Job Description

 

LOCATION

Hybrid/Remote/Local – Must reside in or be willing to transition to the Charleston Tri-County Region, SC.

Our Why

Educate, Empower, Elevate (E3) Foundation was born out of a need to provide representation in education; the classroom, leadership, and the decision-makers in the Charleston region. To sustain change in our educational systems, we must have schools led by teachers and leaders who are both effective educators and reflect the demographics of the student population. (DIVERSITY) We must also have parents, caregivers, and community members that are educated and equipped to advance change on behalf of their children at the table, helping to make decisions about the children we serve. (INCLUSION). We believe that the work of improving educational options begins by co-creating a community vision for the Charleston region. (EQUITY) Further, through our journey, we recognize that the families we seek to serve within the education system are also suffering from the same inequities in every system that they encounter in their daily lives.

Therefore, we envision a community that embodies a healthy environment for racial and economic justice for Black and Brown people and embraces the brilliance of our people to solve their problems and co-create their future.

Who We Are

E3 is a community-based organization whose mission is to ensure those most impacted by inequities are educated, empowered, and elevated to exercise their collective agency in the South. To accomplish its mission, E3 works to 1) Educate Black and Brown families through culturally competent, relevant, and sustaining environments; 2) Empower through the coalition building of Black and Brown leaders, Black educators, Black and Brown-led organizations, and Black and Brown children and families; and 3) Elevate Black and Brown families to act in their power and purpose.

Our guiding principle is that those most impacted by systemic inequities - people of color - must be at the center of all decision-making. It is not only our North Star but is fundamental to their approach. E3 leaders are social entrepreneurs who are competent, committed, and community-minded, and have experience across sectors including non-profit, advocacy, corporate, and public education.

Our Core Values

• We believe the outcome for education is liberation of Black/Brown people.
• We believe in the brilliance and beauty of ALL Black/Brown children.
• We believe that those most impacted by systemic inequities - people of color- must be at the center of all decision-making.
• We Seek Investment From Our Own.
• We Value Our People And Their Well Being

Who You Are

The Director of Education Advocacy and Community Engagement reports to the Chief Programs Officer and is a senior leader in the organization responsible for advocacy and community engagement/organizing strategy, program development and implementation, data collection and analysis. Leading a team of on-the-ground community organizers, the Director also engages with E3 Foundation’s statewide partners, national advocacy groups, communication experts and researchers.

What You Own

Activating Community-Wide Agency

• Planning, implementing, and coordinating successful community outreach and public education campaigns;
• Valuing, highlighting and building the capacity of impacted communities to effectively organize initiatives that address educational equity;
• Cultivate external relationships with national, regional, and local organizations and allies;
• Working with local communities to assist in building their capacity to challenge discriminatory educational policies and practices including promoting inclusive, culturally responsive curricula on race and equity;
• Organizing communities or coalitions to advance reforms to public systems, including but not limited to educational systems;
• Developing and maintaining relationships, partnerships, and coalitions with parents, educators, organizations, community members/leaders, and public officials;

Team Leadership

• Leading the Education Advocacy and Community Engagement team with the organizational core values as the framework for all decision-making
• Responsible for leading the work of Community Organizers, in addition to working in conjunction with the full staff of E3 on projects and initiatives;
• Working with Community Organizers to prepare campaign work plans;
• Investigating educational equity and racial justice issues through data, anecdotal, and other factual collection and analyses;

Increasing Organizational Capacity

• Devise and implements training for E3 staff, members, and supporters to build an ongoing growth and development process, including specific training on community outreach and engagement, meeting with elected officials, volunteer-led outreach like phone banking and canvassing, data management, interacting with media, and using technology to take online activism offline;
• Tracking programs’ progress to achieve goals, producing reports, and highlighting and adjusting plans as necessary; and

QualificationsExperience working on educational equity campaigns;

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in organizing communities or coalitions to advance reforms to public systems, including but not limited to educational systems;
• Minimum of 3 years of experience supervising staff;
• Commitment to the racial justice mission of E3;
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing, highlighting, and building the capacity of impacted communities to effectively organize initiatives that address state-sponsored bans of critical race theory and other racial biases in educational systems;
• Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and coordinate successful community outreach and public education campaigns;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships, and partnerships, with coalitions of organizations, community members/leaders, and public officials via the internet, in-person, and telephone;
• Ability to work well under pressure with attention to detail;
• Must be creative, dynamic, innovative, determined and a self-started to get tasks accomplished;
• Outstanding integrity, professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment to handle the workload, handle issues as they arise, or the ability to elevate issues in the organization

Compensation & Benefits
The salary range is $65,000 - $80,000 based on prior experience and ability to lead political programs. This position is an exempt, full-time, permanent position with negotiated benefits. E3 currently operates as a virtual organization and therefore, this position is remote. However, to align with our values, the candidate must live in the state of South Carolina with a preference for the Charleston region.

Application Process
Applicants should email a resume and cover letter with the subject line: Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement. Please include a brief writing sample from current or previous work (5 pages maximum). The deadline to apply is July 25, 2023.

E3 Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ persons, people of different levels of physical ability, and all qualified persons to apply for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Remote

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