Director of Civic Health - CFLeads (Apply by 04/27!)

CFLeads seeks a Director of Civic Health to develop and direct program development, delivery, and grantmaking for Community Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH), a national initiative to strengthen civic health and achieve local impacts at a national scale. Reporting to the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, the role involves engaging 250 community foundations in five years, designing virtual learning series, annual civic health summits, and cohort training, refining grant strategy, overseeing grant portfolios, representing CFLeads and CFCH at events, managing program operations, and overseeing storytelling and amplification efforts. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred), at least 10 years of nonprofit experience with relevant grantmaking and civic health content expertise, a multidisciplinary background in democracy, pluralism, bridge-building, or related areas, experience with community-based efforts, strong relationship-building and facilitation skills, and a commitment to politically engaged, multi-racial, multi-faith democracy. Applications, including a resume and a cover letter, are due April 27, 2026.

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Organization Name: CFLeads

Role Title: Director of Civic Health

Employment Type: Full-time (Grant-supported, 5-year term with potential extension)

Compensation: $107,712 - $128,500 per year

Location: Remote/Flexible (United States, with up to 25% travel nationwide)

Link to Apply: [email protected]
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Position Overview: CFLeads seeks a Director of Civic Health to develop and direct program development, delivery, and grantmaking activities for Community Foundations for Civic Health, a new national initiative enabling community foundations to confidently strengthen civic health and achieve local impacts at national scale, reporting to the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation. The role involves developing and leading CFCH to engage at least 250 community foundations in five years, designing and delivering virtual learning series, annual civic health summit, and cohort training opportunities, refining and implementing grant strategy and overseeing grant portfolios, representing CFLeads and CFCH at public events and conferences, managing program operations including resource curation and civic health measurement training, and overseeing storytelling and amplification efforts. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred), minimum 10 years of nonprofit experience with relevant grantmaking and civic health content expertise, multidisciplinary background in democracy, pluralism, bridge-building, or related areas, experience with community-based efforts, strong relationship-building and facilitation skills, and commitment to politically engaged, multi-racial, multi-faith democracy. Applications including resume and cover letter are due April 27, 2026.