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Executive Director

Employer
PACT: People Acting in Community Together
Location
Santa Clara County, California
Salary
Salary: $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 /year + benefits
Closing date
Mar 1, 2019

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Focus Areas
Civil Rights / Advocacy
Job Function
Executive / Senior Management
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Management

Job Details

Job Description

People Acting in Community Together (PACT) is seeking an Executive Director with a passion for racial and economic justice and a desire for deep and lasting transformation of Santa Clara County/Silicon Valley. Founded over 35 years ago, PACT (https://www.pactsj.org/) is a grassroots multi-faith organization that provides leadership training and experience to community members of many different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

Through PACT, people work together to solve the most pervasive social problems of our day. PACT has an annual operating budget of over $1million. PACT expands its influence beyond Santa Clara County through its membership in The Faith In Action National Network (FIA), the largest faith-based community organization in the country, and is affiliated with PICO California, which helps make connections and change on a statewide level.

Responsibilities:

The Executive Director position requires the ability to manage a thriving organization, to develop leaders from diverse communities and experiences, to promote/foster multi-faith, multi-racial, multi-generational bridge building, team building and community building and to oversee strategic organizing campaigns to win policy victories on a variety of issues. The Executive Director has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and operation of the organization and reports to the PACT Board of Directors. The following are specific responsibilities of the Executive Director.

  • Provide PACT’s leadership with the tools to define organizational vision and goals in order to implement strategic and effective campaigns.
  • Develop, mentor, and work effectively with staff and a diverse group of PACT leaders, including clergy/faith leaders.
  • Oversee the implementation of effective personnel and financial management policies and procedures
  • Manage PACT’s budget and guide its expansion
  • Establish and maintain relationships with, and build coalitions of policy leaders, elected officials and other key strategic allies

Key Qualifications for Executive Director:

  • A minimum of 5 years experience in grassroots community organizing, ideally in a faith-based arena
  • At least 3 years of successful staff leadership, effective implementation of local and federated campaign strategies and campaign victories
  • Spanish and/or Vietnamese fluency is strongly preferred.

Salary and Benefits

  • Salary range is $90,000 - $110,000
  • Generous benefits package including health care and paid time off
  • Opportunities for training and coaching within our statewide and national networks

Please provide the following documents online at  https://bit.ly/2G8Xqo0

  • Resume

A cover letter explaining why you would be the ideal person to be PACT’s next Executive Director

  • Two writing samples such as a press release or other public communication.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 /year

Company

About PACT

Founded in 1985, People Acting in Community Together is a multi-faith, grassroots organization that provides leadership training and experience to community members of many different ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. Through PACT, people work together to solve the most pervasive social problems of our day.

To learn more about becoming a member congregation or a member of the Faith Leaders Caucus, please contact Akemi Flynn, Executive Director, at 408-998-8001, or pactsj@pactsj.org.

MISSION

PACT‘s mission is to empower everyday people to create a more healthy and just society by winning extraordinary victories for the community - not by speaking for them, but by teaching people how to speak up and take action in the public arena through grassroots organizing.

VISION

We are PACT: Diverse, multi-faith community builders who challenge ourselves and all those with power to catalyze a movement to end racial and economic inequalities in Silicon Valley. With a prophetic voice that organizes people to speak truth and justice we demand and create pathways to shared prosperity and a society in which every person lives with dignity and respect.

INCLUSION STATEMENT

PACT strives to be an inclusive organization that welcomes people of different races, faiths, cultures, languages, gender identities and sexual orientations, socio-economic and immigration status -- in other words, people of diverse backgrounds and experiences --  to fully participate in our work for racial and economic justice and to collectively address issues impacting our communities. We commit to: 

 Treat people with dignity                                                            

 Encourage mutual respect 

 Value the contributions of individuals and              

 Welcome the unique experiences, skills, perspectives and realities that make each individual who they are. 

Keeping our core values and our mission in mind, we will strive to respect experiences that are different from our own and accept the diverse individuals and groups who make up our organization  and community.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING?

Community organizing is a systematic approach to addressing the root causes of social problems. It is a process by which people investigate and act together to change their communities and society. Through community organizing, people meet others who share similar values and interests. Together they identify common goals and learn skills for working with public officials to create solutions to problems that affect their families and neighborhoods. Read more about our community organizing model.

FAITH IN ACTION (FORMERLY PICO NETWORK)

PACT is an affiliate of the Faith in Action, with more than 1,000 member institutions representing one million families in 150 cities and 17 states, PICO is one of the largest community-based efforts in the US. PACT also works with its 20 sister organizations as part of PICO California on statewide issues to improve public schools, make neighborhoods safer, and revitalize democracy.

Company info
Website
Telephone
408-998-8001
Location
1100 Shasta Ave, Suite 210
San Jose
CA
95126
US

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