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Associate Program Director of Community Wealth Building, Coalition for Racial Equity and Democratic Economy (CREDE) Georgetown University Law Center

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Associate Program Director of Community Wealth Building, Coalition for Racial Equity and Democratic Economy (CREDE) - Georgetown University Law Center

The mission of Georgetown Law's Coalition for Racial Equity and Democratic Economy (CREDE) is to leverage the university's research, educational, and technical support resources to catalyze community wealth building in low-income BIPOC communities. CREDE seeks a dynamic Associate Program Director of Community Wealth Building, responsible for working closely with the Executive Director to provide leadership and strategic direction to the Community Wealth Building team, and to advance CREDE's strategic priorities around community wealth building in low-income BIPOC communities through contributions in the areas of management, strategic planning, research & development, outreach, engagement & facilitation, fundraising, and special projects.

CREDE's inaugural initiative is to Build a Cooperative Ecosystem for Food Sovereignty in or near Food Deserts populated by Low-Income BIPOC Communities. To facilitate this initiative CREDE. will organize a Charrette (a series of multi-sector collaborations) designed to build consensus around a vertically integrated supply chain of cooperative enterprises and support services: food production, processing and packaging, marketing and distribution, retail groceries, recycling, and integrated back-office support for the cooperative network.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Associate Program Director of Community Wealth Building collaborates with other associate directors and multi-sector stakeholders participating in CREDE's flagship initiatives and programs; interacts with faculty and Georgetown administration, other academics, outside partners, funders and students; and supervises CREDE research assistants, interns, practicum students, consultants, and - as CREDE expands - additional full-time community wealth building staff. Duties include but are not limited to:

Management & Strategic Planning

• Develop and implement CREDE's community wealth building mission and flagship initiatives in coordination with the leadership team.
• Supervise the work of junior staff and CREDE research assistants.
• Supervise student projects related to community wealth building and flagship initiatives.
• Implement project management system, with monthly, quarterly, annual, and multiyear objectives; complete and submit progress reports for leadership review.

Research & Development

Conduct substantive analysis and research on topics related to community wealth building, with a focus on designated flagship initiatives - including providing direction to associates, fellows, interns, student research assistants, consultants; and coordinating collaborative research with partner organizations.

Outreach, Engagement & Facilitation

Conduct outreach, engagement, and facilitation of multi-sector collaborations around flagship initiatives (Charrette) - including organizing periodic symposia, meetings and events; developing meeting agendas, curricula, and materials; coordinating; and prepping the Executive Director for public speaking engagements and media appearances.

Fundraising

• Work closely with CREDE and development office leadership team to secure funding that captures strategic opportunities to advance CREDE's community engagement, research, and policy agenda.
• Draft and develop timely and high-quality proposals and progress reports to existing and potential funders.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent 5 years of experience working on community wealth building initiatives involving some or all of the following: cooperatives, small businesses and micro enterprises, intermediaries like CDFIs, foundations, and other community economic development institutions; experience with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies pertinent to community wealth building strategies; experience working with and navigating cross-sector collaborations involving diverse stakeholder participants; direct lived experience with the challenges faced by LMI and BIPOC communities in overcoming barriers to economic equity and social mobility; demonstrated commitment to meeting the needs of LMI and BIPOC communities; specialized training or certification in small group collaborations (i.e., Charrettes, human centered design, and/or alternative methodologies); and/or familiarity with academic literature, public policies, and practices related to community wealth building, particularly pertaining to food sovereignty movements and the challenges facing food deserts
• Experience developing presentations, memos, work plans, white papers, and other written materials
• Excellent research, analytical, speaking, and writing skills
• Professional judgment to represent CREDE in interactions with multi-sector community stakeholders, university personnel, partners, funders, and students
• Conversant in market feasibility studies, financial modeling, strategic and business planning

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