Executive Director, Pacific Northwest

Seattle, WA

In each of One Love’s five regional offices, Executive Directors are the lead architects of and recruiters for the local campaign, charged with expanding, diversifying, and deepening the participation of all types of participants. EDs are true believers in our common-sense approach to prevention and intervention and they are highly comfortable recruiting others to the cause. Executive Directors play a critical role in achieving One Love’s mission and strategic plan through raising funds to support both local and national work, scaling our educational programming, building partnerships to raise the profile of relationship health education, and mobilizing individuals to take action to end relationship violence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & OUTCOMES

Develop and execute a regional strategic plan for One Love’s growth in line with the overall organizational strategic plan
Expand One Love’s programmatic reach through middle school, high school, and college engagement as well as through partnerships with youth-facing organizations who want the young people they love to benefit from this conversation
Expand and retain the financial base of support for this work through development strategies including annual giving and major gifts solicitation, special events, community fundraising, foundation grants, corporate giving, and possibly government support
Develop a dedicated and enthusiastic corps of community leaders, both young people and adults, who help drive participation and engagement in their communities as a key element of shifting community norms
Establish a Regional Board of Advisors to serve as a leadership group and crucial partners for the Regional ED. Regional Boards advise on best strategies for impact in the city they love, and inspiring their support is critical and expected to achieve growth
Support and develop a small but A+ team on the ground
Be an influential and collaborative leader locally, advocating for this work and recruiting collaborators and partners who share our vision and believe in the power of communities, and young people, to achieve ambitious goals
Closely collaborate with the broader One Love team as well as other Regional EDs to continue to establish best practices for regional operations. Serve as active and contributing member of the senior management team

QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES

Professional Qualifications and Experience

15 years professional experience in fundraising, business development, community engagement and/or organizing, and partnership development and/or related fields
Fundraising and partnerships experience is essential
Start-up experience is valuable
Some experience in the education space is preferred
Successful track record of building or scaling an organization’s efforts and impact at a quick pace, including procurement of new funds and retention of existing funds to enable growth
Experience in balancing creativity, strategic planning and execution (imagining, planning and doing) simultaneously
Exceptional relationship manager and positive presence whose enthusiasm and energy help recruit a diverse collection of individuals and organizations to this cause
Experience leading a business line as well as working with colleagues across an organization to get things done

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Deep passion for One Love’s mission and movement
“Big thinker” with a strong interest in overseeing the growth of the campaign locally through programmatic expansion, growth of the fundraising base, and empowerment of local leaders
Demonstrated commitment to belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion; someone who views others with an asset-based lens, values all individuals and respects differences regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstance
Ability to be a strategic leader and visionary as well as to chart out a tactical plan of action.
Energized by fluidity, and highly adaptable to rapidly evolving and changing environments
Entrepreneurial mindset that embraces experimentation and can quickly pivot where required. Prior experience working in a fast growth organization preferred
A polished communicator and excellent writer, able to effectively articulate the case for One Love support
High energy, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic
Low ego, patient and collaborative team leader who is eager to work collaboratively with junior and senior colleagues to reach shared goals; actively works against ‘silo’ mentality
Extremely self-motivated with the ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
Ability to manage multiple priorities at once and to galvanize a team to do so as well
Superior organizational, time-management and follow-up skills
Goals and metrics oriented

LOCATION DETAILS

This position is based in Seattle with some travel required. The organization is currently operating on a hybrid model with 1 – 3 days per week in person.

WORKING AT ONE LOVE:

One Love offers compensation and benefits that are competitive with comparable nonprofits in the region and commensurate with experience.

One Love believes in supporting the whole person by providing:

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and flex coverage
A 401k offering, including a match
4-weeks paid vacation
Paid holidays as well as sick and mental health time
Generous family leave

Additionally, the organization promotes workplace well-being through:

Employee-led Affinity Spaces
Paid travel to organizational retreats for team building and fun
Staff learning and development
Empowerment of team members to take on new opportunities that stretch their experience set

Organizationally, One Love is committed to living Core Values and Beliefs internally and externally.

Core Beliefs

We believe that everyone deserves healthy relationships.
We believe that anyone can start a conversation that saves lives.
We believe in the power of youth and community.
We believe that education and collective action can change the world.

Core Values

Think Big

We are innovative and bold in the name of accelerating progress. Fear of failure does not keep us from trying something that could be revolutionary. We think out of the box, experiment, and take calculated risks.

Commitment to Impact

Everything we do is driven by the impact we seek in the world. We are continually learning and evolving by listening to the communities we serve, evaluating our efforts, and iterating to ensure we have meaningful results.

Inclusion and Accessibility

Relationship abuse is a human issue, and we aspire to reach all youth. We create a common language for understanding healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, and we hold ourselves accountable to ensuring that people of all identities see themselves in this work and can access our resources.

Partnership is in our DNA

Nothing is possible without partners. We work hand in hand with individuals and organizations to educate, and we rely on inspired volunteers to help drive lasting change in their communities. Together we are stronger.

One One Love

We are deeply dedicated to our mission and to our team, practicing what we preach and working to build healthy relationships with one another. We help each other get the job done and are inspired by the possibility of what we can do together

One Love is an equal opportunity employer. One Love believes that changing social norms and the statistics around abuse requires a team and an approach that is diverse, inclusive and truly human in nature. One Love encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.