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December 18, 2009

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Job title: Location: Education:

Job type:

THE LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER

COMMUNITY CENTER

OF GREATER

CLEVELAND

Job Posting

Executive Director

Cleveland, Ohio BA/MA

Full time

You Are Always Welcome at the Center

Founded in 1975, the Center is a community-based non-profit agency working toward a society free of homophobia and gender oppression by advancing the respect, human rights and dignity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

The Center's core program areas are Social Justice, Social Service and Services that are Social.

Through Out for Justice, we advocate with elected officials and governing bodies to provide equal protections to LGBT people. We are a Hate Crimes Reporting Site. we provide competency training to law enforcement on a local and federal level, and we provide information and referral for legal and employment help. Through Project 180 we provide cultural competency training to schools and administrators; mental and medical health professionals, municipal bodies, non-profits, and corporations all with the goal of improving the conditions and experiences of LGBT people as students, consumers, employees and neighbors.

Through our area-wide programming we try to meet LGBT people of all ages, right where they are. Through METRO YOUTH OUTREACH, we provide daily outreach, counseling, case management, and programming for youth ages 5-24 and a 24-hour youth hotline 888-429-8761. Through our HEALTH and WEALTH programming we provide our adult community members with counseling, group support, health workshops and information, seminars on financial health, twice-weekly Senior drop-in, events and myriad group activities.

We are seeking candidates for the Executive Director position. In this role, you will serve as the senior executive of the Center, with fundraising and fiscal outreach and public relations, program development and management, organizational management responsibilities.

The successful candidate will possess these required competencies: The passion and demonstrated commitment to, and involvement in, the LGBT community; sensitive to the diversity of the LGBT community; visible passion for the work of The Center

Proven customer service skills; ability to understand and resolve customers' needs; anticipate customer needs and take action; continually seek to increase revenue and customer satisfaction.

Proven oral, written and listening communication skills; ability to convey information in a succinct and clear manner; capable of adapting message to audiences; comfortable with public relations, including media experience; highly effective public and media spokesperson with a particular talent in conveying a message around sometimes highly emotional and controversial issues

Proven problem-solving abilities; ability to thoroughly research, analyze and make meaningful recommendations; seek opportunities to enhance efficiencies within the organization; seek creative and innovative solutions, think "outside the box".

Proven ability to develop action plans; execute plans in agreed-upon

timeframes; makes decisions with costs in mind and manage assets appropriately; handle multiple priorities and projects effectively; is organized, manages vendor partners by setting clear expectations and holding them accountable.

Proven ability to enhance teamwork; ability to develop positive and constructive working relationships; is perceived as a "go to" individual by customers; ability to be open to others' new ideas and opinions; engages in appropriate and constructive dialog with subordinates, peers and senior management.; is flexible and has a “pitch-in" attitude; and possesses a collaborative spirit .

Proven leadership skills; possesses ability to develop and articulate a vision for the organization; coaches and develops staff;

The successful candidate will possess these required skills, experience, education and certifications:

A track record of successful leadership within a non-profit setting is required; experience with smallto medium-sized non-profits is preferred. Experience working with and motivating Board, staff and volunteers. Knowledge and facility in the role of employer; working awareness of the legal aspects of employee and volunteer management, e.g., hiring, performance management, benefits management, as well as the broad spectrum of workplace laws.

Experience managing facility and administrative spaces including maintenance and supplies; experience managing capital improvement projects. Proven fundraiser with ability to write and/or supervise the writing of (as well as administration of and reporting on) all grants; experience in direct fundraising (asking for money); experience with foundation, corporate, government, individual, and special events fundraising. Experience working with and nurturing a membership organization Understand and manage cash flow; experience in budget preparation and monitoring; solid understanding of financial statements, financial software and payroll; comfort level to do double duty as CFO.

Proven ability to create and sustain programming in areas of community service, advocacy, and education.

Education: BA/BS degree, MA/MS preferred.

Years of experience: 10-15 years of relevant work experience

Certifications: LISW preferred

Computer proficiency: proficient in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word]; accounting/bookkeeping software, basic web design, service hours tracking

software.

