Sr. Director, Community Change Partnerships

Senior Director, Community Change Partnerships

Reports to Job Role: Vice President, Family and Neighborhood

FLSA: Exempt

Role: Leadership Team

Descriptive Summary

The Senior Director, Community Change Partnerships is a senior leadership position responsible for advancing equitable systems change and collective impact strategies in Reston and Herndon through the Opportunity Neighborhood (ON) initiative and resident services at four affordable housing communities. This role leads a cross-functional team of community organizers, service coordinators, resident leaders, and local partners to address racial and social inequities and build thriving, self-determined communities.

The Senior Director oversees and supports staff managing ON Reston and ON Herndon, as well as those responsible for direct resident services and organizing in community-based housing sites. The Senior Director ensures alignment of community engagement strategies with Cornerstones’ broader efforts to address root causes of poverty and collaborates closely with the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy to inform and advance systems change.

An experienced leader in community organizing and equitable engagement, the Senior Director brings the vision, coordination, and accountability required to drive collective outcomes while building authentic, trust-based relationships with residents, local institutions, and County stakeholders.