Executive Director, Circular Philadelphia

Posted by Circular Philadelphia on March 18, 2025

Background

Circular Philadelphia is a membership-based economic development organization founded in 2021 that works with businesses, organizations, individuals and government partners to promote a circular economy in Philadelphia. Circular Philadelphia’s mission is to cultivate a low-waste, regenerative economy by engaging and convening businesses, consumers and policymakers in greater Philadelphia to strengthen our communities. We envision a just, thriving society made up of cleaner communities built upon the principles of a circular economy.

A circular economy is one that designs out waste while generating profits leading to cleaner communities that thrive. By limiting the need for extraction and for landfills/incinerators, a circular economy progresses toward environmental justice. All of these factors are key components to achieving Philadelphia’s stated goals of being the cleanest and greenest city in the country with economic opportunity for all.

Since its founding, Circular Philadelphia has been led by a co-director team who also served as the co-founders of the organization. After three years of remarkable impact and fundraising success, Circular Philadelphia’s board and co-founders determined that a full-time executive director position was needed to fully solidify Circular Philadelphia’s position as the leading organization progressing a circular economy in Philadelphia.

Executive Director Job Summary

Circular Philadelphia is seeking an Executive Director to drive our next phase of growth as we build the organization’s capacity and impact, and expand its role as a leader in Philadelphia’s circular economy. This position reports directly to Circular Philadelphia’s Board. This position will also oversee 1 current part-time staff position with the intention to grow the organization and add more staff as needed.

Circular Philadelphia’s next leader will:

• Increase the visibility and credibility of CP’s impact in and for the city
• Increase Circular Philadelphia’s funding, solidify the funding model, and increase memberships/sponsorships,
• Ensure the circular economy serves the entire city through the creation of an environmental justice framework for our work and engagement with Black and Brown communities, and
• Grow staff capacity.

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