Capacity Building Consultant

About Delivering Good  

Delivering Good, Inc. is the charity of choice for new product donations made by hundreds of companies in the fashion, home and children’s industries. Donating new merchandise provides these companies with a simple and effective way to help people in need. Founded 40 years ago, Delivering Good is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that unites retailers, manufacturers, foundations, and individuals to support people affected by poverty and tragedy nationally and abroad. Since 1985, $3 billion of apparel, accessories, shoes, home furnishings, toys, books, and other useful items have been distributed through our network of community partners.

Delivering Good was created from the 2014 merger of Kids in Distressed Situations and Fashion Delivers. In May 2017, the organization rebranded as “Delivering Good” to reflect focused, ongoing support for children and families facing poverty and disaster. The organization is governed by an actively engaged board of directors who are industry leaders in apparel and juvenile products, fashion, shoe, home and related enterprises respectively.

Position Description  

Delivering Good is in the second year of a program designed to unite local nonprofits, the corporate sector, and educational institutions in three (3) select communities over the course of a year, to provide a range of aid and services geared to improve the lives and outcomes of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals – a program that will mobilize hundreds of volunteer hours, $3 million worth of brand-new and vitally-needed clothes and other goods, and career and education opportunities for BIPOC nonprofit leaders.

We are seeking a part-time consultant to act as Capacity Building Consultant to serve as the primary point of coordination and program planning for the initiative. This consultant will oversee the cross-partner communication, logistical management, and overall operations of the pilot project, maintaining smooth relationships among all stakeholders while ensuring uninterrupted service to BIPOC communities. This position will seek strategic direction and work closely with the Director of Nonprofit Partnerships.

Program Management  

• Continue the implementation of Delivering Good’s capacity building program through the end of the grant cycle. 
• Establish and maintain 1:1 calls/check-ins with the current program partners to assess and build their operational capacities. 
• Develop and regularly update project plans to address each program partner's organizational gaps. 
• Coordinate and provide project management support to ongoing initiatives, including product distribution, volunteer engagement, webinar trainings and best practices convenings, and community partner engagement. Manage and track action items and deliverables across multiple initiatives and working groups. 
• Coordinate and facilitate webinars for program partners to enhance their skills and knowledge. 
• Participate in bi-weekly strategy meetings with the Delivering Good team to align on progress and program goals. 
• Focus on measuring and reporting the program’s outcomes to gauge success and inform future strategies. 
• Set timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure that the program meets its goals throughout the length of the program. 
• Manage service providers, vendors, consultants, and project plans as needed to achieve program goals. 

Program Expansion  

• In collaboration with the Delivering Good team, create a process to expand the capacity building program to communities beyond NYC. 
• Assist in the collection and analysis of data to inform strategies and tactics or increased capacity building outcomes in communities served by the program.  
• Use data-informed strategies to suggest new geographic areas for Delivering Good to explore implementation of the program. 
• Support the process of finding additional funding resources and securing additional funding sources. 
• Develop programmatic budgets and operations to support maintaining the current program and program expansion. 

Qualifications 

• Passion for opportunity work in BIPOC communities.  
• Highly knowledgeable about diversity, opportunity, and inclusion research.  
• Experience building authentic relationships with BIPOC communities and, in general, people across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines.  
• Experience working with BIPOC communities and, in general, people across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines. This includes working with individuals from academic institutions, foundations, corporate entities, and community nonprofits. 
• Ability to create short and long-term goals and KPIs for a multi-partner, multi-sector project and track the project’s progress over the one-year period.  
• Strong project management experience, including, but not limited to working independently and on teams, supervising multiple projects across different groups with varying deadlines, facilitating meetings with various project stakeholders, and communicating project updates to stakeholders regularly.  
• Willing to travel to pilot communities and other regions in the U.S. to measure the project’s progress, meet with other stakeholders involved in the project, and to fulfill other essential functions of the role.  
• Strong verbal, written, active listening, presentation, critical thinking, creative problem solving, judgement, organizational, adaptability, conflict resolution, interpersonal, and emotional intelligence skills that can be leveraged.  
• Familiarity with the non-profit sector or other relevant experience.  
• Proficiency with Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, project management software, and/or other relevant software tools.  
• Bachelor’s degree, and relevant experience in nonprofit, government, and/or racial equity fields 

Schedule: Part-time through December 31, 2025. Hours not to exceed fifteen (15) hours per week or sixty-three (63) hours per month.

Compensation: $50/hour 

1. The Capacity Building Consultant will be an independent contractor and will receive a form

To apply, please submit your resume, together with a cover letter describing your interest in the position, with the subject line: Capacity Building Consultant to hr@delivering-good.org. 

Delivering Good is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.