The Regenerative Economy Communities Initiative envisions new economies that embody a Just Transition grounded in reclaimed commons, a caring society, centering of cooperation, and deep democracy. Designing scalable exemplars will build on the successful modeling of groups like PUSH Buffalo, the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative, Native Renewables, Emerald Cities Collaborative, and more.

We will assemble a brain trust of key advisors in the field of community led investment, solidarity economy, cooperatives, and regenerative design, to ensure well-informed implementation of programming. To achieve execution at significant scale in black communities, this initiative will engage with communities supported by multiple national base building organizations, many of whom have deep relationships with municipalities, to develop the projects/deals.

Building on the success of these projects, The Chisholm Legacy Project will develop and advance a suite of policies and programs that replace failed initiatives that are tools of the extractive economy, such as “opportunity zones”, with federal, state, and local policies that uphold community ownership and sovereignty.

The Regenerative Economy Communities Manager will facilitate the project, including convening a multidisciplinary brain trust, assembling a resource guide for the projects, and supporting the community organizing team in working with communities to develop community economic development projects rooted in new/solidarity/living economy principles and practices. The Regenerative Economy Communities Manager will receive supportive supervision from the Chief Program Officer.

• Facilitate the development and maintenance of a Regenerative Economy Communities Brain Trust for Black Liberation.
• Develop framework and protocols for the development and support of regenerative economy communities.
• Serve as project manager to support new local solidarity/living economy initiatives and pilots.
• Convene local projects for peer-learning and to assess, map, share, and vision their local/state/regional solidarity economies.
• Maintain a directory of promising practices and projects of new/solidarity/living economy model initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a resource database of financial, technical, and informational partners.
• Develop a platform of federal, state, and local policies that are supportive of new/solidarity/living economies.
• Work with the Popular Education Manager to develop and execute the Regenerative Economy Training and Certification Program.
• Organize and chair webinars and workshops to provide education on new/solidarity/living economies.
• Work with the Communications Manager to document and disseminate storytelling on successful living/solidarity economy projects.
• Represent The Chisholm Legacy Project in working groups such as the New Economy Coalition, M4BL Alternatives Pod, Climate Justice Alliance Finance Project, and beyond.
• Provide thorough reporting of activities and outcomes for team meetings, advisory committee reports, monthly reports, annual reports, grant reports, etc.

• 5-7 years (or more) experience with community organizing, campaigning, and coalition building around solidarity/new/living economy models.
• Understanding of and commitment to solidarity economy values, such as racial, economic, and climate justice; cooperative ownership; democratic governance; and systems change.
• Strong project management experience with success demonstrated when managing both internal and external stakeholders.
• Evidence of successfully engaging with different stakeholders and creating shared vision across groups.
• Ability to find and make relevant new contacts.
• Evidence of high emotional intelligence across cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to encourage, train, and support people as collaborators.
• Strong time management skills: self-motivated with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Capacity to work independently, proactively address problems and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple project tasks and ad hoc demands simultaneously.
• Desire and ability to work in a remote environment.
• Resourceful self-starter and fast learner.
• Effective working behind the scenes.
• Commitment to building a culture of mutual accountability, liberation, and respect.
• Experience in building networks or coalitions.
• Engaging communicator across cultures both in person and in writing, ability to adjust style of communication to suit audience (e.g. present technical topics to a non-technical audience).
• Comfortable speaking to large audiences and running workshops with diverse stakeholders.
• Thrives when working in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel.

This position is fulltime, exempt. The salary is $72,100. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, income protection (AD&D), tax savings, travel assistance, EAP, life insurance, and retirement plans, as well as vacation, PTO, and holidays.

COVID POLICY

Although an offer of employment and continued employment is not contingent upon a candidate being fully vaccinated, we are committed to following all health department guidelines and contractual requirements associated with venues as well as internal TCLP travel protocols where Chisholm events may be held. Therefore, those who are unvaccinated may be limited in their ability to participate in staff retreats, in-person staff meetings, conferences and meetings with certain organizations, etc.