Director of Leadership & Capacity Building

The Director of Leadership & Capacity Building leads Inatai's efforts to strengthen the long-term leadership, sustainability, and power of organizations across Washington State. This role is central to advancing community power by designing and implementing leadership development, capacity-building, technical assistance, and community engagement strategies aligned with Inatai's values and long-term vision.

• Design, implement, and continuously evolve leadership, capacity-building, and community engagement programs and strategies that reflect Inatai's values and reinforce the foundation's commitment to building power for equity and racial justice
• Lead community engagement efforts to identify and cultivate relationships with emerging and established leaders, particularly in communities historically underinvested by philanthropy
• Design and oversee a $2 million Capacity Building grant portfolio supporting organizations working to build community power
• Design and manage a technical assistance program that includes a roster of values-aligned consultants with expertise in nonprofit management, fundraising, finance, digital strategy, and organizational development

This role advances community power by strengthening the long-term leadership, sustainability, and power of organizations across Washington State, contributing to racial justice and equity through leadership development, capacity-building, and community engagement strategies.

• 10–15+ years of leadership experience in nonprofit, consulting, training, philanthropy, or power-building environments
• Deep understanding of the nonprofit ecosystem, particularly community-based and BIPOC-led organizations across rural, suburban, and urban contexts
• Experience with curriculum design, adult learning principles, and project management
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing racial justice, equity, and community-driven change
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat DC, or similar tools

In addition to a positive and flexible work culture, we attract, retain, and motivate exceptional people with an equitable and competitive compensation package. The salary range for this position is $180,000 to $210,000. A compensation enhancement is provided to employees with indigenous or advanced language proficiency in more than one language that they utilize to advance the Foundation's work across Washington. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes fully paid medical/dental/vision coverage for employees and dependent children (and partial coverage for partners and spouses), a 12% retirement contribution, generous time off (29 days of flexible paid time off, eight paid holidays, and a year-end office closure from December 25 to January 1), paid family and medical leave (12 to 18 weeks), a transit pass (where available), and support for ongoing professional development.

Inatai Foundation is a growing 501(c)(4) philanthropic organization committed to working with communities to shift the balance of power and advance racial justice and equity across Washington State and beyond.