Co-Executive Director Organizational Operations

A New Shared Leadership Structure:

LifeWire has transitioned to a Co-Executive Director distributed leadership model. Two leaders will share responsibility for the overall health and operations of the organization while holding primary and secondary responsibilities unique to their roles. In this transition, LifeWire hopes to create an environment where the Co-Executive Directors can thrive in their partnership through shared accountability and responsibility. The organization will benefit as a result of distributed decision making, thereby dismantling the top-down power dynamic typically seen in organizations built on white supremacy and systems of power.

ABOUT THE POSITIONS

The Two Co-Executive Director Roles Are:

• Co-Executive Director of Survivor-Driven Services (Karlah Ramirez-Tanori Bio) whose primary responsibilities are to support the survivor-driven services of the organization including all services and housing, and management of 2 direct report (Housing and Services). Shared responsibility includes public relations and organizational culture.
• Co-Executive Director of Organizational Operations (open position) whose primary responsibilities are to support operations of the organization including development, finances, operations, and management of 3 direct reports (Operations, Development, and Finance). Shared responsibility includes public relations and organizational culture.

For a shared leadership model to be successful, Co-Executive Directors must be able to build an impeccable partnership, demonstrating the skill to lean on and challenge one another to produce results that are in the best interest of LifeWire, its employees, and the survivors we serve. Leaders must display nimbleness and flexibility as the organization leans into this new way of leadership thinking, behaving, and sharing.

Shared Position Qualifications:

• Demonstrated passion for and commitment to LifeWire’s mission, values, and trauma-informed/ survivor-driven approach.
• Highly inclusive, transparent, and collaborative decision-making style and experience.
• Strong communicator and relationship builder, instilling trust, and inspiration.
• At least five years of senior leadership and management experience at a community-based nonprofit organization.
• A bachelor’s and or a master’s degree in a related field is desired but not required.
• Shared responsibility for fund development goals and implementation.
• Strong emphasis on accountability, learning, and innovation.
• Demonstrated commitment, skill, and experience leading on social justice and racial equity.

OVERVIEW

Co-Executive Director of Organizational Operations Qualifications:

• Fundraising expertise: Understands how fundraising and finance intersect, demonstrated success in fundraising strategy; experience with grant writing and pursuing grant opportunities.
• Budget and financial management experience including managing multiple funding sources and grants; demonstrating skill to quickly learn and strategically implement financial processes.
• Demonstrated experience in oversight of operational aspects of social service nonprofit organization including finance, HR, and fund development.
• Staff management experience, including understanding of employment rights and relevant laws.

For a more detailed job description, please visit our website at Co-Executive Director Organizational Operations - LifeWire

Perks

Annual Salary: $130,000 for each Co-Executive Director LifeWire offers a generous benefits package, including: • 100% of employee premiums for excellent health, vision, dental plans including a health savings account and commuter transit pass. • 401K with 2% employer retirement contributions after first year of employment. • Employer-paid short-term disability and group life insurance coverage. • 30 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), increasing to 33 days of PTO after five years, and 36 days of PTO after ten years. • Ten paid holidays, plus two floating holidays. • Flexible schedules and hybrid remote-work arrangements. LifeWire plans to allow flexible work arrangements that will meet the needs of survivors while still allowing employees who would prefer to work from home to do so a few days per week.

Salary

130,000

How to Apply

LifeWire is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer:

Survivors of domestic violence and Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color are encouraged to apply. Multilingual skills are valued. Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, or Korean is highly desirable.

How to Apply:

Please email a resume and cover letter expressing how the mission of LifeWire aligns with your personal and professional goals to [email protected]

LifeWire
PO Box 6398
Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: 425-562-8840