Senior Director
Partners for Rural Impact
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead PRI’s strategic efforts across a set of rural places and regions
- Serve as the public face of PRI’s efforts, building trust with local, regional, and statewide stakeholders
- Work closely with existing and developing PBPs, as well as national technical assistance partners to align efforts to ensure all rural children and youth are provided a path to economic mobility
- Build multi-sector partnerships with government agencies, funders, and educational institutions to drive local, regional, and state-wide impact
- Monitor the effectiveness of PRI’s rural strategies, using data to inform course corrections and continuous improvement
- Develop shared metrics of success with local, regional and statewide PBPs to track outcomes, ensuring initiatives are delivering measurable impact
- Provide strategic input to PRI leadership on opportunities for local, regional, and statewide impact and scaling
- Support and mentor leaders within rural communities to strengthen local capacity and sustainability
- Cultivate and manage rural cross-sector partnerships with local, regional, and state-level funders, educational institutions, government agencies, and community organizations
- Serve as Project Director for key local, regional, and/or state-based, funder-supported projects, with responsibility for implementation, partner/field engagement, and funder communications.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or higher preferred
- 10+ years of leadership with demonstrated success in community-based initiatives, program scaling, and systems change
- Relevant experience in education, public policy, nonprofit leadership, or community development
- Deep familiarity with education, philanthropic, and policy ecosystems—particularly in rural areas
- Successful track record of partnering with philanthropy to advance organizational and community goals
- Expertise in place-based strategies, cradle-to-career models, and leadership development.
- Proven ability to build trust and lead cross-sector collaborations involving funders, local leaders, and public officials
- Strong public speaking, facilitation, and storytelling skills to engage diverse audiences
- Superior interpersonal and organizational skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts, plus an employee assistance program.
- Life and long-term disability insurance and retirement plan.
- Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, and annual holidays, in addition to paid parental leave.
- Tuition assistance and professional development for employees.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
community-based initiativesprogram scalingsystems changeplace-based strategiescradle-to-career modelsleadership developmentdata analysismetrics development
Soft skills
leadershiptrust buildingcross-sector collaborationpublic speakingfacilitationstorytellinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsmentoring
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree or higher