Executive Director of Community and Ecosystem Partnerships

Job overview

The Executive Director of Community and Ecosystem Partnerships role is remote, with preference for applicants in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C.; optional office space is available in Richmond or Christiansburg. Frequent travel to Virginia and neighboring states is required. The listed salary range is $160,000–$185,000 per year. Locus works with communities and partners to expand access to capital and support healthy, thriving communities. The executive director sets priorities and leads a team coordinating investments and program resources in targeted places and sectors. The role develops partnerships, aligns financial resources, tracks impact, and translates community and sector needs into scalable solutions that advance Locus’s mission and sustain its work.

What you'll do

• Lead and support a four-person team and its portfolio, including rural Southern Virginia investment, regional food systems, small-business counseling, and exploration of new places and sectors
• define priorities, budgets, sustainability goals, and impact targets
• cultivate relationships with agencies, foundations, corporations, financial institutions, partners, and funders
• collaborate with lending teams on financing opportunities
• define and champion impact data
• improve team systems
• contribute impact stories and thought leadership
• integrate place- and sector-based work across Locus
• lead partner-engagement standards and advocacy.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

executive director

community partnerships

ecosystem partnerships

community investment

inclusive access to capital

regional food systems

small business development

remote

virginia

maryland

north carolina

washington dc

locus

$160,000–$185,000 annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Annual bonus opportunity
• 16 days of PTO per year
• 13 paid holidays
• medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
• paid family leave
• 401(k) with employer match.

Why this role

Remote role with optional office space in Richmond or Christiansburg; frequent travel to Virginia and neighboring states is required; annual bonus opportunity.

About the employer

Locus is hiring for this role. Industry: Grantmaking Foundations. Sector: 81.