Co-Executive Director - Policy

The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence is seeking a strategic, visionary, and collaborative leader to partner with the Co-Executive Director – Programs and the CEGV Board, staff, and membership to ensure that the Coalition serves as the regional leader of coordinated and innovative services and efforts to improve the King County region’s response to gender-based violence, with a focus on addressing the root causes of violence and abuse through an intersectional racial and gender justice lens.

This is a unique opportunity to positively influence the wide range of policies that impact both gender-based violence programs and survivors in our region through strong collaboration, coalition building and partnership for systemic change.

We work to end gender-based violence and promote equitable relationships through collective action for social change. We support the efforts of our approximately 40 member organizations so that they have tools and resources to work more effectively. The Coalition fights for protective legislation, policies, and funding at the state and local levels to improve how our communities handle domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, connects professionals across disciplines to share ideas and coordinate services, and offers trainings about current challenges and best practices.

The Co-Executive Directors will work closely together to fulfill the executive leadership responsibilities of the Coalition. While each Co-Executive Director will have areas of primary and secondary responsibility, both positions are oriented to hold equal leadership authority and partner together to ensure the Coalition has the foundation to be successful. The Co-EDs must be able to demonstrate the skill of leaning on and challenging one another to assist with the overall health of the Coalition.

Shared Responsibilities of Co-Executive Directors

• Collaborative, visionary, and strategic leadership
• Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors
• Funding strategy, budgeting, & fiscal oversight.
• Administration and legal compliance

Primary Responsibilities of the CoED – Policy

• Collaborate with staff from member programs and ensure that Coalition programming and policy advocacy are informed by survivor and member input
• Coordinate the Coalition’s advocacy efforts for public policy changes that promote survivor autonomy and safety, while promoting accountability and positive behavior change for people who have caused harm.
• Coordinate between the advocacy activities of CEGV, related regional & state-wide coalitions, city and county governments, and other relevant groups and committees.
• Provide leadership and support of communications and private funding efforts

Desired Qualification Include:

• Deep and broad expertise about domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence, including survivor services, legal and other systems’ responses, prevention, and community-based alternatives for safety and accountability.
• Experience working with or in a coalition or membership organization
• Demonstrated leadership, conceptual thinking, and creative problem-solving skills. Experience serving in a leadership role within a non-profit organization.
• Demonstrated commitment to racial, gender, economic, and social justice
• Experience with developing and monitoring budgets and an understanding of non-profit fiscal management.
• Excellent facilitation and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire colleagues.
• Experience in identifying and analyzing systems and public policy issues that impact survivors of gender-based violence, and leading public policy advocacy efforts.
• Familiarity with non-profit fundraising and donor development concepts and strategy. Experience participating in non-profit fundraising planning and implementation, including grant writing.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and an ability to craft clear and compelling communications
• Familiarity with King County community-based domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking programs and interventions a plus
• Experience leading policy advocacy efforts involving Seattle and King County governments and systems also a plus.

To apply: Please upload here a resume, and a cover letter that shares what excites you about this opportunity, what you see as the key strengths you would bring to this role, and your experience and commitment to anti-racist leadership that centers racial and gender justice.