Director of the Bold Center

Service Employees International Union

Job Title: Director BOLD Center

Grade: MGT I

Annual Salary: $162520

Location: Washington DC Headquarters

About SEIU: We are the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) a union of about 2 million diverse members in healthcare the public sector and property services. We believe in and fight for our Vision for a Just Society: where all workers are valued and all people respectedno matter where we come from or what color we are; where all families and communities can thrive; and where we leave a better and more equitable world for generations to come. We are an anti-racist union determined to check corporate power and uproot structural racism through unionsworker power and collective actionand governmentlegislative and political action. We fight for Unions for All and a Government that Works for All so that all of us across race and place can have power together in unions and participate fully in our democracy.

About the BOLD Center:
The purpose of the BOLD Center is to support SEIUs vision mission and strategic direction as we partner with SEIU leaders and members to build capacity navigate transitions resolve conflicts and create environments where collective power is actualized.

BOLDs team is made up of a team set of internal staff and a broad slate of external coaches and OD consultants. We are multicultural and our expertise diverse with decades of experience across a number of practice areas including but not limited to organizational development education labor relations professional coaching grassroots organizing somatic practices human behavior healing modalities communications skill building and academic scholarship. We work throughout all levels of the SEIU systeminternational locals and state councilsto lead meaningful learning experiences that support change efforts. What distinguishes our approach is our unions commitment to incorporating an anti-racist lens in all that we do. Internally we refer to this as our anti-racist organization work (ARO) and BOLD plays a crucial role in equipping our leaders and staff alike with an ARO lens they can apply to their day to day work.

BOLD is evolving. Since its inception it has operated as an internal resource hub providing on-demand consulting coaching support and cohort-based leadership programming to upskill and support SEIU the future BOLD is poised to continue providing those supports in addition to strengthening the centers profile across the union as a strategic thought partner and training hub on ARO skills and practices to support SEIU in systematically becoming an Anti-Racist Organization. BOLDs next chapter is full of potential and the incoming Director will take the reins at a critical time in the centers evolution. To lead BOLD into the next chapter SEIU is seeking a highly strategic people-centered and values-driven leader.

Position Summary: The right candidate will be ready to embrace the challenge of stabilizing and optimizing BOLDs current operations while also positioning the center for the future. The Director will be responsible for driving several critical initiatives in their first year including optimizing the centers consultant model evaluating and evolving the flagship leadership development programs and potentially leading a strategic planning process to position BOLD for the future.

Critical to BOLDs success is its close partnership with SEIUs Racial Justice Center (RJC). Both centers play important and distinct roles in amplifying SEIUs anti-racist commitments and translating them into tangible leadership practice and action. As such one non-negotiable qualification is possessing a deep understanding of race power and equity and experience translating that understanding into practical application in the workplace.

The next BOLD Director will be a seasoned and competent stakeholder manager as youll be joining a talented internal team who are deeply committed to the transformative power of SEIUs ARO commitments. Alongside the internal team the Director will provide oversight to the centers operations budget resource strategy and national consultant network. As a bridge-builder and systems thinker the Director will also partner closely with SEIU senior leadership the Racial Justice Center and union chapters to advance SEIUs anti-racist organizational transformation.

Key Responsibilities: This position requires an agile leader who has experience working within longstanding legacy institutions especially those with a public mission or quasipublic structure. The Director will be stepping into the role after a period of internal transition and instability so it will be particularly important that the next BOLD Director have the listening and relationship-building skills to enter an institutional environment navigate complexity and foster alignment across diverse teams and union members. Success in this role requires the ability to build trust lead through tension drive effective programming and resource allocation and model the kind of bold relational leadership that is highly valued in labor contexts. A summary of key responsibilities includes but is not limited to:

