The Skoll Foundation was established in 1999 by eBay’s first president, Jeff Skoll, who serves as our founder and chairman. The foundation’s innovative approach to philanthropy is based on the belief that small investments can spur significant social change. Sally Osberg joined the foundation as its first president and CEO in 2001 and leads the organization’s team, drawing upon more than 20 years of social sector leadership experience.

Today, the foundation is dedicated to realizing a vision for a more peaceful and prosperous world. We advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. The foundation is focused on social entrepreneurs working six key issue areas - tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, economic and social equity, institutional responsibility, and peace and security - and whose models are at an inflection point where our support can accelerate significant impact. The core values of the Skoll Foundation workplace include respect, responsibility, leverage, innovation and tough-minded optimism.

Position Summary
The Program and Impact (P&I) team seeks a Program Officer who brings a combination of intellectual curiosity, a passion for social change, a focus on tangible results and a desire to work within a team culture that practices continuous learning and improvement.

The Program Officer will report to one of the senior program staff working on the Skoll Foundation’s “invest” programs (grants and loans directly to social entrepreneurs’ organizations and to other initiatives providing critical services to maximize the social entrepreneurs’ scale of impact).

Program Officers are expected to accept a high degree of individual responsibility for anticipating and meeting deadlines, analyzing and managing opportunities and risk, producing high-quality documents and graphic materials, maintaining records and welcoming feedback with the aim of continuous improvement and contribution to team performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of grantmaking relationships, including screening and conducting due diligence on grant and loan applications, managing relationships with grantees, developing grant outcomes and milestones, and monitoring grant progress and impact.
• Review letters of inquiry and grant proposals. Draft and edit grant proposal summaries and recommendations for management and board review.
• Participate in the development and implementation of best practices in relationship management across the foundation, with a goal of strategically and seamlessly linking grantees to other foundation services, resources and staff.
• Serve as primary and secondary point person on a variety of foundation grantmaking programs and initiatives (e.g., the annual Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurs, Ecosystem Investments and Partnerships, Connect & Celebrate projects, Special Opportunities grants and impact assessment efforts).
• Participate, and at times lead, multidisciplinary teams addressing current and emerging foundation priorities.
• Interface with grant seekers, responding promptly and respectfully to a variety of inquiries.
• Participate in the development of processes to measure, learn from and improve impact.
• Help develop services, in addition to grants, that will provide value to grantees, improving their capabilities, scale and impact.
• Participate as a member of the P&I team in developing the department’s strategic plans.
• Prepare key funding documents related to assigned grants and dockets.
• Monitor assigned grants and take actions as necessary to ensure compliance.
• Undertake special projects, as assigned.
• Maintain collegial working relationships with colleagues and constituents

Qualifications and Abilities:

The ideal candidate for Program Officer will possess the following characteristics:

• Knowledge of the practices and contributions of social entrepreneurs and key sources of support in the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship.
• Experience and desire to work within a team environment with an emphasis on learning and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cooperatively to satisfy needs of internal and external constituents.
• Experience with evaluating and/or building the operational and financial capacity of organizations to undertake major initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment and discretion.
• Strong communication skills, particularly written.
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with diverse people and communities.
• High standards, integrity and a sense of humor.
• Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and general database systems.
• Competency in language(s), in addition to English, is desirable.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• In addition to the qualifications above, experience in any one or more of the following issue areas where the foundation focuses its grantmaking is of particular interest:
  • Environmental Sustainability (particularly climate change or water scarcity)
  • Health (particularly global pandemic prevention)
  • Peace and Security (particularly nuclear proliferation or Middle East conflict)
  • Economic and Social Equity
  • Tolerance and Human Rights
  • Institutional Responsibility
• Experience in the disciplines of program evaluation or organizational development are also of interest.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline, or equivalent experience, is required.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible positions in the for-profit and philanthropic/nonprofit sectors.
• Combination of both business and philanthropic/nonprofit experience preferred.
• International work experience is desirable, preferably with social entrepreneurs or other local organizations in developing countries. Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline is required.

