Deputy Chief Of Programs

About Community Change and Community Change Action: 

Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partner groups, we bridge the grassroots and the national, supporting outsider strategies to disrupt the status quo while also building pathways to influence the insider conversation. 

Our vision of a better world centers the leadership of impacted people of color to move our work on immigrant rights, economic justice, and racial equity, including a focus on jobs and housing, early childhood care and education, income supports, and immigration reform. 

This position also supports Community Change Action, an affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. While motivated by the same core values – equity, inclusion, and justice – Community Change and Community Change Action operate independently of one another, and each organization has its own board of directors. 

Position Description: 

Reporting to the Chief of Programs, the Deputy Chief of Programs will oversee the day-to-day work and sharpen the vision and output of the following teams: Economic Freedom, Immigration, State Power, Policy, Data, Electoral and Care. In addition to partnering closely with the Chief of Programs, the Deputy Chief of Programs will serve as a thought-partner, collaborator, and day-to-day manager of at least five direct reports and the members of those teams. 

The Deputy Chief of Programs also plays a leadership role in the implementation of the organization’s base-building program, including digital organizing. 
A portion of time will be spent working with Community Change's sister organization, Community Change Action. 

Principal Responsibilities: 

• The Deputy Chief of Programs role calls for a highly skilled strategist and organizer with experience in strategic analysis and managing multiple programs implementing long-term power and base building strategies.
• This position will rely on the ability to see across organizing programs, in service of an aligned and intersectional base building approach that ensures consistent and quality application of organizing campaigns and tactics. The specific focus areas for the Deputy Chief of Programs are listed below: 

Campaign and Organizing Strategy 

• Partner with the Chief of Programs to identify opportunities for alignment and bring program areas together under a cohesive strategy that leverages the strengths, relationships, and resources of each tactic. Remove barriers and create pathways to increase effectiveness and productivity for partner organizations and their goals. 
• With support from the Director of Program Compliance and Financial Management, oversee management of program budgets by organizing staff to ensure effective use of organizational resources. 

Collaborative Leadership 

• Apply experience and knowledge of the organizing landscape to serve as a thought-partner, collaborator, and direct manager to our program teams. 
• Contribute to organizational culture and health with a motivational, engaging, and partnership-oriented approach to supporting and developing teams.
• Be an engaged manager who proactively seeks collaboration with peers across the organization to advance key deliverables.

Day-to-Day Management 

• Support organizing staff in the development and monitoring of work plans, campaign plans, and events/actions, including regular assessment and adjustment as necessary. 
• Manage and train organizing staff, interns, and fellows, ensuring regular supervision, evaluation, and coaching on best practices for transformative organizing. 
• Build staff capacity, implementing tools and systems that focus on accountability and growth. 

External Engagement 

• As needed, represent the organization in key partnerships and coalitions on the local, state, and federal levels. 

Qualifications: 

• At least 10 years of demonstrated track record in grassroots movement building, with emphasis on base-building and development of member leaders. 
• Experience creating and implementing a complex organizing strategy, with lessons learned from successes and challenges. 
• Networks and understanding of the organizing context in immigrant rights, economic justice, and/or racial equity are important, ideally with experience in either the Deep South or the Midwest.
• Seasoned community organizer and strategist with previous roles in management, program design and implementation, including a strong track record of successfully managing a variety of key initiatives concurrently. 
• Skilled facilitator and trainer with experience leading diverse groups through complex issues and conflict resolution. 
• Experience with staff management and development, including working with staff who have already served in leadership roles.
• Experience overseeing program or campaign budgets to guide how best to leverage existing resources. 
• Ability to delegate with experience making and communicating hard decisions. 
• Organizational skills and experience bringing together team members’ individual goals to align with a larger strategy and workplan. 
• Comfort with public speaking and engaging with diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated understanding of how 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PACs function.
• Ability to communicate effectively via virtual platforms and in person, in both small and large groups.