Regional Ecosystems Director

Remote (California)

About the Role

This opportunity is for an experienced Regional Ecosystems Director to help strengthen regional power-building ecosystems across California through collaboration, coordination, strategic alignment, and long-term movement infrastructure development.

The role focuses on designing and supporting regionally grounded frameworks, ecosystem assessments, facilitation models, and coordination practices that help grassroots organizations strengthen collective action, shared learning, and strategic alignment.

This position works closely with cross-functional teams, strategic partners, and regional organizations to support ecosystem learning, co-governance practices, intergenerational leadership development, and regional coordination efforts.

Position includes a 90-day trial period for performance, adaptability, and organizational alignment evaluation.

Status: Full Time

Salary: $160,000 per year

Travel Requirement: Regular travel throughout California is required, averaging approximately 2 - 4 times per month as the program evolves.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the collaborative development of regional ecosystem frameworks, coordination models, and assessment tools in partnership with grassroots organizations and strategic partners.
• Support the testing, experimentation, and refinement of facilitation approaches and ecosystem practices based on regional needs and real-time implementation.
• Translate lessons learned from ecosystem experimentation into practical frameworks, documentation, and implementation guidance for regional organizations.
• Contribute to broader organizational strategy development related to regional power-building and movement infrastructure.
• Support regional organizations in convening and facilitating Regional Roundtables focused on coordination, ecosystem learning, and strategic alignment.
• Coordinate operational support and resourcing for regional ecosystem initiatives and experimentation projects.
• Provide technical assistance and strategic support to organizations implementing Regional Roundtables and ecosystem-building practices.
• Assist with the development and ongoing improvement of facilitation structures, agendas, co-governance models, and collaboration practices.
• Oversee the implementation of regional ecosystem assessments, including regional landscape analysis and power mapping initiatives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support analysis, learning synthesis, and program refinement based on ecosystem findings and implementation outcomes.
• Design and facilitate learning processes, regional learning visits, and cross-regional strategy and alignment sessions.
• Lead planning, coordination, timelines, reporting, and implementation activities for Regional Ecosystems initiatives.
• Supervise program managers, consultants, and project teams supporting ecosystem and coordination initiatives when applicable.
• Support documentation, internal reporting, strategic communication, and coordination with leadership and governance stakeholders.
• Help strengthen the long-term relational and structural capacity needed to sustain durable regional power-building ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Strong alignment with racial justice, equity, democratic power-building, and community-centered leadership values.
• 6+ years of experience in community organizing, regional coordination, movement infrastructure, coalition building, or power-building work.
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating multi-organizational collaborations, coalitions, or ecosystem networks.
• Strong understanding of regional or statewide grassroots ecosystems, base-building organizations, and movement support structures.
• Experience facilitating shared analysis, strategy alignment, collaborative decision-making, and conflict navigation.
• Ability to translate complex ecosystem analysis into actionable frameworks, systems, and operational tools.
• Proven experience managing complex projects, multiple stakeholders, evolving priorities, and iterative learning processes.
• Collaborative, adaptive, and community-centered leadership style grounded in practical implementation.
• Comfort working in fast-moving, evolving, startup-style environments with experimentation and ambiguity.
• High level of cultural competency and experience collaborating across diverse communities, regions, and organizational contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize findings and present information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Experience using Google Workspace, project management tools, and other collaborative technology platforms.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new systems, frameworks, and operational processes.

Benefits

• 100% employer-funded medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees, spouses or domestic partners, and children.
• Health coverage begins on the first day of employment.
• 15 vacation days annually for full-time employees.
• 12 sick days per year.
• Generous paid family leave policy.
• Paid Time Off begins accruing on the first day of employment and becomes available after the 90-day trial period.
• 21 paid holidays annually, including a 10-day Winter Break covering the Christmas and New Year period.
• 4 Floating Holidays available after completion of the 90-day trial period.
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer contribution.
• Immediate vesting for employer retirement contributions.
• Default employee retirement contribution rate of 3%, adjustable at any time.
• Retirement plan eligibility begins after completion of the 90-day trial period.