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Capacity Building Director

Capacity Building Director

Hispanic Federation

New York, NY • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

About Hispanic Federation
Hispanic Federation (HF) is the nation's premier Latino nonprofit membership organization. Founded in 1990, Hispanic Federation supports families and strengthens Latino institutions through grantmaking and direct services in the areas of education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment. Values that drive our work include equality, fairness, diversity and empathy.
Position Summary
Hispanic Federation (HF) seeks a Director for Capacity Building who can design, deliver, and scale capacity building programs for HF's network of nonprofits nationally. HF's capacity-building work includes organizational development training, hands-on technical assistance, leadership development programs, an online community engagement space, a digital resource library, and grantmaking, all designed to strengthen nonprofit partners' operations, governance, and long-term sustainability.
The successful candidate will bring expertise and experience in nonprofit management, adult learning principles, program design and team management.
Location:New York, NY or HF Regional Office
Work Model:Hybrid; minimum 10 on-site days per month
Reports to:Associate Vice President for Capacity Building
Travel:Ability to travel across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico to lead trainings and support events
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Program Leadership
  • Lead HF's capacity building portfolio-internally and externally-ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and partner needs.
  • Oversee program planning, resourcing, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Supervise capacity building team (currently two full-time managers and one part-time capacity building specialist); coach for performance, professional growth, and inclusive team culture.
  • Manage the capacity building budget; develop projections; track and report expenses accurately.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
  • Surface capacity-building needs across HF's partner network through surveys, online platform analytics, and reports from HF grantees.
  • Participate in development of evaluation framework for HF capacity building program.
  • Track and document program results and partner impact.

Training & Curriculum Development
  • Design participant-centered curricula and materials for in-person and online trainings that strengthen nonprofit operations and governance.
  • Deliver trainings directly (where subject-matter expertise aligns) and ensure high-quality facilitation standards across all offerings.
  • In partnership with the Capacity Building Manager, support consultant trainers in using adult-learning best practices.

Consultant & Partner Management
  • Identify, vet, and onboard institutional partners and subject-matter experts with nonprofit organizational development expertise.
  • Draft RFPs and lead procurement process to hire providers of technical assistance, training, online moderation and other capacity building services to nonprofit partners.
  • Manage consultant scopes of work, quality assurance, deliverables, reporting, and invoicing.

Online Community & Resource Library
  • Support Online Community Manager in the continued build-out of HF's online community for partner engagement and peer learning.
  • Ensure the digital resource library offers high-value organizational development content (templates, tools, and exemplars), reflecting best practices and emerging needs of partner nonprofits.
  • Moderate and spark group discussions among nonprofit leaders on the platform, as it relates to organizational development.

Qualifications
Hispanic Federation is committed to building a strong workplace with a diversity of experience and encourage individuals to apply even if their qualifications are not wholly aligned with those required. HF is committed to reviewing all applications and may consider applicants for this role or other roles within the organization.
Required
  • Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector.
  • Functional Expertise (one or more): Fundraising, financial management, program evaluation, human resources, operations, compliance, or board governance.
  • Training & Facilitation:Proven experience designing curricula and leading professional development trainings-ideally on nonprofit management topics.
  • Project & People Leadership:Demonstrated success managing complex projects and leading teams.
  • Technical Proficiency: Strong skills with Microsoft 365, project management tools, and CRM platforms.
  • Mission & Equity Alignment:Strong understanding of Latino and social justice issues; deep commitment to HF's mission.
  • Travel:Ability to travel within the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Preferred
  • Nonprofit leadership: Executive or board-level leadership experience within a nonprofit.
  • Online learning or community moderation: Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) or online community engagement platforms such as Slack, Mighty Networks or Circle.so.
  • Bilingual facilitation:Ability to lead trainings in Spanish as well as English.

Core Competencies
  • Strategic thinking and program design
  • Exceptional facilitation and communication (written and verbal)
  • Relationship management and stakeholder engagement
  • High energy, positive "can-do" attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and meticulous attention to detail; high degree of initiative.
  • Inclusive leadership and coaching

Compensation
The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $90,000 and is commensurate with experience. Compensation comes with a robust benefits package with fully paid medical, dental, vision insurance available as of the first day of employment, 403(B) retirement plan with a company match after 6 months of service, access to flexible spending and pre-tax commuter benefits. Full time employees enjoy 15 vacation days, and have access to 8 sick days and 4 personal days.
To Apply
Please submit a résumé and cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications via the HF Careers portal. No telephone calls or emails will be accepted regarding this position, and only selected candidates will be contacted.
Hispanic Federation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation and/or other protected categories.

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