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Director of Strategic Initiatives-Urban Libraries Council

  • 07 Dec 2020 4:25 PM
    Message # 9411450

    Position Title:

    Director of Strategic Initiatives-Urban Libraries Council

    Position Description:

    The ULC Director of Strategic Initiatives has the opportunity to catalyze action for real impact by

    developing and leading targeted programs to strengthen libraries. This full-time position is located in Washington, D.C. and reports to the President and CEO.

    The Director of Strategic Initiatives will have the opportunity to:

    • Advance systemic change for major North American cities and counties.
    • Build programs that strengthen communities and improve the lives of individuals and families.
    • Connect library executives to leaders, innovations and cutting-edge research on anti-racism, social justice, education, business and government.
    • Create alliances and partnerships to reduce barriers and increase the effectiveness of libraries.
    • Establish tools and frameworks to measure the community impact of public libraries.

    Position Responsibilities:

    ULC seeks a Director of Strategic Initiatives with a proven program track record and commitment to innovation and equity. In addition, this leader will be intellectually curious, collaborative, a critical thinker and a strong writer.

    The Director of Strategic Initiatives will:

    • Lead ULC’s programs, research and peer learning networks across our initiatives on race and social equity, economic/workforce development, education, digital equity and strong families.
    • Understand emerging trends for large cities/counties, race and social equity collective impact efforts and local government priorities and metrics, and the relevance of these trends to the work and mission of the public library.
    • Manage and implement complex multi-year programs and demonstration projects including mentoring and managing staff and senior consultants and building strategic partnerships.
    • Cultivate funder relationships, conversations and connections and obtain foundation/corporate support for ULC’s initiatives and programs.

    Experience and Qualifications

    • 10+ years of related experience, including demonstrated ability in leadership roles.
    • Comprehensive understanding of program design and development, measuring community impact and policy and system level change.
    • Experience working with local government, schools and public sector agencies. Preference for professionals with strong existing networks and contacts.
    • Experience and dedication to working on race equity, policy and systems change.
    • Experience with learning strategies, evaluation, data and metrics relevant to community impact.
    • Ability to travel in accordance with various work assignments.

    Application Process:

    Application Cover letter and resume should be sent to resumes@urbanlibraries.org to the attention of Angela Goodrich, Finance and Administration Executive. 



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