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     SO/M Community Coalition Citizen Username: Coalition Post Number: 145 Registered: 5-2001 |
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ (November 4, 2005) – The nationally recognized, non-profit group, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race announced today it is beginning a search for a new executive director as its present executive moves to a new position that will carry the Coalition's message of integration to the greater community of New Jersey and the rest of the country.Under the direction of current executive director, Barbara Heisler Williams, the pro-integrative work of the Coalition has garnered local, state and national awards and recognitions and has served as a model for communities around the country. “Barbara Heisler-Williams has provided vision, brains, and an apparently bottomless reservoir of energy and enthusiasm in the creation of the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race,” said chairperson Meredith Sue Willis. “We will miss her sorely, but at the same time it is exciting to know that she will be carrying our experience and our message to the rest of the world.” In her new role as executive director of Fund for an OPEN Society, the country’s only non-profit group devoted to helping communities promote the creation and maintenance of racially balanced communities, Ms. Heisler Williams will continue to work closely with the Coalition. Since its inception in 1996 the Coalition has partnered with OPEN and Ms. Heisler Williams’s commitment to the organization and to her community will serve to strengthen that relationship. “I look forward to continuing my active involvement in this journey,” said Ms. Heisler Williams. “Our efforts, challenges, and successes compel me to further this mission beyond our borders and work to broaden the influence that OPEN can have on communities and our society – firm in my belief that people want to live in towns like ours. Indeed, the only way our country may heal its social wounds and become whole is to do this work in many, many places.” Over the last 10 years the Coalition has made great strides toward achieving its overall goal of building a suburban community that is free from racial segregation in housing patterns and community involvement. Successful community initiatives include, educating realtors and conducting community tours to ensure that prospective buyers see all areas of the community, hosting countless community forums and discussion groups, working closely with the schools to tackle issues like achievement gap head-on and creating community –wide events like Two Towns in Harmony and Two Towns: One Book. The Coalition seeks a new executive director grounded in nonprofit management who is in accord with its mission. The position is to be filled in January, for more information please visit the website at www.twotowns.org. | ||
| SO/M Community Coalition Citizen Username: Coalition Post Number: 146 Registered: 5-2001 |
The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, a model community- based organization promoting sustainable integration, serving South Orange and Maplewood, and surrounding communities has an opening for an Executive Director. The Executive Director provides leadership and inspiration to both the Board and staff. The Director provides guidance to the Board on establishing long term policy and goals, and is responsible for implementing those policies and goals through volunteer committees. The Director is also responsible for keeping the Board apprised of significant developments impacting the organization. The Director is responsible for ensuring that the staff delivers high quality services, and otherwise fulfills the mission of the organization. Finally, the Executive Director is responsible for maintaining the Coalition’s day to day operations. The Executive Director reports to the Board chair. Our new ED will continue to build this organization and initiate actions that move the community toward our goal of sustainable integration. The successful candidate must have a deep desire to address local and regional societal issues, identify and grow leaders, and build programs to sustain the efforts and the organization itself. Candidate must be a self-motivated, creative thinker. Knowledge of the community in which we operate is a plus. Skills: Knowledge of political process/agenda, political savvy, leadership training, strong communication/writing skills; ability to embrace diversity; ability to handle the press, to build key relationships within the leadership of the Coalition, to develop the organization’s alliances with other community organizations while keeping the Coalition independent to pursue its pro-integrative agenda. Ability to work as part of a team - with both volunteer and paid staff. The candidate must have a complementary degree and/or equivalent experience in nonprofit organizations, and must be computer literate – ability to work with Microsoft Office programs required. Key Interfaces: The Executive Director works closely with the current staff, fellow consultants, Trustees, committee chairpersons and volunteers, and various community leaders and organizations to develop and sustain relationships and outcomes which further the organization’s mission. The Executive Director reports to the Board, represented by the Board chairperson. Duties and Responsibilities: 1) Serve as staff to the Board of Trustees and its committees. 2) Attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees and its Executive Committee. 3) Attend meetings of committees whenever possible. 4) Serve as the day-to-day spokesperson for the Coalition, with authority to handle media inquiries, citizen inquiries and complaints, and communications with various governmental entities. Keep the Executive Committee closely informed of all communications and events. 5) Develop, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees, strategies for promoting the goals of the Coalition. Advise the Committee on strategies and systems for implementing programs to meet Coalition goals and for evaluating outcomes; and advise the Coalition when such goals are not being met. 6) Implement activities in coordination with Coalition trustees and volunteers to increase community knowledge of and investment in Coalition outcomes. 7) Develop, with the assistance of the appropriate committees, approaches to meet the goals of the Coalition with particular emphasis on outreach programs to encourage persons of color to under take positions of governmental and civic responsibility in the towns of Maplewood and South Orange as well as help parents to advocate for their children in the school system. 8) Propose and explore policy initiatives with Coalition Trustees and other relevant persons. 9) Initiate fund development proposals to foundations and potential large donors, and support board/committee endeavors to raise funds through events and community solicitations. 10) Assist in building productive working relationships with appropriate public agencies at the local, state and national levels. 11) Implement a volunteer education and support system to effect increased participation and active commitment to the Coalition's pro-integrative mission. 12) Carry out all activities related to community and coalition marketing, including coordination of material production, request fulfillment and follow-up. 13) Provide appropriate administrative support. Assist in coordination of major Coalition events, e.g. forums and public meetings. Record and maintain minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees. 14) Maintain appropriate Coalition records in the Coalition’s office, including financial and corporate reports as well as participate in development of annual budget. For more information see www.twotowns.org. Send resume, cover letter and salary requirement via email to search@twotowns.org. Applications accepted through 11/30. |
