For more information please visit: Equiticity
Report To: Olatunji Oboi Reed, President & CEO
Job Type: Full-time, salaried with competitive benefits
Location: Remote and Chicago- various locations
Total Compensation: $75,000 annual salary with competitive benefits
Submission Deadline: Friday, December 9th, 2022
Email Cover Letter and Resume To: careers@equiticity.org
Important submission instructions: Include in the email subject line: “Director of CMRs”
About the Position:
Equiticity is looking for a dynamic individual to serve as Director of Community Mobility Rituals (CMRs). This position will be responsible for defining and codifying our vision, mission, and impact of our work on executing CMRs. The position will also be responsible for envisioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating our CMRs. The position will manage partnerships with community based organizations, businesses, and government agencies. This position will train and manage our Squad Ride Management Team. This position will primarily focus on the Chicago market, with some responsibilities at the national level as well.
This position will implement the following five types of CMRs, with varying levels of frequency:
Friday Night Ride Series
Neighborhood Walking Tours
Public Transit Excursions
Scooter Rolls
Open Street Festivals
Equiticity’s definition of CMRs includes these 7 common elements:
scheduled with rhythmic frequency
place priority on socialization
focus on racialized healing
reduced barriers to participation
natural development of shared customs
active disruption of the status quo
hyperlocal collective ownership of "our" space.
Duties include:
This position will manage staff, contractors, and volunteers who are leading and/or participating in elements of the CMRs planning process.
This position will create a comprehensive, compelling, and unifying vision for our CMRs in Chicago and across the US.
This position will be responsible for defining and codifying our vision, mission, and impact of our work on executing CMRs.
This position will also be responsible for envisioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating our CMRs.
This position will manage partnerships with community based organizations, businesses, and government agencies.
This position will develop a Squad Ride Management training curriculum, as well as train and manage our Squad Ride Management Team.
This position will implement a comprehensive marketing and communication strategy, inclusive of online, social media, website, community partnerships, public relations / media engagement (TV, radio, print, and online news sources).
This position will implement a formal, detailed, and well documented process for envisioning, planning, implementing, and evaluating our CMRs.
This position will maintain an existing CMRs budget document and follow responsible fiscal management protocols.
This position will lead and support fundraising efforts for CMRs, including grant writing and sponsorship solicitations.
This position will develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for documenting CMRs through photography and videography, and archiving digital media from CMRs.
This position requires travel within Chicago, and occasional non-local travel may be required.
Qualifications and necessary experience:
Seasoned manager with significant experience managing staff, contractors, and volunteers.
Strong written/verbal planning and communication skills.
Demonstrated commitment to racial equity and mobility justice, a passion for our mission, and a record of accountability to racially marginalized communities.
Knowledge of or connection to mobility justice in predominantly Black and/or Brown communities here in Chicago.
Knowledge and experience with executing a comprehensive marketing strategy, both at the hyperlocal neighborhood level and at the citywide level, including online, social media, community partnerships, and media/press engagement.
Experience managing time effectively and multi-tasking.
Exhibits professional flexibility and resilience, while responding effectively to the needs of varied internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, remote environment with a high degree of autonomy, organization, self-direction, and self-motivation.
Comfortable collaborating with a broad-based coalition of community based organizations, civic organizations, government agencies, and corporate partners.
Total Compensation: $75,000 annual salary with competitive benefits
Submission Deadline: Friday, December 9th, 2022
Email Cover Letter and Resume To: careers@equiticity.org
Important submission instructions: Include in the email subject line: “Director of CMRs”
For more information please visit: Equiticity