President

Partners for Rural Transformation, an innovative collaboration among six of the nation’s top rural focused nonprofits, is looking for a dynamic, visionary, creative, and collaborative leader with a passion for improving conditions in rural and native communities who can leverage the collective impact of the participating organizations.

A minimum of five years of significant leadership experience in a related field ● A passion for improving the lives of people living in rural and native communities experiencing persistent poverty. Lived and/or professional experience in rural and/or native communities strongly preferred. ● Experience managing and developing a team of mission-oriented professionals ● Proven track record of effective, mission-related advocacy ● Proven track record of identifying resource opportunities and securing support from philanthropic and government sources. ● Ability to participate in and facilitate conversations among strong leaders to set and implement organizational priorities ● Understanding of how access to and the deployment of capital improves communities. Experience with CDFIs/lending preferred. ● Strong written and oral communication skills in diverse settings ● A commitment to equity and inclusion and a comfort in and ability to work with and bring together people from different cultures and backgrounds ● Ability to travel to DC and to areas served by steering committee organizations

Leadership/Management Manage, lead, and empower PRT’s staff, which include an operations director, project manager, program manager, and executive assistant. Recruit talented, diverse, and mission-oriented staff to support implementation of new funding initiative Work with steering committee members and steering committee organization’s staff that support PRT committees to identify PRT priorities Evaluate PRT committee structures and streamline as needed to ensure the workload is reasonable for PRT staff and steering committee organization’s staff Manage projects that support the goals and objectives identified in the strategic plan Advocacy Persuasively and strategically raise the profile and change the narrative surrounding persistent poverty communities Identify and advocate for change around impactful policy and regulatory changes where PRT has standing and credibility to effect change Fundraising Responsible for raising operating support for PRT’s approximately $1million budget Identification of funding opportunities and development of relationships with potential sources of capital that can be deployed in persistent poverty communities Responsible for developing and submitting grants based on identified opportunities for support Work with steering committee members to nurture existing and develop new relationships with funders Partner Relationships Excellent interpersonal skills to navigate complex relationships and partnerships, including nine additional organizations committed to serving rural communities in persistent poverty across the nation

$160,000-200,000 annually