Executive Director

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Lift Louisiana

Hybrid
  • Career category: Admin, Advocacy/ Policy, Comms/ Digital/ Media, Finance, Fundraising/ Grant management, Human Resources (HR), Logistics/ Procurement, Partnership, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: USD 95,000 USD-USD 110,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 31/08/2026
  • Location: United States , New Orleans
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
Lift was born out of the careful analysis of what was missing along the path to providing solutions to reproductive rights and health in Louisiana. In 2015, Co-Founders, Michelle Erenberg and Ellie Schilling, met with community stakeholders and reproductive justice leaders to identify the obstacles to meaningful and strategic advocacy in support of reproductive rights.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Organizational Vision and Strategic Leadership
Uphold a broad human rights framework grounded in the belief that all people deserve freedom, dignity, love, acceptance, and bodily autonomy.
Lead reproductive rights and reproductive justice policy strategy rooted in anti-racist praxis, community power, and Louisiana’s legal, political, and cultural realities. .

People, Culture, and Organizational Management
Foster a workplace culture grounded in care, supportive accountability, and generative conflict engagement by creating structures for cross-team communication, shared decision-making, and collaboration, ensuring staff have meaningful opportunities to shape organizational priorities and are supported through clear expectations, guidance, and shared learning.
Lead organizational hiring, onboarding, coaching, evaluation, and professional and leadership development processes in consultation with fiscal sponsor advisor and human resources staff.

Policy, Advocacy, and Movement Leadership
Cultivate Lift's role as a convener and leader in the Louisiana policy movement landscape and as a trusted national resource on reproductive freedom with deep expertise in Louisiana's legal, political, and cultural landscape.
Develop legislative and policy strategies that advance reproductive freedom, assess political opportunities, and support effective advocacy campaigns.

Fundraising and Resource Development
In partnership with Development Staff, lead organizational fundraising and resource development efforts, including cultivation of institutional funders, major donors, grant development, donor communications, and long-term revenue strategy.
Cultivate relationships with institutional funders, major donors, high-net-worth individuals, and new philanthropic partners in Louisiana and nationally.
Identify and pursue new opportunities for investment in reproductive justice, policy advocacy, civic engagement, and long-term power building.

Financial and Operational Stewardship
Provide oversight of organizational budgeting, financial planning, and fiscal management in partnership with the fiscal sponsor and Advisory Board.
Ensure strong operational systems, policies, administrative procedures, and risk management practices.

Communications and External Relations
Serve as a public representative of Lift Louisiana and maintain credibility with media, coalition partners, funders, lawmakers, and community stakeholders with courage and analysis rooted in the realities of life in Louisiana.
Support strategic communications and narrative change efforts that elevate reproductive justice narratives, strengthen advocacy and engagement, and motivate supporters to act.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in nonprofit leadership, advocacy, organizing, movement-building, public policy, or related fields.
Demonstrated commitment to reproductive justice, racial justice, LGBTQ+ liberation, and intersectional social justice work.
Demonstrated commitment to integrating racial justice into organizational strategy, fundraising, programming, and management.
Experience supervising and developing teams in collaborative and values-driven environments
Experience managing organizational budgets, operations, and administrative systems.
Demonstrated experience with strategic planning, program evaluation, staff accountability systems, and organizational assessment.
Demonstrated fundraising and donor cultivation experience.

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