Regional Ecosystems Program Director
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Regional Ecosystems Director strengthening California grassroots racial-justice movements through regional frameworks, assessments, and governance. Supporting durable powerbuilding across eight priority regions.
Responsibilities:
- Steward MIC’s Regional Ecosystems program across eight priority regions in California, with strategic prioritization of the Inland Empire and Central Valley
- Develop Regional Ecosystem frameworks, assessments, tools, and coordination models with grassroots organizations, MIC teams, and strategic partners
- Synthesize learning from regional experimentation into practical, adaptable tools and guidance
- Contribute to MIC-wide strategy development and learning related to regional power and movement infrastructure
- Support anchor organizations in building capacity to convene, coordinate, and steward regional powerbuilding efforts
- Guide and oversee the development and testing of durable regional formations
- Develop practices supporting durable relationships, shared governance, collective strategy, and long-term regional power
- Coordinate resourcing and support for regional organizations conducting ecosystem experimentation
- Provide technical assistance and accompaniment on tools, practices, and collaborative governance models
- Oversee regional ecosystem assessments, regional landscaping, and power mapping
- Facilitate sense-making, synthesis, Regional Learning Visits, and cross-regional learning sessions
- Provide leadership and coordination for the Regional Ecosystems workstream, including planning, timelines, deliverables, and reporting
- Supervise the program manager, consultants, and project teams as applicable
- Support documentation, internal reporting, and communication with MIC leadership and governance bodies
- Participate in weekly supervision, bi-weekly RE team, monthly RPB team, monthly all-staff, and monthly all-staff training meetings
Requirements:
- Strong alignment with MIC's mission, values, and commitment to racial justice, equity, and democratic power
- 10+ years of experience in community organizing, powerbuilding, regional ecosystem development, or movement infrastructure
- 5+ years of experience in a director-level or equivalent senior leadership role
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of movement-building theory, collaborative governance, and long-term regional powerbuilding
- Deep embeddedness in regional and statewide movement ecosystems, with established credibility and strong relationships
- Practical understanding of grassroots powerbuilding organizations, movement support organizations, and regional anchors
- Proficiency with power analysis, ecosystem mapping, regional assessments, and movement strategy
- Proven ability to lead complex initiatives and manage cross-functional teams and partnerships
- Experience supporting strategic alignment, principled struggle, and collective decision-making across organizational boundaries
- Ability to design and facilitate organizational learning processes and translate learnings into adaptable frameworks, tools, and methodologies
- Experience designing and facilitating multi-organizational collaborations, regional formations, or networks
- Skilled facilitation experience guiding shared analysis, strategic alignment, collaborative governance, and conflict navigation
- Must be based in California
- Ability to travel throughout California approximately 2–4 times per month as the program evolves
Benefits:
- 100% organization-funded medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees, their spouses or domestic partners, and their children
- 15 days of vacation per year
- 12 sick days per year
- Generous paid family leave policy
- 21 paid holidays, including a 10-day Winter Break
- 4 Floating Holidays after completion of the 90-day trial period
- 403b retirement plan
- Employer-paid retirement contribution equal to 5% of salary, immediately vested
- 3% default personal retirement contribution, adjustable at any time
- 90-day trial period with ongoing feedback and formal review
- Remote work arrangement
- Travel throughout California, approximately 2–4 times per month as the program evolves
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