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Closing Date: February 29, 2008
About Centerforce:
Established in 1975, Centerforce supports, educates and advocates for individuals, families and communities impacted by incarceration. We pursue our mission by:
Developing and delivering effective client-centered services to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
Designing and implementing programs that foster constructive experiences during incarceration, promote successful re-entry, and decrease re-incarceration.
Researching, evaluating, and sharing innovative and current best program practices.
Collaborating with key stakeholders, including corrections, to achieve our goals.
Creating awareness and shaping the debate around incarceration and its effects.
Throughout its history, Centerforce has worked to promote respectful and effective services for incarcerated individuals, their families, and communities impacted by incarceration. Centerforce's founders began their work by establishing a visitors' center to provide families, friends and children of prisoners at San Quentin State Prison with a place to escape the rain and cold while waiting for their visit. Centerforce went on to establish a network of visitors centers at prison sites throughout the state and to successfully lobby the California State Legislature for a bill to provide ongoing funding for these centers. Today, Centerforce continues this tradition of working for systemic change through its direct services (provided by our four Service Areas: Children and Families Services, Transitional Services, Prisoner Service and Informational Services), annual conference, research and evaluation, and consultation and training for departments of health, community-based agencies and correctional facilities across the country and internationally.
Centerforce has an annual budget of $3.5 million and a staff of 45. For additional information, visit our website: www.centerforce.org.
General Summary:
Centerforce is seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director. The successful candidate will articulate the vision and mission of the organization; serve as chief liaison to contributors, community organizations and government agencies; report directly to the Board of Directors; directly supervise senior management; and provide overall leadership and strategic direction to ensure maximum programmatic effectiveness and impact.
Essential Functions:
Vision, Strategy and Business Planning
- Engage the board, staff, volunteers, and other stakeholders in refining and implementing the vision and strategy.
- Serve as an inspirational and motivational force to engage a broad network of supporters in fulfilling the vision.
- Ensure consistency among the vision, mission, values, strategic plan, principles and day-to-day operations, particularly as Centerforce increases its national presence.
- Consistently analyze operations and evaluate programs to ensure alignment with the organizationÕs mission and strategies.
- Regularly lead the organization through long and short term evaluation and planning cycles.
- Lead and direct all employees and volunteers of Centerforce.
Program Oversight
- Oversee thoughtful and comprehensive evaluation of all programs; strive for continuous program improvement.
- Through strategic and business planning, support appropriate prioritization and selection of projects.
- Develop a plan for expanding the reach and impact of programs throughout the country.
- Leverage programmatic content to maximize impact within budget guidelines.
- Position the organization to be flexible in a changing environment and to respond opportunistically while staying focused on its long-term strategies.
- Support staff in overseeing their respective programs and responsibilities
Resource Cultivation and Marketing
- Attract financial supporters to the organization through active and personal solicitation of foundations, individual donors, corporations, and other entities.
- Act as Centerforce's spokesperson, ambassador and advocate with a wide variety of constituents (legislators, policy makers, advocacy organizations, funders, general media, etc.).
- Continue to develop Centerforce's presence at the national level.
- Oversee the development, marketing, and distribution of effective communications and educational materials.
- Develop clear and strategic marketing goals and oversee implementation.
Financial and Organizational Management
- Ensure long-term organizational sustainability through diversified income streams, financial controls, and increased reserves, endowment development, and appropriate investment oversight.
- Work with all Board committees to ensure a healthy organization.
- Work closely and directly with the Executive Committee, Board, Board Chair, and Committees to support ongoing Board evaluation, development, succession planning, and diversification.
- Analyze financial information and trends and provide recommendations for changes as necessary and appropriate.
- Regularly assess and refine the organization's structure and staffing to ensure maximum effectiveness and appropriate operational capacity.
- Support a culture that balances programmatic urgency with celebration of accomplishments and a long-term vision of success.
- Support appropriate delegation and prioritization to ensure maximum results within existing resources.
- Ensure sufficient and appropriate risk assessment and risk management policies and practices.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to fundraise for and promote the good works of Centerforce.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with people from diverse ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientation, and gender identification communities required.
- Ability to work within the correctional system, as well as familiarity with the criminal justice system including institutional, parole and probation systems.
- Ability to motivate others and be an effective team player.
- Ability to pay attention to details, display strong administrative, communication and writing skills, and maintain appropriate records/documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and complete multiple tasks on time.
- Ability to travel and work in excess of 40 hours per week or on weekends when essential.
Essential Qualifications:
Masters degree or above in a relevant field (such as non-profit management, social work, criminology, public health, public administration, etc.)
10 years of progressive experience in a leadership/management role in a social service, criminal justice, public health, or similar organization.
Experience in excess of 10 years may be substituted for the advanced degree.
Related experience can include: background in program development, fund development, program management and review, financial management and staff supervision.
Compensation:
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 commensurate with background and experience plus a generous benefits package.
Application Procedures:
Interested candidates should submit via email (Microsoft Word compatible attachments) a cover letter, resume summarizing your interest, qualifications and experience, salary history, a brief writing sample (no more than 3-5 pages), and three professional references to:
Centerforce - Executive Director Search
c/o Walker and Associates at CenterforceWA@aol.com
(Place "Centerforce Executive Director Search" in the subject line).
For additional information call Connie Walker (510) 834-2341.
Centerforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to the affirmative hiring of people with disabilities, people of color and women
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