Executive Director, juntos

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Executive Director, juntos

Posted on: March 30, 2011

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – JUNTOS

ABOUT JUNTOS:
JUNTOS is a nonprofit 501(c)3 founded in 2002 to organize, assist, and develop leadership among recent Mexican, Central and South American immigrants in South Philadelphia. Our mission is to organize Latin American immigrants and their allies to build power and promote justice for immigrants, families, and workers in greater Philadelphia. The bulk of our work involves formal and informal leadership development, community organizing, service linkages, and focused collaborations with other community-based organizations.

We currently operate with three employees and an annual budget between $150,000 and 200,000.
The majority of our board members are recent Latin American immigrants from the community with which we work.

JUNTOS’ programs presently focus on four areas:
• Organizing and advocacy for immigrant rights and immigration reform.
• Organizing parents to improve public education in Philadelphia; and we recently raised funds to launch a new, allied program with teens.
• Problem solving and referrals for social and legal services.
• Transnational community organizing and local enterprise development.

We have recently completed a strategic plan, one goal of which is to revive JUNTOS’ past worker organizing and labor rights program.

We seek a skilled leader to guide our talented team as we expand our programs and fundraising capacity.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

The Executive Director is the leadership voice for the organization in day-to-day programmatic and administrative functions. S/he reports to the board and is responsible for executing the board’s vision, achieving articulated objectives, and ensuring the organization’s fiscal stability. Specific responsibilities include:

Administration:
• Leading the development and implementation of annual implementation plans, to realize the organization’s strategic plan and clarify its vision to staff and external stakeholders.
• Providing leadership to staff in the development and administration of programs.
• Monitoring trends in community organizing to identify opportunities and threats for the organization.

Supervising and guiding organizing staff and help with the development and implementation of campaign strategy and leadership development initiatives.
• Strengthening ties with community partners and institutions.
• Monitoring and evaluating programs to ensure compliance with grant and/or contract requirements.

Finance and Human Resources:
• Working with staff and board to develop annual budgets and ensure attainment of budget goals.
• Supporting board Finance Committee in the management of its fiduciary responsibilities, including review of annual audit, 990, BCO and development of fiscal policies.
• Executing legal and fiscal documents within the bounds of the authority granted by the board.
• Recruiting, supervising, and releasing talented and diverse staff and volunteers.
• Ensuring that job descriptions are developed and employee files are maintained, in accordance with the law.
• Conducting reviews and assessments of staff and maintaining annual performance appraisal systems.

Communications and Fundraising:
• Coordinating and overseeing all resource development needs, including grant writing, grants management, funder relations, donor solicitations, donor management, event fundraising, friend raisers and corporate sponsorships.
• Managing external communications, including press relations, newsletter production and social media accounts, to ensure maximum coverage of JUNTOS’ good work in the community.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
• Demonstrated passion for community organizing and leadership development work.
• Must be bi-lingual (English/Spanish) and familiar with issues relevant to bi-cultural and immigrant communities.
• Direct experience in community organizing, ideally 3+ years.
• University degree in a related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a leadership position, with demonstrated ability to lead, develop and motivate staff to work with low-income communities.
• Proven ability to make strong programmatic and strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, grant-writing and event planning.
• Knowledge of public and private community organizing funding sources and mechanisms.
• A solid understanding of financials, including profit and losses, 990s, cash flow sheets, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a budget of at least $150,000.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with JUNTOS’ community a plus.
• Existing relationships with local funding and political stakeholders a plus.

HOW TO APPLY:
Send resume and cover letter in SPANISH to:
JUNTOS Executive Director Search Committee
Email (preferred): mexjuntos1@yahoo.com
Mail: 2029 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia PA 19148
Fax: 215-468-5914
No phone calls please.