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Right to the City Alliance
Job Description: Director of Resource Strategies
Salary: $125-130K/year
About Right to the City Alliance
Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to 1) halt the displacement of low-income people, people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and 2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic and just healthy communities for the 21st century. Since its inception, RTTC has quickly grown to encompass over 75 community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 26 states and 45 cities. Representing true grassroots power and leadership of the most impacted, RTTC’s member organizations weave together local on-the-ground policy advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable movement for land and housing justice.
Position Summary
The RTTC Director of Resource Strategies leads the Resource Strategies Department, advancing resource development, non-extractive capital strategies, and financial management as an integrated movement-building strategy for the RTTC ecosystem and the grassroots organizing sector more broadly. This position develops and coordinates resource strategies from individuals, foundations, and federal funding sources to advance the decommodification and democratization of land and housing on a mass scale.
The Resource Strategies Department encompasses three main work areas:
Resource Development
Capital Strategies
Financial Management
The Director of Resource Strategies is a member of RTTC’s Directors Team, an eight-person senior leadership body responsible for guiding overall organizational strategy and sustainability. This position is supervised by RTTC’s Executive Director.
Job Responsibilities
1. Advance Organizing of Philanthropic Sector (40% FTE, 16 hours)
2. Direct Resource Strategies Department (40% FTE, 16 hours)
3. Co-Direct Organizational Strategy & Sustainability (20% FTE, 8 hours)
Qualifications We’re Looking For
Qualities We Are Looking For
Bold Vision. You bring fierce imagination and deep commitment that we can and will create the world our communities need. You can share that vision in ways that inspire and compel.
Swiss Army Knife. You are resourceful and creative, willing to do what it takes to make a project succeed. You can handle a lot in a fast-paced, multi-faceted work environment.
Interdependent. You are able to work independently, self-managing your time, while maintaining close communication with remote teams. You are flexible and know that changing the world doesn't always happen between 9am and 5pm.
Low ego, high impact. You are disciplined, rigorous, and more group-centered than self-centered. You have an excellent attention to detail and keep your eyes on the big picture.
Location & Travel: Location is negotiable. RTTC has concentrations of staff in the following areas: Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Durham, and the SF Bay Area. On average, this position will be expected to travel 1-2x per month for a total of 5-10 days per month.
Salary and Benefits: This is a full time, exempt position. The salary for this position is $125,000-130,000, with room for growth in subsequent years. RTTC offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, dental and life insurance, 401k retirement plan, as well as sick and vacation PTO.
Right To The City Alliance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from communities heavily impacted by gentrification, displacement and housing insecurity are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Full Time
Civic & Environmental Advocacy
$79k-118k (estimate)
02/21/2024
06/21/2024
righttothecity.org
BROOKLYN, NY
50 - 100
2007
Private
DAWN PHILLIPS
$10M - $50M
Civic & Environmental Advocacy