To be considered for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements via email only to edsearchlgbtcle@gmail.com. No phone calls or faxes will be accepted.

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Unity Church Centre 1226 Naylor-Lloyd Rd, Girard

LORAIN, OBERLIN SANDUSKY, MANSFIELD

Berea Midpark High School Fusion

262-9194 539-0122

BGSU Vision U. Hall, Box 22 Bowling Green 43402 BGSU Transcendence, transgender and allies, www.TransBG.org Cleveland State GLASA, CSU Box 34, 2121 Euclid, Cleve

216-676-8400 x8737 419-372-0555

216-687-2277

Cleveland Marshall Law Coll. COERSAGE

216-687-2340

Cuyahoga Community College Student Activities

.216-987-4610

Christ Episcopal Ch. 162 S. Main, Oberlin

440-775-2501

First Cong. Ch. UCC 423 Washington St., Lorain

440-244-6283

CCC Lambda Gay-Straight Alliance, Western Campus Room A-101 Case Western Reserve Univ Lambda Grads...

216-231-0072

Mansfield Peace Fellowship Rev. Dan Dickman 106 W. Sturgis Ave 419-522-3288 Oberlin U.U. Fellowship 317 E. College St, Oberlin,

Case LGBT Info web site www.case.edu/provost/lgbt/.

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440-935-3812

Case Spectrum http://home.cwru.edu/spectrum/

216-421-2935

Peace Community Church 44 E. Lorain St., Oberlin.

440-774-3031 419-626-8233

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Access Control Systems www.ACSprotection.com .. 440-365-5500 or 440-937-4937

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SPAS

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440-964-4289 440-953-4817 419-221-1641 ext. 415 419-383-6118 Judy, 216-651-5428 419-267-5511 ext. 261

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216-961-2727 216-812-3304

YSU LGBT Alliance Stu. Activities Ofc, Kilcawley Ctr

330-657-2209

THEATERS

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Beck Center for the Arts 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood Cedar-Lee Theater 2163 Lee Rd., Cle. Hts

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421-7450

795-7010

631-2727

932-6838

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241-5490

795-7070

241-6000

661-4301

440-460-0448

Alpha Omega Society

www.aosoc.org

216-556-0067

440-871-4699

Chi Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Tri-Ess

www.triess-cle.org.

440-564-1109

330-535-6724

Transcendence

Bowling Green

www.TransBG.org

419-575-4632

419-917-9095

TransFamily Cleveland, Transgender, family, allies.

216-691-4357

.216-381-2858

Trans Ohio

614-299-7764

216-382-9666 216-881-6878

Trans Pride

.330-253-2220

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Shooters Pool League www.shooterspool.org. Summit Bowling Assn Box 6223, Akron 44312 Team Cleveland Tennis www.teamclevelandtennis.org Women's Baseball League, Cleve http://mswbl.com. Women's Ice Hockey, Cleveland Hts. YWCA, 4109 Prospect Ave., Cleveland.

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216-228-6990

304-455-3838

330-972-6851

440-826-2356

Behr'd Box 1054, Erie Pa 16563.

.814-898-7162

NORTHERN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA Akron University Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Union▼ Baldwin-Wallace Lambda 275 Eastland, Berea 44017

Behrend Coll Trigon

MASSAGE THERAPY

Brian Keating

3052 West Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44111 216-671-0663

216-361-2428

419-522-3288

YOUTH GROUPS

Beyond Identities Comm. Ctr. 1717 East 36th St, Cleveland Center for Pastoral Care 223 W. 1st St., Mansfield 44902 Center Youth Program (ages 14-19) 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland .. 216-651-5428 Chesterland Teen Gatherings, Community Ch, 11984 Caves Rd. 440-729-7898 Free 2bu Teen Coffee House, UU Ch, 3300 Morewood, Fairlawn. 330-836-2206 Glamour Pride, Akron.

Metro Youth Outreach, Cleveland Rainbow Area Youth

www.toledoray.org.

330-253-2220

24-hour hotline, 888-429-8761 419-255-7510

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