Compensation
A competitive compensation package will be commensurate with background.

Applicants
Please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@skollfoundation.org. Please specify “Program Officer” in the message subject line. The foundation will contact qualified applicants. In your cover letter please tell us how your specific experiences and accomplishments address our needs and mission.

The Skoll Foundation (www.skollfoundation.org) was established in 1999 by eBay’s first president, Jeff Skoll, who serves as our founder and chairman. The foundation’s innovative approach to philanthropy is based on the belief that small investments can spur significant social change. Sally Osberg joined the foundation as its first president and CEO in 2001 and leads the organization’s team, drawing upon more than 20 years of social sector leadership experience. Today, the foundation is dedicated to realizing a vision for a more peaceful and prosperous world. We advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs. The foundation is focused on social entrepreneurs working in six key issue areas - tolerance and human rights, health, environmental sustainability, economic and social equity, institutional responsibility, and peace and security - and whose models are at an inflection point where our support can accelerate significant impact. The core values of the Skoll Foundation workplace include respect, responsibility, leverage, innovation and tough-minded optimism.

The Business Technology Director is a senior level individual contributor position responsible for ensuring we leverage technology to advance the Foundation toward its mission.  This position’s primary focus will be on our business processes and systems.  These include grant management, customer relationship management, decision support and web publishing.  A prominent theme running through these processes is the imperative of improving our efficiency and effectiveness in capturing, sharing and harnessing information. The Business Technology Director will lead cross-functional project teams to analyze our current business processes and future needs, recommend initiatives and manage solution implementation. 

A secondary set of priorities involve oversight of the Foundation’s technology infrastructure and budget.   Our environment is a combination of in-house Microsoft Windows servers and PCs, ASPs and off-the-shelf business applications (e.g. Cybergrants and Great Plains), and open source web publishing tools (e.g. Plone). We outsource network/server management and help-desk support. The Business Technology Director will articulate the Foundation’s priorities, based on input from staff, vendors and others; recommend strategies and budgets; monitor performance; and serve as the primary point of contact with our service providers.  This is a service oriented role, requiring engagement at many levels ranging from design and oversight to hands-on technical work.    

The Director will advance staff productivity by identifying user competency needs and providing/sourcing training in targeted technologies.    

This new position will be a member of the Finance and Operations’ team, report to the Chief Operating Officer and work directly with all the Foundation staff.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead processes for implementing, improving and leveraging business applications, with an emphasis on harnessing information in order to increase our efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee the specification and provisioning of the Foundation’s computer and communications infrastructure, primarily by working with external service providers.
• Manage technology based polices, risk management, business controls and procurement procedures.
• Evaluate and strengthen technology toolsets and user capabilities that improve individual skills and organizational effectiveness.
• Propose budgets and monitor expenditures for technology and communications. 
• Contribute to the plans and work of the Finance and Operations team.
• Undertake special projects, as assigned.

Attributes

• Takes a systems, data driven approach to solving problems and making decisions
• Effective listener, skilled in constructive dialogue and facilitation; instills trust
• Effective business partner, collaborating with staff and service partners to produce agreed upon outcomes
• High work standards, integrity, and sense of humor
• Skilled at distilling and effectively communicating complex information
• Resourceful self-starter, comfortable navigating through ambiguity and multiple priorities
• Comfortable and effective balancing strategic perspective with hands-on problem solving
• Service oriented

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of relevant work experience, including management of, or in depth exposure to, multiple aspects of information technology, with a distinguished record of accomplishments and growth.  Desired areas of expertise include:
  • Business process applications (e.g. CRM, contracts, business intelligence in a professional services environment) 
  • Project management  
  • Web based applications
  • Leveraging and managing third party service provider relationships
  • Enterprise technology infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with diverse people and communities
• A sincere affinity for the Foundation’s work and values
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Compensation
A competitive compensation package will be commensurate with background.

