Managing Director

Summary

Join New Left Accelerator (NLA) and The Capacity Shop (TCS) as their Managing Director of The Capacity Shop! This visionary leadership role involves building TCS from the ground up, developing curriculum, and overseeing platform development. You will build and manage a growing team, develop sustainable business lines, and lead the launch of the TCS website and resource center. The ideal candidate possesses extensive nonprofit management experience, particularly within multi-entity organizations, and a strong understanding of political campaigns and movement building. This is a full-time, remote position offering a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the social justice sector.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in nonprofit management, including a minimum of 5 years of experience working in or with a multi-entity (consisting of 501c3, 501c4, PACs, and/or for-profit) organization or capacity building intermediary years of relevant experience
• Personal alignment with NLA’s organizational values and experience implementing equity, justice and liberation values into your work
• Ability to apply visionary leadership to build the strategic, operational, and adaptive capacity of movement infrastructure and the ability to translate ambitious concepts into actionable plans for a team
• Strong understanding of multi-entity organizations, including political campaigns, independent political organizations, 501(c)(4)s, and/or other movement building organizations
• Experience with managing large, complex operational infrastructure projects and scalding programs and organizations
• Excellent project and workplanning skills - ability to set goal and hold a team accountable to achieving objectives
• Experience leading a training program or working in an organization that provides education and or trainings
• Strong relationship management skills and experience build out and supervising teams and external consultants
• Experience creating or managing teams to build knowledge management systems and platforms
• Experience effectively scaling and managing a team through change and growth

Responsibilities

• Oversee The Capacity Shop’s (TCS) Platform Development
• Partner with Co-Executive Directors to define and implement TCS's long-term vision and strategy
• Identify and develop sustainable business lines and revenue models
• Lead the launch of the TCS website & resource center library with video and online capabilities
• Develop a knowledge platform that provides training and tools for multi-entity operations
• Drive innovation in how operational capacity is delivered to movement organizations
• Collaborate with NLA program team to develop content and curriculum
• Oversee a marketing strategy to grow platform engagement with key audiences
• Manage TCS budget and business development pipeline
• Build and lead the TCS team through organizational growth
• Recruit, hire, and onboard new team members
• Cultivate a team environment aligned with organizational values
• Lead regular team meetings, retreats, and planning sessions
• Apply accountability systems for workplanning, performance management, and professional development
• Hire a technically competent website developer
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in the progressive ecosystem
• Manage TCS operations, budget, and resource planning
• Coach and develop direct reports
• Oversee Development of Curriculum: Trainings, Toolkits and Resources
• Oversee process to develop core curriculum frameworks that will be used across organizational programming
• Work in collaboration with the NLA program team and subject matter leads to oversee the development of the curriculum design process for our core subject matter areas (finance, compliance, HR, governance, legal, risk management, etc.)
• Ensure resources are accurate updated, legally compliant and adaptive to changing state and federal laws
• Oversee development and delivery of training that are designed to fit the needs of our program participants and critical audiences outside of our programs. Manage AI integration into maintenance of materials
• Develop and lead a rapid response program to quickly respond to the ecosystems shifting needs
• Oversee strategies that use curriculum to innovate in our field and work; pilot projects to scale our impact across our programs and networks

Benefits

• Employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term Disability, and Health FSA (with 50% coverage for dependents)
• Flexible paid time off including vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, 1-week Summer Break, and 1-week Winter Break
• Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Working from home stipend
• Retirement plan with matching