[jobsthatareLEFT] Job Announcment- Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO

July 13, 2015

[jobsthatareLEFT] Job Announcment- Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO

Area Labor Council Executive Director

 

The Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO is seeking a motivated, committed, experienced and dynamic leader for a new position, Executive Director, to serve under the supervision and direction of the President and Executive Board of this area labor council.  The Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO is made up of 175 local union affiliates with 150,000 union members and covers the District of Columbia and Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's counties in the Maryland suburbs. 

 

Under the guidance of the President, the Executive Director will supervise staff, provide program oversight in the areas of politics, legislation, affiliate mobilization, communications and media, and community engagement, and financial management and reporting as required by law and by the rules of the AFL-CIO.  The position also includes working collaboratively with the Council's labor agency, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization.

 

Applicants must have:

·        Demonstrated experience with the labor movement

·        Demonstrated experience supervising employees

·        Demonstrated program management success

·        Experience with the legislative process, political campaigns and mobilization of unions and/or community allies

·        Experience working in politically sensitive situations with demonstrated diplomacy and ability to resolve conflicts while maintaining relationships

·        Demonstrated ability to build, manage, and work with teams with varying levels of experience

·        Demonstrated excellent writing, speaking, research skills

·        Demonstrated excellent people and communication skills with a variety of individuals and in a variety of circumstances

·        Previous experience with a labor council or state federation of labor a plus

 

A list of full responsibilities follow.  Salary commensurate with experience.  Benefits include health, dental, optical insurance and pension plan.

 

 

Please send resume by August 15, 2015 to:   

                                                Search Committee

                                                Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO

                                                888 16th Street NW, Suite 520

                                                Washington, DC 20006

                                                Or email: office@dclabor.org

 

The role of the Executive Director is to direct the day-to-day administration of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO under the regular guidance of the President and Executive Board.  The position reports directly to the President.  Duties of this position include:

•           In consultation with the President, manages the Council's office and directs personnel in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreements; can be authorized to employ, discipline, suspend and/or terminate   employees, and   negotiate all wage and fringe benefit packages subject to the provisions of any Collective Bargaining Agreement, and subject to approval of the President and Executive Committee

•           Carries out all mandates of the Executive Board and Delegate Body including developing an annual work plan to ensure implementation of the Strategic Plan

•           Leads an affiliation drive and oversees other fundraising activities of the Council

•           Drives all programs approved by the Executive Board and Delegate Body and is responsible for accountability to ensure goals are met and to measure, evaluate and report on outcomes

•           Works with the Executive Committee in deciding who acts as the Area Labor Council spokesperson in the community, in the media, and at meetings,conferences, and conventions 

•           Works with the Area Labor Council's labor agency executive director

•           Oversees the Area Labor Federation's work in the community around shared goals, strategies and campaigns

•           Serves as the Liaison to the state and national AFL-CIO in consultation with the President to advance labor's agenda

•           Maintains sound financial operations and accurate accounting of all receipts and disbursements of all monies, savings, securities, and property of the Area Labor Council in accordance with general accepted accounting principles and controls as established by the Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO per the "Rules Governing Area Labor Councils and Central Labor Councils"

•           Develops annual council and campaign budgets and ensures the organization operates within this budget

•           Ensures monthly financial reporting to the Executive Board and Delegate body

•           Ensures maintenance of all financial records, transactions, membership   information, reports

•           Ensures conduct of annual audit and provides all financial records and supporting documentation as needed

•           Ensures maintenance of records showing standing of all affiliated organizations, rolls of delegates, and other documents pertaining to affiliation

•           Ensures that all requirements for elections, voting, replacement of Executive Board vacancies are met per the time frames outlined in the Constitution

•           Ensures custody of all records of the Area Labor Council including proceedings of all meetings and reasonable access to records, minutes and correspondence

•           Ensures that the Area Labor Council has appropriate bonding for Officers and employees/contract employees.

 

 

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