Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation Executive Director

Potrero Group•Oakland, CA

55d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation (OPRF) seeks a strategic, community-engaged Executive Director to grow its impact across Oakland's 130-plus city parks and expand equitable access to recreation and civic culture citywide. OPRF is entering its next chapter with deep community trust, a proven programmatic platform, and significant opportunities to grow the resources flowing into Oakland's parks. For more than four decades, OPRF and its predecessor organizations have kept Oakland's system of 130-plus parks open, beautiful, and accessible, supporting fiscal sponsorship and back-office assistance for more than 25 community groups, advocacy for clean and well-funded parks, youth scholarships serving up to 600 children annually, and community stewardship and capital projects across the city. The incoming Executive Director will build this history and standing to secure the organization's next chapter of impact across parks, recreation, and civic culture citywide. The ideal candidate is a credible fundraiser and trusted convener who is comfortable cultivating a major donor, partnering with a City department head, and standing in a park on a Saturday morning with a volunteer crew. This is an opportunity to lead a lean, high-impact organization with deep grassroots credibility and translate it into a larger, more durable flow of resources for Oakland's parks and the people who use them.

Requirements

Strategic and community-engaged approach.
Credible fundraiser.
Trusted convener.
Comfortable cultivating a major donor.
Comfortable partnering with a City department head.
Comfortable standing in a park on a Saturday morning with a volunteer crew.
Ability to lead a lean, high-impact organization.
Ability to translate grassroots credibility into increased resources.
Experience in fiscal sponsorship and back-office assistance.
Experience in advocacy for parks.
Experience supporting youth scholarships.
Experience in community stewardship and capital projects.

Responsibilities

Grow the impact of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation across Oakland's city parks.
Expand equitable access to recreation and civic culture citywide.
Secure the organization's next chapter of impact across parks, recreation, and civic culture citywide.
Cultivate major donors.
Partner with a City department head.
Engage with volunteer crews in parks.
Lead a lean, high-impact organization.
Translate grassroots credibility into a larger, more durable flow of resources for Oakland's parks and the people who use them.
Provide fiscal sponsorship and back-office assistance for community groups.
Advocate for clean and well-funded parks.
Support youth scholarships.
Oversee community stewardship and capital projects.