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Jan 6, 2025: The Alliance for a Safe Oregon is recruiting an Executive Director

About the Alliance

The Alliance for a Safe Oregon hiring an Executive Director. The Alliance is at an important moment in our organizational history. We are poised to make a lasting impact, shaping gun tragedy prevention policy and making safer communities for all Oregonians. Gun tragedies impact all cross-sections of Oregonians. In our cities, Black and immigrant community members face disproportionate rates of firearm homicide. In rural Oregon, we lose too many community members to firearm suicide, particularly among men 45+ and those who have served our country. Oregon is at a moment where true change is possible. We need an Executive Director who can help Oregon lead the way.

The Alliance for a Safe Oregon operates three connected organizations: a 501(c)4, which leads policy and advocacy on Gun Tragedy prevention; a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which leads education and implementation efforts; and a PAC, focused on electing leaders who prioritize community safety over the gun lobby.

Executive Director

The Executive Director (ED) provides the strategic leadership, vision and direction of the Alliance, working in partnership with the Board, partners, and impacted community members to set an ambitious vision for gun tragedy prevention in the state of Oregon. The ED is expected to grow the Oregon Alliance with a major focus on:

A Bold Policy Vision Grounded in the Communities We Serve

• Shaping and leading a bold, long-term vision for safety, rooted in the needs of those most impacted by gun tragedies

Sustainable Funding and Finances

• Achieving a sustainable funding strategy, both for the organization and for gun death and injury prevention implementation across the state. This will include developing a diversified fundraising plan, developing relationships and trust with important Oregon and regional foundations/funders and exploring potential new opportunities with corporate partners. 
• The Executive Director will cultivate, solicit and steward donors at all levels of the organization, with a focus on bringing in and retaining major donors, and create a culture of fundraising on the Board.

Program Development and Implementation

• Oversee the growth and implementation of meaningful, high quality program strategy, services, and evaluation, in particular on the 501(c)3 nonprofit side of our organization.

Organizational Culture and Leadership

• Lead, inspire and coach a strong, inclusive team where staff can both show up as themselves and be challenged to grow into new areas of responsibility. Drive an equitable organizational culture through transparent decision-making, high staff engagement, and clear organizational values.

Communications and Profile Rising

• Increase awareness and visibility of the Alliance as a collaborative and leading gun tragedy prevention advocacy organization in the state, with national impact.

About You: Knowledge and Skills

You bring a deep commitment to our mission and an understanding that we are in this work for the long haul. You bring:

• Prior fundraising experience, in particular donor cultivation and donor retention. You understand our community are our donors, and you treat donors at all levels of the organization with equal value.
• Demonstrated staff leadership, including managing staff, volunteers, and contractors, and helping your staff grow both as individuals and as a strong team.
• Prior experience leading successful political campaigns and/or experience building or scaling a nonprofit, start-up or business, that showed successful growth.
• An understanding of systemic racism as well as historic exclusion of rural communities, and demonstrated experience using an Equity lens to implement programs and policies at an organizational and/or state-wide level.
• Experience leading community conversations around highly controversial, emotionally charged issues. 
• Public speaking skills and the ability to cultivate relationships with local and national media.

Abilities

In addition, we are looking for a candidate with:

• Strong communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to connect with individuals from different political, religious, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• High levels of empathy, including the ability to listen to survivors and show up for difficult conversations.
• The ability to ruthlessly manage your time. As all nonprofit Executive Directors know, nonprofit leadership takes your heart as much as your skills and experience. We need an Executive Director who puts in their all but also takes time to recharge.

Compensation

The starting salary range for this position is $100,000 to $115,000 with ongoing review and evaluation of the compensation package as the organization grows. The Alliance offers a flexible work environment, generous time-off for well-being, and employer-paid healthcare.

Download the full position description here.

To apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to hr@oralliance.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Questions about the position or search process can be directed to: jeana@oralliance.org, who is leading the search for the Alliance's Executive Director.

Interested in working with the Alliance but don't see anything that fits your background? Send an email to hr@oralliance.org. We're always glad to about your interest.