A Way Home WA - Executive Director

Position Profile coming soon! 

This is a hybrid remote position and the ED must live in Washington state with a preference for the greater Puget Sound area.

ABOUT A WAY HOME WASHINGTON

A Way Home Washington (AWHWA), a fiscally sponsored project of TSNE, is driven by a mission to prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness across Washington State. AWHWA partners with the state Office of Homeless Youth, philanthropic foundations, advocates, and service providers who support over 13,000 unaccompanied young people experiencing homelessness in Washington. AWHWA leads and coordinates these stakeholders as we work collectively to build a statewide system so that local communities can respond to youth and young adult homelessness in their areas. Following a tremendous period of growth, AWHWA now seeks their next Executive Director to continue the charge of ending homelessness for young people in Washington. 

CORE AREAS OF FOCUS

Fostering Collaboration
In each Anchor Community, AWHWA’s flagship program, a diverse coalition works across systems and silos until they have functionally ended homelessness for all young people. Participating communities receive intensive support to inform, grow, and sustain efforts to prevent and end homelessness among youth and young adults.

Recognizing that the circumstances that lead young people to experience homelessness can vary greatly, Anchor Communities work to develop solutions that are tailored both to their community and to the circumstances of each young person without a safe, stable place to call home.

Activating Innovation
AWHWA provides coaching, training, and tailored technical assistance to communities, fostering community engagement, and encouraging creative approaches to reach their collective goals.

Prevent & Divert
The Centralized Diversion Fund is an important tool to remove small barriers to prevent and end a young person’s housing crisis. Pairing youth and young adult-centered housing diversion support with immediate, flexible funding has made housing solutions an enduring reality for hundreds of Washington young people facing homelessness, all for a low cost per household.

Data & Equity
By-Name Lists identify each unaccompanied young person, making it possible to connect young people with the resources that are right for them.

Represent & Advocate
AWHWA advocates statewide, provides a platform for young people’s voices and works side-by-side to prevent and end youth homelessness. Homelessness is a non-partisan issue, and AWHWA has strong support from both sides of the policy-making aisle. Together with the Anchor Community, AWHWA advocates on the state and local levels, working closely with elected officials and government agencies to advance policies and secure resources that support the organization’s mission.

THE POSITION

The Executive Director (ED) will play an important role in leading the organization into a bold and impactful future. Working in partnership with communities, staff, and advisory board, the ED will chart the next phase of AWHWA’s future by leveraging learnings from the initial four ACI communities and statewide policy and advocacy initiatives. The ED will work collaboratively to define a comprehensive strategic plan that sets forth bold goals and aligns resources, policies, and organizational structures to most effectively fulfill AWHWA’s mission. They will bring vision and leadership to AWHWA’s efforts to center equity and intersectionality, expand policy and advocacy influence, and to advance a movement to functionally end youth and young adult homelessness. 

The ED will be a natural collaborator who is dedicated to a collective impact strategy and integrating the voices of communities and those with lived experience in shaping the strategy and organizational goals. They will be seasoned in anti-racism and equity work, with a track record of leading equity initiatives both within organizations and externally through programs. The ED will be a proven senior leader who is committed to nurturing and developing a team, a design thinker who connects strategy to organizational structure and execution, and a trusted partner to the advisory board in stewarding the organization. The ED will be a passionate and experienced leader with sophisticated analytical and interpersonal skills who is deeply committed to using political engagement, data driven evidence, strategic execution and a collective impact approach to end youth and young adult homelessness.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Compensation: The starting salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000/yr. and is commensurate with experience. The full salary range possible within the role is $128,750 - $206,000/yr. dependent on experience and performance.

TSNE provides a comprehensive benefits package, including: 12 paid holidays, 3 weeks annual paid vacation, 5 personal holidays, 40 hours of health time beginning each calendar year, and 80% employer paid health insurance effective on your first day of employment. AWHWA also offers insurance for dependents, including dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability. In addition, TSNE offers a pension plan with a 3.5% employer contribution after completing 1 year of service and a host of other benefits such as Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter benefits, Pet insurance, and other supplemental benefits.

TO BE CONSIDERED

This role will remain open until filled. Candidate materials are reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will begin by early September. To be considered, please submit a resume and cover letter (two pages or less) addressed to Advisory Board President, Nwando Obele, as soon as possible.

You may direct questions to Ed Rogan at ed@valtasgroup.com - 206.697.8428 or Chris Cannon at chris@valtasgroup.com - 206.899.7289.

TSNE/AWHW strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/AWHW prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law. Regardless of any class protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE/AWHW celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.