Development Director

Development Director

• PowerSwitch Action
• February 20, 2024
• Oakland, CA

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About PowerSwitch Action

PowerSwitch Action is a national network organizing to realize and build multi-racial feminist democracies in our cities, towns, and regions. Together with our 21 affiliates and one regional project we are driving an agenda to bring the billions of dollars in local public investments under the oversight of the communities most impacted, to expand decision making and power to more of the residents in our regions, to support the building and growth of member- based organizations, and to fight, when necessary, corporate actors who use their power to extract and cause harm to our communities.

PowerSwitch Action’s currently includes 21 grassroots organizations pioneering innovative policy and organizing approaches in cities, counties, and states around the US. Our affiliates weave strategic alliances and alignments amongst labor, neighborhood, housing, racial justice, faith, ethnic-based, and environmental groups to organize communities, advocate for policy change, and shift power from corporations to the people whose labor has been exploited and voices excluded.

The Position

The Development Director is a new position, reporting to the Chief of Staff, and will serve as akey thought partner to the Executive Director, Program staff and members of the LeadershipTeam. They will be responsible for the strategy, oversight, and execution of our developmentplans and maximizing the backend systems to ensure we have the resources and long-termfinancial sustainability needed to achieve our mission. The Development Director will alsomanage a grant writing firm who is responsible for writing grant proposals, reports, and otherkey grant-related documents.

The Development Director is a seasoned development professional with a track record ofsetting and meeting ambitious fundraising goals, who can meaningfully uplift our mission, longterm agenda, and solicit potential funders, ensuring that our values are at the forefront. TheDevelopment Director is adept at partnering with the Executive Director, Chief of Staff, andother team members to execute our fundraising plans and steward donor relationships withregular updates and touch points. The Director of Development will collaborate across theorganization to ensure there is a cohesive strategy for revenue diversification, donorstewardship and grants tracking. All Directors are required to be both strategic leaders andhands-on in executing strategies and digging into the details. This is an excellent opportunity forsomeone who wants to be part of growing a mature organization who has gone through astrategic pivot. The ideal candidate is relationships-oriented with a strong acumen as acollaborator, problem-solver, systems builder, and a clear and concise communicator.

To Apply

Express interest in this role by and submitting a letter of interestand resume. In addition, please submit a work sample relevant to the work of the DevelopmentDirector or anything else that will give us a better sense for how you think and operate. Feelfree to anonymize information or remove names and details that you're not comfortablesharing.

Koya Partners, the executive search firm that specializes in mission-driven search, has beenexclusively retained for this engagement. Karen Yetman Rea and Nikki Lynch of Koya Partnersare leading the search. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.