested, please send resume & cover letter to jobs@atticyouthcenter.org with “Life Skills Director” in the subject line of the email. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Prospective candidates will be contacted.

Controller: The Wilma Theater

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia seeks a knowledgeable and efficient finance professional to serve as Controller on a part-time basis.

The Wilma Theater creates living, adventurous art. We engage artists and audiences in imaginative reflection on the complexities of contemporary life. We present bold, original, well-crafted productions that represent a range of voices, viewpoints, and styles.  The Wilma is currently in the second year of its “Next Chapter” initiative, led by a four-member Cohort of Co-Artistic Directors alongside the Managing Director. The organization has a $3.2M operating budget for FY21 and seeks to grow substantially over the next three years. This Controller will streamline financial practices and reporting alongside leadership, staff, and board in service of our fiscal stability.

The Controller reports to the Managing Director, with a dotted line to the Business Manager, and works alongside the business office and staff budget managers, and regularly interfaces with the Finance Committee and Board of Directors. The Controller manages cash flow, general ledger, prepares monthly financial statements and reconciliations, and leads on board-level finance reporting. The Controller provides back-up to the business office for payroll, A/P and A/R processing, and will prepare budgets and reports for internal and external purposes included institutional funders. Along with the Managing Director, the Controller will lead monthly meetings with budget managers on staff to revise operating outlook and inform cash flow and strategic organizational decisions. Annually, the Controller will oversee the seasonal budget and auditing process, as well as fiscal surveys.

The Controller will contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture of the Wilma, and will advocate internally and externally to advance our values on an organizational, local, and national scale. This person will participate in company-wide EDI work and anti-bias training as we further or commitment to being an inclusive and anti-racist organization.

The ideal candidate has a deep knowledge of non-profit accounting practices and is adept at creating and translating financial reports for a variety of audiences. We seek someone who can collaborate with staff and volunteers with varying levels of financial expertise. The Controller should efficiently learn and manage current processes, while imagining and implementing new ways of approaching our work.

Due to Covid-19, The Wilma operates primarily in a remote environment and as such we are open to all candidates able to work EST hours and able travel as-needed to the Wilma offices in Philadelphia.  Once returning to in-person operations but would not need to be 100% on-site for our work week. We expect a candidate to be proficient in remote-work softwares and systems, with the ability to learn Tessitura, Great Plains (MS Dynamics), Microsoft 365, project management and video conference tools.

This is a part-time role estimated at 20 hours per week, with compensation in the high $20,000s.  Applications will be open until filled, with the desired start time on or before January 1, 2021.

The Wilma Theater is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, age, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or public assistance status in the recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall and termination of employees. The Wilma is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. Those who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other members of underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

To Apply

Please send a resume and letter of interest as a single PDF attachment with your name and “Controller candidate” in the subject line to hr@wilmatheater.org