The Equity, People, Inclusion, and Culture (EPIC) Director leads the strategy for building a fair, supportive, and high-performing workplace at Working Families Party and Working Families Power. This role shapes how we recruit, develop, support, and retain our staff, and helps ensure people feel connected, valued, and clear on what matters most as we pursue our shared goal of building power for working class people of every race.
This position is charged with raising the bar and increasing consistency of management across the organization, ensuring high standards, direct feedback, effective listening, and clear direction and ownership become cultural norms.
The EPIC Director works closely with senior staff as a trusted advisor on people and culture, helping align how we work with our values and goals. This role also helps keep all staff aligned by improving communication and engagement, and making sure people understand our priorities and progress.
Finally, the EPIC Director maintains a strong relationship with the Workers United Working Families Party Staff Union, serving on the Joint Labor Management Committee and ensuring the Collective Bargaining Agreement is followed.
This role is not doing this work alone. The EPIC Director sits in a department with and partners closely with the Chief of Staff, Executive Projects Manager, Senior Advisor and the staff of EpicWorks, our shared services provider, which delivers core HR, finance, and operations functions. Together, they ensure staff have the tools, support, and structure needed to do their jobs effectively.