[COMM-ORG] job: director, Madison, WI, with salary info

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From: Jim Powell <jamesdpowell at yahoo.com>


East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council
Uniting and Strengthening East Madison Neighborhoods

Executive Director
Job Announcement / Description
 
The East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council (EINPC) is a coalition 
of neighborhood and business association, community organization and 
at-large representatives. Our mission is to strengthen the east Madison 
community by supporting neighborhood-based organizations and 
facilitating community-driven planning and action.
 
The Executive Director, under the direct supervision of the Governing 
Board, provides leadership and management of the organization; strategic 
planning and implementation; fund-raising; and acts as the liaison with 
members, committees, funders. The Executive Director works with and 
helps develop volunteer leaders, and to increase the capacity of 
neighborhood organizations, create public forums, and mobilize people 
around issues.
 
We seek someone who believes in the power of people working together to 
improve their neighborhoods and community. We seek an individual who is 
a creative and strategic thinker, a visionary, and a problem solver. The 
ideal candidate will have diverse skills, including good time management 
and the ability to prioritize work in order to juggle multiple projects, 
and experience and skill in working with diverse constituents and 
volunteers. The individual will be asked to manage an organization and 
achieve results while promoting democratic principles of participation 
and assuring that all voices are heard. The individual who is chosen 
will share the values of the organization and be effective at 
representing the organization to the public.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
 
1) Organizational Development and Management

    * Facilitate the development and functioning of the Governing Board, 
Community Council and committee structure (including member recruitment, 
orientation, training, coordination and support of committees).
    * Maintain communication (including regular reports) with the 
Governing Board, Community Council and committees regarding all aspects 
of organizational work
    * Manage and carry out administrative work, including record 
keeping, office management, and financial management (financial 
reporting, develop budgets, pay bills, monitor deposits).
    * Establish and maintain strong external relationships with 
government agencies, local organizations, and other strategic partners.
    * Hire, support, supervise, evaluate, and terminate other staff, as 
necessary.

2) Fundraising and Donor Relations

    * Work with the Governing Board to develop and implement a 
fund-raising plan to support all aspects of the organization.
    * Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with funders, including 
progress, evaluation, and financial reporting.

3)   Strategic Planning, Implementation & Evaluation

    * Coordinate, in conjunction with the Governing Board and Eastside 
Community Council:

          o Development, monitoring and implementation of the strategic 
plan.
          o Development and implementation of strategies and work plans 
based on the strategic plan.
          o Goal-setting and prioritization;
          o Assurance that projects and activities achieve desired outcomes.
          o Development and implementation of tools to evaluate program 
and activity effectiveness.

4) Community Organizing/Community Building

    * Work with neighborhood residents to organize and strengthen 
neighborhood organizations and coalitions.
    * Support neighborhood/ community leaders in identifying, 
researching, and addressing issues of importance to neighborhoods and 
the larger East Isthmus community.
    * Work with volunteers to plan, publicize, and implement community 
events, forums, and meetings.
    * Supervise and support staff and volunteers to develop and maintain 
organizational communication through newsletters, website, list-serve, 
and other tools.
    * Coordinate leadership development training and technical 
assistance for neighborhood based organizations and community groups.

QUALIFICATIONS  

    * Minimum of three years experience and demonstrated skills in 
nonprofit development and administration, including fundraising and 
grant writing, financial management, board and policy development, staff 
supervision, strategic planning, and project development and management.
    * Minimum of three years of professional experience and demonstrated 
skills in community organizing, community development, or a related 
field. Demonstrated success in multi-issue community organizing, 
including organizational capacity building.
    * Experience and demonstrated skills and abilities in as many of the 
following additional areas as possible: leadership training/adult 
education; group facilitation; volunteer coordination; project evaluation.
    * Excellent communication skills (including public speaking and 
writing), people skills and computer skills (Excel, QuickBooks, Word, 
and Access or FileMaker).
    * Must be self-directed and able to work as part of a team.
    * Experience working with people of diverse cultural and economic 
backgrounds.
    * This position offers a flexible work schedule. However, some 
weekends and evenings are expected.
    * Travel within Madison and the ability to transport meeting 
materials is a necessity; access to a reliable vehicle is essential, 
although use of public transportation, ride-sharing, or bicycle will be 
possible in some situations.
    * Formal education and/or advanced training in one or more of the 
above areas desirable, but not a substitute for experience and 
demonstrated skills/ability.

COMPENSATION  

    * An annual salary in the range of $34,000 - $40,000, depending on 
qualifications.
    * Health benefits (Sec. 105 Medical Reimbursement Plan).
    * Two weeks paid vacation, nine paid holidays, 2 personal days, and 
up to 12 sick days annually.
    * Professional development supported.

Please send a cover letter (detailing how your experience matches our 
stated qualifications) and resume by Monday, February 2, 4:30 pm to:  

    EINPC Search Committee
    1321 E. Mifflin St., Ste. 201
    Madison, WI  53703

After screening applications, we will invite selected candidates to an 
interview on either February 9 or 10. A final interview of the top 
candidate(s) will be on February 16. A start date of March 1-15 is 
highly desirable. There is a six-month probationary period.
 
For more information about the East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning 
Council, please visit our website at http://eastisthmus.org.
 
EINPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

1321 E. Mifflin St. Suite 201 · Madison WI 53703
· (608) 204-0834 voice · (608) 204-0835 fax · office at eastisthmus.org ·