Executive Director

Job Description
Main Areas of Responsibility: 

Young Women United is seeking a dynamic leader who is deeply committed to building community and creating social change, and who has experience with organizational leadership, supervision, fundraising, budgeting, and guiding community organizing strategies.

Additional Areas of Responsibility: 

• Managing a highly capable staff team to carry out their work with energy, creativity, and passion
• Overseeing the planning and evaluation of all YWU programs and campaigns for social change.
• Developing and managing an annual budget of over $300,000.
• Cultivating a stable resource base through grant-writing and reporting, maintaining relationships with foundations and individual donors.

Other Information/Requirements: 

The ideal candidate is a high-performing strategist and a skilled and passionate communicator who provides vision and leadership to local and national movements for reproductive and social justice. This person should have demonstrated success with fundraising, at least 2 years of experience with supervision, and at least 3 years of experience working within social justice movements and leading community based social change strategies.

How to Apply: 

Please email your cover letter, resume and 3 references to the YWU Hiring Committee at [email protected].
In the cover letter, please address why you think Young Women United’s work is important, what motivates you to work for social justice within a community of young women of color, and the skills and experiences that make you the best person for this position. No phone calls, please.

Contact Information
Name: 
Jessica Collins, board member
Agency/Organization: 
Young Women United
City: 
Albuquerque
State: 
New Mexico
Zip/Postal Code: 
87108
Business Phone: 
505.831.8930
Email Address: 
[email protected]
youngwomenunited.org
Internal Info
Date to Post: 
Oct 29 2012
Date to Remove: 
Nov 19 2012

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