Who We Are
Forward Together is a multiracial organization whose mission is to ensure that women, youth and families have the power and resources they need to reach their full potential and have self-determination over their bodies, sexuality and family formation. Our bold and innovative campaigns move policy and change conditions so that all families can thrive. Forward Together leads Strong Families, the largest national network working to secure rights, win recognition and uplift the voices of families most impacted by injustice. While working to create a better future for all families, we are also committed to building an organization that values relationships, recognizes the strengths of each staff member and nurtures a new generation of leaders. You would be working with a team of committed, enthusiastic and smart people who work hard, laugh easily and are eager to attract, develop and support leaders like yourself in advancing social justice. Find out more about us at forwardtogether.org.
The Opportunity
The Organizational Growth Director is a unique leadership position that bridges our organizational development work with an emphasis on human resources and operations.
You’re perfect for this position if…
You love creating sustainable and effective work environments.
You are results-oriented.
You enjoy building relationships with staff and melding individual development with organizational development.
You thrive on change, innovation and risk-taking.
You like to connect the bureaucratic dots to achieve transformative change.
You excel at leveraging the power of a team.
You are organized, good with systems, detail-oriented and have impeccable follow-through.
You are drawn towards an organizational culture that emphasizes direct communication, problem solving, teamwork and shared leadership.
You are looking to build a long-term organizational home among a team of high-functioning, effective leaders who share your values of social justice.
Responsibilities
Human Resources
Leads process of building a strong staff team including:
Hiring and managing an effective staff team across multiple states.
Ensuring that we are on the leading edge of legally compliant working environments that prioritize work/life balance.
Builds the infrastructure to support both advancing leadership and accountability.
Operations
Leads projects to build organizational infrastructure that leverages the potential of our work including:
Managing technology and information systems to advance programmatic goals and organizational sustainability.
Ensures high quality working environment for all staff.
Builds organizational practices that ensure organizational cohesiveness across geography.
Qualifications
Minimum 8 years experience in a leadership role in human resources
Minimum 5 years experience in organizational operations
Commitment to Forward Together’s mission and social justice
Demonstrated track record in effective personnel management
Demonstrated project management experience
Awareness of CRM strategies – although technical expertise is not required
Ability to lead effective teams that are detailed-oriented and results-driven
Experience working on behalf of diverse and underserved populations preferred
Good people and oral communication skills, and an infectious, positive attitude when talking about Forward Together’s work
Demonstrated track record of management-level responsibilities, including budget development and supervision
Demonstrated strategic thinking and leadership skills, including an awareness of organizational goals and priorities
Highly organized and systematic with superb time and project management skills and ability to juggle competing priorities and deadlines
Ability to work well in teams and use direct communication to express needs
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, web browsers, Gmail, Google Calendar and the basics of spreadsheet, database and video conferencing software
Experience with database development preferred, such as Salesforce and other Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) platforms
Ability to travel nationally and locally multiple times per year
People of color, queer, transgender, gender nonconforming people and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. EOE.