Senior Director of the CDO Network

Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD) has partnered with Mondo Unlimited to recruit a Senior Director of the CDO Network, a leadership role that will help strengthen and connect Detroit's community development organizations.

CDAD is a membership-centered organization with more than 100 dues-paying members. The organization advocates for public policies and resources that support nonprofit, community-based organizations and resident-led groups working to strengthen Detroit neighborhoods through development, land use planning, community organizing, and other neighborhood revitalization efforts.

About the Opportunity

This role sits at the center of Detroit's community development ecosystem and will help shape collaboration, investment, and policy that impact neighborhoods across the city. The Senior Director of the CDO Network will steward a network of approximately 37 community development organizations serving neighborhoods across Detroit who are grantees of the CDO Fund. This position supports the ambitions of these organizations, fosters cross-sector collaboration, elevates their collective influence on shaping public policy, and connects CDOs to all parts of the community development ecosystem in Detroit.

This position reports to CDAD's Executive Director and works in close collaboration with CDAD's Public Policy and Ecosystem Building staff and in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners, which administers the CDO Fund.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate a cohort of community development organizations by convening regular meetings that foster relationships, facilitate shared decision-making, and move the group to collective action
• Plan and coordinate learning opportunities for CDO Fund grantees
• Build strong working relationships across culture, age, race, and organization size
• Connect CDOs to wider ecosystem-level work including CDAD's public policy and advocacy work
• Help CDOs build and maintain partnerships with philanthropy, intermediaries, policymakers, and elected officials
• Represent CDAD in several collaborative spaces
• Design programs and strategy with the CDAD team that supports CDOs to meet their missions
• Implement strong collaborative processes including setting strategic meeting agendas and facilitating action-oriented dialogue
• Steward and track progress, communicating key takeaways from convenings to inform future strategy

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in community development, public policy, urban planning, community organizing, real estate development, public health, or related fields
• Experience leading collaborative initiatives or partnerships
• Experience with a variety of facilitation techniques
• Proven experience in project management and multiple project coordination
• Knowledge of federal, state, and municipal housing programs and land use is strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge and ties to Detroit's community development ecosystem
• Experience in conflict resolution, equity-centered work, and healing-centered practices
• Experience in building and nurturing networks, coalitions, or communities of practice

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: $85,000 - $95,000, commensurate with experience
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance with a 3% employer retirement match