Director, Justice & Equity

EGA’s Director, Justice & Equity (J & E) is responsible for the development of EGA’s applied learning arc on racial equity. Working closely with the CEO, the J & E director leads the operationalization of EGA’s Racial Equity Point of View (POV) for the organization and the membership. They provide strategic oversight and cultivates a new philanthropic culture grounded in collective power, reciprocal respect, and mutual accountability. This includes deep partnership with EGA’s internal and external partners. Further they have strategic oversight of POV application and treatment at EGA’s signature events, to ensure that the POV is embedded in the design and execution of member venues. The successful candidate will thoughtfully facilitate courageous discourse, and co-develop organizational practices that advance a bold vision for grantmaking support, they will be guided by the experience of BIPOC and

impacted communities and utilize EGAs data, position and experience in shared learning and collaboration.

The Director, Justice & Equity acts as an internal adviser to EGA’s Programs, Events and Strategic Partnerships teams to shape the design and outcomes of EGA’s member and external engagement, their touchstone is the tenets of the racial equity POV. Internally, the Director, Justice & Equity works with the COO to support multi-year learning for staff, to build practices and develop policies in step with the POV. Their guidance equips the EGA staff to partner externally with the same lens.