Applicants
Please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@skollfoundation.org.by September 30. Please specify “BT Director” in the message subject line.  The foundation will contact qualified applicants. In your cover letter please tell us how your specific experiences and accomplishments address our needs and mission.

Elton John AIDS Foundation:  Our client is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations supporting innovative HIV/AIDS prevention education programs, direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.  The organisation funds programmes in countries across Europe, Asia and Africa that alleviate the hardship of those living with, affected by or at risk of HIV/AIDS.

They are currently looking for a Head of Grants to lead and deliver the grants programme, ensuring that grant making reflects mission and values. The emphasis is on innovation, championing pioneering programmes, and delivering a highly targeted grant strategy, both through mid-size grants and large-scale partnerships. As part of the senior management team, you will identify, develop and deliver creative and high-impact partnerships, report on the effectiveness of funded programmes and manage a small team.

You are entrepreneurial, an inspiring manager of people, with both private sector management and international experience, preferably in the area of HIV/AIDS. A superb communicator, you have excellent project management skills and are able to effectively analyse and report on complex trends and issues. Frequent international travel is required.

For further information, please send your CV to Marie Calvo  quoting reference H/O Grants/2 or call 020 7691 1920.

The closing date is Monday 1st September 08.

First Place for Youth is an innovative and entrepreneurial nonprofit organization whose programs proactively challenge the trends among former foster youth by building self-esteem, self-reliance, and forging the skills necessary for successful independent living. Focusing on housing stability, educational support, economic security, improved health, and connection to community, First Place programs are considered a national model for supporting youth in their transition out of foster care. With these critical resources, youth are significantly more likely to overcome homelessness, poverty, low educational achievement, and poor health.

Entering into an exciting period of growth, First Place for Youth is seeking a dynamic and talented Associate Director of Development and Community Relations to work closely with the Director of Development and Community Relations to develop and execute upon an aggressive fundraising strategy. The Associate Director will be involved in all aspects of fund development for First Place for Youth, with a primary focus on individual donor management, volunteer engagement, and communications. The Associate Director will lead a team consisting of a Volunteer/Events Manager and a Development Associate.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Director of Development and Community Relations to develop cohesive and strategic development plan to support organizational growth
• Develop strategies to engage community members as volunteers and potential donors
• Create and implement corporate partnership and sponsorship programs to capitalize on shared areas of interest
• Lead the development of effective marketing materials
• Develop and implement annual public relations plan, including media strategy, print, video, radio, television, and online initiatives; engage and work with external vendors as appropriate
• Organize periodic community outreach and education events to share the work and impact of First Place for Youth while inspiring support and participation from potential donors and volunteers
• Supervise a team of two, including conducting regular management meetings, setting and holding them accountable for meeting work goals, and conducting annual performance reviews
• Support all other activities of the Development Department as appropriate

Qualifications:
•    At least 5 years of demonstrated success in nonprofit fundraising; experience in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial organization strongly preferred
•    Demonstrated success in building and cultivating relationships that generate revenue for a mission-driven organization
•    Experience building the systems and processes that support departmental growth
•    Proven success as a manager; supporting staff development and empowerment
•    Interpersonal charisma combined with outstanding oral and written communication skills; strong public speaker with the ability to make presentations to potential funders and community groups
•    A collaborative work style and the ability to either take direction or work independently as the situation requires
•    Flexible and energetic, with an outcomes-based orientation
•    Self-starter who brings a creative approach to solving problems
•    Proficiency using MS Word, Excel, Power Point and donor database software
•    Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required

First Place for Youth offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, as well as a very strong benefits package. First Place for Youth is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

To Apply: Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, and addressed to Deanne Pearn, Director of Development and Community Relations, at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1243. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

About Commongood Careers:
First Place for Youth has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for an Associate Director of Development and Community Relations. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers. Learn more about Commongood Careers at http://www.cgcareers.org.

