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ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
The CAPACES Leadership Institute (CLI) was established in July of 2011 to prepare emerging leaders in the Latina/o communities of the Mid-Willamette Valley to lead community-based non-profits and for public service. In Spanish, CAPACES means both “we are capable” and “capabilities”. The acronym stands for Colaboración Adelantando a Personal de Apoyo para Capacitarnos, Enlazarnos y Solidarizarnos (Collaborative Assisting Personnel to Advance our Capacity, Engagement and Solidarity). However, the work began as a project out of PCUN, one of our sister organizations, back in 2003.
The CAPACES Leadership Institute was founded to prepare leaders with the political consciousness and skills needed to lead and support social justice work. We envision a Latina/o community with equitable leadership representation in all sectors that is working to address social disparities. Our guiding values are commitment, courage, humility, equity and justice, sacrifice, and sustainability.
Programs Director
Position: Programs Director
Type: Regular Full-Time Employee
Program: Administration
Project Reports to: Capaces’ Executive Director
Pay Range: Salary $70,000 – $75,000 D.O.E. (depending on experience)
Work Setting: Hybrid, in-office work days in Woodburn, OR.
Hiring timeline: ASAP
Application Dealine: March 30th, by 5pm (Applications will be reviewed the following week)
*To apply submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: jules@capacesleadership.org
Summary of Position:
The Programs Director is responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of the Capaces programs to fulfill the organization’s mission, values, and vision successfully. At the core, this includes supporting the development of the people and effective management of the program’s resources.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the development of program plans and oversee the execution of plans
- Support the development of program evaluations and oversee their execution
- Develop annual program budgets in collaboration with program managers, accounting/finance staff, and Executive Director
- Oversee program budgets to ensure they are maintained up-to-date
- Oversee the deliverables of program grants
- Support the development of grant proposals and reports as needed
- Support the development of financial reports for funders
- Supervise and evaluate program managers
- Identify and coordinate the provision of professional development opportunities for program managers and their staff as needed.
- Develop and manage program partnerships/contracts in collaboration with program managers
- Oversee the program staff responsibilities related to the organization’s annual fundraising and communications plans
- Support the planning and implementation of the program-specific fundraising efforts
- Support program volunteer recruitment efforts
- Support program curriculum development
- Lead the hiring process for new program staff in coordination with the Operations Coordinator
- Evaluate potential new project and/or program opportunities in collaboration with the organization’s directors
- Implement new projects and/or programs in collaboration with the organizational directors
- Participate in program and general meetings and events
Minimum Qualifications
- Commitment to the values, purpose, and vision of Capaces
- Five years of experience in an upper-management role, preferably in nonprofit program management
- Basic accounting, finance, and data management skills
- Experience in at least two of the following: program evaluation, budgeting, data management, grant reporting
- Experience working with underserved and opportunity populations, especially Latine, Indigenous, and Afro-descendant Latine populations.
- Commitment to “big picture” thinking and executing administrative tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Bilingual and Bicultural in English/Spanish.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Creative and strategic thinking with a results-oriented mindset.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively lead teams.
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
Benefits
- PTO and generous winter break leave
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance for individuals and dependents
- Employee Wellness Fund Stipend
- Professional Development Stipend
How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: jules@capacesleadership.org
Deadline to Apply: March 30th, by 5pm (Applications will be reviewed the following week)
Primeros Pasos ECEC Development & Public Relations Manager
Position: Development & Public Relations Manager
Type: Regular Full-Time Employee (This is a grant funded position)
Program: Primeros Pasos: Early Childhood Education & Care
Project Reports to: Capaces’ Executive Director with support from the Project Manager
Pay Range: $60,000 – $65,000 D.O.E. (depending on experience)
Work Setting: Hybrid, but will require some travel in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties.
Hiring timeline: ASAP
*To apply submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: liliana@capacesleadership.org
Summary of Position:
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) holds tremendous potential for children, families and societies. It lays the groundwork for the success of future generations. Unfortunately, there is an extreme gap in the availability of ECEC services for Latino and Indigena families in Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley. This project will initially focus on Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties. Approximately 7,000 preschool Latino and Indigena children (0-4-year-old) reside in this area. Early learning programs are available to serve only 1-in-8 infant and toddlers and 1-in-4 preschoolers.
The dearth of quality programs is due to the lack of available educators and insufficient early childhood care-education providers. Enhancements to state funding goals and governance policies are also necessary to more effectively serve this marginalized population. Increasing the number of qualified early childhood professionals is essential to address the growing demand for learning environments where children can thrive and meet their potential.
Academic institutions must implement culturally-sensitive programs with alternative pathways for early childhood educators to receive the professional development they need to support young learners and develop their careers. Additional resources are required to support home-based early learning providers with start-up funding, training, and administrative systems. These providers also require access to a culturally-responsive curriculum and teaching resources.
