Posted on March 4, 2010

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Vice President, Education

Background:

Ohio Grantmakers Forum (OGF) is a regional association of foundations, corporate contributions programs and other grantmaking organizations. Its mission is to provide leadership for organized philanthropy in Ohio and to enhance the ability of members to fulfill their charitable goals. Incorporated in 1984, OGF is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with a regional office (serving northeast Ohio) located in Cleveland.

Position Summary:

The Vice President, Education provides leadership, vision and oversight to the Education Team by directing the development and implementation all statewide and regional programming, and manages the delivery of programs and services in the Northeast Ohio office. This is a full-time exempt position that reports to the President and is based in the Cleveland office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Directs the Education Team to develop and deliver core competency, regional, and other programming; serves as liaison to constituency directors
• Oversees the implementation of program delivery throughout the state
• Develops process to evaluate programming and learning by members
• Prepares budgets for the Education Team; receives and analyzes reports on education revenues and expenditures

Northeast Ohio Programs and Services

• Staffs the Northeast Ohio Advisory Committee
• Delivers programs and meetings for grantmakers on issues of general importance in Northeast Ohio
• Develops promotional materials for Northeast Ohio programs and meetings
• Responds to requests for information from member organizations in Northeast Ohio
• Supports meetings of funder special interest groups; fosters consensus; facilitates their volunteer leadership; and nurtures their growth and mutual learning
• Identifies opportunities for convening community stakeholders around programmatic issues
• Coordinates electronic communication for NE OH
• Staffs and/or oversees special projects in the region

Membership Recruitment and Retention

• Plans local events and activities aimed at retaining and recruiting OGF members in Northeast Ohio
• Meets with Northeast Ohio members and prospective members to discern their needs and areas of expertise and interest
• Works with Vice President of Administration on Member Engagement Assessment (MEA) analysis

• As directed, represents philanthropy in the broader Northeast Ohio community; undertakes speaking engagements; interacts with media; serves on community committees; attends events as appropriate
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with key partners
• Participates, along with other OGF staff, in building relationships between grantmakers and local media in order to facilitate greater understanding and coverage of corporate and foundation philanthropy

Management and General

• Supervises the work of other Northeast Ohio office staff
• Prepares annual budget for OGF’s education activities
• Serves on the OGF Leadership Team
• Oversees educational programming work of other OGF staff

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to understand the complexity and importance of relationship building in a membership organization; identify member needs; coalesce ideas; motivate and support volunteer leadership
• Good interpersonal skills with strong service orientation
• Attention to detail, ability to produce high quality work products
• Communicate effectively in a variety of settings and styles
• Work collaboratively in a team environment
• High comfort level in managing several tasks simultaneously
• Experience planning workshops, seminars, and other adult learning experiences
• Specific knowledge of Northeast Ohio issues
• 5-10 years experience in philanthropy and/or the nonprofit sector or membership association
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; excellent listener
• Ability to travel
• Good conceptual and problem solving skills
• College graduate; advance degree
preferred

Resumes and Cover letters will be accepted at the following email address through March 15, 2010: VPSearch@ohiograntmakers.org