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) delivers sustainable solar power and wireless connectivity to rural villages in developing countries. Operating at the cutting edge of solar technology, SELF provides clean energy for water pumps, health clinics, schools, homes, Internet kiosks, micro-enterprise centers and irrigation systems. The goal is to improve health, education and economic opportunity for the two billion people who live without electricity.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Communications is responsible for creating, overseeing, coordinating and executing a comprehensive communications and public relations strategy for SELF.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• In collaboration with the Executive Director, COO and Development Director, responsible for the development and implementation of an integrated external and internal communications/public relations strategy designed to support the organization’s program objectives.
• Develop, direct and execute a communications plan to raise the local, regional and national visibility of SELF and/or its officers and board members and to strengthen the organization’s relationships with key constituencies and audiences.
• In conjunction with SELF and non-profit partners, develop communications plans to support partnership programs and/or initiatives.
• Develop strong relationships and maintain primary responsibility for all communications/public relations plans and strategies to support SELF.
• Develop media strategy, evaluate all media requests, oversee media events and develop new media partnerships, media tours, interviews, etc; actively pursue media opportunities to expand the profile of SELF and its leadership.
• Oversee preparation of press releases, media alerts, electronic messages and talking points for SELF programming and events.
• Develop ‘rapid response’ plan to leverage SELF message within newsworthy opportunities via letters to the editor, op-eds, etc. to relevant media.
• Implement “Executive Positioning Plan” and maintain master tracking calendar for speaking engagements, conferences, etc.
• Develop and oversee content related to SELF’s website.
• Create and execute a comprehensive plan for effective internal communications.
• Provide communications training and assistance to SELF staff related to message, PPT presentations, speaking engagements, and events.
• Evaluate and serve as liaison to outside public relations firms and/or communications consultants.
• Develop methods and measurement tools to evaluate communications effectiveness.
• Serve as a spokesperson to media, public forums, news conferences, etc.
• Prepare and implement communications aspects of crisis response plans.
• Advise staff and serve as source of expertise regarding the development and implementation of communications strategies.
• Oversee and direct the creation and publication of SELF collateral material, including case studies, annual reports, PPTs, newsletters, brochures, flyers, etc., including material needed by other teams to meet their specific objectives.
• Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Executive Director.

Qualifications:
• Outstanding written communication skills including experience preparing press releases, news articles, and promotional pieces
• Outstanding verbal communication skills including experience conducting press conferences, media events, and interviews
• Ability to plan, originate, organize, and carry out daily, weekly programs
• Ability to supervise and evaluate staff
• Experience with managing substantial budgets
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Demonstrated proficiency in team building and conflict resolution
• Skilled in computer operations including word processing, database management, and Internet access.
• Ability to proactively manage multiple work tasks in a timely manner

This position requires quality verbal, written and oral communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by the ability to establish and maintain relationships with people. The ability to understand and organize information, and to write about or talk extemporaneously on that information, is essential. The ideal candidate for this position is gregarious, confident and creative. He/She will be able to function in a team-oriented environment. The candidate must also be willing to assist the other members of the team with administrative, programming and development functions.

Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelors’ degree in public relations, journalism or related field.
• 5-7 years communications experience, with emphasis on strategy development and implementation. Agency or Hill experience a plus.
This job description does not constitute an employee agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

To Apply:  Interested applicants should forward a resume, cover letter, and salary range requirements, to (e-mail with attached cover letter and resume preferred):  commself@gmail.com

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) delivers sustainable solar power and wireless connectivity to rural villages in developing countries. Operating at the cutting edge of solar technology, SELF provides clean energy for water pumps, health clinics, schools, homes, Internet kiosks, micro-enterprise centers and irrigation systems. The goal is to improve health, education and economic opportunity for the two billion people who live without electricity.

