7 Executive jobs

Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. is the home of the nation’s largest collection of Black writers and is the premier institution for supporting the many voices of Black poetry. Through its fellowship program, writing workshops, book prizes, readings, and more, Cave Canem has become the national leader within the poetry community moving toward greater racial diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the field.   Cave Canem seeks an Executive Director who will build on the organization’s successful 20+-year history and, in partnership with the Board of Directors and staff, expand the organization with a vision towards the organization’s 25th anniversary in 2021 to further cultivate the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.  Click here  to read the full position profile, along with instructions to apply.

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW) is the largest non-profit family planning and reproductive rights organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. PPPCW’s mission is to provide, promote, and protect access to sexual and reproductive health care. PPCW is an affiliate of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). PPCW seeks a Vice President, People and Culture to contribute creative, dynamic, and forward-thinking leadership, promoting the fulfillment of PPCW’s vision and mission by focusing on the highest functioning of the organization and its people. This role will lead, develop, and execute all employment-related services and functions of the organization.  PPCW has exclusively retained The 360 Group of San Francisco to assist with this search. Please visit http://the360group.us/PPCW_VPPC_PD.pdf   to review the complete position description, which includes detailed application instructions. No calls, please. Earlier applicants may receive priority consideration. To be considered, The 360 Group encourages all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly.

Do people who know you refer to you as “The Connector” or some other type of network aficionado nickname?  Does your commitment to every child’s education drive you to do whatever needs to be done to ensure that education is of the quality they deserve?  Have you seen the difference effective and equitable management practices can make in how well teams can deliver results for the children they educate?  We’d like a word with you! The Management Center (TMC) is seeking our first Partner, Education Sector Engagement & Partnerships to contribute to the ever-expanding work of our Educational Equity (Ed Equity) Team.  The Partner will leverage their, and TMC’s, networks of leaders, schools, and organizations committed to the success of every child to build and grow partnerships with TMC to offer our services of management coaching and training.    Who We Are We view educational equity as much-needed social change, and our mission is to help social change leaders learn how to build and run more effective organizations so they can deliver great results.  Founded in 2006, we have helped shape the practices of hundreds of influential organizations and thousands of individual managers, focusing in particular on leading progressive organizations working for social change.  In 2015, we expanded our reach to include the educational equity sector. This sector development is still in start-up mode as we build our support of superintendents, school leaders responsible for the children and adults in their buildings, among other leaders in the education space, and organizations advocating for more equitable educational policies.  Our clients work on issues where they face an inherently uphill battle and so must fight more effectively if they are going to achieve their missions and do their best for children.  We aim to help them by making their organizations as effective as possible. The Ed Equity Team has ambitious goals to support as many school leaders and organizations that educate some of our most vulnerable populations (students of color and low-income students) as possible.  We are particularly committed to serving schools/organizations led by and for leaders of color and indigenous leaders.   What You’ll Do Reporting to the head of the educational equity sector, the Partner will be an integral member of the team who will create an outreach game plan and execute it by quickly identifying and winning over strategic clients who have high expectations for our work with them.  This individual will cut through all red tape to get the job done and secure future partnerships/business for our ed sector coaches and trainers in order to help us reach our ambitious goals. This newly developed role will evolve over time, but you’ll have 2 major areas of responsibility: Strategic engagement and partnership-building – approximately 70% of your time Build and maintain relationships across the education sector to generate business (primarily in schools, school districts, and non-profits/foundations that support either). Secure and/or maintain at least 7 Ed Equity partnerships within the first year with at least 1 being an organization lead by a person of color or indigenous person. Team support – approximately 30% of your time Identify/develop internal systems that make the building and maintenance of relationships with external partners easier to scale. Steward strategic partnerships that help us accomplish our goals around impact and number of managers trained, including Acting as a liaison between external partners and the rest of the Ed Equity team. Delegating logistical aspects of partnerships (e.g. writing contracts, conducting intake calls, scheduling onsite trainings) to the relevant TMC team member Collaborating with the Administrative Team and the Ed Equity Sector Head to ensure everyone has the information they need to move forward Lead trainings for select clients; including the majority of trainings at education conferences TMC attends If you were a member of the team this year, you would have been Networking with school and district leaders, hearing their needs, and recommending resources to them (TMC and others). Identifying and pursuing potential new partnerships that TMC’s Ed Equity Sector should pursue. Setting up the initial systems for new partnerships and analyzing the systems for current partnerships to ensure client needs met and all members our team understand their roles with the client. Creating an outreach plan to secure school leader management trainings for the summer. Partnering with large public school districts when big and tricky issues arise.   What Else You Should Know We are an equal opportunity employer, are committed to racial equity, and we make a particular effort to recruit people of color, indigenous people, and gender-non-conforming people to apply for open positions.  This position is full-time, can be based anywhere in the United States, and requires moderate travel (1 – 4 days per month).  The full-time salary range is between $122,400 to $166,400 for Partners, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range.  We also offer excellent benefits, including an additional 5% employer contribution to your retirement fund with no match required.   What Now? If this seems like you, please complete an application!

