Senior Director of Programs

Empower Success Corps (ESC)'s mission is to empower nonprofits to achieve their goals and contribute to a more just and equitable world. ESC achieves its mission through:

ESC is committed to helping nonprofit organizations more effectively serve their constituencies and to the ongoing work of promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging internally and in relationships with our clients, partners, and supporters. Since its founding in 1982, ESC has helped over 1,000 nonprofits chart their futures, improve governance practices, grow programs, and improve their sustainability.

ESC clients run the gamut from providing childcare to housing to arts education. Many focus their resources on people whose opportunities have been limited by systemic barriers to their inclusion and on issues like climate change, which have a larger impact on communities of color. We serve organizations of all types and with a variety of missions. Typically, our client organizations have budgets between $1MM and $5MM. Testimony to the high quality of ESC's performance, more than 50% of recent clients are repeat clients or referrals from former clients.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY 

The Senior Director of Programs leads ESC's broad suite of programs and services at a moment when the organization is poised for innovation and strategic growth. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced directors to grow from leading programs and services to shaping organizational strategy.

The Senior Director will lead ESC’s consulting practice by managing the full client engagement lifecycle—from initial identification and project scoping through successful contracting and project launch.

Additionally, the Senior Director leads Interim Professional in Residence (IPIR), ESC’s innovative program that provides interim and transitional staffing, matching experienced talent to move critical initiatives forward in interim roles across key organizational functions.

In addition to programmatic leadership, the Senior Director establishes and regularly reports on revenue goals and performance against objectives, and works closely on the recruitment, training, and strategic deployment of ESC's volunteer consultant corps, a pool of seasoned practitioners.

In this highly collaborative opportunity, the Senior Director works closely with multiple team members across communications, training, and other functions to ensure proactive and seamless service delivery. This position reports directly to the CEO, and will serve as a key thought partner in shaping the future of the organization’s consulting services. (Please see the application for the complete job description.)