President of Management Services

ABOUT LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL, SAN FRANCISCO
La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco (LRCL), is an award-winning non-profit, community-based legal aid agency, and San Francisco Legacy Business in the heart of San Franciscos Mission District. Founded in 1973 by Chicano law students, we proudly build upon the legacy of our founders. Our licensed attorneys provide excellent legal services to Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and low-income community members in the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo, as well as the wider Bay Area. Each year, La Raza Centro Legal serves over 4,000 individuals.
A renowned anchor agency community law office, we offer trusted and reliable no-cost legal services to vulnerable and low-income individuals and families across the Bay. Immigration Law, Asylum and Deportation Defense, Elder and Disability Law, and Workers Rights.
La Raza Centro Legal (LRCL) seeks a highly collaborative, diplomatic leader with deep commitment to serving Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and low-income communities to build upon our over 50-year legacy of community impact. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for LRCLs staff, programs, and execution of its mission. LRCL is experiencing steady growth, allowing for the development of this and other leadership positions that will help shape the next stage in LRCLs essential, community-based legal representation work. The Board seeks a bold and visionary leader to build our agencys future, predicated upon our commitment to core social justice and human rights ideals. The leadership of a new ED will help lay the foundation for LRCLs next 50 years.
Lead, coach, develop, and retain LRCLs highly experienced team of attorneys and staff implementing human resources processes and ensuring they align with best practices for California legal aids.
Manage office, personnel, HR, operations strategy, and related processes to ensure smooth processes and achievement of organizational goals.
Represent LRCL in labor relations, including regular communications with union leadership, conflict resolution with union members, and negotiation of benefits, wages, and other union members rights.
Represent LRCL as a collaborative partner with Centro Del Pueblo (CDP), home to LRCL and other non-profit organizations serving the community, and serve as president of CDPs board as needed participating in regular communications relating to conflict resolution with CDPs members and negotiation of strategies with CDP partners to undertake renovations of the CDP building to ensure it is well-maintained and operates safely and efficiently.
Work collaboratively with LRCLs Leadership Team valuing the ideas, suggestions, and innovations of this experienced group of managing attorneys in organizational decision-making processes, particularly in these areas: strategies to standardize delivery of legal services across departments; Provide effective management and team-building support to supervisory attorneys, who are Legal Directors of our core Departments, to further develop and build their skills, experience, and performance.
Support LRCLs provision of legal services collaborating with staff and Board to assess current legal services and programs and provide thought leadership to continuously improve the delivery of legal services and programs.
~ Strategic Development, Implementation & Fiscal Responsibility

Work with the Board, Deputy Director, Development Consultants, and teams to build and implement an annual development plan and to create effective strategies to ensure substantial growth in organizational fundraising and increase financial diversification and sustainability.
Manage creation, implementation, and evolution of LRCLs strategic plan and annual business plans, including building and monitoring the annual organizational budget.
Supervise and ensure fiscal soundness and stability, including overseeing fiscal management and compliance and financial accountability and reporting.
Achieve annual fundraising metrics set in partnership with the Board, Development Director, and Development Consultants.
Expand LRCLs donor base diversifying funding streams including broadening and deepening relationships with foundations and other non-governmental funders and donors.
Oversee grant management and supervision of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for local, state, and federal agencies and private entities including foundations.
Serve as LRCLs primary liaison with local, state, and federal grantors as well as private grantors.
Oversee financial assets and planning, development of budgets, and compliance with grant and contract requirements and accounting principles.
~ Partner with and support the effectiveness and development of the Board of Directors in their roles of governance, strategic direction, and advocacy, through regular meetings, individual relationship-building, and opportunities for learning about and engaging with LRCLs programs and constituents.
Serve as primary liaison between the Board of Directors and staff, including regularly reporting on the organizations operations, fiscal health, and strategic issues.
Advocate for the organization and field as a spokesperson, boldly and clearly articulating the mission, vision, programs, services, and impact on the community.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with partner organizations and key constituent groups, as well as with government and political leaders, through both direct contact and collaborative partnerships.
For the appropriate candidate, LRCL would be willing to obtain professional coaching services.
Demonstrated integrity and commitment to the organizations mission as evidenced by professional and personal experiences and impact.
At least 5 years of management experience, ideally inclusive of attorneys/legal staff and of a team of 15 or more, with the ability to recruit and coach staff; open, persuasive, and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
Must live in the San Francisco Bay Area or be willing to move to the Bay Area with the ability to work in our San Francisco office at least 3 days per week, with remote work two days per week.
Desired Leadership Qualities:
Self-directed, action-oriented, entrepreneurial, and adaptable with a collaborative approach to organizational growth and planning.
A generous benefits package with health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and holidays i]]