The Management Center (TMC) is continuing to grow! We’ve been steadily expanding, and we are seeking an experienced educational equity leader to work with our clients (e.g. school leaders and other educational equity leaders who have managed senior level people in a school system or network of schools).  You will lead coaching engagements and serve as a teacher/coach/trainer/nudge/confidante/advisor/thought-partner to client executives, with the aim of helping them build their teams into high performing organizations that deliver great results. Ideal candidates won’t be lifelong consultants or necessarily have any consulting experience at all.  Rather, we seek experienced managers who have produced results and who have a passion for teaching other leaders from diverse backgrounds how to do the same. Who We Are We view educational equity as much-needed social change, and our mission is to help social change leaders learn how to build and run more effective organizations so they can deliver great results. Founded in 2006, we have helped shape the practices of hundreds of influential organizations and thousands of individual managers, focusing in particular on leading progressive organizations working for social change. Several years ago, we expanded our reach to include the educational equity sector.  This sector development is still in start-up mode as we build our support of superintendents, organizations advocating for more equitable educational policies, school leaders responsible for the children and adults in their buildings, among other leaders in the education space.  Our clients work on issues where they face an inherently uphill battle and so must fight more effectively if they are going to achieve their missions and do their best for children.  We aim to help them by making their organizations as effective as possible. A great deal of our work involves direct coaching of clients, and we also offer publications and training to the broader field. Along the way, we have built a strong reputation:  on our most recent anonymous survey, 95% of clients said they “Strongly Agree” (the top choice on a 7-point scale) that they would recommend TMC to a friend.  Such positive word-of-mouth has created fairly explosive demand for our services that the new coach will help us meet. What You’ll Do Your job will be to instill the management practices that will help your educational equity clients build higher-performing organizations that deliver great results.  You will work with principals, superintendents, executive directors and their senior teams to help them define ambitious goals; manage for execution; implement rigorous “people practices,” including selecting and retaining a diverse team of the best talent and letting go of people who don’t meet a high bar; and build cultures that reinforce a high bar for performance, constant improvement, and values like equity and transparency. At any given time, you will lead roughly four to six intensive client engagements and several other less intensive relationships.  Your work with clients might include: Observing them in action, diagnosing their needs, and designing the scope of our work with them; Delivering services to clients, including coaching senior executives one-on-one, designing new organization-wide systems, providing advice on challenges of the day, and conducting trainings for senior teams; Serving as the primary point of contact for clients and developing strong working relationships with them; In the friendliest way possible, nagging client leaders to make sure they are following-up on their commitments; and Prioritizing across client needs to ensure we spend our energy wisely. Beyond your work with clients, you will help build and grow TMC.  This means you will leverage your networks and cultivate strong relationships to identify additional educational equity leaders and organizations that could benefit from TMC’s services.  You also might develop new tools for all of our clients to use, identify better approaches for how we engage with clients, or help us come up with more effective ways to assess our progress.  You will also help shape the organization’s strategic direction, and serve as an external ambassador with key constituents. You will report to one of our senior coaches, who will measure your success primarily by improvement in your clients’ practices, client satisfaction, revenue generated, and fit with our culture. Who You Are To be successful in this job, you will excel in four areas: Management instincts :   You will have a demonstrated track record of success in managing a high-performing organization, department, or team, and will therefore bring a deep understanding of what it takes to produce results, instincts for going beyond the “textbook” to get to solutions that will work, and an appreciation for the CEO perspective and what it’s like to be in a senior management role. Critical thinking skills :   You will need the smarts to quickly become “fluent” in your clients’ contexts, analyze situations to see beyond the surface of challenges, and effectively customize general practices to fit clients’ particular needs. Interpersonal ability and a strong lens on issues of racial equity :   You must be able to build trust and goodwill with clients and demonstrate deep respect for the clients’ work.  You’re the kind of person who thrives on teaching and developing others, while bringing a healthy impatience to see progress. And because our clients and their teams come from a wide range of backgrounds, you can thoughtfully navigate issues related to racial and gender (and other) diversity, equity, and inclusion and bring a deep commitment to advancing these values. Business development :  You are comfortable pitching TMC services to potential educational equity clients.  You can negotiate pricing and contracts for your coaching services, understanding how to navigate supporting high-priority clients who might need additional assistance. We are more interested in these four qualities than in any particular type of experience. However, because you will need to be able to relate as a peer to school leaders and other senior leaders in the education sector, you will also presumably bring experience yourself having operated as a principal/building leader or managed senior level people in a school system or network of schools.  We know that there are other types of senior educational equity leaders who may not have run a school, but they could be successful in this role (e.g. Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Managing Directors of Program).  Please apply! Finally, you need to fit well with our culture, which we like to think combines excellence with heart (and a keen sense of humor helps). What Else You Should Know Our coaching roles comes in two varieties – a more junior position (Vice President) and a more senior position (Partner), with the difference between the two being the executive experience you bring and the type of clients with whom you work. Our most urgent current need, given our current client demand and staff makeup, is for a Partner-level coach based anywhere in the United States. This position is full-time and requires moderate travel 1 – 4 days per month). The full-time salary range for VP roles is between $91,800 to $128,520, and between $122,400 to $166,400 for Partners, with exact salary depending on experience and new staff rarely starting at the top of the range. We also offer excellent benefits, including an additional 5% employer contribution to your retirement fund with no match required. We are an equal opportunity employer, are committed to racial equity and social justice, and we make a particular effort to recruit people of color to apply for open positions.  What Now? If this seems like you, please complete an application!

