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Outright Vermont Executive Director

Reports to: Board of Directors
Status: Salary-Exempt

Outright Vermont seeks a dynamic individual with a passion for and understanding of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQQ) youth and proven leadership ability for the role of Executive Director. The ideal candidate is results-driven with strong organizational skills, demonstrated fundraising expertise, and self-motivation. Must be a solid communicator, an effective advocate, and possess exceptional ability to work with a variety of audiences, stakeholders and coalition partners.

Organizational Overview: Outright Vermont is the state’s queer youth center and state wide advocacy organization. Based in Burlington, Vermont, our mission is to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth (ages 13-22).Outright’s organizing strategy is based on a youth empowerment, social change model that tells us that youth power is an essential element in the fight for equal rights. We describe youth empowerment in two parts – providing the safe space and resources so that youth can do the heavy lifting themselves and adjusting the fundamental power dynamics so that their hard work can achieve results.

Outright Vermont is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Job Summary and Qualifications:

The Executive Director is responsible for executing the overall direction of Outright Vermont and implementation of the vision, strategic goals and objectives of the organization. The Executive Director supports the chair and board to fulfill its governance function and manages and directs the staff of the organization to accomplish its mission.

The Executive Director represents Outright Vermont before stakeholders, funders, donors and others to advocate for its mission and programs. This position includes significant in-state travel and occasional out of state travel, including work on evenings and weekends..

Key functions include:

• Youth Empowerment
• Organizational Leadership
• Community Engagement
• Development and Fundraising
• Accountability for Annual Action Plan Outcomes
• Work with boards to develop strategic plan; assume primary responsibility for executing strategic plan

Requirements:

1.) Commitment to the principles of youth empowerment and youth-led organizing

- Demonstrated ability to understand the cultures and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth and the queer community

2.) Ability to represent and mobilize Vermont’s LGBT community

- Demonstrated ability to communicate and speak publicly
- Demonstrated ability to motivate, and energize core constituency
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively

3.) Ability to Fundraise

- Demonstrated ability to fundraise, including the development and maintenance of effective direct-mail fundraising campaigns, phone-a-thons, and event management
- Demonstrated ability to secure alternative fundraising sources
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate major donors
- Demonstrated ability to write and obtain grants and manage grant reporting processes

4.) Organizational Management

- Effective leadership with the ability to create a team-based operating environment and motivate staff through visionary direction
- Demonstrated competency in the use of technology for advocacy, fundraising and stakeholder communication
- A thorough knowledge of office software such as Microsoft office and donor software such as GetActive or similar programs.
- Demonstrated leadership with board governance and management
- A working understanding of fiscal, organizational and human resources systems
- Enjoyment of youth, ability to work in a youth- space, and a sense of humor (a plus).

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in related area required, master’s degree preferred. Candidate must have at least five years of increasingly responsible experience. Practice or knowledge of statewide organizing and youth advocacy valued.

How to Apply: Candidates interested in applying for this position should submit materials by email only to the Outright Vermont Search Committee (Attention Claire Giroux-Williams, Board Chair) at search@outrightvt.org. Please include a letter of interest and resume, including salary requirements. The committee will begin reviewing responses and scheduling interviews mid-January.  Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.

Compensation: Competitive compensation and benefits based on experience and education.

Outright Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer and conforms to all applicable employment practices.

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Outright’s Winter Schedule!

Thursday, Dec. 24th – Outright CLOSED

Friday, Dec. 25th – Outright CLOSED – BUT – Fri. Night Group is ON (office opens at 6:30pm)

Monday, Dec. 28th – Outright CLOSED
Friday, Jan. 1st – Outright CLOSED

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Colin Higgins Foundation Seeks Nominations for Youth Courage Awards: Grants of $10,000 will be awarded to LGBTQ youth who have stood up to bigotry and intolerance based on gender and/or sexual orientation by working for LGBTQ rights and social justice. Deadline: March 1, 2010 -  www.colinhiggins.org

http://www.colinhiggins.org/courageawards/index.cfm