Ottawa Riverkeeper | Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais
Executive Director
Ottawa Riverkeeper | Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Job Title: Executive Director
Reports to: FV@W Board of Directors
Salary Range: $175,000 - $190,000
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Remote, anywhere in the US; travel required
Family Values @ Work Overview FV@W is a movement network of grassroots organizers and coalitions in more than two dozen states. We have built power in key states and localities focused on winning policies that support workers and families including paid family and medical leave, earned sick and safe days, and affordable, high-quality childcare at the state and national levels. FV@W promotes the leadership of women, low-wage workers, and workers of color at all points in a campaign to achieve transformative policy change, and actively engages underrepresented communities to build deep, long-term power.
Family Values @ Work Vision We are building the world we need and deserve, where economic survival and the ability to care are in harmony. It is a world where we celebrate interdependence and value the labor of care both within and outside the home; we all have access to caregiving support from birth until old age; we all have jobs with dignity and equity; and we all have time for ourselves and our families—to rest, heal, care for each other, pursue life outside of work, and thrive.
Family Values @ Work Values
Reverse the devaluation of caregiving rooted in systemic racist practices
Value a broad range of caregiving needs of all families
Prioritize leadership of those most impacted by the lack of economic and social justice
Recognize all family definitions and structures
Ensure local and state grassroots organizations drive national policy
Uphold unions and collective bargaining as essential to our democracy
Ground our work intersectionally to build long-term power
Build power and solidarity across economic justice issues
Position Summary The Executive Director is responsible for helping FV@W move through an organizational restructuring transition, and ensuring the Board of Directors has a comprehensive understanding of the current state and future direction of the organization.
Primary Goals for 2026
Lead organization through restructure to stability, working with the board and staff through implementation and evolution of transition plan
Serve as lead representative for FV@W during all stages of the collective bargaining process, including contract negotiations with OPEIU or any other representatives of FV@W workers
Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, funders & partner organizations
Increase funding through individual donors, grants, sponsorships, etc.
Management and team-building to strengthen staff capacity and organizational stability
Strategic financial management and planning for long-term stability and viability
Strategic planning with staff and board
Federal coalition table representation
Collaboration with Family Values @ Work Action for c4 and lobbying work that complements the work of FV@W
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Collaborate with the board and key staff to implement the restructuring plan; Plan includes staff reduction, consolidation of FV@W activities, labor contract negotiations and relationship development with and between staff and board
Maintain key stakeholder relationships
Assess, improve, and grow organizational culture
Collaborate with board on legal or personnel issues as they arise
Develop and implement strategic plan with staff and board
Serve as a spokesperson for FV@W in the media
Facilitate management and strategy development with national and state partners within the care economy and economic justice movement.
Financial Management and Oversight
Oversee financial management compliance and planning, including budgeting, contracts and audits, working closely with the finance staff and consultants
Develop and maintain a strategic financial plan with measurable goals, timelines, and measurements of financial success
Oversee expense reporting and management
Development & Fundraising
Work with the key staff to oversee grants, including compliance, proposal development and reporting
Develop and implement a fundraising plan that includes work with institutional funders and individual donors
Maintain and build strategic partnerships and explore funding opportunities.
Engage fundraising/development consultants, as needed
Operations & Personnel Management
Oversee personnel, hiring and firing of staff, as well as assessments, accountability and disciplinary action with support of board and legal counsel when necessary
Determine appropriate organizational staffing, based on available financial resources
Assure that HR procedures and personnel policy are followed for performance and accountability, including benefits, timesheets, expense reports, etc.
Board Support
Maintain and support a strong board of directors through regular meetings and reporting on financial and programmatic status
Support board and board committees
Engage staff to regularly report and provide critical financial, programmatic, and organizational updates at board meetings or upon the board’s request.
Facilitate engagement with the board of directors on long-term financial sustainability, strategy, and resource development.
Serve as primary legal contact for outside counsel with approval of the board
Experience and Skills FV@W encourages applicants who bring the following skills and experiences to the role:
Experience leading a social justice organization and developing successful strategies for winning public policy victories.
Demonstrated strong and effective operational skills including executing and implementation of strategic, operational and/or project plans
Passionate about transforming the care economy and advancing the leadership of those most affected.
A demonstrated passion and commitment to economic, racial, and gender justice.
