Co-Director for Policy

Job Overview

The California Community Land Trust Network (CACLTN) Co-Director for Policy will help lead the Network’s activities at this exciting moment of growth for permanently affordable, democratically controlled housing in California. The Co-Director will lead the Network’s policy and advocacy operations in addition to providing executive organizational leadership in partnership with the Co-Director for Organizing and Partnerships. 

This Co-Director position is highly collaborative and ideal for those with work and/or lived experience in communities most impacted by the housing affordability crisis and at least 5 years of work experience in senior or executive nonprofit positions.

The Co-Director will report to the CACLTN Board of Directors which is made up of CACLTN member representatives. The Co-Director is a management position and will be expected to oversee the work of both contractors and direct reports.

Hours: Full-time permanent employee position; 40 hours per week

Job Description

Working in collaboration with the board of directors and Co-Director for Organizing & Partnerships, the Co-Director for Policy will be expected to do the following:

1) Policy and Advocacy Leadership (40%): Lead strategy development and implementation of CACLTN’s Policy and Advocacy programs and campaigns. 

• Lead the Policy Committee including development of agendas, maintenance of minutes, inviting speakers and being the point person for action items.
• Coordinate and provide support and leadership to sub-working groups affiliated with the Policy Committee.
• Build relationships with key advocacy stakeholders, including elected officials, housing policy experts, and leaders from other housing coalitions/networks, educating them on CACLTN’s work and building partnerships where possible.
• Provide leadership and support to sub-working groups of the policy committee, coordinating with volunteers or contractors on facilitation or facilitating directly. 
• Liaise with, and direct the work of legislative consultants on lobbying efforts, bill drafting, and engagement with elected officials and government agencies.
• Coordinate the production advocacy materials including template letters of support, petitions, informational fliers, and fact sheets.
• Liaise with and represent CACLTN in key policy coalitions focused on affordable housing preservation, social housing, tenants rights, and more. 
• Coordinate virtual and in-person lobby days in Sacramento.
• Support local advocacy campaigns through cross-campaign convenings and technical assistance.
• Campaign for the creation of community benefits agreements from banks and engage them to ensure followthrough on their commitments to CLTs.
• Support colleagues in developing communications related to advocacy work (eg social media posts)

2) Organizational Leadership (35%): Collaborate with the Co-Director for Organizing and Partnerships in overseeing core organizational management tasks including:

• Manage CACLTN staff, contractors, and volunteers including providing oversight, feedback, and evaluation.
• Supporting financial management of the organization, supervising and coordinating accounting contractors, and managing the budget for various other contractors in partnership with other executive staff. 
• Support CACLTN’s board and board committees; attend board and board committee meetings and provide support developing board packets, distributing reports and minutes etc. 
• Oversee risk management and insurance as needed for operations; oversee other admin responsibilities typical of nonprofit directors, including yearly compliance filings, yearly 990s, etc.
• Collaborate with other staff in developing and implementing the annual conference, annual membership meeting, and other key events

3) Fundraising And Development (10%)

• Grants Administration: Coordinate fundraising and grant reporting efforts in partnership with the CACLTN Board and Co-Director for Organizing and Partnerships; coordinate monthly expense tracking.
• Pursue new funding and revenue generation opportunities. 

4) Program Management and membership engagement (10%)

• Provide other staff with managerial support in CACLTN’s capacity building and technical assistance programs. 
• Provide other staff with support in building the membership of CACLTN and being responsive to the needs of existing members. 

5) Communications (5%)

• Collaborate with other staff to develop and implement communications strategy including communications with the membership, liaising with press, social media, web content, and more.

Compensation: Starting salary of $90,000 to $102,721.50 depending on experience.

Benefits: CACLTN offers a competitive package of benefits, including opportunities for professional training, sick/vacation/family leave, flexible work schedule, retirement and health benefits. CACLTN recognizes the importance of work-life balance and strives to offer a supportive and flexible work environment. We encourage staff to take full advantage of our generous leave policies and flexible scheduling to maintain personal and professional well-being.

Location and Physical Office

The Co-Director should plan on being based in California and working remotely. CACLTN can assist in identifying meeting spaces and making space available at member organizations as needed.  The Co-Director should expect a limited number of in-person meetings in the Greater SF Bay Area, Sacramento Area, and Greater Los Angeles Area — approximately 2-4 days per month.

To apply

Applicants should apply on Indeed.com or submit the following to [email protected] by no later than Nov. 4, 2024:

• Resume
• A letter of interest
• Three professional references