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Director, Connecticut Opportunity Collaborative (CUOC)
Hartford, Connecticut (Hybrid)
The director will manage a power building initiative to support socio-economic movements focusing on three urban centers in Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport. The Changemaker Fund is the product of a unique collaboration of the three largest community foundations in Connecticut, the Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative (CUOC), established in 2021. The role also manages CUOC’s engagement with local, state, and national partnerships and affiliations.
The centerpiece of the Changemaker Fund is an innovative, three-year direct cash assistance project executed in 2024 in collaboration with UpTogether, a national nonprofit dedicated to working with people experiencing financial hardship using guaranteed income strategies, and Changemaker community leaders from Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport. The successful candidate will continue to implement the project as well as the CUOC’s overall objectives, tactics, and benchmarks, enhancing its commitment to justice and a robust support system for the Changemaker Fund pilot.
The director, working closely with senior staff at three foundations, coordinates CUOC’s objectives and organizes periodic working group meetings and executive leadership meetings.
This is a full-time, benefit-eligible, private-grant funded, 2-year position. Continuation beyond 2 years is not guaranteed and contingent on continued funding.
Salary ranges are shared with candidates contacted for interviews or upon request by the applicant.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is an equal opportunity employer relying on a diverse group of individuals and their respective talents to achieve our mission.
Any and all offers to an applicant are contingent on the candidate’s completion of a comprehensive background and reference check to the satisfaction of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
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