Experience working for or collaborating with community-based organizations, coalitions or unions.
An inclusive and collaborative leadership style.
Demonstrated success in fundraising and fund development.
Demonstrated success building and stewarding relationships with national foundation funders
Professional experience in relationship management, staff, and/or cultivation of clients/donors within a nonprofit environment, with a proven track record of setting, supporting, and achieving impactful goals.
A creative and innovative leader, willing to take calculated risks.
Fresh eyes on the network and bring new ideas and innovation.
A champion of collaborative approaches and shared decision making, with a commitment to consensus building and transparency.
A driver of systems change and long-term movement building.
Able to balance strategy, donor management, and pushing the envelope when needed.
Demonstrated success building, maintaining, and revising organizational systems, standard operating procedures, and programs
Demonstrated experience leading through each step of continuous improvement cycles
Demonstrated experience with program and staff evaluation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector, with a proven track record of achieving strategic objectives and experience managing staff
A clear understanding of 501(c)(3) structures and experience managing 501c3 and c4 advocacy and campaigns or equivalent
Strong operational and financial acumen
Well-developed writing, interpersonal and organizational skills
Commitment to FV@W’s mission, with an understanding of the relevant economic justice issues and political landscape.
Ability and willingness to travel.
Benefits
100% employer paid health, dental and vision family coverage
Employer paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
403B plan funded at 4% annually
Monthly $150 internet/phone reimbursement
Employer-supported FSA with optional employee contribution
Paid Time Off and access to Paid Family and Medical Leave
Classification of Employment FV@W categorizes this position as Just Cause employment which is a more progressive and equitable framework than At Will employment. For more information, the National Employment Law Project’s Just Cause employment overview is outlined here.
As a Just Cause employment organization, FV@W is committed to the following principles:
Demonstrating good reason for any discharge;
Fair warnings, adequate training and performance plan prior to formal discharge;
Commitment to apply disciplinary policies fairly and consistently;
Provide severance pay for all involuntary discharged employees*
*Exceptions include any illegal acts or violations that jeopardize the safety of FV@W and its workforce.
Equal Employment Opportunity FV@W seeks applicants that reflect the diversity of our broad network. We are an equal employment opportunity organization that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or parenting status.
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Reports to: FV@W Board of Directors
Salary Range: $175,000 - $190,000
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Remote, anywhere in the US; travel required
Family Values @ Work Overview FV@W is a movement network of grassroots organizers and coalitions in more than two dozen states. We have built power in key states and localities focused on winning policies that support workers and families including paid family and medical leave, earned sick and safe days, and affordable, high-quality childcare at the state and national levels. FV@W promotes the leadership of women, low-wage workers, and workers of color at all points in a campaign to achieve transformative policy change, and actively engages underrepresented communities to build deep, long-term power.
Family Values @ Work Vision We are building the world we need and deserve, where economic survival and the ability to care are in harmony. It is a world where we celebrate interdependence and value the labor of care both within and outside the home; we all have access to caregiving support from birth until old age; we all have jobs with dignity and equity; and we all have time for ourselves and our families—to rest, heal, care for each other, pursue life outside of work, and thrive.
Family Values @ Work Values
Reverse the devaluation of caregiving rooted in systemic racist practices
Value a broad range of caregiving needs of all families
Prioritize leadership of those most impacted by the lack of economic and social justice
Recognize all family definitions and structures
Ensure local and state grassroots organizations drive national policy
Uphold unions and collective bargaining as essential to our democracy
Ground our work intersectionally to build long-term power
Build power and solidarity across economic justice issues
Position Summary The Executive Director is responsible for helping FV@W move through an organizational restructuring transition, and ensuring the Board of Directors has a comprehensive understanding of the current state and future direction of the organization.
Primary Goals for 2026
Lead organization through restructure to stability, working with the board and staff through implementation and evolution of transition plan
Serve as lead representative for FV@W during all stages of the collective bargaining process, including contract negotiations with OPEIU or any other representatives of FV@W workers
Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, funders & partner organizations
Increase funding through individual donors, grants, sponsorships, etc.
