Executive Director, Seattle – King County African American Reparations Committee

Summary

The Seattle – King County African American Reparations Committee seeks an Executive Director to lead staff and volunteers in building a coordinated, multi-racial movement for reparations for African Americans in Seattle and King County, Washington. Through research, education visibility campaigns and base-building, SAARC will develop data-driven proposals for reparations that are expected to culminate in legislation and local projects that benefit African Americans. The Project Director will be a highly organized, strategic, experienced and articulate representative of SAARC’s mission, vision and goals.

Description

The Executive Director will lead the start-up phase of a project expected to last 2-3 years.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a strategically executed campaign that results in reparations being made by local government institutions who are held accountable for their past racist harms, in a manner that is broadly supported by the African American community in Seattle and King County.
• Identify strategic opportunities to build alliances and grow community support; work with board and staff to seize those moments while staying on track, organizationally.
• Ensure that SAARC has a visible and consistent media presence and a clear public profile.
• Represent SAARC publicly; identify visibility opportunities, articulate SAARC’s mission and describe its work, speak articulately about reparations.
• Maintain effective communications with allies and important stakeholders.
• Coordinate committees so they can plan and deploy their strategies.
• Supervise a staff, expected to grow to four organizers.
• Coordinate six task forces comprised of subject matter experts to research harms to African Americans in Seattle and King County, and to calculate the value of those harms; work with stakeholders to identify remedies.
• Implement fundraising strategies.
• Coordinate the work of several contractors with diverse responsibilities; ensure timeliness, responsiveness and work product quality.
• Ensure that budget and financial reports are timely, accurate and meaningful, and that expenditure requests are documented and consistent with the budget.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the key concepts of reparations and related political and strategic complexities
• Experience working in both BIPOC and multiracial contexts
• Experience developing strategic community campaigns
• Ability to use online advocacy, volunteer management and CRM platforms
• Proven ability to generate funds to grow a 2 - 3 year campaign
• Experience managing staff and contractors
• Excellent communicator with diverse audiences
• Budgeting and financial management experience

Working Conditions

• At present, SAARC employees will be working from home, except when managing community meetings, presentations and other related activities.
• Because so many of its activities are volunteer-driven, SAARC employees should expect to work evening and weekend hours as required to advance the mission of SAARC.
• Employees should expect to lift boxes, weighing up to 20 pounds, containing information packets, clipboards and other supplies to support events.
• Employees will utilize their own phones and computers, but all on-line platforms and accounts will be provided by SAARC. Applicants for whom this poses an obstacle should notify SAARC so that alternate arrangements can be made.

Salary and Benefits

● Salary $100,000 - $110,000, DOQ, plus healthcare (dental, medical, vision), SIMPLE IRA retirement, life insurance

To Apply for This Position

• Please submit resume and cover letter to SAARC at ------------.
• Position open until filled
• Please submit any questions to ------------.