Sr Dir, Comm Investment & Economic Mobility

United Way of King County • Seattle, WA

362d • $118,750 - $125,000

About The Position

The Senior Director, Community Investment and Economic Mobility will be the lead on United Way's Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap strategy which aims to increase BIPOC homeownership and business ownership in the Puget Sound region. The Senior Director provides strategic vision and leadership regarding United Way's BIPOC asset building loan and grant funding strategies and leads community engagement with key ecosystem partners in our endeavors to work side by side with community to ensure an equitable future for everyone. The position has two primary areas of leadership: 1) Serving as the primary liaison between United Way King County and our community lending partners and 2) Developing relationships and thought partnership with key eco-system partners working in the BIPOC asset building and economic mobility space. 3) Working alongside the Sr. Director of Equitable Philanthropy to support grantmaking to key ecosystem partners as part of the 5 year Bridging the Wealth Gap Campaign. The position is part of the CST leadership team and has an important collaborative, cross-team leadership role, stewarding, advising, and participating in efforts for which they might not be directly responsible. The role utilizes the support of internal United Way of King County resources and external community resources, and the position maintains mutually beneficial relationships with community organizations, philanthropy, board volunteers, and other partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree specializing in Business, Finance, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or a related discipline.
• 5-10 years progressively responsible project management experience.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in areas such as housing and community development, community development finance, small business lending and capacity building, and/or program management.
• Demonstrated community development finance experience.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity.
• Extensive understanding of community development finance and lending experience.
• Familiarity with Special Purpose Credit Programs and Community Development Financial Institutions.
• Lived experience and/or demonstrated professional skills working within a diverse work environment.
• Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of trends and best practices in asset building approaches for historically marginalized communities.
• Successful track record building relationships with a diversity of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of accuracy.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written).
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Directs the programmatic work of United Way's BIPOC asset-building strategies and the successful accomplishment of organizational objectives.
• Working with Campaign lead and committee on implementing internal program launch timeline.
• Mapping out both internal and external stakeholder involvement in program.
• Coordinating with campaign staff on internal program launch documentation.
• Planning milestones over life of program and develop plans for the guarantee program.
• Tracking alignment and progress with UWKC's theory of change.
• Serving as the primary liaison between Locus on the creation of the Puget Sound Loan Guarantee Pool.
• Working alongside consultant during initial fund start up to introduce the program to local lender ecosystem.
• Organizing stakeholder workshops to promote the program locally.
• Identifying the reporting criteria for UWKC to track.
• Coordinating an internal process and timeline around reporting.
• Operationalizing lender reporting with Locus.
• Sharing program learnings with other UWs and potential partners.
• Participates in Community Services Team leadership and strategic planning.
• Develops ongoing relationships in the community and participates in external collaboratives and coalitions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• 32 days of PTO (including holidays).
• 403(b) retirement savings plan.
• Subsidized Transit Pass (Orca Card).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees