Senior Vice President Equity & Inclusion

Overview

We are looking for a strategic and values-driven executive to serve as our Senior Vice President, People, Equity & Inclusion (SVP, PEI). This role is responsible for setting and advancing Common Cause’s organization-wide people strategy, ensuring that our structures, systems, and culture enable staff to do their best work in service of our mission.

The SVP, PEI serves as the head of the People, Equity & Inclusion function and is a core member of the executive leadership team. This role shapes how the organization works by aligning talent strategy, organizational design, equity commitments, and labor relations with Common Cause’s long-term goals. The SVP, PEI provides enterprise-wide leadership and judgment, balancing strategic vision with operational rigor in a complex, unionized, and mission-driven environment.

This is a full-time role reporting to the President; this role is based in Washington, DC, with an expectation to come into our office at least two days per week. We hope our new Senior Vice President, People, Equity & Inclusion will start in early May.

• Develop and implement our organization-wide people strategy to advance equity, inclusion and culture
• Set and lead the strategic vision for People, Equity & Inclusion that reinforces Common Cause’s mission and strengthens its ability to protect and expand democratic rights
• Ensure alignment across people systems, structures, and policies so that the employee experience is coherent, equitable, and effective across the organization
• Ensure a total reward system (compensation and benefits) that attracts and retains high-performing staff
• Lead and embed Common Cause’s equity and inclusion commitments across people practices, systems, and leadership behaviors; ensuring that equity considerations are integrated into talent decisions, performance expectations, and organizational policies
• Anticipate future organizational needs and guide the evolution of people strategies to support growth, change, and long-term sustainability
• Shape organizational design, team structures, and role architecture in support of strategy and impact, ensuring that roles, levels, and performance expectations are clear, equitable, and aligned with organizational needs
• Guide change management efforts related to restructuring, growth, or strategic shifts, ensuring staff are supported through change
• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and belonging across the organization

• Contribute to Organizational Leadership
• Act as a trusted advisor to the President and executive leadership team on people, culture, labor, and organizational effectiveness matters
• Model strong leadership, integrity, and collaboration as a senior executive
• Partner across departments to ensure people strategy is fully integrated into organizational planning and execution
• Serves as a strategic advisor and thought partner to senior leaders, guiding organizational decisions with a system-wide perspective
• Support Board engagement as needed on people strategy, equity initiatives, and labor relations matters

• Support and develop the People, Equity & Inclusion team to achieve goals
• Serve as the senior executive leader of the People, Equity & Inclusion department, setting vision, priorities, and expectations for learning & development, talent acquisition, people operations, labor relations
• Build, structure, and evolve a high-performing PEI team capable of delivering both strategic leadership and strong operational execution
• Manage members of the People, Equity & Inclusion team, collaboratively set goals, coach and develop them towards these goals and support their career progression and retention at Common Cause
• In partnership with other members of the management team, ensure efficient coordination between members of the - - People, Equity & Inclusion team and other internal teams
• Oversee,monitor and adhere to department's budgetaryobjectivesto support the organization's fiscal health and sustainability

• Lead Labor Relations and Union Engagement
• Serve as the organization’s senior leader responsible for labor relations strategy and union engagement
• Lead or oversee collective bargaining strategy, contract…