The Director of Development will secure significant grants from foundations and gifts from individuals.  This position reports to the Executive Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Works with supervisor to create annual fundraising plan.
2. Researches, formulates and executes effective approaches to foundations and major donors for restricted and unrestricted support for SELF that furthers the mission of the organization and the specific programs articulated in our business plan. Corporate approaches will also be a priority.
3. Pitches specific programs as well as general support needs that further the stated or potential objectives of funders.
4. Develops endorsed, high level introductions to decision makers inside family offices, financial and philanthropic advisors.
5. Develops and/or leverages credibility and peer persuasion within the foundation community.
6. Develops proposals, as well as presentations and budgets for prospective Funding Partners (primarily foundations and individuals) that appropriately convey mission, vision and programs of SELF.
7. Works with program staff and oversees written reports for submission to Funding Partners.
8. Communicates progress and collaborates regularly with supervisor (weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and projections) and the SELF staff through the database, staff meetings, and periodic department progress reports.
9. Develops and fosters an entrepreneurial cultural exhibited through an aggressive pipeline of prospects while ensuring that the “art of cultivation” is never rushed or hasty resulting in lost, longer term opportunities…
10. Builds a donor base that understands our business model translating into a steady and growing stream of perennial support.
11. Plans, leads and executes a series of cultivation events that leverage the assets of the organization.
12. Manages relationships with external fundraising campaigns by coordinating the annual applications and involvement.
13. Helps to develop and manage annual department budget and performs periodic cost and productivity analysis.
14. Presents at conferences, arranges presentations for the ED, COO and board.
15. Performs duties requested by supervisor.

Qualifications:
This position requires quality verbal, written and oral communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated by the ability to establish and maintain relationships with people. High levels of trust need to be established. Earnestness and gravitas are required. The ability to understand and organize information, and to write about or talk extemporaneously on that information, is essential. Experience in developing budgets and understanding common financial documents (such as a balance sheet, the Form 990 and others) is required. Proficient in at least one fundraising software program, as well as the Microsoft Office suite of computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and comfortable with the use of electronic mail and the Internet to meet daily responsibilities. Finally, a strong ethical character capable of handling confidential and financial information is critical.  The ideal candidate for this position is gregarious, confident and creative. She/He exhibits tenacity and patience in building relationships with donors, but understands the accountability of being responsible for fundraising within a non-profit environment.

Education and/or Experience:
A college degree is required; advanced education or training in fundraising, donor management, finance or law is a plus. Experienced fundraiser with a minimum $5 million annual fundraising record on behalf of national or large regional non-profit organizations. Knowledge of contemporary fundraising practices, individual donor development and donor reclamation campaigns and non-profit collaborative fundraising efforts is necessary, as well as understanding the state and federal tax laws related to non-profit fundraising practices.

To Apply:  Interested applicants should forward a resume, cover letter, and salary range requirements, to (e-mail with attached cover letter and resume preferred): fundself@gmail.com

Drishtee is India’s leading rural development organization that provides essential services like health care, education, livelihood opportunities and microfinance to people in rural India. Its double-bottom line approach enables it to implement financially sustainable solutions, which create a strong, positive social impact in rural India.

Drishtee leverages its wide network of over 4,000 rural telecenters run by village entrepreneurs to disseminate these critical services that have impacted the lives of over 2 million people thus far. During the last 8 years, Drishtee has been trusted by several reputable organizations like Acumen Fund and has been felicitated with several major accolades like the World Economic Forum’s “Tech Pioneer Award” in 2007.

The Operations Manager for Health will be responsible for managing the operations and implementation of Drishtee's rural health services. This position will involve coordination with a wide variety of activities including budgeting, planning, training, research, and supply chain. In this role, you will further develop processes, and focus on streamlining all operations of the current pilot in preparation for a large-scale expansion of Drishtee's health service across its kiosk network. As roll out begins, the focus of this role will shift to monitor and evaluate field activities.

