Senior Catalyst (Facilitator)

About the role

We are looking for candidates who can start before February 9th. Additionally, the first month of this position will involve heavy travel. Please note any availability concerns in your application.

The Senior Catalyst (Facilitator) will work with leaders and teams across various social sectors to assist them in driving collaborative systems change through the use of RE!NSTITUTE’s systems change initiatives, including most notably, the 100-Day Challenge. The position will require developing the most appropriate method to meet the needs of clients, coaching community teams, facilitating workshops, and generating learning products from each project. The majority of projects in 2026 will focus on housing and homelessness, with additional projects also related to health and education. The Senior Catalyst will work remotely and report to the US Director.

They will thrive in a culture that values open, direct communication and feedback, adaptability, innovative thinking, curiosity, rapid experimentation, and continuous learning and evaluation.

Frequent travel (>40%) is required to support teams, as well as for RE!NSTITUTE’s annual all-team retreat. Preference will be given to candidates residing near major airports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Facilitation, Training, and Coaching of System Change initiatives (50%):

• Adapt template engagement methodologies for each community’s context, including 100-Day Challenges, Spreading Innovation and Learning Networks
• Effectively manage implementation issues, relationship dynamics, competing agendas, and political potholes for each community.
• Lay the groundwork for the successful implementation of community engagement, including engaging leadership, understanding and adapting to the local context, and maintaining a central role in ongoing relationships with senior leadership.
• Facilitate RE!NSTITUTE System Change initiatives workshops in an engaging and results-driven manner and support teams through the design, implementation, and sustainability of their specific community engagement.
• Coach teams in a way that ensures that optimal results are achieved, with a strong focus on ensuring increased well-being, collaboration, and shifts in power to frontline staff.
• Develop and deliver leadership sessions to keep leadership engaged, as well as to shift perspective, opening up possibilities for future frontline decision-making and innovation.
• Provide and receive feedback on internal workshop facilitation and coaching skills to and from colleagues.
• Work closely with the US Director to ensure that relevant data, insights, and other information are collected and shared on a regular basis.

Contractor management (10%)

• Lead the training of contractor Catalysts, with support from the US Director and the US Associate Director.
• Ensure that contractors deliver high-quality work, fully understand and are comfortable with the curriculum, and receive regular feedback and support.

Project management (20%)

• Work with the US Associate Director to create timelines and organize tasks for complex projects, and establish systems to ensure deliverables are met both within communities and with colleagues.
• Track and report activities and expenses on internal platforms and report to the US Associate Director.
• Manage logistics for the implementation of community engagements in collaboration with the US Associate Director.

Project building and communication (10%)

• Contribute to the development of proposals for follow-up engagements.
• Generate future work through positive communication with leadership.
• Present at webinars and conferences
• Write detailed and clear reports on communities’ progress and learning

Organization-wide Support (10%)

• Support RE!NSTITUTE team members on projects and operations as needed.
• Work collaboratively with the US Director and other staff to identify, share, implement, and continuously improve effective facilitation practices and core components of the methodologies.
• Participate in organizational working groups as needed to help meet strategic goals (equity, practice, etc).

CORE COMPETENCIES / SKILLS:

• Attention to detail - You diligently attend to details and pursue quality in accomplishing tasks. You perform tasks thoroughly and with care.
• Collaboration - You promote co-ownership and cooperation within a team or among partners to achieve shared goals and deliverables.
• Relationship building - You are able to connect with people from many different backgrounds. You find (and even create) opportunities to deepen connections and build authentic, mutual relationships with teammates, donors, partners, program participants, etc, across lines of difference, such as race or other identities.
• Facilitating inclusive problem-solving - You skillfully facilitate and coach groups of diverse individuals to collectively diagnose problems and identify solutions in order to shift power dynamics that often stifle the voices of those closest to the problem. You create a team environment in which all members can speak their truths, listen and learn from each other, communicate honestly and directly, and build upon each other's unique and collective expertise to dismantle barriers and silos and drive impact.
• Continuous learning - You are open and eager to learn all that you can. You absorb information from your colleagues, your work, and by staying up-to-date with your field. If something doesn’t make sense, you ask questions until it does. You seek and acquire new competencies, work methods, ideas, and information that will strengthen your work and help you progress towards achieving goals. You see failure as an opportunity to learn from past results and apply what you've learned to your work.
• Bias for action - You recognize situations that warrant taking independent initiative, and you move forward without hesitation to resolve issues, problems, or situations. You identify what needs to be done and seek out insights and perspectives from others as necessary before taking action.
• Open and direct communication - You proactively communicate with your accountability partner and teammates, sharing important information in a timely manner. You confirm, as needed, that the information you're providing is relevant, helpful, and timely.
• Planning and organizing - For both internal and external projects, you define the project's goal, then work backward to identify the tasks and milestones necessary to achieve it, while ensuring optimal resource utilization. You identify the sequence of tasks and prioritize key action steps.

RE!NSTITUTE is committed to building a diverse staff who vary by race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Application Process

1. Applications are due by December 17th.
2. First round interviews will take place the week of January 5th
3. Second round interviews with a skills test will take place the week of January 12th
4. Reference checks - we will ask for 2-3 references
5. We hope to have an offer made by the last week of January.

Applications will be reviewed based on the core competencies and skills listed above.

Compenstation & Benefits

Salary: $81,230 USD/year

RE!NSTITUTE offers benefits that include:

• 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 2 personal days, and up to 14 organizational holidays (including winter and summer breaks).
• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for full-time employees and their dependents.
• 4% retirement contributions match
• Paid parental leave
• Internet and cellphone allowance
• Technology stipends