[Hiring] Managing Director @United We Dream Network

Role Description

United We Dream is seeking a new senior leader and organization-builder to serve in the role of Managing Director. In partnership with the Executive Director, the Managing Director will develop and drive an organizational strategy to maximize UWD’s assets including its people power, brand, as well as financial and operational resources, to build the power necessary to change the lives of our members, leaders and communities.

We are looking for an experienced, strategic, insightful, and mission-driven leader who thrives on creating and managing systems and community in service to an organization’s mission. As the primary thought partner to the Executive Director (ED), the Managing Director translates the organization’s vision into seamless, cohesive execution across five core pillars:

• Long-term organizational strategic vision
• Financial sustainability & growth strategy
• Operations strategy responsive to the needs of a fast-paced community power building infrastructure
• Organizational security and compliance strategy
• Organizational structure and culture that successfully drives organizational priorities

This position works with all members of the internal leadership, including leading the Executive Team and the Senior Leadership Team, and will coordinate internal processes across departments to cultivate and maintain an effective team, a commitment to excellence, and healthy organizational culture.

A successful candidate will be passionate about UWD’s mission and be highly motivated to work in a fast-growing, front-line, history-making organization. They must be committed to leadership development, power building, and building collaborative structures which make the most of a highly talented staff team.

This is a full-time exempt position. Much day-to-day work will be handled remotely, but travel (local, nation-wide, international) is expected for approximately 30-40% of the time. Applicants working in the eastern time zone are preferred but not required. Multilingual communication skills are a plus though not required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the progressive, non-profit or movement space with a well-rounded background across organizational departments.
• Well-developed emotional intelligence and communication skills, able to build trusting relationships with a wide array of individuals.
• A critical thinker and a capable, flexible, curious generalist.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully developing and executing major, large-scale project plans involving many moving pieces and collaborators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to understand a wide range of audiences and interests.
• Demonstrated experience in building staff teams, management, coaching, and leadership development.
• The ability to build strong relationships internal to the organization and external for the organization.
• Experience with seeing the long vision of an organization while understanding the importance of accomplishing short and medium-term objectives.
• Experience with being able to conceptualize and approach problems and solutions in a proactive, constructive, and innovative manner that will result in improved performance across the organization.
• Strong follow-through with principals and with organizers.
• A passion for the mission: We believe that those closest to the pain are the closest to the solutions, therefore a successful candidate must be “all in” on UWD being an immigrant youth-led organization.

Requirements

• An exceptional team player; exemplifies a work style that is committed to the excellence that our members and team deserve while being flexible, respectful, collaborative, and nimble.
• Can build trust, confidence, and leadership among a diverse range of staff, fellow, partner organizations - across race, gender, and other identities.

Benefits

• Employees who have completed less than 1 year of service with United We Dream: 10 Vacation days per year.
• Employees who have completed more than 1 year of service but less than 3 with United We Dream: 12 Vacation days per year.
• Employees who have completed more than 3 years of service but less than 5 with United We Dream: 17 Vacation days per year.
• Employees who have completed more than 5 years of service with United We Dream: 22 Vacation days per year.
• Paid two weeks Off Holiday between December and January.
• 12 Paid holidays.
• 4% 403(B) employer discretionary contribution.
• 12 weeks of paid family leave (after 1 and 1 day of service).
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life coverage.
• $120 Reimbursement included cell service/data and utilities monthly.
• $500 Reimbursement for office supplies working from home annually.
• $2000 Stipend towards professional development.

To Apply

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, resume, at least one writing example, and salary requirement via email to [email protected] and include Managing Director (LAST NAME, FIRST NAME) in the subject line. Please do not send duplicate materials and incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

Company Description

UWD is an equal opportunity employer; people of color and individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. UWD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship status, religion, political orientation, genetic information, sexual orientation, age or disability.