Now Hiring: Interim Executive Director, Portland: Neighbors Welcome

Job Type: Six Month contract (W2 employee) starting October 1, 2025 until April 1, 2026; opportunity to extend to permanent Executive Director Position based on performance and board evaluation

Pay: $9300/month; $100/m stipend for phone/tech bill. Total compensation: $9,400/month

Posting date: July 1, 2025

Hours: 32 hours/week. Potential for occasional evening and weekend hours 

Location: Portland: Neighbors Welcome is a hybrid work environment. Staff will have access to a co-working space that is shared with mission-aligned orgs, and may also work from home on a flexible basis. Portland: Neighbors Welcome is also a membership-driven, events based organization that will host events out in the Portland community.

Application Deadline: July 20th, 2025

Start date: October 1st


About Us:

Portland: Neighbors Welcome is a volunteer-driven organization that is dedicated to ensuring that every present and future Portlander can find and keep a safe, stable home they can afford. We believe that every neighborhood in our city should be open and available to people with diverse backgrounds and incomes, and that every person who wants to sleep indoors at night should be able to. We support policies that can deliver an abundant supply of homes that are affordable to rent or buy at every income level and every household size, and ensure that all tenants can live without fear of eviction or displacement. We advocate for those land use, housing, and transportation policies that will make Portland a fairer and more sustainable city. You can read about some of our current and past campaigns here: https://portlandneighborswelcome.org/our-campaigns

Portland: Neighbors Welcome is a 501(c)(4) organization that is governed by a 10-member board of directors, elected by organization membership for two year terms. The board is the hiring authority for this position. You can read about our current board members here: https://portlandneighborswelcome.org/who-we-are

As an Executive Director, you will: 

  • Work with Board to ensure P:NW has a strategic plan and direction that furthers our mission, vision, and goals while working within our values

  • Ensure organizational infrastructure meets organizational needs in partnership with the board

    • Including volunteer support resources, legal compliance, employee and contractor hiring and management, performance tracking on policy goals, and others as needed

    • Manage contractors and team members

  • Lead fundraising initiatives and grant writing efforts

  • Work with Board to create vision-aligned budget

  • Reinforce Portland-focused advocacy

    • Including supporting volunteers, recruiting, and tracking

  • Collaborate with volunteers across the organization to create and implement future plans

  • Build and foster relationships with other mission-aligned organizations in collaboration with volunteers

  • Create and implement fundraising campaign alongside volunteers 

  • Plan events in coordination with volunteers

  • Ensure compliance with all local and national regulations and bylaws alongside Board Chair

  • Identify and champion opportunities for streamlining and improvement of technology, including integration across applications and workstream efficiencies

  • Lead expansion of mission of organization by building out Grow and develop Portland: Neighbors Welcome’s newly formally established sister 501(c)(3) organization, Growing Affordable Portland.


Attributes for Success:

  • Experience working in collaboration with volunteers

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Understanding of financial management principles, budgeting, and accounting.

  • Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans, as well as measuring outcomes.

  • Experience in fundraising, grant writing, and donor relations.

  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, volunteers, board members, and community members.

  • Experience in managing staff and operations.


We strongly encourage people of color and those part of historically marginalized communities to apply for this role. Portland: Neighbors Welcome is committed to inclusion and ensuring everyone has access to a home. We are more effective in our work when the voices and experiences of the people most impacted by the housing crisis are part of our team. We also encourage you to apply if you do not meet all requirements.

Submission: Please email applications to careers@portlandneighborswelcome.org by July 20th, 2025. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis past this deadline, but we will prioritize submissions received by our priority deadline. 

Please include in your application:

  • One-page Cover Letter that addresses the following:

    • Why you want to work for Portland Neighbors Welcome specifically

    • How your experience matches the expected job responsibilities and attributes for success

    • What unique or interesting attributes you would bring to this position

  • Resume

  • References - three professional or personal references. References will contacted for finalist applicants

  • 2-3 paragraph (no more than one page) description of how you will achieve the expectations outlined above 

  • Resume or qualifications 

The evaluation process:

We expect to evaluate candidates for this position as follows, targeting an October 1, 2025 start date. The evaluation process is subject to change.

  • In-depth evaluation of application materials to identify the most qualified candidates for interviews

  • 1st Round Interview

  • 2nd Round Interview

  • Reference check

  • Job Offer