Community Wealth Building Fellows: Work with The Democracy Collaborative to help build the democratic economy in the United States!
November 1, 2023
Two one-year full-time CWB fellowships for 2024
$75,000 per annum, independent contractor status
Remote work, based in the U.S.A.
Possibility of leading to longer-term employment
Contact: jobs@democracycollaborative.org
Deadline: Applications by November 27, 5:00pm ET
The Democracy Collaborative is looking to hire two Community Wealth Building Fellows, each for one-year fixed term fellowships starting in or around January 2024. The CWB Fellows will assist TDC’s Community Wealth Building (CWB) team and our local partners roll out the next phase of transformative local economic development practice through a program of research, policy development, and network facilitation to support the advancement of CWB activities across the United States.
These fellowships are full-time and designed to last a year, and will include training in the latest cutting-edge thinking on Community Wealth Building methodology and participation in place-based implementation in select localities in which TDC is working.
Responsibilities
Qualified candidates must be confident and comfortable with policy and research, capable of working independently and as part of a team, and passionate about making real differences to the lives or people and communities experiencing social, economic, ecological and racial injustice. Ideal candidates will have a demonstrable commitment to transformative socio-economic change, and will be creative, flexible, adaptable and open to learning through methods such as appreciative inquiry. Fellows will be required to perform some mix of the following:
Conduct qualitative and quantitative research related to social, economic, climate, and racial justice
Analyze qualitive and quantitative data
Review and summarize state and local policy
Coordinate multiple work streams and logistics with partners and team members in various locations and time zones
Work virtually with occasional face-to-face meetings
Communicate effectively with external partners at various levels, including institutional leaders, politicians, civil servants, community organizations, and movement activists
Facilitate networks, workshops, meetings, and events
Conduct social research and analysis
Write and edit reports, memos, and briefings
Write occasional blogs and contribute to TDC newsletters and social media
Develop and hold professional relationships and powerfully represent the work
Play a role in shaping TDC’s CWB strategy and activity as part of the CWB team.
Qualifications
About TDC
The Democracy Collaborative is an action-oriented think-do tank seeking to build a democratic economy through political-economic system change from the bottom up. We do this both through our on-the-ground practice—the body of work we call Community Wealth Building, which is the practical expression of our commitments—and through interventions in the ideas system and at the level of policy and politics, organized around the larger frame of a democratic economy as our contender to become the next system of political economy.
We are a solutions-oriented organization that seeks to be high on content and low on rhetoric. We are pragmatic and flexible as to the means of delivering change, while remaining steadfast as to our aims—the build-up and construction over time of a democratic political economy that is inclusive, just, peaceful, and that operates safely within planetary boundaries. Our vision is of a future economy, in the United States and around the world, in which all people and communities can flourish and exert greater democratic control over their own lives and destinies.
https://democracycollaborative.org/
About Community Wealth Building
Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an economic development model that transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets. It challenges the failing approaches that have been widely accepted in American economic development for too long, and addresses wealth inequality at its core.
https://democracycollaborative.org/programs/cwb
To Apply
Send résumé/CV with references and a detailed cover letter explaining your interest in and fit for the fellowships and indicating relevant qualifications. We do not expect every applicant to have every qualification and are looking for people eager to learn about and implement CWB and with a strong potential for rapid growth.
Applications should be in by 27th of November at 5pm (ET), and if selected for interview, this will be conducted on 7th December. Interviews will be conducted by Stephanie McHenry (CEO), Sarah McKinley (Director, Community Wealth Building Programs) and Neil McInroy (Global Lead for Community Wealth Building).
Compensation
These fellowships will be in the form of one-year fixed term independent contracts in the amount of $75,000 per annum. TDC is open to the possibility that the fellowships could lead to longer-term employment with TDC after a year.
The Democracy Collaborative is an Equal Opportunity Employer—people of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply; we are committed to a diverse workplace, and to supporting our staff with ongoing career development opportunities.
