Position: Vice President of Impact (Full Time, Remote)
Organization: Accelerate Change
Reports to: Chief Program Officer, Kim Hohman
Direct Reports: Director of Impact Campaigns, Impact Campaigns Associate
Location: Full-time, 100% remote position (from home or co-working space) with occasional travel once every 2-3 months
COVID-19: We take Covid-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our Covid safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law. For employees based in the state of Florida and Texas, the COVID-19 vaccine is encouraged but not required due to Florida and Texas laws.
Founded in 2012, Accelerate Change is a nonprofit (c3/c4) digital media lab. We work to increase civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities through digital media. Our programs include:
Scaling emerging cultural media properties
Investing in established cultural media properties
Building influencer networks
Leading a digital media lab
Driving civic engagement campaigns
Learn more about our theory of change, approach, and impact at https://acceleratechange.org/about/
Our team is made up of digital media innovators and operators who bring a mix of tech, business, civic engagement, and media backgrounds. Meet our team and learn more about our culture at https://acceleratechange.org/values-team/
Accelerate Change is seeking a dynamic, people-centered Vice President of Impact to lead digital-first, social impact-focused programs for our team and across our network of media partners. The Vice President of Impact will oversee Accelerate Change’s issue-based digital campaign work and, in the future, our digital civic engagement program, as we scale these efforts across our growing network of media partners. This is a new role to support an existing team who will benefit from an enterprising leader with a knack for identifying opportunities for growth and deftly operationalizing a vision.
The ideal candidate for this role has a high level of comfort leading through changing priorities and holding exacting standards for a team’s high-stakes work. You are energized by the risks and potential of experimentation as a path to breakthrough strategies in digital spaces and you know how to inspire teams to ambitious goals.
Here’s what you could expect to do as Vice President of Impact (key responsibilities):
Program Leadership & Strategy
Own and implement the vision and strategy for the Accelerate Change Impact Area
Oversee the work of the Impact Campaigns Department in leading digital campaigns with the Accelerate Change media network, across multiple progressive issue areas
Beginning in 2025, oversee the work of a Civic Engagement Department, hiring and supporting a director-level report in managing a digital GOTV and voter registration program
Maintain oversight of and accountability for Impact Area requirements and deliverables, and regularly report on the work of Impact Area departments to the executive team and to funders, as necessary
Work closely with the Finance & Operations Area to budget and monitor programmatic work funding, and ensure we are reporting on outcomes in a timely manner
Ensure the structures and processes for impact and civic engagement program delivery are efficient and effective and that strategies and expectations for program delivery are clearly communicated to team members and partners
Guide and coach team members on how to proactively strategize to improve program delivery for progressively increasing effectiveness and accountability.
Represent the organization externally with key stakeholders and funders, clearly communicating the work, value, and successes of Accelerate Change’s Impact programs.
Oversee relationships with media partners, movement partners, and funders, as they pertain to the work of the Impact Area
Team Leadership & Organizational Strategy:
Work collaboratively with other VPs across the organization, representing the Impact Area’s priorities, and ensuring strong alignment between Impact and other areas of the organization
Contribute to short- and long-term strategic organizational planning, supporting each department head in the Impact Area in setting quarterly and yearly goals, priorities, and outcomes
Maintain a high-performing team culture, buffering team engagement and morale through changing priorities, providing regular feedback on individual performance, encouraging professional development, and mentoring emerging leaders
Coach and support direct reports to build their skills and confidence so they feel connected, inspired, and motivated, with a clear understanding of their individual work and its impact on area and organizational goals
Work with fellow VPs to shape and guide the work of department heads, convening leadership meetings, engaging directors in policy-setting and decision-making, and facilitating cross-team collaboration among departments across the organization
Actively contribute to Accelerate Change’s culture and engage deeply with our values work, which includes continuous work of being and becoming an anti-racist organization
We’ll also look for the Vice President of Impact to:
TBD. As part of a rapidly growing organization, you’ll need to embrace change and that your responsibilities will shift over time. Pitching in to help with the needs of your department and the overall Central Team is an important part of your role.
