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Deputy Director (Miami Workers Center)

Location: Miami

The Miami Workers Center is looking for talented candidates to apply for the newly created Deputy Director position. A summary of the position is below, a full job description will be posted by the end of the week.

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose you consider a mighty one, the being like a force of nature, rather than a feverish, selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.” – George Bernard Shaw

Overview

The Miami Workers Center (the Center), is a strategy and action center which believes that the collective strength and voice of women, working class, and low-income people can advance humanity. The Center confronts the critical issues of poverty, racism, and gender oppression through unified community organizing, leadership development, communications, and coalition building strategies. Currently in a period of transformative growth, the Center seeks a committed and proven leader for the newly created position of Deputy Director.

The Deputy Director will have the following primary responsibilities:

managing the organization’s day-to-day activities and operations

working collaboratively with the Executive Director and staff across all functions

provide the hands-on leadership needed to implement strategy, enhance operating infrastructure, build and maintain a dynamic system of integrated programs, and align staff and constituents to achieve organizational goals.

oversee administration and operation staff and also work in partnership with the Organizing Director to assist with community organizing and coalition building efforts and support the development of sustained internal and external relationships to promote the Center.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned nonprofit professional who believes deeply in the power found in collective, aligned action.

S/he will have successful experience leading and managing diverse staffs and working with ethnically and culturally diverse populations and will have intellectual drive, a progressive outlook, and the entrepreneurial spirit to effectively implement and manage and plan the systems, resources, structures, and processes that support the Center’s mission.

Applications including a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume, salary history, should be sent to Lauren I. Gumbs, Senior Partner, Gumbs + Partners at lgumbs@gumbspartners.com.