Up North Pride
Executive Director
THE DETAILS
Compensation: $65,000 - $75,000
Hours: Full Time / Exempt
Benefits:
Flexible schedule and remote work
Paid time off
Parental leave
Please note health insurance is the employee’s responsibility
Reports to: Board of Directors
Location: Position must live in the Traverse City Area (Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, & Wexford Counties), but can work remotely. Must be able to work a variety of hours in order to accommodate events at certain times throughout the year.
Physical requirements: Must be able to attend and participate in events for long periods of time.
Timeline: This search will have a few phases that will lead us into summer months. The staffing committee will be in touch with all candidates by June 7th.
To Apply: We will be accepting applications until June 2nd. Submit resume and cover letter to staffing@upnorthpride.com
MISSION
The Up North Pride mission is to foster inclusive spaces by providing education and resources, inspiring activism and advocacy, and producing community-focused 2SLGBTQIA+ programs and events.
POSITION SUMMARY
Up North Pride is seeking an experienced professional to provide leadership and management of the continued growth of the organization in meeting the complex and ever-evolving needs of the Northern Michigan 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The Executive Director will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Up North Pride’s staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. The ideal candidate will be a natural connector with excellent listening, communication and relationship building skills, able to aggregate talent and allies and build bridges between people from different communities, sectors and backgrounds. They will demonstrate a keen awareness of the needs and strengths of people and the versatility to read and respond to a changing environment and diverse perspectives, all from a social justice, intersectional framework of working with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Executive Director is responsible for furthering the Up North Pride mission. General responsibilities include the supervision of a $300,000 annual operating budget and direct supervision of volunteer committees in partnership with the Board of Directors. Additional responsibilities include:
Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems
Develop and implement events for community members to gather, express, find each other, and celebrate who we are
Recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the organization’s strategic goals
Actively engage and energize Up North Pride’s volunteers, board members, event committees, partnering organizations, and funders
Develop, maintain, and support a strong board of directors; serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for ongoing operations
Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
Oversee and engage in community awareness, systems change, and community engagement efforts to further Up North Pride’s mission and support long-term community change
Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing operations and organizational targets
Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand
Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for all events and programs
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
The Executive Director will be thoroughly committed to Up North Pride’s mission and the people we serve. All candidates must have proven leadership, organizational development, fundraising, financial, and relationship management experience. The Executive Director must also have extensive knowledge of the dynamics of oppression and the history of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:
At least 5 years of successful senior management experience or experience reporting directly to a Board of Directors or senior leadership with accountability for an organization's results.
Experience in effectuating long term social change for the benefit of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Track record of effectively leading a performance- and outcomes-based organization and staff
Successful event management experience, including in-person events and collaboration with local municipalities
Ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth
Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
Proven ability to provide sound financial management oversight and ensure consistent financial health and sustainability of a nonprofit organization
Successful fundraising track record, including the proven ability to provide oversight to a diverse organizational funding strategy, and to manage relationships with individual, corporate, foundation, and government funders
Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff and volunteers, manage and develop high-performance teams, and set and achieve strategic objectives
Past success working with a board of directors with the ability to cultivate and strengthen board member relationships
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
Strong written and verbal communication skills; persuasive communicator
Strong marketing and public relations experience, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
A demonstrated ability to leverage social media for positive social change
Experience in social justice work, including work with likened advocacy groups
Proficient in Google Suite, Slack, social media management, QuickBooks, canva, salesforce, and familiarity with CRM/donor management platforms
ATTRIBUTES
The ideal candidate represents at least the majority of the following characteristics, experiences and expertise:
A desire to work with and on behalf of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and to otherwise further Up North Pride’s mission
A desire to lead a working board as it transitions to a governance structure
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism
Passion, empathy, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, innovative, and collaborative
Up North Pride is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diminishing the influence of privilege and discrimination in our field and our workplace, whether due to differences concerning age, citizenship, color, disability, marital or parental status, race, religion, gender identity and expression, or sexual orientation.