Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
Executive Director Job Announcement
Job Title: Executive Director
Reports to: Nebraska Civic Engagement Table Steering Committee
Background & Mission
The Nebraska Civic Engagement Table is a new nonpartisan backbone organization whose goal is to strengthen the collective impact of and collaboration between nonprofit 501c3 organizations to have greater influence over issue advocacy, policymaking, and nonpartisan election engagement. The Table provides core capacities and technical support to its member organizations, prioritizes a data-driven approach to civic engagement and communications strategies, facilitates a culture of collaboration between nonprofit partners, and convenes leadership to share best practices.
Our vision is to build a truly representative electorate where every Nebraskan is able to participate in the democratic process and ensure their voices are represented in the policymaking decisions that affect their lives. We will accomplish this by increasing the year-round civic participation of our nonprofit members' supporters and underrepresented constituencies from small towns to urban neighborhoods. Such underrepresented voters include: African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, new citizens, low-income families, women, LGBT Nebraskans, young voters, and forward thinking citizens.
We see this occurring within a year-round civic engagement cycle because civic participation can't just be about voting once every other year. When we say year-round engagement, we mean registering and mobilizing people to vote, educating voters on critical issues, building leadership within the community, and mobilizing people to take action. And as nonprofit organizations with trusted relationships within the communities we serve, our nonprofit members are best positioned to mobilize and engage Nebraskans to participate in the democratic process. Through the Table, Nebraska's nonprofit community can ensure civic engagement is conducted in a strategic, coordinated, and deliberate way to build a more representative democracy.
The Table is a proven model implemented in other states to maximize the full advocacy potential of the nonprofit community by building stronger relationships between grassroots and community organizations, policy groups, and nonpartisan voter outreach campaigns. The Table will ensure grassroots organizations with deep community connections can access the civic engagement tools and resources they need to engage with voters; build greater connections between nonprofits developing socially-responsible public policy and nonprofits who can mobilize constituencies to take action; and ensure nonpartisan voter registration drives and Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) campaigns build local, long-term community capacity and engage voters post-election on key issues affecting their lives.
Through this year-round civic engagement cycle, we will build an electorate representative of all Nebraskans.
Job Summary
The Nebraska Civic Engagement Table ("Table") seeks a new full-time Executive Director to begin work in 2016. The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing and implementing the vision of the Table. Through effective collaboration with table members, the Executive Director is responsible for developing a coordinated program plan, fundraising to support the plan, innovating and evaluating best practices, engaging new partners to participate, managing staff and contractors and overseeing the provision of resources and technical assistance for table partner organizations.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Fundraising & Fiscal Management (50%)
- Craft compelling narratives for collaborative work and draft grant proposals.
- Build relationships with donors and fundraise for the table.
- Create a detailed budget and manage and report table funds.
- Establish table re-granting priorities and protocols.
- Serve as primary spokesperson for the organization.
Develop, implement and oversee collaborative civic engagement projects and services (35%)
- Plan and implement collaborative work plan for the table in coordination with the steering committee.
- Respond to requests from the steering committee for written plans, strategies, updates.
- Manage the staff and consultants required to implement the table's plan and meet programmatic goals.
- Expand the coalition by identifying and meeting with non-profits across the state that work with historically underrepresented people and communities.
- Actively participate in the state table network, learning from and engaging with other state tables to bring new ideas to Nebraska, and grow the profile of the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table nationally.
Develop and coordinate training, skills sharing and best practices to improve civic engagement work in Nebraska (15%)
- Develop and coordinate trainings for table members, recruit and train new and emerging leaders, build table partner organizational capacity.
- Engage with other tables and allies to reduce duplication and maximize collective impact.
- Create an intentional leadership program and pipeline.
- Facilitate regular table meetings.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with Nebraska nonprofits, social justice organizations, and political landscape.
- Experience building alliances and coalitions that deliver results.
- Previous experience building alliances across race, commitment to building a multi-racial team; demonstrated cultural competency.
- Training and leadership development experience. Ability to work with leaders and organizations to improve and enhance organizing techniques and skills.
- Experience managing election-related campaigns, civic engagement projects, voter registration efforts and educational programs.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Some familiarity with civic engagement tools and best practices.
- Knowledge of distinction between 501c3, 501c4 and PAC organizations.
- Experience managing staff and relationships.
- Collaborative nature, able to work many different personalities.
- Ability to set goals, work independently and meet deadlines.
- 5+ years of organizing and fundraising experience preferred.
- Experience raising and managing a budget of $250,000 or more preferred.
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Willingness and ability to travel within Nebraska (including by car with a valid driver's license) and some national travel.
- Proficiency with Spanish preferred but not required.
Location
Location is flexible in Nebraska with a strong preference for Omaha or Lincoln.
Salary Range/Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits package including medical, vision, 401K and more.
To Apply
Please send cover letter, resume, at least three references, and writing samples to nebraskastatetable@gmail.com by Friday, December 18, 2015. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The Nebraska Civic Engagement Table encourages applications from all interested candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ethnic background, religion, gender identity, or disability.
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