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Fiscal Agency: Asian Americans for Civil Rights &...

APSC Co-Executive Director / Executive Director

Fiscal Agency: Asian Americans for Civil Rights &..., Oakland, California, United States, 94616


Position:

Co-Directors or Executive Director

FLSA status:

Exempt

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours/week

Salary:

$100,000 – $135,000, annually

Location:

Onsite (Oakland, CA)

Reports to:

APSC Council

Deadline:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and preference given to applications submitted by

November 8, 2024 .

About Asian Prisoner Support Committee

The Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC) was founded in 2002 to provide culturally competent services to the currently and formerly incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community. APSC has evolved into a leading organization at the intersection of criminal justice, immigrant justice, and anti-detention/deportation for Asian Pacific Islander communities. With over 20 years of experience conducting organizing activities within California prisons, APSC is recognized as a national model for criminal justice transformation. APSC is fiscally sponsored by Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE).

About the Opportunity

Asian Prisoner Support Committee is looking for our next executive leadership. APSC has historically been led by a Co-Directorship model. In this transition phase, APSC is interested in moving toward an Executive Director model but is open to continuing a Co-Directorship, depending on the candidates that surface. This position is ideal for someone who is highly motivated to be APSC’s executive leader; seasoned, visionary, and deeply passionate about and connected to APSC’s mission/vision/values, ideally through lived experience. A strong candidate will have solid senior experience in managing healthy organizations internally through systems, people, and finances, and externally through public representation, advocacy, partnerships, and fundraising.

Summary of the Position

The Executive Director/Co-Director, in collaboration with staff and accountable to the Council, will be responsible for

executive leadership and strategy ,

people centered leadership ,

external partnerships and advocacy , and

fundraising and financial management

including:

Overall strategic leadership and management of all APSC’s internal and external work to fulfill its mission, vision, and values.

Lead clear decision-making processes to clarify organizational priorities and cultivate alignment among staff and close stakeholders.

Embrace leading, inspiring, and coaching a strong, cohesive staff team and strengthening internal systems to cultivate healthy organizational culture and practices.

Effectively represent APSC externally in advocacy efforts and movement spaces focused on impacted API communities and people at the intersection of criminal justice, immigration, and detention/anti-deportation.

Ensure financial sustainability of APSC through strategic fundraising, partnership development, grants, and responsible financial management.

Key Responsibilities and Qualifications

Executive Leadership & Strategy:

In collaboration with staff and Council, provide overall strategic leadership to APSC to fulfill its mission, vision, and values while balancing different viewpoints, capacity, and resources. Foster an effective and clear decision-making process that helps to clarify organizational priorities and cultivate alignment and cohesion among staff and stakeholders.

Key qualifications:

Experience in a senior leadership position at a mission-driven organization (minimum 3-6+ years), or equivalent.

Strong belief in, and commitment to APSC’s mission, as demonstrated by lived experience and/or a track record in advocacy, organizing work, and serving Asian Pacific Islander communities impacted by incarceration and deportation.

Adept at organizational and programmatic visioning and strategy.

Experience developing, evaluating, and updating programs and organizational structures with an eye toward sustainable growth and deeper impact.

Excellent communicator and active, engaged listener, with experience in building clear and transparent systems of decision-making that are inclusive of others perspectives.

Experience working with a board of directors or similar type oversight body.

People-Centered Leadership:

Lead, inspire, and coach a strong, cohesive team by building upon a shared sense of community and purpose. Build on systems, practices, and policies to nurture a healthy and positive organizational culture.

Key qualifications:

Proven ability to develop thriving teams and organizations, as demonstrated by deep relationship building, a growth mindset, and an orientation toward mentorship.

Proven ability and experience dealing skillfully with conflict in respectful ways that can accommodate diverse communication styles.

Experience working with currently and formerly incarcerated people.

External Partnerships & Advocacy:

Effectively represent APSC externally in advocacy efforts and movement spaces. Strategically build relationships with partner organizations and advocacy formations in the movement ecosystem on the local, state, and national levels.

Key qualifications:

Demonstrable experience serving as a leading voice and advocate representing an organization.

Experience with leading strategic advocacy efforts or campaigns.

Knowledge of and experience with navigating the landscape of the local/state/national movement ecosystem around relevant issues.

Track record of effectively representing an organization to diverse stakeholders.

Fundraising and Financial Management:

Ensure financial sustainability of APSC through strategic fundraising, partnership development, grants, and responsible financial management. Build strong relationships with existing and potential funders and partners.

Key qualifications:

Ability to provide strategic leadership and sound decision-making to balance and steward resources.

Significant experience securing funding from diverse sources.

Experience with developing and managing organizational budgets and tracking organizational fiscal health.

Salary, Benefits & Location

This position is a full-time, exempt position, reporting to the Council, and includes an annual salary range of $100,000 – 135,000, depending on experience and leadership model. We provide generous benefits, including 100% health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employee coverage and 65% for dependent coverage, paid time off, and contributions to retirement accounts after one year.

How to Apply

Please visit [website] to apply. Interested candidates must submit a complete application to be considered including:

Cover letter

sharing your motivations, interest in, and connection to APSC and qualifications for the position.

Resume of relevant experience.

AACRE is committed to creating a work environment that is free from discrimination and a workforce that reflects the diversity of our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Women, people of color, immigrants, queer and trans people, individuals with conviction and arrest records, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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