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Posted: December 3, 2023
Name: Jill May, Board Member
Email: [email protected]
Up North PrideJob Announcement: Executive Director
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. Our programming and events create safe spaces for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to gather, express, find each other, and celebrate who we are. We also provide opportunities for healthy discussions, education, and connections to resources. We envision a community where all of Northern Michigan’s 2SLGBTQIA+ members are visible, celebrated, and supported in all aspects of life. Since its founding 10 years ago, Up North Pride has grown to be the largest 100% volunteer-driven LGBTQ+ Pride event in Michigan—attracting more than 6,000 attendees per year—and Michigan's premier Pride destination, as well as a leader in Northern Michigan's LGBTQ+ advocacy. Up North Pride is made possible by overwhelming support from the community, including over 100 sponsors representing a variety of organizations, small businesses and corporations, 100+ volunteers, and a dedicated working board of directors. 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 $200,000 annual operating budget and direct supervision of volunteer committees in partnership with the Board of Directors. Additional responsibilities include:
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:
ATTRIBUTES
The ideal candidate represents at least the majority of the following characteristics, experiences and expertise:
The ideal candidate will be committed to:
THE DETAILS
Compensation: $75,000 per yearHours: Full Time / ExemptReports to: Board of DirectorsLocation: Remote. In person attendance of events and occasional meetings is required. 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 lift up to 25 pounds at times. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time during events.To Apply: Submit resume and cover letter to [email protected].
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.
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