Director of Organizational Strength

Addition (a project of Tides Center) was created to seed new working-class organizing across the United States. We do three things: launch new working class organizing projects from scratch, train people in the fundamentals of the craft of organizing and a return to common sense non-academic language, and help working class people tell their own story.

To do this, we identify great organizers with a strong vision to organize people overlooked by much of the organizing sector. This could include a specific constituency, a part of the country, or they have an idea of a new organizing model they want to try to reach more people. These organizers then come on board, and are provided the support, flexibility, and space needed to launch their project with as few limitations as possible.

To date, we have launched five projects, all of which remain in house, to organize working class communities. These include projects to organize working class moms, small-town seniors, overlooked and written-off places, video gamers, and people agitated by attacks on democracy. We also have the Fundamentals of Organizing training program and Working Class Storytelling Project.

Addition is seeking a Director of Organizational Strength to build new and stronger operations systems to support launching new working-class organizing, as well as expanding our existing projects. The ideal candidate is energized by creating and implementing structures, systems, capacities that allows organizers to be even more ambitious and creative in their organizing. You would do this all in coordination and collaboration with our organizing and administrative staff.

If you want to be part of a team that prioritizes organizing working class people, crave returning to common sense language, and is not afraid to try new things and see what happens, this is a place.

Organizers thrive at Addition. By protecting people’s time to do the work, and focusing on working class communities, organizers here have a high rate of success in launching new projects that deliver results for people. We think this is a time that requires trying new things and learning along the way. Creativity and a can-do attitude are encouraged and supported.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations Management

• Lead day-to-day internal operations, including human resources, financial, and technological systems.
• Build organizational capacities and structures to allow organizers to move big ideas into operation.
• Manage fiscal sponsor relationships, contracts, and purchasing to support organizing needs.
• Supervise our Operations Strategist and what will be a steadily expanding team supporting new working class organizing.

Human Resources

• Coordinate human resources functions with our fiscal sponsor, including onboarding, benefits administration, performance management, and staff development.
• Support coherence between projects in terms of salary scale, shared technological platforms, and more.
• Partner with leadership to recruit and retain diverse and talented staff.

Finance & Administration

• Collaborate with the finance manager on budgeting, financial planning, and compliance.
• Monitor organizational spending and financial reporting to ensure sustainability and accountability.
• Support grant reporting and ensure operational requirements for funders are met.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with legal, insurance, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain organizational records and documentation, including board minutes, policies, and licenses.
• Lead internal risk assessment and mitigation strategies, including relationship to a sister organization.

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a member of the leadership team, contributing to strategic thinking and organizational development that supports more and better organizing.
• Work with the leadership team to think through key questions facing the organization as we break new ground in new ways.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in organizing, operations, administration, or a related field, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• A demonstrated commitment to the power of organizing to create a fairer society.
• Strong understanding of HR, finance, compliance, and general organizational infrastructure.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build trust and collaboration across teams.
• Proficient in technology systems commonly used in community organizations with the scale and scope such as ours

Organizational Relationship

This position reports to the Project Director. No significant physical demands are related to this position. This is a remote position.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation

Tides Center is an equal-opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The organization encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.