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ABOUT THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NETWORK ENGAGEMENT AND RESOURCES ROLE

Reporting to the Chief Network Officer, the Senior Vice President, Network Engagement and Resources will lead the development of innovative partnerships, resources, and products that increase the value of Purpose Built Network Membership and accelerate model implementation and outcomes. Specifically, the Senior Vice President, Network Engagement and Resources role is responsible for leading the Network Engagement and Resources team who oversees Purpose Built's development and implementation of the knowledge platform, communities of practice, geographic cohorts, sub-granting program, national partnerships, and additional strategies based on national best practices and local needs. As a member of Purpose Built’s senior leadership, the Senior Vice President is expected to lead beyond their functional area and contribute to the organization’s broader strategic direction, culture, and cross-functional effectiveness. This includes active participation in extended leadership forums, collaboration with C-suite and SVP colleagues, shared ownership of organizational alignment, and a commitment to thinking expansively about what is needed for Purpose Built as a whole to achieve its mission, advance strategic priorities, and strengthen long-term impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES Purpose Built Network Needs Identification and New Support Solutions Development (40%)

• Work with the Network Member Success team and other sources to surface trends, themes, and of need where Purpose Built can provide additional value to help Network Members areas advance through the progression matrix.
• In partnership with the Network Member Success and Strategy and Impact teams, design, implement, and evolve robust, data-informed processes for identifying Network Member support needs and prioritizing those needs based on their ability to advance organizational goals and overall network impact.
• Work with internal and external partners to meet Network Members’ needs as resources permit. Lead the identification, discernment, cultivation, piloting and operationalizing of partnerships and resources on behalf of the organization and Network.
• Guide the knowledge platform management and training work and the Community of Practice work that is driven by the Director, Network Engagement and Resources.
• Elevate learnings to the whole Network and Purpose Built staff, when possible, monitor impact, and adjust as necessary.

Network Member Gatherings and Cohorts Design and Support (25%)

• Recognizing that Network Members benefit when they come together to learn and act around shared areas of interest or concern, work with Network Members to explore the development of multiple geographically related cohorts.
• Play an active leadership role in the planning and execution of the Purpose Built National Conference annually to ensure Network Member needs and interests are met.
• Serve as a convener/table-setter for any cohort that launches.

Network Member Sub-Granting (10%)

• Oversee all aspects of Purpose Built’s financial investment program for Network Members including budgeting, reporting, and identifying new investment opportunities.
• Lead and convene Resource Allocation Subcommittee for all re-granting processes and decision making.
• Provide quarterly reports to the Chief Network Officer and C-Suite on re-granting status.
• Ensure pass-through funding to Network Members is deployed, tracked and reported effectively and efficiently and in alignment with grant agreements.

Personnel Management (15%)

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, fostering strong performance and professional growth, and building leadership capacity across the team.

SVP-Level Enterprise Leadership Responsibilities (10%)

• Participate in regular joint leadership meetings with the C-suite and SVP team, as well as SVP-specific meetings, to strengthen alignment, surface risks and opportunities, and support coordinated decision-making.
• Serve as an effective collaborator within Purpose Built’s SVP community, balancing functional priorities with the needs of the whole organization and helping strengthen alignment across senior leadership.
• Help lead and model alignment during organization-wide meetings and leadership forums, including in-person gatherings, all-staff moments, standups, and other spaces designed to reinforce shared vision, organizational priorities, and collective accountability.
• Serve as a culture carrier by modeling Purpose Built’s values, promoting equity and inclusion, encouraging transparency and collaboration, and supporting a strong, healthy, and aligned organizational culture.
• Support organizational change and execution by helping clarify direction, communicate priorities, build buy-in, and guide teams through ambiguity with accountability and care.
• Bring a systems-level lens to leadership by identifying interdependencies, anticipating organizational impacts, and helping develop solutions that advance enterprise priorities.
• Translate enterprise strategy into multi-year vision, priorities, and operational direction across assigned functional domain(s), ensuring team and departmental work is aligned to Purpose Built’s strategic goals.
• Drive execution of strategic initiatives by supervising implementation, aligning resources, monitoring progress, and measuring outcomes within the SVP’s functional domain(s) and as part of the broader SVP community.
• Model Purpose Built’s values and equity and inclusion competencies, bringing an equity lens to decisions, team practices, partnerships, and work within the SVP’s functional domain(s).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Previous Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in relevant fields or functions, including 5+ years of experience managing teams or consultants.
• Experience managing complex issues and bringing diverse groups together around common goals with a strong sensitivity to the individuals whose lives and livelihoods will be most impacted.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Capacity to build strong relationships with partners, work effectively in a team environment, facilitate joint problem-solving, and shared project ownership with mid-level and senior-level leaders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely.
• Ability to persuade and lead others to accept ideas by using convincing arguments.
• Ability to master key elements of Purpose Built’s framework, including national strategies and tactics used over the past 15 years, as a basis for the model of holistic neighborhood transformation, and stay up-to-date on research and best practices in our field.
• Proactive and accountable. Ability to take initiative to drive multiple, complex projects forward and make timely progress towards goals.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite tools.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Broad working knowledge of Purpose Built's organizational priorities, positions, and work, with the ability to represent the organization effectively and confidently in external and cross-functional settings.
• Strong management skills, including the ability to set direction, align priorities, support accountability, and develop people and teams toward shared goals.
• Creative and entrepreneurial approach to emerging network needs, with comfort piloting new ideas, supporting others in innovation, and building the structures, systems, and processes needed to sustain work once it is aligned with organizational priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred .

Staff Attributes for All Roles at Purpose Built

• Deep investment in Purpose Built's Core Values.
• Ardent commitment to continuing on a racial equity journey organizationally within Purpose Built and its Network, as well as personally.
• Exemplify a respected professional recognized for collaborating with others with a commitment to integrity, candor, and transparency.
• Lived or shared experiences with the people who call Purpose Built communities home is a plus.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT

Purpose Built Communities offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package effective on the first day of employment for all full-time staff that includes:

• Options for fully-paid or subsidized health insurance plans.
• Subsidized dental and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan including an employer match contribution up to 4% of salary.
• Cell phone reimbursement of $75 per month.
• 12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave in connection with the birth or adoption of a child.
• Fully-paid Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance plan of $50,000.
• 17 days of PTO per year for employees in their first three years of service. Annual PTO allotments increase with additional years of service up to 28 days of PTO at 15+ years of service.
• 14 paid organizational holidays, week of July 4th, week between Christmas and New Year's and 1 paid floating holiday.
• Flexible work model.