Executive Director

About Compañeros Compañeros is a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to empowering immigrants and their families across Southwest Colorado through resource navigation, immigration legal services, education, and community engagement. Our work includes a Department of Justice-recognized immigration legal services program, youth and family education, partnerships with local organizations, and community-based rapid response efforts. We are looking for a relationship-centered leader who understands the communities we serve and wants to learn, grow, and advance this mission alongside our team, with integrity, cultural humility, and accountability. Position Overview The Executive Director (ED) of Compañeros guides the organization's work, represents it in the community, and supports its day-to-day operations. The ED is a trusted and visible presence for Compañeros, will be deeply connected to Durango, the surrounding communities, and the immigrant rights movement, and carries out the organization's mission with integrity, purpose, and accountability to the communities it serves. This position offers strategic vision and day-to-day support across all areas of organizational life: staff mentorship and supervision, program oversight, community relationships, and operational management. The ED works in close partnership with the Senior Director of Finance and Development (Senior Director) and reports to the Board of Directors. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Governance: Partner with the Board as its primary staff contact. Bring major decisions to the Board for shared input, provide timely reports and financials, and support Board and committee meetings. Staff management: Supervise and mentor staff with care, nurture a collaborative, mission-driven culture, welcome and engage volunteers and interns, and oversee HR functions and staff administration. Programs & operations: Guide in-person program delivery, reflect on and share program impact, cultivate partnerships, and steward program budgets together with the Senior Director. Community leadership: Represent Compañeros as its trusted public voice and primary spokesperson. Build trusting relationships with our immigrant community members, schools, local government, community partners, and coalitions; support efforts such as the Southwest Colorado Rapid Response Network (SWCORRN). Fundraising & finance: Cultivate funders and donors, collaborate on grant strategy and budgets, and keep financial decisions transparent and approved by the Board. Systems & administration: Support day-to-day operations and organizational compliance; coordinate technology, bookkeeping, and accounting with the Senior Director. QUALIFICATIONS Deep commitment to immigrant rights and social justice, and the ability to build trusted relationships with the communities Compañeros serves. Experience in nonprofit leadership, program management, or community organizing, whether paid or volunteer. Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with constituents, staff, partners, and funders. Experience supporting staff and fostering collaborative, equity-centered workplace cultures, including performance management and basic HR practices such as hiring, onboarding, and conflict resolution. Experience managing an organizational budget and overseeing financial reporting, working with finance staff, bookkeepers, and accountants. Clear, compelling written and verbal communication skills, including representing Compañeros to media, funders, and government. Full-time residency in, or willingness to relocate to, the Durango, Colorado area. Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish. Experience working with boards of directors and in governance settings (preferred). Experience with fundraising, including grant writing or management and cultivating individual donors and funders (preferred). Familiarity with nonprofit compliance, such as tax-exempt status and annual filings (preferred). Comfort with common technology platforms, such as a donor database, financial software, and project management tools (preferred). Experience building coalitions or partnerships with community organizations, schools, and local government (preferred). Compensation & Benefits The salary range is $88,000 to $99,000 annually. Relocation assistance is negotiable. Compañeros offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage, a retirement plan, responsible PTO, and a tech stipend. How to Apply If this role speaks to you, we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every qualification listed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including people with lived experience in the communities we serve. Position will close: 31 December 2026 Equal Opportunity Employer Compañeros is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.