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Overview

Digital Harbor Foundation is dedicated to digital equity for everyone, increasing diversity in the technology sector, and advancing technology innovation for the public good. Driven by our sincere belief that access to opportunity is a basic right, we take bold yet practical actions to support making a better future now. Through a portfolio of projects focused on developing leadership within communities, we support those closest to challenges to take deliberate actions based on a design thinking approach, backed by data analysis, grounded in a practice of collective impact, and driven by a commitment to racial equity.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s in business administration or related field, or 15 years in executive 5 years in a managerial capacity leading a team
• Computer Science background with product management experience in engineering projects for the public sector
• Track record of raising funds from individuals, foundations, and government to meet programmatic objectives
• Experience building systems, processes, and business solutions.
• Experience forming and scaling networks.
• Experience leading teams and managing/developing others.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency using Google’s business Suite (Docs, Sheets, etc).
• Ability to build relationships quickly and across lines of difference.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with a specific focus on communicating across diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Ability to facilitate open and constructive dialogue.
• Passion about bridging the digital divide.
• Analytical and pragmatic mind to balance big-picture strategy and executing details.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a growing and evolving environment.
• Clear commitment and vision for how equity and inclusion shows up in organizational design.
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective leadership, critical thinking, and adept problem solving.
• Exhibit adaptability through a flexible, open-minded, and willing-to-adjust attitude.
• Ability to successfully work independently, including managing multiple projects and deadlines and proactively identifying and completing tasks.
• Ability to collaborate on informal and formal team-based projects.
• Ability to act as a strategic thought partner in tandem with the CEO and make recommendations that take into account competing needs and priorities.
• Outstanding organization and ability to manage logistics of multiple projects.
• Proficient with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides).

• Think strategically and play a strong role in shaping a vision for the organization’s future.
• Develop a plan for how their functional area will support that strategic vision.
• Rally donor prospects, hiring partners, talent sources, government partners, and employees around the strategic vision.
• Prepare their teams to execute on the tasks that help achieve the organization’s goals.
• Persuade, influence, and inspire C-suite colleagues, direct reports, managers, and employees.
• Guide their departments through changes while minimizing the negative impact of disruptions.
• Draw on deep expertise in the functional areas they oversee.
• Effectively delegate management duties.
• Assess their direct reports against key metrics to ensure quality performance and improvement.
• Effectively communicate to a range of managerial and staff employees in various settings.
• Work well with groups in one-on-one settings to help create the corporate culture.
• Emulate the traits and behaviors valued by the organization’s leadership.

Additional Notes

This position is fully remote and will require frequent travel.

Role and Responsibilities

1. Programmatic Vision

• Set strategy: Refine and hold a vision that is responsive to member needs and maximizes the impact of the community. Drive long-term and annual strategic planning to prioritize key initiatives.
• Design robust ecosystem of supports, tools and experiences: In collaboration with your team and members, define, design, and execute a strong menu of supports for members. This includes, but is not limited to: ongoing working groups, virtual events, in-person meet ups, tech tools to support collaboration, and annual summits.

2. Community Strength

• Build inclusive network: Build deep, trusting relationships with and strategic connections amongst members. Identify new ways to deepen community and collaboration amongst the group. Ensure strong ongoing communications.
• Advance equity: Define priorities to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of the project, and make strategic decisions with a strong equity lens. This means considering the potential impact on marginalized communities and striving to ensure that all initiatives are designed to benefit a wide range of stakeholders.
• Recruit, select, and offboard members: Continue to tune criteria for new and existing members. Support team to interview, onboard, and off board members. This involves actively seeking out and engaging individuals from various cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to ensure a broad spectrum of perspectives.

3. Team Leadership

• Scale team: Hire and manage individuals to implement the project’s strategy. This includes both potential dedicated employees (ex: Community Manager, Operations Associate) as well as contractor team (ex: additional capacity to design in person summits).
• Design and execute team culture: Ensure strong culture, effective internal systems, and customer-service oriented execution.
• Leverage advisory structures: Develop intentional plans to maximize governance and advisory structures, which are made up of members and external funders/partners of the project. This includes planning for a regular cadence of touchpoints, recruiting new members, and providing regular updates.

4. Operational Excellence

• Monitor progress: Establish systems to regularly monitor the impact of the group and experience of members (qualitatively and quantitatively). Capture and share learnings with members and partners.
• Advise steward partners: Build a strong pipeline of funders for the project, manage existing grants, develop strong relationships and ongoing engagement with partners (sharing updates, connecting interests to ongoing tactics).
• Ensure financial health: Manage the annual and day-to-day budget to ensure a strong fiscal position.

Other Duties

• Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation

Compensation for this full-time position is $150,000 - $180,000 annually.

Humanitas Labs provides a best-in-class comprehensive set of benefits to support the team. All regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive:

Health Benefits & Insurance

• Advantage Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Humanitas Labs pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% of dependents)

• Pre-Tax Health Savings Account (HSA) (with $75 monthly employer contributions)
• Pre-Tax Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
• Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Paid Life Insurance

Retirement

• 401k Retirement Plan (with 6% matching from Humanitas Labs)

Paid Time Off

• 15 Days Paid Time Off Per Year

• 20 Days Paid Time Off Per Year (after 3rd Anniversary)
• 25 Days Paid Time Off Per Year (after 6th Anniversary)
• 16 Paid Holidays (14 common plus 2 flexible holidays)
• Paid Bereavement Leave

• Paid Care Leave (two weeks after first year)

If our mission and vision align with your personal values, please apply!

A cover letter outlining your qualifications for the position along with your resume is required. Interviews will be conducted virtually.

Humanitas Labs and Digital Harbor are equal opportunity employers.