Director of Workplace Strategy

ABOUT US

Interfaith America is a national nonprofit organization based in Chicago. We believe that religious diversity is a foundational American strength, and we are building a nation that achieves that promise for the common good. Our mission is to inspire, equip, and connect organizations and leaders to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. We leverage our expertise in interfaith leadership in different sectors in American life, activating a public discourse on pluralism with a focus on higher education, workplaces, and civic partners. IA activates leaders and institutions in these sectors with the tools and resources they need to positively engage religious diversity for the common good.

At Interfaith America, we are ever-adapting and changing. We look for people who set audacious goals and love that one workday may not be like the next. We have a strong commitment to pluralism and building bridges across deep differences. Our programs help people build skills to bridge deep ideological divides. Our work is about staying in relationship with one another and contributing to the common good even when we might disagree on fundamental things. We seek to attract and retain a team of staff comprised of a wide variety of views and backgrounds we need to achieve our vision. 

Responsibilities:

Curriculum Development + Training

• Design Trainings & Resources: In consultation with the Sr. Director of Corporate Strategy and Director of Learning, design and revise training and learning assets for a corporate audience, including open access materials, bespoke content for fee-for-service clients, open enrollment course materials, among others.
• Lead Trainings: Lead synchronous trainings as relevant; Prepare other team members to lead trainings as relevant.

Consulting + Client Engagement

• Design Consulting Packages: Create and revise relevant consulting packages, and other engagement offerings, to be customized for specific client needs.
• Lead Priority Consultations: Serve as lead consultant driving successful implementation of select consultations from start to finish.

 Thought Leadership

• Author high-impact thought pieces for IA Magazine and external platforms.
• Assist with recruitment for open enrollment courses, and trainings + consultations.

Client Recruitment + Pipeline Cultivation

• Grow Network: Create strategy and implement activities to proactively grow IA’s corporate network through in-person outreach, conference presentations and other networking strategies.
• Recruit New Clients: Maintain and deepen relationships with potential clients that result in conversion to fee-for-service partnerships.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• High level of religious literacy and fluency in diversity, pluralism, and inclusion.
• Authorization to work in the United States

Supervisor: Senior Director of Corporate Strategy

Leadership level: Director

Travel: 20%. If remote, four visits to Chicago expected per year, and additional travel 1-2 times per month to conferences and networking gatherings.

Compensation: $100,000 - $110,000, plus excellent benefits. Please read more about our benefits here.

Location: Working from our Chicago office or remote from DC, MA, MD, MI, NC, OH, VA, and WI. 

Benefits: As the Director of Workplace Strategy position is a full-time, regular hire role, this position is eligible for the full suite of Interfaith America's benefit offerings. Interfaith America offers medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance. For employee-only coverage of medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, Interfaith America covers 100% of the premium costs. Interfaith America also offers a retirement plan and a generous paid time off plan. More information can be found here: https://www.interfaithamerica.org/careers/

Other Requirements:

The Director of Workplace Strategy position requires the ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to: maintain regular attendance; travel across this US; present live at conferences across the US; work cooperatively with others; adhere to Interfaith America personnel policies and safety rules; sit and/or stand for extended periods of time; operate standard office equipment, including computers, telephones, photocopiers, and projectors; communicate orally, in writing, and via computers and digital devices; and requires close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal and other office equipment.

Interfaith America is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as needed to enable qualified applicants with a disability to participate in pre-employment procedures.