CLOSED - Senior Capacity Building Manager - Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
This position closed October 19, 2023.
Position: Senior Capacity Building Manager
Reports to: Director of Programs
Position Status: Exempt, Salaried; 40 hours/week
Salary: $75,000-$98,000 - robust employee benefits package detailed below
To apply: The preferred application deadline is October 19, 2023. Target start date is mid-January. See instructions below.
Position is based in Charlottesville, VA. Hybrid work schedule with time in the office expected. Preference will be given to applicants who reside in or are willing to relocate to the service area of the city of Charlottesville or the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange.
Preference will be given to those who are directly impacted by the work of the foundation. We seek candidates with diverse experiences, including those who have lived experience with the social challenges that we seek to address and with the communities that have experienced adverse effects of unequal social and economic systems.
About the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Community Foundation was established in 1967 with a mission to improve the quality of life in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange. This region of more than 310,000 people includes a variety of rural and urban environments, and is home to a complex, and deeply painful American history. The region’s changing demographics present opportunities for greater inclusion, and the Community Foundation is deeply committed to being a community-centered, equity-forward organization that ensures our region is one where everyone can belong, contribute, and thrive. As a tax-exempt, nonprofit public charity, the Community Foundation works with local residents, nonprofits, and public and private organizations to facilitate philanthropy through several hundred donor funds and scholarships while making local investments through its own discretionary resources.
Our team believes that candidates who demonstrate and seek to develop the following qualities will find our organization an environment in which they can thrive:
Growth Mindset – to be willing and able to grow and change and do things differently. Go beyond what training or experience or upbringing has taught us and be open to having what we think we know challenged. Be humble, curious, and open-minded to explore ideas or opportunities that are new to us.
Innovation Orientation/Sense of Possibility – to bring to the work a “how can we” or “how could this be possible” as opposed to “we can’t” mindset. We can be in legal and ethical compliance and also question the way things have always been done and our assumptions about them in service of making change and progress.
Authenticity & Vulnerability – to be able to bring yourself and share yourself with the team. While we each can make choices about personal boundaries and parts of our lives and selves that we prefer to keep private, we can be genuine and true to ourselves with each other. This is crucial to building trust.
A Spirit of Solidarity & Differentiation – to recognize and value our shared fate and invest in each other’s success. At the same time, we appreciate each person’s uniqueness and do not equate experiences or assume that having similar identities (such as race, gender, or position) makes us the same.
Direct Communication – to speak our own truth and listen deeply to each other in order to really negotiate and engage in genuine relationships. We give and receive feedback thoughtfully and respectfully, recognizing that this is critical for individual and collective growth and accountability.
Responsibility for Learning – to do the personal work to dismantle internalized ideas about self and others, to see the larger system and our individual locations in it, and work together as effective change agents.
Position Summary
The Senior Capacity Building Manager (SCBM) is a new position with the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation that is focused on deploying resources beyond grantmaking to support organizations to better carry out their mission in sustainable and equitable ways. Created in response to feedback from stakeholders across our entire network, the foundation sees the SCBM as an intentional investment in the operational, programmatic, and financial success of the community-based groups and nonprofit organizations throughout the region. The Sr. Capacity Building Manager will ensure deep understanding and support of partners as whole organizations and provide technical support, training, and resources that enhance their resilience, efficacy, and overall ability to have a positive impact on lives and communities. Our community members, particularly those marginalized by unequal systems, are counting on us to make a lasting difference through our partnerships and programs so that we can become a region in which all people can belong, contribute, participate, and thrive.
Essential Functions
The SCBM reports to the Director of Programs and has primary responsibility of the development and implementation of community-facing capacity building programs and services made available through the Community Foundation.
Consultation
Serve as an advisor and consult with organizations, sharing research and best practices, making recommendations and/or appropriate referrals which will fulfill strategic, operational, and programmatic needs
Facilitate introductions to leaders in the community/field
Gather and make available resource materials and contacts committed to equity and racial healing
Provide onboarding support of Charlottesville organizations invited to the Catchafire program, getting them registered, project planning with them, getting their project posted, and checking in on progress to completion
Collaboration
Maintain a deep understanding of partner organizations’ missions, visions, values, programs, and audiences to inform the foundation’s capacity building support
Assess and manage key capacity building partnerships while using partner feedback and data to discern new opportunities
Cultivate strong working relationships across teams
With CACF team members, review partner data and program metrics to inform Community Foundation capacity building support
Manage the use of the Foundation’s facilities and resources where appropriate
Develop and host seminars/forums/convenings
Sustainability
Manage the current agency fund holder portfolio; cultivate relationships with prospective fund holders and support new funds
Explore opportunities for partner organizations to better manage and invest funds, including endowments and operating reserves, and implement programs to support this effort
Connect agency fund holders with foundation resources about investment trends and performance, partner with foundation team members to ensure relevant communications and events that meet stakeholder needs
Identify and act on opportunities to flow resources from outside of the foundation to community partners through letters of support and collaborative grant writing
Serve as a resource for current and prospective fiscally sponsored projects, groups, and organizations
Qualifications: Education, Work Experience, Skills, and Lived Experiences
We encourage applications from candidates who have lived experience with the social challenges that we seek to address and with the communities that have experienced adverse effects of unequal social and economic systems. Relevant lived experiences will be weighed equally with professional experiences. The work of the foundation is explicitly but not exclusively centered in racial equity, this position will operate under this lens.
While this position leads several key areas of our work, it is not our expectation that candidates have a mastery across all areas; instead, we encourage candidates to apply who have self-awareness and humility around areas they will need to grow in and the motivation and aptitude to lead the learning required to hit the ground running. We do require that candidates understand and value racial equity as an organizational operating principle and be committed to continued learning on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Strong background/understanding of the nonprofit lifecycle and the ability to serve as an effective advisor, educator, presenter, and relationship builder
Strong nonprofit financial acumen and ability to listen well, reflect back and affirm partner's investment goals, and ensure they have the information in hand to make well-informed decisions
Excellent computer, communication, and project management skills
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 suite of products (Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Word)
Strong customer service orientation rooted in curiosity, patience, and an eagerness to learn and act as a thought partner with partners, as well as the ability to appropriately handle confidential information
Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to perform complex work accurately, efficiently, and completely while meeting deadlines
Demonstrated ability to act both independently and as part of a collaborative team
Total Compensation Package Including Benefits
The Community Foundation offers a robust employee benefits package, including:
flexible work hours and location
institutionalized ½ day Fridays that don’t require PTO
paid parking
100% of employee health insurance paid
the opportunity to participate in a 401(k) with up to 6% employer match
20 days of personal time off in the first year of employment, plus 15 paid holidays
$100 per month maximum telecommunications reimbursement to offset phone/internet expenses
up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (16 weeks for multiples)
60% Short Term Disability and 60% Long Term Disability + $100K life insurance
opportunities for professional development and growth
The Community Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and professional training.
How To Apply
Submit the following by filling out this form.
Résumé
Three references (We will not contact references until later in the hiring process.)
Cover letter (Please address how your lived experiences and past work history have prepared you for this position—specifically how you will align with the foundation’s racial equity journey which is built upon practices of inclusivity, mutual aid, solidarity, liberation, healing, and power-building)
