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Senior Director of Community Investment & Economic Mobility
At United Way of King County, we are working side by side with communities to build an equitable future for everyone. We believe that having staff, volunteers, and supporters that represent diverse backgrounds will allow us to better accomplish our mission. We continue to work diligently to ensure that the field of philanthropy is welcoming to diverse communities. We strive to have a diverse staff and particularly encourage Black, Indigenous and people of color to apply and be part of our team.
Our culture fosters collaboration, teamwork, open communication, leadership, integrity, and accountability.
Role Responsibilities :
Job Summary :
The Senior Director, Community Investment and Economic Mobility will be the lead on United Way’s Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap strategy which aims to increase BIPOC homeownership and business ownership in the Puget Sound region.
The Senior Director provides strategic vision and leadership regarding United Way’s BIPOC asset building loan and grant funding strategies and leads community engagement with key ecosystem partners to ensure an equitable future for everyone.
The position has two primary areas of leadership : 1) Serving as the primary liaison between United Way King County and our community lending partners, and 2) Developing relationships and thought partnership with key ecosystem partners working in the BIPOC asset building and economic mobility space. 3) Working alongside the Sr. Director of Equitable Philanthropy to support grantmaking to key ecosystem partners as part of the 5 year Bridging the Wealth Gap Campaign.
The position is part of the CST leadership team and has an important collaborative, cross-team leadership role, stewarding, advising, and participating in efforts for which they might not be directly responsible. The role utilizes the support of internal United Way of King County resources and external community resources, maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with community organizations, philanthropy, board volunteers, and other partners.
Directs the programmatic work of United Way’s BIPOC asset-building strategies and the successful accomplishment of organizational objectives including :
- Program Management :
- Working with Campaign lead and committee on implementing internal program launch timeline.
- Mapping out both internal and external stakeholder involvement in program.
- Coordinating with campaign staff on internal program launch documentation.
- Planning milestones over the life of the program and developing plans for the guarantee program.
- Tracking alignment and progress with UWKC's theory of change.
- Ability to communicate to UWKC's internal and external stakeholders what the Program is seeking to do.
- Serving as the primary liaison between Locus on the creation of the Puget Sound Loan Guarantee Pool.
- Working alongside the consultant during initial fund startup to introduce the program to the local lender ecosystem.
- Organizing stakeholder workshops to promote the program locally.
- Regularly in touch with lenders to get feedback to inform adjustments.
- Potentially serve as part of the body that approves lenders into the program.
Reporting :
Other Key Duties :
Compensation :
The pay range for this job is $118,750 - $125,000.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
32 days of PTO (including holidays).
403(b) retirement savings plan.
Candidate Qualifications :
Education and / or Experience :
Bachelor’s degree specializing in Business, Finance, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related discipline; and 5-10 years progressively responsible project management experience. Must have at least 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in areas such as housing and community development, community development finance, small business lending, and / or program management.
Application Procedures :
Please click here to apply online. You will be asked to upload your resume and provide a cover letter as well as complete the United Way of King County application.
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Salary : $118,750 - $125,000