– Background –
In early 2022 a Steering Committee was established to assess and develop strategies for enhancing early learning and care for Latino and Indigena children and families in the Mid-Willamette Valley. The initiative is being implemented through leadership provided by a Consortium that includes: CAPACES Leadership Institute (CAPACES), Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC), Child, Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) – Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, Marion-Polk Early Learning Hub (ELH-MP), Yamhill Early Learning Hub (YCCO), and the Willamette Valley, and Wine Foundation (WVWF).
About The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Development & Public Relations Manager that will play a crucial role in promoting and sustaining our services and initiatives. Under the direction of the Project Manager, the Development & Public Relations Manager will lead the creation and implementation of the project’s communication plan and strategies. They will build and maintain a positive reputation, engage and build a good relationship with our community, and ensure clear communication between our organization and all our stakeholders as we expand the ECEC support system to accommodate additional early learning and care providers via all media platforms available.
The Development & Public Relations Manager will also act as liaison between the program and its funders. They will be responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals/reports that support the program goals and meet funder guidelines and criteria. Some evenings and weekends will be required. The role is remote with travel as needed within the counties served. An ideal candidate would be passionate about serving the Latino community.
Essential Functions, Skills, and Knowledge:
Public Relations:
- Build, manage, and implement a cohesive communications plan for the program, including tracking progress qualitatively and quantitatively to achieve the program’s deliverables
- Supervise and/or support project’s community outreach team to achieve the program deliverables
- Support the creation of Capace’s annual communication strategies with Capaces’ leadership. Plans and strategies should align with all Primeros Pasos projects and campaigns.
- Create, manage, and distribute content and communications on digital, eblast, radio, newsletter, social media accounts and website. Includes one pagers, flyers, talking points, toolkits, invitations to special events, brochures and updating the website.
- Project a positive and streamlined Primeros Pasos image.
- Participate in the program’s Consortium and Steering committee meeting- lead Communications updates.
- Lead communications check-ins with program staff.
- Create, manage and map vital data for member contacts.
- Write press releases, coordinate interviews with staff, and local/national media outlets.
- Support interpretation for members getting interviews by the media.
- Attend program events to capture photography or video for future or current marketing content.
- Participate in local and national Communications Strategy roundtables as needed.
- Be the spokesperson for the program as needed including making presentations to a variety of audiences that can help advance the project’s mission and goals .
- Manage and support building communications budgets.
Development:
- Lead the program’s grant proposal development and submission—preparing and organizing materials for proposals, and submitting and monitoring grant applications
- Maintain grant compliance and reporting, including outcome measurement and grant budgets—taking responsibility for meeting high standards of effectiveness, timeliness, and completeness
Minimum Qualifications:
- Commitment to the values, purpose, and vision of Capaces
- 2-3 years of development and public relations experience or similar role.
- Bilingual and Bicultural in English/Spanish.
- Prior experience working in an Early Childhood Education & Care field, particularly working with the Latino community (preferred).
- Experience managing and executing across different media platforms.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong technology skills in Microsoft suite, Google workspace, design software, and website development.
- Proficient in PR software and tools with knowledge of media hardware (video and audio production is a plus)
- Experience in web design and content production
- Creative and strategic thinking with a results-oriented mindset.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently but also effectively as a team
Benefits
- PTO and generous winter break leave
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance for individuals and dependents
- Employee Wellness Fund Stipend
- Professional Development Stipend
How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: liliana@capacesleadership.org
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Anahuac Operations Administrative Coordinator
Position: Anahuac Operations Administrative Coordinator
Type: Regular Part-Time Employee (20 Hours/Week)
Program: Anahuac
Project Reports to: Anahuac Program Manager
Pay Range: $23 – $27 / Hour D.O.E. (depending on experience)
Work Setting: Hybrid / In-Person
Hiring timeline: ASAP
Application Deadline: April 5th, by 5 pm (Applications will be reviewed the following week.)
*To apply submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: liliana@capacesleadership.org
Program Description:
Somos Anahuac!
We are migratory seeds, having traveled by land, water and air from our native lands of the South to the Pacific Northwest Territory of our continent. We understand what it means to adapt to and survive in a new climate as much as what it means to preserve our culture and protect our way of life. We are resilient as we learn to grow in new soils but are reminded no matter where we grow on this continent we are the people of the corn, the Indigenous peoples of Anahuac (what is now referred to as the entire continent of America), who have something valuable to contribute to humanity.
Our Values:
- COEXISTENCE: to honor interconnected relationships with all living beings and the natural elements of life.
