Careers

Co-founded by the Food Chain Workers Alliance, the National Black Food & Justice Alliance, Real Food Generation, and the Union of Concerned Scientists, HEAL is a multi-sector, multi-racial coalition building collective power to transform our food & farm systems, with racial justice and community self-determination at the core. We are led by our member organizations, who represent over 2 million rural and urban farmers, ranchers, fishers, farm and food chain workers, indigenous groups, scientists, public health advocates, policy experts, community organizers, and activists nationwide.

HEAL is committed to achieving food and farm systems that are healthy for our families, accessible and affordable for all communities, and fair to the hard-working people who grow, distribute, prepare, and serve our food — while protecting the air, water, and land we all depend on.

For more about how our team operates, please see our protocols and principles.

The Resource Organizing Director will a) work with HEAL members and allies to push philanthropy to further invest in BIPOC leadership for transformed food & farm systems; and b) Manage HEAL’s resource development processes to secure funding for HEAL’s work, working closely with HEAL’s Executive Director and Communications team to execute fundraising, with input and support from other staff.

The ideal candidate will have a strong movement-building lens and commitment to uplifting and resourcing the work of BIPOC-led organizations. They will be a compelling communicator, a confident manager, an intersectional thinker, and will have an understanding of the funding landscape for movement-building, sustainable food and agriculture, and social change. They will be able to cultivate and navigate multiple complex relationships with a high degree of accountability and integrity, and be able to confront traditional power structures in a way that builds trust.

• Grow the level of funding HEAL receives from foundations and maintain key funders.
• Expand HEAL’s individual giving program
• Support and coordinate the work HEAL members’ are doing to redirect and redistribute philanthropic resources to BIPOC-led initiatives 

HEAL currently operates on a $1.2 million dollar yearly fiscal budget and redirects 15-20% of all funds raised to member organizations. The Resource Organizing Director will coordinate HEAL’s fundraising activities, including:

• Lead the production of communications with donors and funders, including grant proposals, reports, and fundraising appeals, with support from staff
• In coordination with Executive Director, steward relationships with existing foundations that sustain our work and support staff in cultivating new relationships with funders
• Research, identify and generate new funding opportunities
• Manage the production of fundraising events, with support of other staff
• Drive the process of integrating HEAL’s fundraising efforts with all programs  

The Resource Organizing Director will coordinate strategies to organize philanthropy, including:

• Coordinate and support Open Letter Signers’ group process
• Partner with and learning from aligned formations who organize philanthropy
• Track and amplify philanthropic investment (or lack thereof) in BIPOC leadership
• Build relationships with justice-based funders whose values mirror HEAL’s and engage funder formations in moving towards justice-based funding
• Develop materials for philanthropic audiences
• Facilitate democratic, participatory grant-making processes within HEAL    

• Participate in program and project meetings, cross-organizational meetings, and special organizational efforts, including member engagement.
• Participate in planning and strategy sessions to achieve HEAL’s goals using the experience and learning in this position to inform HEAL’s work plan, infrastructure development, and strategic planning.    

• Deep understanding of power-building and resource distribution
• Skills in building and holding complex and accountable relationships
• Project management and adaptability
• Experience translating movement work to a philanthropic audience
• Strong English language verbal and written communications skills; the ability to synthesize and clearly articulate ideas verbally and in writing.
• Proficient with Neon (or a similar CRM) and Google Online Office Tools. 

• Previous experience working with or within philanthropy
• Experience with participatory grantmaking processes
• Understanding of food and agriculture systems
• Successful grant writing experience for a social justice organization
• Background in community organizing or group facilitation  

For all positions, HEAL seeks individuals with a demonstrated understanding of the intersections of racial, economic, and environmental justice, who are committed to transformative change.

This is a 100% FTE exempt position with a salary range of $75,000-$85,000, and a generous benefits package. Movement Strategy Center’s 100% FTE benefits package includes:

• 20 days vacation leave per year
• 12 standard holidays and 2 personal days per year
• 12 sick days per year
• 1 week paid MSC family and medical leave after one year of service; an additional week of paid leave for each additional year of service, up to 4 weeks
• Medical, vision, dental for employees and dependents (requires 30 day waiting period and a per paycheck employee contribution)
• 100% employer sponsored basic life, short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage
• Access to a 403b retirement plan
• Access to FSA and Commuter Benefits
• Reimbursement for work-related internet, cellphone, and other office expenses

Additionally, HEAL closes our office for a winter hibernation period and a summer rejuvenation period.

This position is remote, but HEAL currently maintains an office space in Oakland and local staff are welcome to (safely) make use of this space. When public health conditions allow, domestic travel will be required for meetings and conferences.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and up to two relevant work samples to info@healfoodalliance.org with the subject line “Resource Organizing Director.” Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with priority given to applications received by October 31. 

HEAL Food Alliance is a fiscally-sponsored project of Movement Strategy Center (MSC). MSC is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by law. Women, people of color, and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.