The Board of Directors of Community Asset Re-defining Education (CADRE) is honored to announce that we are searching for an experienced and aspirational leader to serve as the organization’s Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability.

Founded in 2001, CADRE is an independent, community-based, parent-driven community organizing and social justice organization leading the charge to advance racial and educational justice in local Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools. CADRE engages in deeply principled and transformative practices of community organizing to foster authentic parent empowerment, leadership development, direct-action, and coalition building. CADRE’s core call to action is simple yet revolutionary: place Black and Brown parents at the center of systemic change to decriminalize public education. CADRE elevates the preparation and power of Black and Brown parents to work in solidarity to challenge the criminalization of children and youth in school settings, lift and root out the institutionalization of anti-Blackness in South LA schools, and create accountability for policy changes to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. CADRE plays a critical and unique role in sustaining a local, statewide, and national ecosystem of partnerships and alliances that redefine how public schools address and remove structural barriers experienced by Black and Latino families who pursue the right for all children to learn in healthy, humane, and decriminalized school environments.

After two decades of movement building for radical racial and educational justice, the Board of Directors, staff, and parents have affirmed that the next phase of CADRE’s organizational growth and sustainability will be guided by a shared Co-Executive Director leadership and decision-making model. The Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability will lead in concert with the Co-Executive Director of Operations and Sustainability to build upon CADRE’s work in bringing about racial and educational equity and justice in schools. Furthermore, the Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability serves as the lead visionary for driving organizational practices and aligning organizational vision, mission, values, programming, and resources. Reporting to a seven-member Board and providing co-direction, leadership, and guidance to an eighteen-member team of staff and core parent leaders, the lead responsibilities of the Co-Director of Strategy and Sustainability include:

Strategic Visioning and Leadership

Strategic Program, Planning, and Operations

Organizational Learning and Parent and Staff Leadership Development

Strategic Communications and Storytelling

Sustainable Fundraising and Resource Development

Board Relations and Engagement

Essential Requirements for the Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability Role

As an organization committed to racial equity and transformative human growth and development, CADRE is searching for an aspirational leader who brings the personal assets, desire, orientation, and lived experiences to address systems of power, racism, and supremacy that deprive Black and Latino families, communities, and schools of humanity and justice. Knowledge of the educational and social justice landscape in California’s urban centers, demonstrated leadership in pushing for structural and systems change in public education, and deep expertise in community organizing practice and engagement are foundational requirements for the ideal Co-Director of Strategy and Sustainability, along with the following leadership capacities:

Highly collaborative leader with a demonstrated history of successfully working across organizational functions and diverse constituencies

At least five years of progressive program and management experience in the non-profit or service sector

Knowledge of organizational financial management and budget operations

Leadership experience in parent, community, or political organizing in the educational, social, or racial justice arenas

History of active engagement in coalitions, alliances, and multi-stakeholder initiatives

Experience leading, managing, or coordinating multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-class teams of staff, community members, or volunteers

Strong meeting facilitation, training, and design skills with the ability to lead participatory design, decision-making, and solidarity building

Demonstrated success in securing funding through grant solicitations, proposal writing, events management, and philanthropic fundraising

Experience staffing boards, commissions, high-level decision-makers, or legislative and elected officials

Excellent writing/editing, verbal communication, and strong public speaking skills

Highly proficient in Google G Suite and Microsoft Office Suite; proficient in utilizing social media platforms; and facility with learning and navigating database management platforms

For candidates inspired by the opportunity to join CADRE as the Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability, please click here to read the full candidate profile and detailed position responsibilities before applying.

Compensation and Benefits

The Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability is a full-time exempt leadership position that will require some evening and weekend work. The compensation ranges from $95,000 to $110,000 annually, depending on the level and depth of alignment between the experience of the candidate and the nature of the role. CADRE’s comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. The benefits package also includes fourteen (14) paid holidays per year and accrual of vacation and sick/personal leave days.

The application submission period for this opportunity opens on January 18, 2022, and is scheduled to close on February 28, 2022. However, because applications will be reviewed for initial screening on a rolling basis, we recommend that interested candidates submit their applications in advance of the deadline. Please upload the following documents to ensure that your application is complete:

A cover letter that highlights the alignment between your qualifications and experiences and the essential requirements and leadership responsibilities of the role

A resumé

A Word document with a hyperlink (YouTube or Vimeo) to a two-to-three-minute introduction video that also expresses the motivation and inspiration behind your interest in the role

Thank you for your interest in the Co-Executive Director of Strategy and Sustainability opportunity. The CADRE family is hopeful that emerging Black, Indigenous, Latino, and other diverse leaders will seriously reflect and own their potential and capacity to assume this leadership role to dedicate their talents and expertise to the cause of Black and Brown solidarity and parent empowerment. If you have additional questions about this opportunity, please send an email to: cadrecoedsearch@cadre-la.org.

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