| Company: | Nuestra Casa |
|---|---|
| Salary: | $60,000/year |
| Type: | Full Time |
| City: | East Palo Alto |
DESCRIPTION OF NUESTRA CASA:
Nuestra Casa, a project of CIF of The San Francisco Foundation, is a community education organization run by a local, Latino board, is dedicated to increasing the civic participation and promoting the economic self-sustainability of the Latino immigrant population of East Palo Alto and the Mid-Peninsula. We utilize the principles of popular education and develop local Latino leadership to seek changes in favor of the community’s economic and social well-being.
Nuestra Casa works to represent the Latino immigrant communities of East Palo Alto and the Mid-Peninsula, from the well-established to those in transition, by focusing on their problems, needs and desires. We seek to establish projects that address deficiencies and fulfill residents’ aspirations. As a voice representing the community, Nuestra Casa seeks to guarantee its political participation in various spheres. Nuestra Casa believes that the community is the essence and cornerstone of our work, and thus we seek to nurture its unification and strength, guiding it toward self-sufficiency, educational success and democratic participation.
Since 2003, Nuestra Casa has focused its approach on improving education for East Palo Alto and Mid-Peninsula families. Nuestra Casa facilitates school reform by developing the Latino immigrant community. Our Community of Learners: Adult ESL Program increases participants' level of English proficiency, particularly with regards to school and community involvement and health literacy. Through our Parents as Leaders Program, parents inform themselves, as well as learn communication and leadership skills that increase their participation in and support for their children’s learning processes. PODER Joven/Youth POWER is an afterschool program that provides English Language Enrichment and youth development.
We seek a committed, motivated, experienced person to guide our team forward in the fulfillment of its goals and the translation of its strategic plan into action.
REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Commitment to working for social change and community empowerment
• Strong understanding of community organizing
• Experience working with communities of color
• Ability to translate over-all vision of organization into implementation strategies
• Fluent in English and very strong communication ability in Spanish (both written and oral)
• Supervisory experience
• Self-directed with the ability to set priorities as well as to work cooperatively with others
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of effective fundraising and financial management experience
• Group process and facilitation skills
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Overall coordination of organization’s activities and development of capacities and systems
• Assure that program goals and functioning reflect mission and vision
• Oversee development of new three-year strategic plan in 2008
• Evaluate the achievement of objectives and the progress of programs
• Ensure alignment of program approaches and methods in ESL, leadership development and organizing
• Act as point of contact between and facilitate necessary communication between board, staff, funders and consultants
• Strengthen human resources structures and processes
o Hire staff in accordance with organization’s growth
o Support and evaluate staff
o Hire consultants and services as needed
2) Fund Development and Financial Management
• Monitor finances and funding of programs and organization in cooperation with fiscal sponsor (CIF of the San Francisco Foundation)
• Design and supervise over-all fundraising plans
• Oversee data-tracking and reporting to funders
• Manage finances and assure adherence to budget
• Develop annual budgets and submit to board for approval and periodic review
3) Outreach and Communication
• In collaboration with the board and staff, represent Nuestra Casa to funders, the public, organizations and institutions
• Implement plans for increasing Nuestra Casa’s visibility in the community through cultural events and programs, marketing, website and materials development
4) Board Development and Communication
• Develop and train Nuestra Casa’s community board
• Strengthen the board’s systems of governance
• Report to/communicate with community board
• Collaborate with the board to further develop its leadership capacities and ownership of organization and programs
• Annually review the strategic plan and develop with the board its annual operational plan
5) Community / Political involvement
• Keep abreast of community developments relevant to programs and organization
• Develop and maintain general and current knowledge of best practices in the areas of community organizing, leadership development and parent involvement in the schools
• Develop and maintain contacts and strategic alliances with local and regional immigrant, service, education and community organizing groups
Nuestra Casa, a project of CIF of The San Francisco Foundation, is a community education organization run by a local, Latino board, is dedicated to increasing the civic participation and promoting the economic self-sustainability of the Latino immigrant population of East Palo Alto and the Mid-Peninsula. We utilize the principles of popular education and develop local Latino leadership to seek changes in favor of the community’s economic and social well-being.
Nuestra Casa works to represent the Latino immigrant communities of East Palo Alto and the Mid-Peninsula, from the well-established to those in transition, by focusing on their problems, needs and desires. We seek to establish projects that address deficiencies and fulfill residents’ aspirations. As a voice representing the community, Nuestra Casa seeks to guarantee its political participation in various spheres. Nuestra Casa believes that the community is the essence and cornerstone of our work, and thus we seek to nurture its unification and strength, guiding it toward self-sufficiency, educational success and democratic participation.
Since 2003, Nuestra Casa has focused its approach on improving education for East Palo Alto and Mid-Peninsula families. Nuestra Casa facilitates school reform by developing the Latino immigrant community. Our Community of Learners: Adult ESL Program increases participants' level of English proficiency, particularly with regards to school and community involvement and health literacy. Through our Parents as Leaders Program, parents inform themselves, as well as learn communication and leadership skills that increase their participation in and support for their children’s learning processes. PODER Joven/Youth POWER is an afterschool program that provides English Language Enrichment and youth development.
We seek a committed, motivated, experienced person to guide our team forward in the fulfillment of its goals and the translation of its strategic plan into action.
REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Commitment to working for social change and community empowerment
• Strong understanding of community organizing
• Experience working with communities of color
• Ability to translate over-all vision of organization into implementation strategies
• Fluent in English and very strong communication ability in Spanish (both written and oral)
• Supervisory experience
• Self-directed with the ability to set priorities as well as to work cooperatively with others
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of effective fundraising and financial management experience
• Group process and facilitation skills
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Overall coordination of organization’s activities and development of capacities and systems
• Assure that program goals and functioning reflect mission and vision
• Oversee development of new three-year strategic plan in 2008
• Evaluate the achievement of objectives and the progress of programs
• Ensure alignment of program approaches and methods in ESL, leadership development and organizing
• Act as point of contact between and facilitate necessary communication between board, staff, funders and consultants
• Strengthen human resources structures and processes
o Hire staff in accordance with organization’s growth
o Support and evaluate staff
o Hire consultants and services as needed
2) Fund Development and Financial Management
• Monitor finances and funding of programs and organization in cooperation with fiscal sponsor (CIF of the San Francisco Foundation)
• Design and supervise over-all fundraising plans
• Oversee data-tracking and reporting to funders
• Manage finances and assure adherence to budget
• Develop annual budgets and submit to board for approval and periodic review
3) Outreach and Communication
• In collaboration with the board and staff, represent Nuestra Casa to funders, the public, organizations and institutions
• Implement plans for increasing Nuestra Casa’s visibility in the community through cultural events and programs, marketing, website and materials development
4) Board Development and Communication
• Develop and train Nuestra Casa’s community board
• Strengthen the board’s systems of governance
• Report to/communicate with community board
• Collaborate with the board to further develop its leadership capacities and ownership of organization and programs
• Annually review the strategic plan and develop with the board its annual operational plan
5) Community / Political involvement
• Keep abreast of community developments relevant to programs and organization
• Develop and maintain general and current knowledge of best practices in the areas of community organizing, leadership development and parent involvement in the schools
• Develop and maintain contacts and strategic alliances with local and regional immigrant, service, education and community organizing groups
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