BayNVC Executive Director

BayNVC Director’s responsibilities include outreach, marketing, fundraising, overall management of the organization. This person works collaboratively with the Associate Director for Operations, Finance Manager, project leaders and other staff to advance BayNVC’s capacity to thrive and serve. The director reports to BayNVC’s board of directors.

GENERAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The lists below are not intended as a comprehensive job description but are meant to indicate the general areas of responsibility. Please note that we currently have 10 paid mostly part-time staff and several regular ongoing work-exchange team members who are handling most of the tasks related to all but the planning and development areas.

Items below that are marked with ”=” will be the hands-on responsibility of the Director. Starred areas are those which are currently being handled day-to-day by paid and unpaid employees but which will be overseen by the Director. These areas will require attention, some initial and some ongoing, to create more efficient systems, increase effectiveness and productivity, re-organize as needed and set priorities.
Accounting

= Create and track budgets and business plans (with Finance Director and Board)
= Financial planning (e.g. prudent investment of excess funds)
= Create policies in all area of legal, insurance and government (business insurance, professional liability insurance, etc.)

* Regular financial reports
* Bookkeeping, paying bills, income deposits, etc.
* Taxes
* Benefits

Government & Legal

= Dealing with government interactions (with Finance Director and Board as needed)

Personnel

= Plan staffing requirements, roles and functions with Assoc Director as needed
= Determine pay-rates (with Finance Director, Assoc Director, and BayNVC co-founder as needed)
= Hiring and layoffs of all employees (in collaboration with staff)
= Managing, training and evaluating staff (paid and unpaid) as needed with Assoc Director
= Overseeing and building relationships with local collaborative trainers with Assoc Director, including oversight and professional development
= Negotiate and schedule trainings with non-local trainers with Assoc Director

Technology

= Overseeing and decision-making related to technology with Assoc Director as needed
* Database
* Web
* Computers
* Phones and phone system
* Other equipment and software

Administration

= Reporting to board of directors
= Collaborating with staff on developing and revising strategic plans
= Overseeing development of written procedures
= Crisis Management/Overload Management (figuring out how the work will get done in times when it seems there are not enough people to do it) with Assoc Director
* Managing office space furnishings, maintenance and repairs

Development/Outreach
= Respond to inquiries for organizational work
= Develop and implement outreach strategies for organizational work
= Develop and implement ongoing press-release system to media
= Develop and implement ongoing publicity and outreach to bring awareness of NVC to the public
= Develop and implement a plan for increasing the attendance at our workshops
= Develop and implement a plan for maintaining connection with our students
= Oversee and initiate grant writing activities
= Develop and implement a plan for annual fundraising campaigns
= Develop and implement a plan for cultivating major donors
= Oversee quarterly production of donor newsletter, Speaking Peace news
= Oversee monthly e-newsletter production
= Oversee and regularly freshen web site content
= Initiate and respond to partnership possibilities with other networks and organizations

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