Executive Director

Position:

Executive DirectorReports to:

Pro-Choice Minnesota Board of DirectorsSalary:

$75,000 - $90,000Benefits:

Healthcare, Dental, paid time off, 401K, Flexible Spending AccountStatus:

Full time, Remote with in-person events, 12-month contract with expectation to extend if metrics are met

Overview:

Pro-Choice Minnesota (PCM) was founded in 1966, before abortion was legalized throughout the United States. For more than fifty years, we have been fighting for reproductive rights in Minnesota. Although our goals and tactics have changed throughout the years with the political climate, our fundamental ideals have remained the same: that reproductive choice is a constitutional right essential to the lives of people who can get pregnant, and that abortion should be safe, legal, and accessible. We believe that the most important work to protect abortion is done building power together. Pro-Choice Minnesota is our membership – we are the tens of thousands of Minnesotans across the state dedicated to reproductive freedom. While initially beginning as an advocacy organization, we have fully transformed into a community organizing hub with thousands of trained volunteers through our programming, while working in partnership with community clinics, activists, and other reproductive justice organizations in Minnesota. Pro-Choice Minnesota’s three major programs include our Clinic Escort Program, the Reproductive Freedom Action Network (RFAN), and student engagement at college campuses.Position Description:Pro-Choice Minnesota is seeking an inclusive, efficient, reliable leader as our new Executive Director. Our Executive Director will have a strong understanding of reproductive freedom and justice principles to direct the future of the organization. They will be highly skilled at working strategically in an ever changing environment, while balancing internal and external demands of the position for themselves, the Pro-Choice Minnesota staff, and the Board of Directors.Responsibilities of our Executive Director include:Managing annual budget preparation, detailed expense and revenue management, and the immediate development of long and short-term financial plans in collaboration with the board;

Developing and immediately executing a strong fundraising plan that meets both short term and long term fiscal goals;

Maintaining and strengthening relationships with key partners in the community, as well as members and donors;

Collaborating with our team, the board, and community partners to set the overall direction of the organization and work to achieve Pro-Choice Minnesota’s mission and vision, providing thoughtful guidance in setting a strategic path that is informed by values and past successes and errors;

Setting the tone for an organizational culture of care, trauma-awareness, compassion, honesty, and integrity; supporting and fostering the development of staff and their work by ensuring staff have the resources they needed to succeed, achieve organizational and strategic goals, and fulfill the organization’s mission;

Ensuring systems, processes, and work plans across the organization are aligned to a common, values-based vision and that day-to-day operations are designed to advance Pro-Choice Minnesota’s mission;

Overseeing legal, financial, compliance, human resources, and operational functions;

Identify and navigate challenges and implementing solutions with foresight;

Identify and execute a strategic political strategy to legislatively protect and expand access to abortion;

Serving as a thought leader and spokesperson on behalf of Pro-Choice Minnesota representing the organization’s mission, vision, and programs with skill, nuance, and confidence.

Overseeing and implementing a strong communications strategy that is responsive to media, social media, and other opportunities while simultaneously maintaining the priorities and goals of the organization; and

Creating a strong partnership with the Boards of Directors (both c3 and c4); ensuring Board members have clear information and the tools they need to engage constructively in important organizational matters.

Our Executive Director must have:Three to five years of experience as a leader in social change work within the pro-abortion movement or other movements for social justice, such as LGBTQ+ liberation, immigration justice, disability justice, or racial justice;

Proven experience with grant-based fundraising as well as grassroots fundraising.

Ability to work with staff and the Board to build fundraising capacity and cultivate and maintain a network of committed, engaged supporters;

Ability to build deep and lasting community partnerships within the reproductive freedom movement and within other social justice organizations;

A deep understanding of and demonstrated commitment to reproductive freedom, theory of change, including its focus on quality and long-term culture-change over quantity and short-term political wins;

Clear and effective communication skills with staff, the Board, community members, legislators, and any other partners to promote a sense of connection and cohesion; and

A strong managerial background, and previous experience working effectively in a politically sensitive environment.

Our ideal candidate for Executive Director would also have:A sense of their own strengths and limitations as a leader, a commitment to learning more about themselves, and being vulnerable to change;

A history of bold, strategic collaboration and bring active listening skills to the work of bridging philosophies and perspectives; and

A history of valuing staff as experts and people, the ability to delegate effectively while cultivating space for accountability, and approach leadership for a wide variety of audiences (including movement partners, community members, funders, legislators, and the media).

To Apply:Send your resume and letter of interest to fundraising@prochoiceminnesota.org, with an email subject of “Executive Director Application.”The general timeline for interviews and hiring includes:1st Round Interviews: Early - Mid October

2nd round interviews: End of October

Offer letter End of October

Start time: Mid November

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