Your work will be supporting the Drishtee franchisee network – a corp of village entrepreneurs delivering a range of products and services to their community. Specifically, you would be developing the operations of female-run micro-businesses delivering basic diagnostics and hygiene products to their community. The outcome of such a business would be the opportunity for livelihood generation of the entrepreneur while the community would benefit from savings of doorstep health services.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an appetite for social enterprise development seeking hands-on experience with a reputable organization in India promoting rural development. In your full-time capacity, you will:
- Work closely with the Senior Manager - Health, to enhance and implement the business model, and the business development strategy with external funding and technical partners
- Oversee expansion and budgeting; and coordinate activities with teams related to training, supply chain and research
- Monitoring field contact with district and bi-monthly village visits
- Set expansion targets for upcoming months and quarters.
- Provide weekly and monthly status reports to senior management.
- Forecast obstacles and pitfalls and implement mitigation strategies to meet project objectives.
- Remuneration – Commensurate with experience

Qualifications
- Passionate about making a lasting, positive social impact in the lives of others.
- Preferable, though not required - Management degree from a top ranking university.
- Be sensitive to skills, efficiency level, educational qualifications possessed by rural entrepreneurs, especially in a multi-cultural context.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to be organized and flexible in an unstructured environment
- Self-directed individual who possesses a problem-solving approach and ability to develop both solutions and processes

To Apply
Send CV/resume and cover letter to Ann Rogan.

The Vera Institute of Justice is a private, non-profit organization that combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety. Vera is dedicated to making government polices and practices more fair, humane, and efficient.

Common Justice is Vera’s newest demonstration project. The project is a restorative justice-based alternative to incarceration and victim service program for serious and/or violent felony cases such as assault, burglary, and robbery. The project will bring 16-24-year olds responsible for crimes together with those they have harmed and their support people in a facilitated dialogue to determine appropriate sanctions to take the place of a prison sentence. The project will engage and prepare all parties, convene the dialogues, and provide supervision and support to both those harmed and those responsible for crime. It aims to meet the needs of people harmed by crime, prevent further violence, and improve satisfaction with the justice system.

The project seeks an enthusiastic person with excellent people skills to assist the Director in launching and running this new demonstration project. The Assistant Director will help manage the day-to-day operations of the project, including but not limited to: preparing grant reports and proposals, developing program policies and procedures, tracking participant attendance information, facilitating preparatory and violence intervention groups, building relationships with partner organizations, and conducing participant intakes. Occasional evening and weekend work will also be required.

Qualifications:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding group facilitation skills
• Experience in conflict resolution
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work individually as well as part of a team
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Strong organizational and financial management skills
• Experience working with system-involved youth and/or adults
• Experience working with victims of crime/survivors of trauma
• College or advanced degree preferred
• Bilingual skills (especially English/Spanish) strongly preferred
• Formerly incarcerated people strongly encouraged to apply
• Serious commitment to social justice required

Please send a cover letter and resume to (no phone calls please):
Project Director, Common Justice
Email: job.ad.common@vera.org

The Vera Institute of Justice is a private, non-profit organization that combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety. Vera is dedicated to making government polices and practices more fair, humane, and efficient.

Common Justice is Vera’s newest demonstration project. The project is a restorative justice-based alternative to incarceration and victim service program for serious and/or violent felony cases such as assault, burglary, and robbery. The project will bring 16-24-year olds responsible for crimes together with those they have harmed and their support people in a facilitated dialogue to determine appropriate sanctions to take the place of a prison sentence. The project will engage and prepare all parties, convene the dialogues, and provide supervision and support to both those harmed and those responsible for crime. It aims to meet the needs of people harmed by crime, prevent further violence, and improve satisfaction with the justice system.

The project seeks a thoughtful, experienced, passionate person to facilitate the dialogues between the harmed and responsible parties (and their support people). The Facilitator will help engage participants in the project (intake), prepare all parties for the conference/dialogue, facilitate the sessions, and follow up with participants. The conferences, which are the core of the demonstration project’s work, will have very high stakes for all involved and will require significant skill to facilitate. Frequent evening and weekend work to accommodate the participants’ schedules will be required.

