CMSA Seeks to Hire a New Executive Director
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Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance Executive Director Job Description
Organization: The Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance
Position: Executive Director
Mission statement: “The Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance is an interfaith community that practices the living tradition of sanctuary. Led by people of faith and conscience, CMSA works for human rights throughout the Americas and holds public authorities accountable for violations of these rights.”
Brief organizational history: The Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance was founded in the mid-1980’s by congregations and individuals responding to the needs of refugees fleeing the violent civil conflicts in Guatemala and El Salvador. For the past 20 years, CMSA has accompanied the people of Latin America in their efforts to build societies of justice, peace, and security for all. The particular call to practice sanctuary has expanded over the years and so has our response. The enduring thread of our work is the practice of sanctuary that calls us to educate and organize faith communities about the ongoing struggles against impunity, violence, economic and political injustice; to provide material assistance to grass-roots projects that promote human rights; and to advocate for more just and humane U.S policies and actions both here in the U.S and toward Latin America.
Brief description of organization’s programs and accomplishments:
-CMSA educates its members and responds to human rights violations through its volunteer letter writing campaign, the Emergency Response Network
-Staffs and supports the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, a local network of the New Sanctuary Movement. CNSC educates people of faith concerning the threats immigrants face in the US and equips congregations to accompany immigrants and advocate for just U.S immigration policy
-Provided safe haven to Colombian human rights workers through our Chicago Colombia Sanctuary Program and educated congregations in the US regarding the conflict
-Provided accompaniment to returned Guatemalan communities and established sister relationship with Chaculá (Nueva Esperanza), Guatemala, and continues to advocate for social justice in Guatemala.
-CMSA has a twenty year history that was created to assist congregations providing sanctuary to Central American refugees throughout the 1980’s
Major responsibilities
General:
1. General management of day-to-day operations and representation of CMSA to the public.
2. Fundraising and implementation of fundraising plan
3. Administration of staff and development of volunteer leadership
4. Support program areas to make the mission of CMSA visible
Specific:
-Guide fundraising efforts
-Expand and diversify sources of funding
-Strengthen volunteer fundraising committee
-Guide development process: identify community partners for collaboration
-Foster new steering committee leadership
-In consultation with leaders develop a strategic plan for future
-Provide guidance and strategic support to program staff
-Develop and implement staff work plans and reviews
-Facilitate staff communication
-Identify and nurture community partners for program collaboration
-Support leadership of programmed events as called upon
Characteristics and Qualifications Needed:
Primarily, we seek an E.D experienced in non-profit fundraising and management who can strengthen CMSA’s organizational development and fundraising process. Drawing upon the passion of our program areas, we seek an E.D who will work collaboratively with the CMSA steering committee to make CMSA visible and financially sustainable. We desire an E.D who works from a vision of universal human rights and interfaith cooperation. Inspirational vision to build an interfaith movement to respond to human rights abuses throughout the Americas is needed. Collaborative decision making and a religious worldview is preferred. Experience in Latin American solidarity movements, fluency in Spanish, knowledge of U.S foreign policy and U.S immigration policy and its impacts on people and communities are preferred.
Primary Skills:
1) Development Experience
2) Administrative Leadership
3) Communications (written/oral)
4) Organizational redevelopment
5) Community organizing
6) Computer skills
Compensation:
-Annual salary of $36,000
-Health insurance
-Vacation & study leave
-Travel & expense reimbursements
Preferred starting date: May 18th, 2009
Applications will be considered as they are received.
Send cover letter and resume to:
Attn: Sharon Hunter-Smith, Office Manager
Chicago Metropolitan Sanctuary Alliance
4750 N. Sheridan, Suite 429
Chicago, Il 60640
Tel: 773-293-3680
Fax: 773-293-3677
Email: shunter-smith@crln.org
Website: www.chicagosanctuary.org
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