Reproductive Rights Director Jobs in Santa Clara, CA

ABOUT THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION
Founded in 1964 by David and LucilePackard, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (the Foundation) is a familyphilanthropy dedicated to supporting leaders and organizations around the worldworking to invest in children and families, protect and restore the naturalworld, and create just and inclusive societies. For more than six decades, theFoundation has advanced scientific innovation, championed reproductive healthand rights, conserved and restored our natural world, and invested in thewell-being of children and families. The Foundation's goals are to:
Build Just Societies: support a strong civil society and inclusive institutions and governance to build just and equitable societies for all people.
Protect and Restore Our Natural World: champion bold climate solutions, an ocean that sustains us, and scientific innovation and discovery to secure the health and future of people and planet.
Invest in Families and Communities: prioritize the importance of children having a healthy start and promoting resilient and vibrant communities where children and families thrive, so they have the power to shape their lives.
To achieve lasting change, the Foundation also strives to addressroot causes of longstanding problems, including building a thriving, resilientU.S. democracy; advancing racial justice in the United States and gender equityglobally; and supporting a strong civil society around the globe.
Inclusive collaboration is the heart of the Foundation's approach,with the belief that actively listening to and learning from people with a widerange of views is the best way to create solutions that match the scale andurgency of the challenges we face.  TheFoundation is dedicated to supporting community-based solutions shaped by theknowledge and experience of the people whose lives are most affected andinformed by data, recognizing that meaningful solutions require patience,urgency, and supporting the conditions for transformational change. TheFoundation is committed to addressing complex issues over the long term whilemaking tangible progress today.
The Foundation's Vision, Mission and Values are as follows:
Vision: A just and equitable world where both people and nature flourish.
Mission: We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.
Values: Equity, Integrity, Belief in Individual Leadership, Thinking Big, Respect, and Effectiveness.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE OVERVIEW
Since its inception, the Foundation has soughtto ensure that the promise and possibility of California is attainable for all.Today, the California Communities Initiative (CCI)team works to achieve the Foundation's three goals, with a particular focus onthe goal of investing in families and communities. CCI supports partnersworking in six counties (Fresno, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,and San Mateo) and at a statewide level to promote resilient and vibrantcommunities where families thrive and can build the lives they want.
Reflecting community priorities, CCI focuses onensuring that: 
Families have stable, affordable housing, so they can put down roots and be active in their communities;
Everyone, regardless of income or zip code, has access to clean air and water and safe green spaces for recreation, so they can be healthier and build resilience to the effects of climate change; and 
Individuals and families have trusted local organizations they can turn to for support, resources, and a sense of community.  
CCI seeks to connect communities to Sacramentoto scale community-led solutions and ensure policies reflect the experiences ofpeople and families across our state. 

THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Vice President for Families and Communities andworking in close partnership with the Director of the Children and Familiesinitiative, the California Communities Initiative Director (Director) will lead a team of eight to implement effective grantmaking within theBoard-approved California Communities initiative, and support teamwork withinthe Foundation and with external stakeholders.
Manage an Experienced Team. As one of their most critical responsibilities, the Director willinspire and engage the team, build trust, and facilitate thought partnership insupport of program goals. The Director will be comfortable exercisingdiscernment about when to lead from the front and when to elevate their team'sexpertise. They will support the professional growth of all team members. Theywill cultivate a positive, productive, innovative, highly collaborative, andfeedback-rich team culture.
Represent the Work. Building on the CCI's team's expertise, the Director will have theopportunity to shape cohesiveness of strategy and its impact on the broadermission of the Foundation. The Director will be comfortable representing theteam within Leadership and the Board, building alliances within the Foundation,and elevating the work of CCI.
Provide Strategic Direction withCalifornia Expertise. The Director will bring a clear andcurrent understanding of California to effectively navigate the state's publicand private sector, and state, county and local-level infrastructures. Theywill monitor the changinglandscape, trends, and developments to ensure that the Foundation is selectingobjectives and deploying resources as effectively as possible to achieve CCI'sgoals.

Connect and Collaborate. The Director will have the opportunity to build systems that inviteand formalize cross-initiative thought partnership, co-funding, and broadercollaboration between CCI and the rest of the Foundation. They will have theemotional intelligence to navigate interpersonal dynamics and complex systemsto open new doors and create opportunities both within and outside of theFoundation.  The role will partner withpeer initiative Directors and actively participate in the People Manager Cohortand the Goal Leadership Team. They will also work closely with the Grants andData Operations team and General Counsels' Office to ensure accuracy andadherence to grantmaking policies, procedures, processes and timeline. The Director will build upon currentgrantmaking, incorporating input from the President, Trustees, and colleaguesacross the Foundation to successfully develop and implement this initiative.
Direct Change Management. The Director will build and sustain strategic clarity in the midstof changes in the operating environment. They will need to possess theforesight to anticipate and prepare for changing variables and the ability torecognize how to respond to unexpected challenges that may emerge.