Deputy Director, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)

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Feb 262013

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Mission of Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO):
“We work for justice at home and abroad, connecting our local struggle for democracy with the global one and live by the principle that as working and poor people globally, we have the right to control our lives and resources.”

Reports To:
Executive Director, LVEJO

Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to support the Executive Director in the development and implementation of fundraising plans and human resource policies. The Deputy Director will share strategic and operational responsibility with the ED for the organization’s staff and programs.

Responsibilities:

Full delegated authority to act on behalf of the Executive Director in his/her absence;
Oversee Organizational Human Resources management and development
Work in partnership with the Executive Director to maintain and increase organizational funding via grants, donors and community based fundraising
Expand revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and organization expansion
Conduct program evaluation on a regular basis to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents and identify areas of needed improvement to achieve program excellence
Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
Actively engage and energize LVEJO’s volunteers, board members, partnering organizations, and funders
Monitor and improve all aspects of communications-from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger organization presence

Qualifications:

Nonprofit management experience. Previous experience working with social justice organization(s) is a plus.
Two years + of Grant Writing Experience with documented success
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Bilingual in English & Spanish
Commitment to the organization mission
Budgeting/Financial skills

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