Deputy Director

Deputy Director

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) / Center for Workers United in the Struggle

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Status: Full-Time, Salaried
Reports To: Executive Director
Salary: $87,550 per year

 

Organizational Summary

 

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL) is a worker-led organization where workers organize, educate, and empower each other to fight for a voice in their workplaces and in their communities.

 

We partner with other organizations and leaders to build a movement to win racial, gender, and economic justice. We identify the root causes of injustice and work to shift the balance of power between those who have it and those who don’t to improve the lives of our communities for present and future generations.

 

Position Description

 

CTUL is seeking an experienced Deputy Director to oversee the organization’s organizational development, governance, personnel management, and strategic planning.

 

The Deputy Director will be a leader and change agent in driving best practices in support of the organization’s mission. This role will be an advocate for staff experience, organizational agility, and creating a learning culture.

 

The Deputy Director will have deep experience with operational best practices and up-to-date online tools.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a manager with strong people skills and a proven track record of leadership and effective change management. The Deputy Director will join a successful mission-driven advocacy organization and help lead it to become even more efficient, impactful, and nimble.

 

This position reports to the Executive Director.

 

What You’ll Do

 

Strategy, Vision & Leadership

 

• Contribute to the development of CTUL’s strategic goals and objectives as part of the leadership team and help guide the overall management of the organization.

• In support of CTUL’s mission, promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning, feedback, and a commitment to quality throughout the organization.

• Provide analytical support to CTUL management and staff, including development of internal reporting capabilities.

• Maintain a continuous line of communication with the Executive Director to support strategic decision-making on all critical issues.

• Report to the Board of Directors on organizational performance metrics as needed by the Executive Director.

 

Team Development & Personnel Management

 

• Supervise Directors and be accountable for Directors’ functions.

• Supervise the HR Lead and be accountable for human resources functions, including: 1) training; 2) staff development; 3) compensation and benefits; 4) employee relations; and 5) performance evaluation, with a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Oversee staff recruitment and hiring.

• Manage leads and staff meeting planning and facilitation.

• Support the Executive Director in the planning and facilitation of Director meetings.

• Oversee and provide guidance on informal coaching conversations, corrective action, and progressive discipline.

• Support conflict resolution and workplace investigations as needed.

• Oversee best practices for terminations and approve terminations.

• Create, update, and execute organizational policies across the organization and ensure that all systems that support CTUL staff are efficient, easily accessible, and transparent.

• In support of CTUL’s mission, promote a culture of growth and continuous improvement that prioritizes learning, feedback, and a commitment to innovation throughout the organization.

• Oversee staff training and practices to build an inclusive, supportive organizational culture where everyone on the team feels valued and can thrive.

• Represent CTUL management with the staff union and cultivate a collegial, problem-solving relationship with the union based on partnership and trust.

 

Governance

 

• Support the Executive Director in maintaining robust organizational governance for CTUL’s member-led Board of Directors; provide staff leadership to Board committees; ensure compliance with nonprofit governance best practices; and support the Board as needed with training and capacity building.

• Act as a key staff liaison to the Board of Directors, translating strategic vision into operational reality while ensuring all programs and fiscal activities remain in compliance with the highest legal and ethical standards.

 

Legal

 

• Manage legal needs for CTUL, working with outside counsel as required.

 

Qualifications

 

• 10 years of experience in a similar position, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Proven track record of success leading organizational change and development within a growing organization.

• Superior personnel management ability, with strong mentoring and coaching experience on teams with diverse levels of expertise. Experience managing in organizations with unionized staff preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and labor law principles.

• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including the ability to lead a range of stakeholders in establishing a shared vision and executing it together.

• Entrepreneurial, flexible team player who can think experimentally and take a learning approach to the work.

• Organized, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing complex projects.

• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with management, Boards of Directors, and staff.

• Passion for racial justice and CTUL’s mission.

• Ability to periodically work on weekends and evenings as needed.

• Confidentiality, integrity, and a sense of humor.

 

Salary & Benefits

 

CTUL has a tiered salary range set by the staff and Board based on the principles of economic justice and inclusion.

 

This salaried position is currently compensated at $87,550 per year.

 

This full-time position will normally work 80 hours per pay period, including some work on evenings and weekends.

 

Benefits include:

 

• Three weeks of paid vacation.

• Sick days.

• Five recuperation days.

• 19 paid holidays.

• 90% employer-paid medical and dental insurance for the employee and immediate family.

• 100% employer-paid vision and life insurance.

• Monthly phone stipend.

• Annual year-end bonus equal to 5% of annual salary, which can be used toward a retirement fund.

 

How to Apply

 

Submit a resume and cover letter to:

 

karina@ctul.net

Use the subject line:

CTUL Deputy Director

 

Position open until filled.

 

Equal Opportunity

 

CTUL is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of color as well as persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, women, immigrants, people from working-class backgrounds, and formerly incarcerated people.