Organizing Culture and Capacity Director

Jobgether · United States

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Organizing Culture and Capacity Director based in the United States.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced grassroots organizing professional to shape organizing culture and capacity across a large, distributed national network.
The role will define and strengthen shared organizing methodologies, practices, training, and systems that help teams and volunteers build meaningful grassroots power.
You will lead programs that establish core organizing skills while also testing innovative approaches to respond to emerging needs and opportunities.
Working closely with leaders across Field, Campaigns, Digital, and other functions, you will build strong systems and services that support local and national priorities.
The position combines strategic vision with hands-on program leadership, organizational learning, technology adoption, and team management.
You will oversee a geographically dispersed team, develop measurement frameworks, manage resources, and use data and on-the-ground insights to continuously improve impact.
This is an ideal role for a collaborative, equity-driven leader who thrives in complex environments and is motivated by building durable, diverse grassroots movements.

• Define, maintain, and continuously refine an organization-wide organizing model, including the vision, culture, methodologies, practices, and indicators needed to measure progress.
• Lead the design and delivery of curricula, training frameworks, direct-support programs, and other initiatives that strengthen organizing capabilities among staff, volunteers, and managers.
• Develop annual and long-term programming aligned with organizational and Field Department priorities, while introducing emerging programs in response to changing conditions and strategic opportunities.
• Establish evergreen training resources to onboard and develop organizing skills across the organization, ensuring consistency while adapting programs to different needs and contexts.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, organizational health, adoption, and outcomes, using data and feedback to inform future programming, resource allocation, and growth opportunities.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of organizing technology, tools, systems, and analytics, working across departments to improve practices, definitions, resources, and support.
• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, representing the organizing culture and capacity function across the organization.
• Lead and develop a team of up to eight staff members through clear priorities, coaching, performance management, professional development, and accountability.
• Foster a collaborative, respectful, inclusive, and values-aligned team culture that supports learning, feedback, and shared leadership.
• Develop and manage the team budget, align resources with strategic priorities, and comply with relevant financial and operational policies.
• Support fundraising, grant reporting, presentations, and other strategic initiatives as needed.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience leading impactful grassroots organizing campaigns and developing strong organizing programs at scale.
• Significant experience managing organizers and teams across both technical and people-centered campaigns, with a strong understanding of volunteer leadership, development, and engagement.
• Deep knowledge of organizing theory and methodology, ideally across multiple organizing approaches or schools of thought, with the ability to apply theory effectively to real-world situations.
• Proven experience designing and implementing training programs and curricula for diverse audiences, combined with strong facilitation skills.
• Excellent visionary communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategy, goals, priorities, and action plans in ways that inspire alignment and commitment.
• Strong people-management experience, including setting expectations, driving accountability, providing feedback, coaching staff, and cultivating positive, collaborative cultures across remote and geographically distributed teams.
• Strong systems-thinking abilities, with the capacity to understand connections across teams, programs, organizational levels, and local-to-national initiatives.
• A demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, self-reflection, equity, and understanding how systems of oppression, privilege, and power influence organizational work.
• A constructive and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to turn challenges into opportunities, encourage growth through mistakes, and bring authenticity, kindness, resilience, and humor to collaborative work.
• Experience working with national field programs, membership-based organizations, or federated networks is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with organizing technology such as VAN, Scale to Win, or Hustle is a plus, particularly experience connecting technology adoption with organizing methodology.
• A proven track record of achieving goals within large, complex organizations involving both staff and volunteer leadership.
• Experience managing budgets and/or fundraising; experience with grant proposals and individual donor relationships is an advantage.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to successfully advance complex strategies and initiatives involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to comply with financial, employment, operational, and applicable external requirements.

Benefits:

• Annual salary: $150,000.
• Competitive overall compensation package commensurate with skills and experience.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings through a 401(k) plan.
• Remote work environment with flexibility appropriate to the role.
• Opportunity to lead high-impact organizing strategy across a large national grassroots network.
• Visa sponsorship may be available to eligible foreign nationals, subject to applicable immigration laws, organizational needs, and internal approval.
• Equal employment and advancement opportunities in an environment committed to belonging, inclusion, and equitable access to opportunity.
• Opportunity to work with a geographically distributed team and collaborate across multiple organizational functions and levels.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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