Project Director – Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond

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Company Name : Supporting Partnerships in Education and Beyond (SPEB), a fiscally sponsored project of Evergreen Social Impact

Job Description : The SPEB Project Director provides oversight and leadership for SPEB programs, including program design / development, implementation, and evaluation. The Project Director works closely with the Board of Directors on determining strategic direction and development, including securing adequate resources to support SPEB programs. The Project Director serves as the face and voice of the Project, and as such is responsible for community outreach and for developing and nurturing strategic partnerships in pursuance of SPEB strategic goals and objectives. The Project Director reports to the SPEB Board Chair, with a dotted-line reporting line to the ESI Executive Director, and supervises the part-time Deputy Project Director.

SPEB is undergoing a period of transition. We are seeking a Project Director with strong community connections, the ability to build and repair relationships and partnerships with community, stakeholders, volunteers, and funders, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse constituency.

This is a regular, full-time (36 hours per week) staff position with benefits. Washington State residence is required.

Program Management

• Partner with and support the Board of Directors on strategic planning and organizational development.
• Provide strategic leadership, management and guidance to SPEB’s strategic initiatives and impact efforts through partnerships, coalitions, community engagement, and donor engagement.
• Oversee the creation and management of programs that support SPEB’s mission and goals.
• Oversee the coordination, integration, and delivery of programs and related activities, promoting collaborative relationships between program areas and ensuring that the expectations of clients, partners, funders, and other stakeholders are consistently met.
• Develop and foster a high-performance, inclusive, and accountability culture throughout program teams, aligned with core values and organization commitments to equity and inclusion.
• Work with program directors and teams to establish approaches and methods for evaluating program outcomes and leverage internal and / or external resources to inform program results.
• Stay abreast of developments in the external environment of the community(ies) served by SPEB’s programs as well as of developments in the nonprofit sector.
• Cultivate relationships and establish partnerships among SPEB program areas, encouraging knowledge sharing, resource utilization, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Collaborate with the Deputy Program Director and the Fiscal Sponsor to determine staffing requirements to achieve program goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with the Deputy Project Director and the Fiscal Sponsor to develop program policies, procedures, and protocols.

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