Help advance our goal of becoming an anti-racist organization. Within your role, apply equitable work practices, challenge white supremacy, and help make our programs more inclusive. Center our understanding that multiple systems of oppression intersect with racism and be an active part of our values work.
Serve as a resource to our networks of partners. Help amplify partner successes, make connections between partners and facilitate learning sharing, and offer your expertise to partners in our networks wherever it makes sense.
Take an entrepreneurial approach to their work and learning new skills. In our fast-paced, unstructured environment, we love it when staff first try to figure things out on their own and then ask for help if they’re stuck.
Seek out opportunities to deepen their skills on current/emerging platforms and with lean startup methodology. We take an individualized approach to growth where staff have the chance to explore and propose development opportunities that align with their interests and the team’s priorities.
Commitment to social change. Accelerate Change is a progressive workplace focused on civic engagement with BIPOC and low-income communities. You have a demonstrated commitment to this work and you’d like to be part of a team of people who do, too.
Strong leadership skills. You pride yourself on your ability to coach, inspire, and engage a team, and you have the receipts to prove that you do it well. You bring significant experience mentoring teams and managing people to a high bar with excellent results.
Very online. You have significant experience using digital platforms to organize for social change, but you also understand digital and social media more broadly, because you are always scrolling. You know exactly why #GRWM content engages audiences, you understand the value of developing relationships with online communities, and you can spot a viral trend before it hits the FYP.
Expert communicator. You have a gift for translating complicated strategies and processes into easily digestible, executable pieces, to whomever needs to understand it. You’re clear in your delivery of goals, expectations, critical feedback, and praise, and you provide ample opportunity for reiteration, to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Stakeholder management skills: When it comes to working with internal and external stakeholders, you know the importance of prioritizing clear communication and doing everything you can to ensure that stakeholders have all the information they need. You’re a savvy relationship manager and can see situations from each player’s vantage point to gracefully navigate complex situations.
Player/coach. You’re willing to roll up your sleeves and pitch in to deliver on area and departmental outcomes—whether it’s because your department head is out or because a pressing deadline requires all hands on deck … and you have a deep enough knowledge of your team’s work to do it.
Adaptability: You are someone who prefers (not just tolerates) working in a fast-paced environment. In this role, that means you’re invigorated and motivated by new opportunities and challenges that result from the constantly shifting progressive issue space, and you can support your team when there are unexpected pivots that affect your work.
Remote first. You have experience managing geographically distributed teams and know how to keep a team connected and engaged through screens and cell phones. You recognize the importance of prioritizing your team’s humanity and always make space for ‘real talk’ connections alongside getting to work.
$102,000 - $120,000 salary range, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range. .
Flexibility for work and life: Unlike a lot of places, we actually believe that people should only work 40 hours each week, except for occasional sprints that require more time in a week. We also trust everyone to make a schedule that works for them, as long as you’re able to join all necessary meetings. Want to work more one day and less the next? Fine by us. Work better in the middle of the night than during the afternoon? Go for it. Need to shift your hours to be able to pick up your kid from school? All good.
Health care after 3 months, with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents. Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual.
15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
Professional development funds, with renewal of funds each fiscal year
Cell phone and internet reimbursement (or co-working reimbursement): We acknowledge that working from home requires using your own internet and phone for work purposes so we offer a set reimbursement amount for cell phone and internet usage. If working home isn’t for you, we also have the option for folks to rent a co-working space and get reimbursed for their monthly costs.
Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
401(k) plan after one year, with 100% employer match on the first 3% and 50% employer match on the next 2%
Annual office closure during the last week in December
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To apply, please upload your resume and tell us more about your experience on the application on our website.
Accelerate Change is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, and LGBTQIA+ people must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.