Deputy Director of People and Operations chez Fair Budget Coalition

Description

Salary: $91,000–$100,000 annually
Location: DC/Hybrid
Job Classification: Full time, Regular, Exempt
Reports To: Executive Director
Supervision Responsibilities: This position supervises 1-2 people
Travel Requirements: This position requires local DC-area travel
Accessibility Notes: This position requires long periods of sitting, 6 to 7 hours a day of computer usage, etc.

About the Fair Budget Coalition

Since its founding in 1994, the Fair Budget Coalition (FBC) has brought together community members directly affected by poverty, human and legal services providers, advocates, faith organizations, and concerned District residents to advocate for a District budget and public policies that meaningfully address poverty and human needs. FBC leverages the collective power of its sixty-plus member organizations to accomplish this work, including by helping them increase the civic engagement of those they serve and by creating processes and structures to ensure that those directly affected by poverty are at the forefront of crafting solutions. FBC’s vision is of a just and inclusive D.C. that supports strong and stable communities, allows low-income residents to live in dignity, and makes it possible for all residents to achieve economic security. 

About the Opportunity

The Fair Budget Coalition is hiring our first Deputy Director of People and Operations. This new role will shape the systems, culture, and backbone of our organization as we grow the budget justice movement in DC. Working closely with the Executive Director, this is an opportunity to bring your skills in people-centered operations and organizational stewardship to a small but mighty team rooted in racial and economic justice.

FBC is seeking a visionary movement leader who feels at home in an organizer community space and brings grounded experience in social justice work to the day-to-day care of our coalition. The Deputy Director of People and Operations will strengthen the infrastructure that supports our people and programs, overseeing human resources, events, finance and operations with transparency, curiosity and humility. This person will ground decisions in values and lived experience, making sure our systems reflect and sustain organizing. The ideal candidate is both a visionary and builder with deep interest in creating structures that embody equity, collaboration and collective care. This is a Full-Time Exempt position that reports to the Executive Director.

Key Responsibilities Include:

The responsibilities below reflect the core areas of work for the role. In a small and growing team, we share responsibility and adapt as needed, so some responsibilities may evolve as the organization grows.

Systems, Technology, and Logistics (Approximately 40% of the role)

• Build and care for the systems that keep our coalition strong, accountable, and rooted in our values.
• Lead and support FBC’s events and logistics, including contract management, venue management, and participant logistics.
• Manage FBC’s list servs and calendars.
• Oversee technology tools so staff, members, and donors have what they need to engage effectively.
• Lead development and care of a CRM to track membership, donor engagement, and coalition relationships.
• Manage website updates and vendor contracts, keeping the site current and accessible.
• Create clear processes for communications, budgeting, staff development, and issue group coordination.
  Keep resources and guides up to date so staff, Board, and coalition members can move together with clarity.
• Manage relationships with vendors and consultants to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Support staff in using tools and systems, ensuring they are easy to use and aligned with our collective goals.

Human Resources and Culture Curation (Approximately 25% of the job)

• Partner with the ED to maintain a people-first culture grounded in radical authenticity, collaboration, principled struggle and collective care.
• Collaborate with the ED to shape organizational growth and structure.
  Create opportunities for staff development, shared learning, and values-driven practice.
• Build and refine HR processes and tools that help staff and coalition partners thrive.

Financial Management (Approximately 20% of the role)

• Partner with the ED and the Executive Committee (the Board) on financial planning, budgeting, and reporting to ensure organizational sustainability.
• Oversee day-to-day financial systems, including record-keeping, grants calendar, forecasting, and cash flow.
• Collaborate with the fiscal sponsor to ensure accurate payroll, HR, benefits, and vendor payments.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts.
• Prepare financial reports and documents (budgets, projections, income statements) for funders and stakeholders.

Organizational Responsibilities (Approximately 15% of the job)

At FBC, every staff member is part of building power and community. As part of a small, movement-centered team, the Deputy Director of People and Operations will share in the collective responsibilities expected of all staff:

• Work in person with the advocacy and organizing team one or two days weekly, showing up for events and base-building efforts.
• Contribute to a collaborative culture by attending weekly staff meetings, team check-ins, annual staff retreats, and helping to build agendas and facilitate conversations.
• Showing up in community spaces, such as town-halls, Coalition gatherings and offering public testimonies during budget season as part of our shared commitment to budget justice.

Why Work for the Fair Budget Coalition?

This is a new role with the chance to operationalize Fair Budget’s long-term strategy and strengthen our impact in DC’s budget justice movement. You’ll be joining a dedicated team and coalition that is accountable first and foremost to DC’s Black and Brown residents, returning citizens, undocumented neighbors, and working-class families. If you’re energized by building people-centered systems that make grassroots organizing possible we would love to hear from you.

Location

This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Washington, DC, with about 40% in-person time (more during budget season). During the first 90 days, staff are asked to be onsite at least one day a week.

Technology & Accessibility

This job requires regular computer use, including typing, reading a screen, video meetings, and audio calls.

Statement of Equal Opportunity and Values

Fair Budget Coalition is an equal opportunity employer rooted in liberatory practices. We understand leadership to be collective and shaped by lived experience, not only titles or traditional career paths. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, immigration status, religion, or any other protected category. 

To Apply

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and respond to the screening questions through Workable. Fair Budget Coalition is partnering with Shuai Strategies to support this search and help build a strong candidate pool. The Shuai Strategies team will review applications and guide candidates through the process.

If you’d like to request accommodations to apply: We are committed to an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you are invited to interview for the role, we will provide any requested accommodations so that you may fully participate in the process.

Requirements

Required Competencies and Qualifications 

Grounded in DC or in other local community organizing, the ideal candidate will bring a passion for and deep commitment to racial and economic justice, with an understanding of structural racism and liberatory practices.

We’re especially excited about candidates who bring:

• 3-5 years financial management and HR experience, ideally in grassroots, advocacy, or movement spaces.
• 5-7 years Operations experience, ideally in grassroots, advocacy, or movement spaces.
• Skilled in managing budgets, strengthening systems and supporting staff growth.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
• Exceptional project management skills and the ability to handle complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable outcomes in a dynamic environment
• Approaches the work with humility, curiosity, and a sense of humor.
• Experience in conflict resolution, grounded in practices that honor relationships and community.
• Someone who can grasp the subtleties and nuances of complex issues and identify patterns in challenges. Someone who can lead insightful, pragmatic, equitable, and sustainable ways to tackle common challenges and produce positive change.
• A skilled people manager and leader who models integrity, accountability, trustworthiness, and empathy with deep self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Some preferred qualifications include:

• A degree or certification relevant to the role
• CRM experience
• Experience supervising people and teams
• Experience developing and/or leading trainings that maximize individual and organizational goals.
• Experience building continuous feedback and performance structures

If you see yourself in this job description but don’t feel like you meet every single criterion, we encourage you to apply anyway! Research shows that individuals from historically marginalized groups, such as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), women, and trans folks tend to self-select out of opportunities at higher rates. We take a holistic approach to all of our hiring practices and want to hire those who best align with our mission and goals.

Benefits

 FBC offers a benefits package designed to support the health, growth, and well-being of our team, including:

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care 
• Three weeks of paid time off (PTO), plus paid holidays and a two-week closure (one week in the Winter and another in the Summer)
• Paid solidarity organizing days and gas reimbursement for community organizing
• Professional development support and staff wellness days