Qualifications:
• Extensive experience in conflict resolution, mediation, conferencing and/or restorative/transformative justice
• Experience with cases involving violence preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• High comfort level with volatile and tense situations
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work individually as well as part of a team
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Willingness to work many evenings and weekends
• Experience working with system-involved youth and/or adults
• Experience working with victims of crime/survivors of trauma
• College or advanced degree preferred
• Bilingual skills (especially English/Spanish) strongly preferred
• Formerly incarcerated people strongly encouraged to apply
• Serious commitment to social justice required

Please send a cover letter and resume to (no phone calls please):
Project Director, Common Justice
Email: job.facilitator.common@vera.org

The Phoenix Project, a 501(c)(3) organization that is leading the social entrepreneurship movement in Virginia, seeks a full time development officer to be based in its Northern Virginia headquarters. The Phoenix Project is a rapidly growing statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to alleviate poverty by building a sustainable partnership between Virginia higher education and the Commonwealth's most distressed communities that adds civic capacity to communities, strengthens the mission of universities, and provides a powerful context in which to prepare nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs for tomorrow's Virginia.

This new position, created due to organizational growth, requires excellent interpersonal and written and oral communications skills. Our ideal candidate will be dynamic, organized, detail-oriented and highly motivated. The development officer will report to the Associate Director and work closely with the Associate Director, Executive Director and Board of Directors to support the cultivation, stewardship and solicitation of donors. The development officer will be expected to develop and cultivate relationships with all potential and existing funders.

The development officer will:

• Draft, maintain and regularly report on a development plan for support from individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies;
• Support senior staff in the cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation of existing and prospective donors including, but not limited to, developing donor strategies, drafting and managing donor communications, writing donor proposals, and conducting donor visits;
• Ensure that all supporters are kept apprised of the progress of the organization, appropriately thanked for contributions, and feel engaged and appreciated;
• Develop new prospects through research, planning and executing events, and launching creative development initiatives;
• Draft grant requests and prepare budgets and other attachments that accompany grant proposals and grant reports with the assistance of senior staff;
• Create and manage development systems to support development operation, including prospect management reports, major donor files, contact reports, donor acknowledgement processes, and related database activities; and
• Provide general development support as needed.

Qualifications:
•    A minimum of 2 years of relevant development experience is strongly preferred;
•    Bachelor’s degree;
•    Exceptional oral and written communication skills;
•    Demonstrated success using writing and presentation skills to increase revenue-generating opportunities, preferably for a nonprofit;
•    Ability to develop successfully and cultivate relationships with a wide variety of constituents;
•    Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail;
•    Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and donor tracking software;
•    Ability to work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task; and
•    Commitment to the Phoenix Project’s mission and strategies.

How to Apply: Applicants should see full job description and send a resume, cover letter, and two writing samples (each under 3 pages) to Marion Werkheiser, Associate Director, at marion@phoenixproject.org with “Development Officer Search” in the subject line. Preference will be given to candidates who submit their application by September 1 and are available to begin employment in early October.

Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, we’re a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that creates social, economic and environmental value for all our stakeholders.

Account Representative I
YOUR MISSION SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT. . . .
Further develop book acquisitions and maintain existing relationships among libraries, secondhand stores, and colleges and universities across the country. Increase book acquisitions through telephone prospecting and lead generation to contribute directly to revenue and business growth.

THE ESSENTIALS (95%)
A.    Prospecting and Lead Development (75%)
•    Identify prospective clients by using prospect lists, internet resources, following leads from existing clients and leads generated from trade shows and conferences. Heavy phone usage required.
•    Work independently to generate new business in specific geographic areas.
•    Meet or exceed established quarterly, divisional quotas.
•    Utilize Salesforce.com manage daily prospecting and lead development activities. Fundamental Salesforce.com (CRM tool) user.
B.    Client Account Analysis & Support (20%)
•    Consult with existing client base in order to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.
•    Analyze Client book acquisitions and coach client on improving quality of book shipments.
•    Serve as liaison between Clients and Support Team.
AND OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF. . . (5%)
•    Continuously improve Salesforce.com proficiency levels.
•    Keep informed of developing trends in the industry.
•    All other duties as assigned by the Division Director.
QUALIFIERS
A. Whadda Ya Know?
•    Strong sales and interpersonal skills, and a proven ability to create strong client relationships.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication