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Fellowship Director - CUE Chicago

CUE is looking for a dynamic, talented, and motivated individual to join the organization as a full-time Fellowship Director. You should apply if you:

 

 Use Language as a Tool for Equity

Create Vision and Integration

Empower Leadership

Build Trust and Authenticity

Navigate and Shift Power Dynamics

 

If you or someone you know is excited about facilitating transformative, co-created learning environments, building deep community bonds, and supporting individuals and organizations in translating a commitment to racial justice into new practice and culture then learn more and apply by Monday, September 30th.



Chicago United for Equity is looking for a dynamic, talented, motivated individual to join the organization as a full-time Fellowship Director. Apply here: https://bit.ly/fellowshipdirectorapp.

You should apply if:

  • ●  Language as a Tool for Equity: Your speaking and writing consistently reflect a clear,

    values-led approach that resonates with diverse audiences and champions equity.

  • ●  Creative Vision and Integration: As a seasoned facilitator, you thrive in integrating written, visual, and digital mediums to expand the imagination of program participants, supporting what’s possible, and elevating expectations for our civic institutions.

  • ●  Empowering Leadership: You find joy in bringing out the best in others. You are eager to work alongside talented individuals, coaching and nurturing them to achieve collective goals and make a meaningful impact.

  • ●  Trust and Authenticity: You earn trust by being authentic and transparent. Your attentiveness and empathy make people feel heard and valued. You understand both expressed and unspoken needs, proactively addressing them with clarity and follow-through.

  • ●  Navigating and Shifting Power Dynamics: You are adept at reading the power dynamics in various settings. Through thoughtful choices in speaking, listening, and collaborating, you actively work to shift power toward greater equity and inclusion.

    About Us

    Chicago United for Equity (CUE) is a network of racial justice advocates working across diverse types of civic power as organizers, researchers, artists, storytellers, policymakers, and lawyers to redesign Chicago’s civic institutions and transform Chicagoans’ relationship to power.

    Our community envisions a different future – and builds the blueprint to get there. Through our Fellows’ work, we build models for how to shift power in government, philanthropy, research, and other civic institutions. Since 2018, we’ve garnered national recognition for our work developing people-powered voter guidesparticipatory budgets, and community-led policymaking strategies.


Position Description

17 N Wabash Ave., #400 Chicago, IL 60602 312.448.8900

CUE is hiring a Fellowship Director whose primary responsibility will be to direct, develop,
and oversee the signature Fellowship program, a year-long racial justice curriculum for civic changemakers tackling structural racism through an action-based collaborative leadership model. The ideal candidate for this role excels at facilitating transformative, co-created learning environments, building deep community bonds, and supporting individuals and organizations in translating a commitment to racial justice into new practice and culture. In addition to the Fellowship program, the Fellowship Director will also curate spaces for alumni of the Fellowship program to strengthen relationships and facilitate continued shared learning, collaboration and direct action. This position reports to the Executive Director.


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