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| Job details |
| Company name : |
Next Generation
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| Minimum experience : |
8 years |
| Maximum experience : |
10 years |
| Job type : |
Permanent |
| Gross pay : |
$40,000 - $60,000 Yearly |
| Job posted : |
Jun 11, 2008 |
| Job view count : |
315
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| Job description |
| Job description: |
Next Generation, one of the Bay Area’s leading youth empowerment organizations, seeks a new Executive Director. Next Generation has built an impressive array of programs and relationships to foster education and action for peace and ecological sustainability among Marin County youth ages 5 to 25.
Responsibilities:
Program Direction and Support:
- Work with program staff to develop vision and objectives for Peace and Green Schools programs
- Support program staff in developing program-related goals, timelines and work plans
- Provide program staff with program development and implementation advice and support
- Participate in select program activities
Fundraising / Development Director:
- Develop and implement fundraising plans and campaigns
- Solicit funding from foundations, business, government agencies, schools and individual donors
- Maintain funding partnerships with major institutional funders
- Enlist and manage others in this area
Personnel / Human Resources Director:
- Work with board members and other staff to determine staffing needs and conduct hiring processes
- Manage and support staff in achieving their objectives
- Deal with various personnel issues including schedules, conflicts, etc.
- Coordinate staff team, build sense of team, facilitate staff meetings, etc.
- Support staff development through advice, trainings and other resources
Organizational Development and Strategic Planning:
- Work with board members and senior staff to create and maintain organizational development plans
- Work with others to implement organizational development projects
- Serve as primary coordinator for strategic planning process
Administration:
- Work with administrative staff to oversee organizational finances, including accounting, accounts payable / receivable, taxes, etc.
- Develop and oversee budgets
- Coordinate government and legal requirements, forms, etc.
- Support staff in various areas of organizational administration, including office management, etc.
Board of Directors and Community Relations:
- Serve as primary liaison and working partner with Board of Directors
- Promote Next Generation in the community and play a significant role in securing and nurturing important programmatic, fundraising and promotional partnerships
Event support:
- Work with staff to vision events, set goals and decide on content
- Support staff in planning and running community events
- Cook a communal vegetarian lunch one day a week! (We rotate making these at the office)
- Remain up-to-date on environmental and peace issues and solutions as they relate to Next Generation’s work
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| Req. candidate profile : |
Qualifications:
- Experience working for sustainability and / or peace
- Experience working with grassroots organizations
- Experience with various aspects of non-profit administration
- Experience with project management and implementation
- Experience with non-profit finances, budgeting and book-keeping
- Experience managing and supporting staff and volunteers
- Experience creating fundraising plans and raising funds through grants, businesses and individual donors
- Experience with organizational development and strategic planning
- Experience working with a board of directors
- Experience working with youth
- Experience working in an office environment
Desired Traits:
- The strength and desire to be ultimately responsible for the success of an organization
- Leadership skills and experience
- Knowledge about environmental and sustainability issues and solutions
- Strong connections in the community
- Well-organized and effective at time management, planning, and multi-tasking
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Motivated and willing to take initiative
- Able to inspire and motivate others
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Open to and inviting of feedback and feelings from team members and the community
- Dedicated to and passionate about environmental education and working to create a better future
- Self-aware, conscious, supportive, positive, solution-oriented, and dedicated
- Committed to personal and professional growth
- Possess some event coordination skills
- Possess a vehicle and valid driver’s license and be willing to use it for work purposes (mileage reimbursed)
- Possess a bicycle and be willing to use it for work purposes (mileage also reimbursed!)
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| How to apply : |
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| Third party mediation allowed : |
No |
| Telecommute : |
No |
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