Some Calitics readers will be familiar with The League of Young Voters (formerly known as “The League of Pissed Off Voters”) from the phenomenal work of their chapters in San Francisco and the Inland Empire. Here in California, the League’s work mobilizing activists to knock on doors in Nevada for the 2004 presidential election and walk precincts in their own neighborhoods in the 2005 state special election was nothing short of heroic. No less impressive are the accomplishments of League chapters in Maine, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin.
The League is looking for a new Executive Director. If you have the chops to lead an enormously energetic organization doing hardcore political work, or know someone else who does, read beneath the fold for a job description.
Send resume and cover letter to:
Email: edsearch at indyvoter dot org
Executive Director, League of Young Voters/League of Young Voters Education Fund
The Opportunity:
The League of Young Voters/League of Young Voters Fund (LYV/LYVEF) is seeking a unique, qualified individual to lead these organizations in all aspects of program and development, as we head into 2008 and beyond. This is a demanding position in an innovative, exciting, fast-moving national organization that engages young people under 35 in political action, issue campaigns, and community organizing.
About the League of Young Voters and League of Young Voter Education Fund:
The League of Young Voters Education Fund and the League of Young Voters are national organizations that support young people to build power to create solutions in their own communities. Our integrated youth civic engagement model combines best practices from electoral, community, campus and cultural organizing with sophisticated voter engagement techniques. We engage young people who have been shut out of the political process, train them to be sophisticated organizers on their own issues, and build multi-racial, multi-issue alliances. We believe that our permanent campaign approach (year round, long-term, locally-driven) is key to building the trust, skills and power necessary to not only increase young voter turnout in the short term, but to leverage long-term change and form a generation of engaged and active young leaders.
*The League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 non-profit organization engaging young people under 35 in the democratic process through voter education, trainings, leadership development, and by providing support to existing youth, cultural and student organizations to include voter organizing in their work. For more information:
*The League of Young Voters (LYV) is a political, 501(c)4 advocacy organization for young people under 35 to build a progressive governing majority in our lifetime. We develop leaders and build political power to create public policies which reflect our core values: family, community, inclusion, freedom, equality, sustainable jobs and peace. We lobby at the local, state and national level to hold elected officials accountable to our agenda. For more information:
LYVEF/LYV have national staff working in Brooklyn and San Francisco and offices in Brooklyn, NY; San Francisco, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Albuquerque, NM; Portland, ME. Location of the ED is flexible. Efficacy with virtual office is necessary.
The ideal candidate will have:
-Organizational leadership experience, which may include but not be limited to any of the following:
o Leading a team in a major organizing campaign
o Managing employees in a business or non-profit environment
o Working with a diverse staff and Board of Directors
-Experience in one or more of the following fields:
o Labor, community or youth organizing
o Electoral field campaigns
o Legislative or policy experience
o Other relevant experience in a progressive organization
-Experience managing fiscal budgets:
o Planning and analysis
o Fundraising
o Reporting
Responsibilities:
-Articulate and facilitate the implementation of LYV & LYVEF’s vision, mission, core values, and primary strategies, both internally and externally.
-Hiring, managing and evaluating staff and contractors.
-Establishing and fostering an effective organizational culture and systems that help achieve organizational goals.
-Overseeing, with the oversight of the Board, fundraising of the budget and ensuring financial, legal, and ethical responsibility within the organization.
-Overseeing the development of programs and alliances that reflect the organizations’ core goals, culture and strategies.
Reporting Relationships:
The Executive Director will report to the Fund’s Board of Directors. Direct reports will include administrative and program staff, independent consultants and contractors.
Salary:
Commensurate with experience.
To apply:
Please email resume, cover letter, three references, and salary history to edsearch at indyvoter dot org with “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR” in the subject line. No phone calls, faxes, or personal correspondence will be considered or accepted. The last date to submit a resume is Friday, August 10th, Close-Of-Business, Pacific Standard Time.
LYV and LYVEF are equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate in employment against persons based on color, race, religion, age, ability, gender, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or marital status. People of all genders, backgrounds, orientations, and senses of humor are encouraged to apply.