Vice President Position

POSITION: Vice President

Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, located in Marquette, Michigan seeks a Vice President. Our organization seeks an exceptional leader for this newly created position. The individual will be responsible for providing critical leadership and direction for our growing organization.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for the healthy development of youth in rural communities by strengthening nonprofit organizations and schools that serve youth and families.

Great Lakes Center for Youth Development is committed to helping communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan build healthy youth environments by strengthening youth-serving organizations and other nonprofits. As an intermediary organization, we work with the organizations that serve youth and families versus providing direct service to youth and families. Through information, consultation, and innovative program development, GLCYD (also called the Center) helps organizations become more sustainable and able to better serve youth and families. Areas in which we provide technical assistance and training include nonprofit management, youth development, marketing, board development, strategic planning, and fund development. The Center promotes the 40 Developmental Assets, developed by the Search Institute, as a positive youth development framework. The Center engages in community efforts to enhance the youth environment such as creating the U.P. Volunteer Network, strengthening the U.P. Children’s Coalition, and building youth assets.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Work together with the CEO to develop and evaluate the organizational strategic plan
• Serve as the leader in staff administration and development
• Ensure the implementation and evaluation of the program plan through a collaborative effort with various audiences
• Develop the membership program
• Fiscal management including designing revenue-generating programs and facilitating good stewardship of resources
• Build organizational capacity of customers through management of consulting services
• Work with leadership team to develop the market and annual schedule of capacity-building workshops; design and oversee the implementation of workshops and trainings; work to recruit customers
• Represent the Center as the leader in providing youth and organizational development information and training

QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor’s degree is required. Candidate should have a minimum of five years relevant professional leadership/management experience, with a proven track record in the field of youth development, nonprofit management, or human services. A Master’s degree with seven years experience is preferred.

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to develop strategic and operating level plans
• Must have the skills to lead, implement, develop, manage and evaluate programs
• Ability to participate as a contributing team member and to develop teams that work together in cooperative, collaborative and diplomatic ways to achieve impact
• Capacity to recruit and work with customers, identify their needs, and provide assistance to improve their organization’s ability to positively impact youth
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed
• Demonstrated ability to identify, attract, cultivate and maintain relationships with donors and professional advisors
• A strong interest in the mission of the Center is necessary

OUR LOCATION

The Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan is well known for its pristine beauty and quality of life offerings. The city of Marquette, located on the south shore of Lake Superior, has been nationally recognized for its efforts to provide one of the best places for young people to live and grow up and for its economic development efforts. Marquette is also the home of Northern Michigan University and Marquette General Health System Regional Medical Center. We are a “four seasons” location which allows us to enjoy a variety of activities including downhill and cross country skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking, swimming, and hiking.

Awards for the area include:

• Marquette and Alger Counties have been named as one of the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People” three years in a row
• Included in The Weather Channel’s “Top 10 Winter Family Getaways” sites
• Marquette County named as one of “America’s Most Livable Communities”
• Marquette County named as an “All American County”
• Marquette has been recognized by Bike Magazine as one of the top 5 places in the U.S. to bike and live

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter of interest to: info@glcyd.org by midnight Friday, February 22, 2008. Please refer to this ad in your reply. A full job description is available here.