Deputy Director

 

Reports To: Executive Director

 

Allocation of Work: 

• Management: senior team, internal planning and Organizational Development 20%
• Advocacy Program: supervision, support on HIV, Gender Policy Work, Civic Engagement Work, Youth Organizing, and Faith-based work  20%
• Leadership and Organizational Development: supervision, support executive director, and  intensive and organizational development work 25%
• Development: Grant application and report writing and coordination, cultivation and stewardship 15%        
• External Relations: spokesperson, relationship building 15%
• Operations: ops team, organizational policy 5%     

 

Position Purpose:

To support the Executive Director’s management and leadership; ensure that all Georgia Equality programs advance our strategic priorities, are professionally implemented, and are integrated with each other; and facilitate smooth organizational operations

Major Ongoing Objectives:

• Manage program team to successfully execute annual work plan
  • Directly supervise Programs Staff
  • Ensure coordination of all program activities, including those executed by colleagues outside the program team.
• Contribute to Georgia Equality’s growth and success by helping shape organizational strategy and management practices.
  • Serve as a trusted partner to the Executive Director in setting organizational strategy
  • Serve as a member of the Senior Team and coordinate across departments with the Senior Team.
  • Partner with the Executive Director in advancing Georgia Equality’s own organization development in terms of planning, team culture, and professional development.
  • Support Executive Director and Development Director in managing the board and serve on the Governance Committee.
• Increase visibility of Georgia Equality’s brand and leadership in the local, regional, and national movement space. 
  • Serve as a spokesperson for the organization at conferences and in the media
  • Represent Georgia Equality at local and state coalition tables
  • Build and maintain a strong network of relationships with local and state movement leaders.
  • Build relationships in the progressive civic engagement space to position the organization in that work.
  • Foster cross-movement learning and collaboration
• Support the success of Georgia Equality programs.
  • Advise and assist with program development, planning, and evaluation.
• Help secure funding through grants and major donors.
  • Coordinate program team in drafting of grant application and report narratives or provision of necessary information to Development Director 
  • Maintain relationships with key foundations and individual donors in coordination with the Development Director.
• Serve as Acting Executive Director during the extended absence of the Executive Director and when urgent organizational decisions need to be made and the Executive Director is unreachable.

 

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