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Youth Rights Media seeks an Executive Director.

The Executive Director must be a visionary and engaging leader, an experienced manager, and deeply committed to young people’s growth and development. YRM is a small, lean organization where all staff play a direct, hands-on role. The Executive Director must excel at balancing multiple tasks, including internal management of the staff and programs, external relationships with key stakeholders, collaborators, and allies, and the demands of working in a fluid, fast-paced youth-centered environment. The Executive Director will be responsible for ensuring that the organization is fiscally and programmatically sound, and must work to strategically advance YRM’s purpose and goals.

This is a full-time salaried position with benefits.

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will posses business and financial management skills; youth development, criminal justice and education policy expertise; and experience leading and managing staff. The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated commitment to social justice efforts. In addition, the ideal candidate will be:

• Familiar with youth media production, specifically as it relates to issues impacting young people in urban settings;

• Experienced in managing, developing, and leading youth programs that integrate youth development theory, and principles of youth organizing;

• Knowledgeable of the New Haven community, including specific policies and trends impacting youth in the educational and juvenile justice systems.

Responsibilities:

The Executive Director is responsible for:

• Supervising the organization’s staff and overseeing the development, implementation and evaluation of programming that advances vision and mission;

• Fostering and maintaining relationships with partner agencies, local government, educational and community organizations, and relevant partners that advance the mission of YRM;

• Maintaining a positive and strong organizational culture that prioritizes young people and helps attract and retain creative, competent, and committed staff;

• Working in partnership with the board of directors to address critical organizational needs and strategic priorities;

• Fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, obtaining support from foundations, and grant writing;

• Managing the organization’s finances and ensuring the organization maintains sound business practices and legal compliance

To Apply:

Submit a cover letter and resume, including employment history, professional qualifications, professional memberships, salary requirements, and references to Fahd Vahidy at yrmedsearch@gmail.com with Executive Director of Youth Rights Media in the subject heading or by mail to:

Youth Rights Media

c/o Public Allies CT

85 Willow Street, Building A, Suite 2-3

New Haven, CT 06511

Applications must be submitted by April 23, 2010.

Youth Rights Media is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate against any individual on account of that individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Youth Rights Media discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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