Position: Director, Training

Status: Full-time, exempt

Location/Time zone: Anywhere in  the U.S convenient to travel

Deadline: June 19, 2026 

Starting Salary Range: $115,000-$130,000 annually

About Us

re:power is a national organization seeking to build a critical mass of social justice movements and their leaders who embody the ideology and practice of liberatory organizing, an organizing practice that is pro-Black and grounded in community, collective action and abundance. Our ultimate vision is a liberated, multiracial democracy, free from the oppressive systems of white supremacy and patriarchy. 

We work towards our vision of inclusive politics by offering training and strategic support to leaders and organizations across the progressive ecosystem. Our trainings build skills, strategy, and soul in organizers, campaigners, elected officials, and other leaders across our movement. re:power offers trainings on organizing, campaigning, technology, collaborative governance, and leadership development and resilience.  

Formerly known as Wellstone Action, in 2018 we rebranded into re:power - maintaining the depth and breadth of our training curriculum, but explicitly centering Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Since 2019, re:power has been led by Karundi Williams, our first Black woman Executive Director, who has led our small but powerful organization to success.

In the last five years, re:power has trained and supported more than 10,000 organizers, candidates, campaigners, and leaders across our movement. Our alumni reflect the communities we center — 83% identify as BIPOC as do the majority of our trainers, 76% are women, 7% are trans and gender expansive, 37% are LGBTQIA, and 14% are youth (ages 18–24). We are proud of what we’ve accomplished together in such a short time, and also know that in order for our communities to continue winning and driving positive change, we must keep building our skills, capacities and networks. At re:power, we thrive in this transformational work. Our team is laser-focused on achieving our mission. Join us!

Position Overview

re:power is looking for a Director, Training to lead the infrastructure, people, and systems that power our training work from the ground up. This is the person who makes sure that everything we deliver — from Camp re:power to custom fee-for-service trainings and our state-based power building trainings—is executed with excellence, grounded in our values, and built to last. You'll own the full arc of our training operation: how we design and update curriculum, how we recruit and develop trainers, how we evaluate impact and integrate what we learn, and how we build the systems that let all of it run smoothly at scale. We're looking for someone who is equal parts strategic thinker and detail-obsessed doer — someone who genuinely loves building things, can hold a high bar under pressure, and finds deep satisfaction in the kind of behind-the-scenes infrastructure work that makes big, bold programs actually possible. If you're the person who notices what everyone else walks past, thinks three steps ahead before a problem becomes a crisis, and believes that how we train people is just as important as what we train them on — we want to hear from you. 

Primary Responsibilities

Training Operations & Infrastructure: In collaboration with the Managing Director, Strategic Programs and Programs Team:

• Supports the development and execution of an annual training plan that is aligned with re:power’s theory of change, power building goals, and organizational priorities
• Partners with the Strategic Programs team to assess emerging needs from the field, identify gaps, and design responsive, high-impact training programs
• Serves as the organizational owner of Camp re:power, overseeing all aspects of planning, coordination, and execution in partnership with the Strategic Programs team to ensure a high-quality, mission and values-aligned experience from inception to close-out
• In partnership with the Director of National Partnerships, designs and executes custom fee-for-service programs
• Develops, refines, and implements standardized operating procedures (SOPs), manuals, and checklists for virtual, hybrid, and in-person trainings
• Oversees end-to-end training execution, ensuring programs are delivered on time, on budget, and with a consistently high-quality participant experience
• Manages vendor relationships, trainer contracts, and platform subscriptions, ensuring cost-effectiveness, compliance, and quality of service

Trainer Development & Management: In Collaboration with the Strategic Programs Team:

• Manages the full trainer lifecycle, including recruitment, application, and selection processes, Training-for-Trainers (T4Ts), including TrainerCon, trainer development, performance management, and continuous feedback and evaluation systems
• In collaboration with the Alumni Community Manager, designs and operationalizes a ladder of engagement strategy that tracks alumni, deepens leadership development, and builds a sustainable bench of trainers, especially in priority states (MI, NC, OR, WA) 
• Establish trainer goals (i.e. number of participants who become trainers/coaches, new coaches, upfront trainers, etc.) and develop a process for becoming a lead trainer

Curriculum Development & Management: In collaboration with the Strategic Programs Team:

• Leads the development and updating of re:power’s curriculum, ensuring all content aligns with our theory of change, political analysis, movement needs, and ensures uniformity across programs 
• Establishes and manages a continuous improvement process that integrates participant feedback, trainer insights, and shifts in the political landscape to keep curriculum relevant and effective
• Develops, standardizes, and maintains core curriculum infrastructure, including templates, facilitator guides, toolkits, and participant-facing materials to ensure quality and consistency across programs
• Builds and enforces systems and processes to ensure curriculum accessibility, including ADA compliance, language justice, and multimodal learning approaches
• In partnership with the Sr. Director, Online Learning & Program Design, manages learning technologies and platforms to ensure efficient, high-quality program delivery at scale

Learning & Evaluation: In collaboration with the Sr. Director, Online Learning & Program Design:

• Leads the design and implementation of evaluation frameworks that measure training effectiveness, participant outcomes, and long-term impact 
• Builds systems to capture, analyze, and apply data and insights to continuously improve curriculum, delivery, and participant experience
• Stays at the forefront of adult learning theory, popular education methodologies, and field best practices, integrating emerging approaches into re:power’s training modules

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics. It’s okay if you don’t meet every single requirement!

• Attention to detail: You aim to leave things better than you found them. As the owner of our training programs, you notice and fix errors that others might overlook. When mistakes happen (which they will!), you address them quickly and look for ways to prevent similar errors.
• Ownership and resilience: You care deeply about getting results. You gather information, seek input, and drive work forward to the finish line. You think 3 (or 30) steps ahead to develop solutions, anticipate problems, and course-correct when needed. You hold a high bar even when things are hectic and bounce back from setbacks by turning each hurdle into a learning opportunity.
• Continuous learning: There’s always more to know out there, and you’re hungry for it. You absorb information from your colleagues, your work, and from keeping up with your field. If something doesn’t make sense, you ask questions until it does, and you apply what you learn in your work

Compensation and Benefits

Starting salary for this position ranges from $115,000-$130,000 with new staff typically coming in at the middle of this range. In an effort to counter pay inequality, the Director, Training starting salary is nonnegotiable and benchmarked to competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. re:power offers a comprehensive benefits package with excellent/health/life/disability insurance, including these and other employment-related benefits:

• 95% employer-paid health and 90% employer-paid dental insurance premiums for staff and their families;
• 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance;
•  exceptionally generous and flexible paid time off;
• 401k retirement benefits with a 4% employer match;
• FSA enrollment;
• 90 days of paid parental leave;
• 12 weeks of paid sabbatical leave

Application Deadline and Instructions

This position is open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Our ideal start is August 31, 2026. Applications are due by June 19, 2026.

re:power is an equal opportunity employer. We eagerly invite people of color, Native American and Indigenous people, immigrants, women, genderqueer and nonbinary people, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and others to apply for all open positions at re:power. 

re:power offers a lively and highly rewarding professional environment. We are committed to creating a world where our lived experiences, perspectives and ideas are fully represented and that starts first within our organization. This position can be located anywhere in the United States convenient to regular travel, with a strong preference to Eastern time zones.

For more about our work, go to www.repower.org.