- TEQUITL: of the Nahuatl language; to practice our Indigenous custom of work or labor in service for the benefit of the community
- RECIPROCITY: to carry mutual respect in our hearts for all life by practicing exchange and giving back for what is received
- TRADITION: to maintain and promote our ancestral traditions and knowledge in agriculture, food, wellness, language and cultural arts
- EQUITY: to acknowledge the systemic and historical oppression that has impacted communities, all life and the heart of Mother Earth while exercising inclusion and fairness to heal future relationships
- COLLECTIVISM: to support and work in partnership with multigenerational families and other communities who share our values
- GOODNESS: to practice good intention for the wellbeing and prosperity of the community
- BALANCE: to create space for ancestral ceremonies where we silence the ‘mitote’ and live from the heart to best engage with our inner self and surrounding world
Our Mission:
Anahuac is a community centered program of Capaces Leadership Institute located in Turner, Oregon surrounded by the Willamette Valley of the Pacific Northwest. The farms in our valley rely on our community, who are often referred to as farmworkers, to sustain our country’s food supply and monoculture system. Our mission is to support our migrant community made up of Indigenous communities of the peoples of the Americas to reclaim our ancestral culture, traditions, knowledge and values and restore sacred relationships with all life and Mother Earth for generations to come. Acting as a bridge between ancestral and contemporary times, we offer traditional education in agriculture, culinary and cultural arts, wellness and Indigenous languages. We also believe that in order for humanity and Mother Earth to heal we must walk together with our brothers, sisters and two spirits from all four directions who share our values for a greater common good. Through Anahuac, the wisdom and values of our ‘abuelos y abuelas’ remains strong in our hearts and lives on for many generations to come.
Our Vision:
We envision a world in which communities are empowered with the freedom of choice, accessibility and restoration of responsibility to practice the ways of their ancestors to sustain humanity, all life and our Mother Earth for many generations to come.
Summary of Position:
As mentioned above, we support our community made up of Indigenous ethnic groups from different parts of the Americas (North America, Central America, and South America) to exercise our right under our cultures, traditions, knowledge, values, and reestablish our relationship with Mother Earth and every living being for the common good of our next generations. The Anahuac program of Capaces Leadership Institute is currently offering a position of employment to someone who believes in our mission, values, and everything mentioned above. Someone who has the dedication, passion, and who believes and practices our ancestral beliefs to continue exercising and growing in our team. And may this person also contribute to our mutual growth. The Operations Administrative Coordinator position acts as a bridge between administrative and programming staff to support the administrative needs of Anahuac and ensure day to day operations and procedures run smoothly in both our office and farm workplace environments. This position is part-time and guaranteed for 12 months, but an evaluation will be done 60 days after starting. The job is stable, but after 12 months another evaluation will be done to ensure your permanence in the position. This position may begin as of April 1st, 2024 or when a contract agreement is reached. Starting salary will be $23 to $27 per hour, depending on experience. The work location will be at 9536 Parrish Gap Rd. SE Turner, Oregon 97392.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works closely with the Anahuac General Manager to support with integration of administrative and programmatic work spaces
- Processes weekly expense reports and invoices
- Co-manages Anahuac Farm website
- Responds to inquiries from internal and external contacts
- Working closely with Grant Coordinator as needed for compiling grant reports in timely fashion
- Organizes and keeps track of participant data for all areas of programming
- Creates newsletter template for staff collective contributions and uploads new subscriber emails on monthly basis
- Update and implement new office and farm policies as needed
- Onboards new staff with Gmail, Google Calendar and Timesheet training
- Schedules monthly Anahuac Circle meetings
- Maintains and revises systems and procedures by analyzing farm and office operating practices, analyzing utilization of computer systems and software, and implementing changes when needed
- Maintains educational programming calendar up to date on Google Calendar
- Maintains coordination and communication as needed with community partnerships
- Maintains farm procedures including cleaning, ordering of supplies and garbage, recycling, and compost system for all staff to follow
Qualifications:
- Commitment to the values, purpose, and vision of Capaces and Anahuac
- Experience working with underserved and opportunity populations, especially migrant Indigenous, Afro-descendant Indigenous and Latine populations.
- Experience working with underserved and opportunity populations, especially Latine, Indigenous, and Afro-descendant Latine populations. (Preference to use the edited description above this one please)
- Bilingual and Bicultural in English/Spanish or Trilingual (English/Spanish/Indigenous Language) preferred
- Ability to work independently and effectively lead teams.
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
- Have a driver’s license and have their own transportation.
- Culturally competent and aware of Indigenous cosmovision and ethnic diversity within our communities
- Technology proficiency: strong ability to use and navigate Google Drive including Gmail, Calendar, Mail, or a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides and Microsoft Sharepoint
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage with professional and popular cultural ways of communication
- Initiative: Creative, critical and analytical thinking abilities when it comes to implementing new procedures and systems of integrating both administrative and programmatic areas of work
- Hybrid work: flexibility to work remotely and in person
Benefits:
- PTO and generous winter break leave
- Employee Wellness Fund Stipend
- Professional Development Stipend
Hiring timeline: ASAP
How to Apply: Submit a cover letter and resume (with TWO references) to: liliana@capacesleadership.org
Application Deadline: April 5th, by 5 pm (Applications will be reviewed the following week.)