Strategic Center Leadership

• Serve as a thought partner to SEIU leadership providing insights and recommendations to support organizational transformation and change management efforts
• Ensure a smooth transition from the interim director while maintaining stability and momentum for BOLDs work
• Lead a visioning and planning process to chart the centers future direction and ensure it is well-aligned with SEIUs overall vision and priorities
• Cultivate trust-based relationships and a strong team culture within BOLD as well as with SEIU local leaders affiliates and national partners to support shared racial justice goals
• Manage partnerships with Rockwood Leadership Institute Rutgers Leadership Program and other institutional partners ensuring for effective collaboration and sustainability
• Proactively build key relationships with other training and consulting organizations to amplify BOLDs reach and visibility
• Represent BOLD externally and cultivate strategic partnerships to enhance the centers impact

Operational Oversight

• Manage the BOLD team and consultants ensuring efficient and equitable deployment of resources
• Deploy a measurement learning and evaluation strategy to inform BOLDs programming and budget decisions
• Identify opportunities to optimize the consultant model improve onboarding and integration processes and foster more standardized practices
• Ensure program operations and activities adhere to SEIUs internal policies and procedures
• Implement consistent feedback processes and practices to gather insights from staff consultants and program participants to continuously improve visibility and effectiveness of BOLD offerings
• Ensure BOLD can respond to emergent training needs and offerings are accessible to a greater number of participants
• ARO Integration & Alignment with Racial Justice Priorities
• Collaborate with SEIU Leadership to develop benchmarks and processes to demonstrate progress around SEIUs ARO efforts
• Partner with incoming Racial Justice Director and current staff to foster ongoing alignment and integration of BOLDs work with the Racial Justice Center
• Serve as a key culture leader for SEIU modeling the organizations values of anti-racism equity and collective power
  Skills Knowledge and Abilities
• 15 years of experience with racial justice progressive organizations unions or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with senior leadership of a large organization (C-Suite) providing strategic counsel and aligning work with organizational priorities.
• Experience managing high-stakes change leadership including guiding teams through complex transitions.
• Sees the big picture and aligns ARO strategy with SEIUs organizational priorities and long-term transformation goals while still able to connect them to day to day operations.
• Demonstrated ability to use data-driven decision-making; familiarity with audits data collection and analysis and program evaluation.
• CRM experience and ability to leverage technology tools to strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Builds consensus cultivates trust and mobilizes teams other departmentspartners and stakeholders toward shared objectives.
• A proven track record providing strategic leadership and/or leading organizational transformation/change management initiatives in a union or social justice organization with clarity strategy and deep engagement of stakeholders..
• Demonstrates a deep commitment and expertise in SEIUs values racial justice and inclusive organizational culture including practice systems change and intersectional analysis.
• Demonstrated commitment to racial and economic justice and the ability to work effectively across and in support of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Knowledge and experience in managing the complexities and nuances of an internal team and external consultants.
  Experience supervising and developing diverse staff and fostering inclusive team cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to navigates internal and external power dynamics /political landscapes with tact discretion and foresight.
• Experience directing and managing organizational change that is in alignment with the values of diversity equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams manage through complexity and deliver on strategic goals.
  Leads with adaptability clarity and courage in complex evolving and high-stakes environments. with the ability to effectively present ideas to a range of audiences.
• Strong emotional intelligence and communication skills particularly around sensitive topics.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and develop solutions in complex or undefined situations.
• Working knowledge and experience managing an annual budget in excess of $3M.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite with the ability to quickly learn internal systems applications and workflows.

Physical Requirements: Work is primarily performed in an office setting but may occur in other environments as needed to fulfill job responsibilities. This role requires long irregular hours and travel including overnight stays.

Supervision & Accountability:This role currently supervises BOLD staff reports to the Union Strength Hub Director and collaborates closely with senior SEIU leadership

Benefits: SEIU staff enjoy top-notch benefits including comprehensive health benefits major medical dental and vision for employees and eligible dependents domestic partner benefits competitive salaries generous holidays and vacation policies and both a pension plan and a 401(K) Plan.

Application Process Closing Date: The application process for this position will close on Friday October 31 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Required Experience:

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