Management and team-building to strengthen staff capacity and organizational stability
Strategic financial management and planning for long-term stability and viability
Strategic planning with staff and board
Federal coalition table representation
Collaboration with Family Values @ Work Action for c4 and lobbying work that complements the work of FV@W
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Collaborate with the board and key staff to implement the restructuring plan; Plan includes staff reduction, consolidation of FV@W activities, labor contract negotiations and relationship development with and between staff and board
Maintain key stakeholder relationships
Assess, improve, and grow organizational culture
Collaborate with board on legal or personnel issues as they arise
Develop and implement strategic plan with staff and board
Serve as a spokesperson for FV@W in the media
Facilitate management and strategy development with national and state partners within the care economy and economic justice movement.
Financial Management and Oversight
Oversee financial management compliance and planning, including budgeting, contracts and audits, working closely with the finance staff and consultants
Develop and maintain a strategic financial plan with measurable goals, timelines, and measurements of financial success
Oversee expense reporting and management
Development & Fundraising
Work with the key staff to oversee grants, including compliance, proposal development and reporting
Develop and implement a fundraising plan that includes work with institutional funders and individual donors
Maintain and build strategic partnerships and explore funding opportunities.
Engage fundraising/development consultants, as needed
Operations & Personnel Management
Oversee personnel, hiring and firing of staff, as well as assessments, accountability and disciplinary action with support of board and legal counsel when necessary
Determine appropriate organizational staffing, based on available financial resources
Assure that HR procedures and personnel policy are followed for performance and accountability, including benefits, timesheets, expense reports, etc.
Board Support
Maintain and support a strong board of directors through regular meetings and reporting on financial and programmatic status
Support board and board committees
Engage staff to regularly report and provide critical financial, programmatic, and organizational updates at board meetings or upon the board’s request.
Facilitate engagement with the board of directors on long-term financial sustainability, strategy, and resource development.
Serve as primary legal contact for outside counsel with approval of the board
Experience and Skills FV@W encourages applicants who bring the following skills and experiences to the role:
Experience leading a social justice organization and developing successful strategies for winning public policy victories.
Demonstrated strong and effective operational skills including executing and implementation of strategic, operational and/or project plans
Passionate about transforming the care economy and advancing the leadership of those most affected.
A demonstrated passion and commitment to economic, racial, and gender justice.
Experience working for or collaborating with community-based organizations, coalitions or unions.
An inclusive and collaborative leadership style.
Demonstrated success in fundraising and fund development.
Demonstrated success building and stewarding relationships with national foundation funders
Professional experience in relationship management, staff, and/or cultivation of clients/donors within a nonprofit environment, with a proven track record of setting, supporting, and achieving impactful goals.
A creative and innovative leader, willing to take calculated risks.
Fresh eyes on the network and bring new ideas and innovation.
A champion of collaborative approaches and shared decision making, with a commitment to consensus building and transparency.
A driver of systems change and long-term movement building.
Able to balance strategy, donor management, and pushing the envelope when needed.
Demonstrated success building, maintaining, and revising organizational systems, standard operating procedures, and programs
Demonstrated experience leading through each step of continuous improvement cycles
Demonstrated experience with program and staff evaluation
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector, with a proven track record of achieving strategic objectives and experience managing staff
A clear understanding of 501(c)(3) structures and experience managing 501c3 and c4 advocacy and campaigns or equivalent
Strong operational and financial acumen
Well-developed writing, interpersonal and organizational skills
Commitment to FV@W’s mission, with an understanding of the relevant economic justice issues and political landscape.
Ability and willingness to travel.
Benefits
100% employer paid health, dental and vision family coverage
Employer paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
403B plan funded at 4% annually
Monthly $150 internet/phone reimbursement
Employer-supported FSA with optional employee contribution
Paid Time Off and access to Paid Family and Medical Leave
Classification of Employment FV@W categorizes this position as Just Cause employment which is a more progressive and equitable framework than At Will employment. For more information, the National Employment Law Project’s Just Cause employment overview is outlined here.
As a Just Cause employment organization, FV@W is committed to the following principles:
Demonstrating good reason for any discharge;
Fair warnings, adequate training and performance plan prior to formal discharge;
Commitment to apply disciplinary policies fairly and consistently;
Provide severance pay for all involuntary discharged employees*
*Exceptions include any illegal acts or violations that jeopardize the safety of FV@W and its workforce.
Equal Employment Opportunity FV@W seeks applicants that reflect the diversity of our broad network. We are an equal employment opportunity organization that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, age, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or parenting status.
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