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for Program Manager, Board of Trustees Operations for our Development and Alumni Relations department.  The incumbent will report to the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations (VP DAR), who also serves as Executive Director of the Foundation, and the Director, Board of Trustees Operations (DBO).  This position assists in implementation of Board activities and works closely with the University’s fund raising staff in order to accomplish the University’s fundraising goals. Duties include developing and cultivating relationships with trustees and foundation alumni; documenting contact information; communicating with committees; coordinating unique and complex gift transactions with tight time frames and often involving assets and gifts on behalf of the Foundation Law that could include gathering experts for the type of transaction, i.e.: attorneys, real estate experts, geologists, contamination experts; and providing stewardship to past donors.  Other duties include planning, scheduling and organizing meetings to achieve required quorums under the Nevada Open Meeting law.  The position is responsible for drafting and finalizing corporate minutes and records and assisting staff with other Foundation committees (Audit and Finance, Development, Governance, Nomination, Investment, Special Events & Public Affairs and Gift Acceptance & Acquisitions).  This position takes the lead staff role in managing the Trustee segment of the Silver and Blue Society’s effort to increase unrestricted gifts to the Foundation as Trustees are UNR’s most important donors.  The incumbent will work with the Development Committee Chair and VPDAR to ensure solicitations and calls are made in a timely manner.  Other duties include assisting with drafting bylaw changes, briefing papers and policies for presentation to Trustees, as well as, ensuring compliance with University, State, and Foundation regulations and policies.  The position also generates financial reports, processes expenses and reconciles accounts.    Compensation Grade Grade B   Schedule or Travel Requirements Variable work schedule Department Information The University of Nevada, Reno Development and Alumni Relations division is the philanthropic arm of the University.  It consists of the following departments:  Alumni Relations, Accounting and Financial Services, Annual Giving, Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Foundation, Planned Giving, Prospect Research, and University Events.   In 2013, the University Of Nevada, Reno launched the comprehensive campaign, Building What Comes Next: The Campaign for the New Nevada to solidify the University’s role as a key to the economic prosperity and stability of Nevada.  Philanthropic support for the University made through charitable gifts to the Foundation enables the University Of Nevada, Reno to build on a tradition of excellence to educate and train the best and brightest students for leadership roles in our community and around the globe.   Total Compensation The total compensation package includes a negotiable competitive salary, moving allowance (if applicable), a rich retirement plan, health insurance options that include dental and vision, life insurance, long-term disability, annual and sick leave, along with many other benefits. Additionally, there is a grant-in-aid educational benefit for faculty and dependents.  For more information, please visit: UNR Benefits   Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program Exempt Yes   Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%   Required Attachment(s) Please attach the following attachments to your application 1) Resume/CV 2) Cover Letter 3) Contact Information for Three Professional References 4) Please write a brief statement (one page maximum) about how you would contribute toward our mission of creating a culturally inclusive environment in the role for which you are applying.

ArtsFund, celebrating 50 years of service, envisions a flourishing community with a dynamic and world-class arts and cultural sector where the arts are accessible to all and valued as critical to a healthy society. To that end, ArtsFund serves a growing network of cultural partners -- large and small, established and emerging, and in performing, visual, literary, and multidisciplinary arts. Last year these groups produced over 10,000 exhibits/performances, provided 1.7 million free or discounted tickets, and enabled 833,000 students to access arts programming. The organization also serves as a major convener, advocate and leading ambassador to the community on behalf of the arts. ArtsFund seeks a new Chief Executive Officer who is passionate about the importance of the arts in civic life, provides thoughtful strategic and operational leadership, and who brings significant, hands-on fundraising capabilities, and management experience to the position.   ArtsFund has exclusively retained The 360 Group of San Francisco to assist with this search. Please visit https://the360group.us/AF_CEO_PD_REV.pdf to review the complete position description, which includes detailed application instructions. No calls, please. Earlier applicants may receive priority consideration. To be considered, The 360 Group encourages all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly.