Director of Partnerships and Capacity Building

Company Description

A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact.

As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What we offer

• Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 
• Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it? 
• Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
• Benefits - We care about your well-being.

Agency Description

The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) provides leadership on issues of economic justice by advancing racial equity and inclusive growth to ensure that all Philadelphians share in the city’s prosperous future and by alleviating the immediate impact of poverty on individuals, families and communities.  CEO is Philadelphia’s Community Action Agency (CAA); CAAs are private or public agencies created by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and federally designated to receive Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding.

Guiding Principles (We believe…)

• The people of Philadelphia deserve the opportunity to live happy, healthy, full lives. 
• City Government should both recognize its culpability in creating and sustaining inequity and aspire to its responsibility to provide opportunities, represent the best interests, and promote the well-being of all residents. 
• People can offer meaningful insights into both personal experiences and how systems around them function. 
• Poverty is a deliberately created systemic issue and city government can lead in calling for justice and dismantling the barriers that often prevent opportunities. 

Values (How we work)

• Dignity: We actively respect our individual colleagues and people in the community.
• Inclusivity: Our work is more beneficial, valuable, and valid when our full range of experiences, knowledge, and skills can contribute.
• Persistence: We recognize the challenges inherent in this work, and when we get discouraged, we find ways to be resilient, lift each other up, and push forward.
• Accountability: We are transparent and honest about our plans, our actions, and our results.
• Honesty: We create a space to have healthy, honest dialogues about systems, people, and misconceptions and then communicate truthfully.

Job Description

The Director Partnerships & Capacity Building will manage a portfolio of work that aims to provide partners with support in engagement practices and capacity building through training and development for organizations, community leaders, and residents, as well as convening partners and communities of practice such as nonprofits and AmeriCorps programs. The Director will manage two managers, a Training & Development Manager and a Partnerships & Strategic Support Manager. Directly and through supervision, the Director is responsible for the successful implementation of:  

• Civic Engagement Academy learning series that trains community leaders in best practices centered around equitable community engagement 
• Volunteer Support program that convenes and supports non-profits who utilize volunteers in increasing the effectiveness of their volunteer programming. 
• AmeriCorps National Service Task Force that convenes all Philadelphia based AmeriCorps programs to share best practices and provides space for cross sector leaders to collaborate on reducing barriers to service programs so that every Philadelphian is able to participate in AmeriCorps programs. We also administer the AmeriCorps Emergency Fund which supports AmeriCorps members who are struggling financially during their term of service. 
• Grant-funded communities of practice focused on capacity-building for community-based organizations.
• Training and best practices for engagement systems such as VAN, Peerly, and the Volunteer Portal

In addition to setting the strategy and leading the implementation of the partnerships and capacity-building work, the Director serves as a key member of the Racial Equity vertical, and collaborates frequently