Through research, financial efforts and outreach, LiVelocity empowers gay, bisexual, and same gender loving men of color, encourages them to live their lives openly, provides education, advocacy, & social support services, and seeks to change the hearts and minds of others to the side of equality. LiVelocity will also provide funding support for initiatives that empower LGBTQ persons in urban communities.
We are looking for a creative, motivated and energetic individual who has demonstrated strong organization and operational management skills to fulfill this role. The candidate must be able to multi-task and meet strict deadlines.
Your primary responsibilities and duties would include the following:
- Analyze and evaluate feasibility of strategic plans in terms of budgetary requirements, logistics, and manpower.
- Determine goals, funds, and resources to be located.
- Maintain communication on progress toward strategic initiatives with the Board.
- Ensure sufficient budget to carry out strategic initiatives.Evaluate previous year's strategic plan and budget to assess what worked.
- Break down annual strategic initiatives into specific projects to be handled by interns and volunteers.
- Ensure specific training events, cultural activities, and conferences contributed to growth as outlined in annual objectives.
- Evaluate Strategic Plan to see if objectives were met.
- Advertise successes and analyze causes of failure.
- Handle complaints, listen to suggestions, and encourage initiative from interns/volunteers on organizational process.
- Hold weekly meetings to monitor intern/volunteer project progress.
- Regularly update the Intern/Volunteer Handbook and other policies.
- Ensure interns/volunteers have the necessary tools, materials, and knowledge to get their work accomplished.
- Receive, process, and review all applications to the internship/volunteer program.
- Maintain communication with applicants; handle all inquiries and provide necessary information.
- Ensure interns/volunteers have a clear understand of their roles and responsibilities.
- Manage intern/volunteer orientation, ensure interns/volunteers are properly socialized into LiVelocity.
- Keep track and monitor intern/volunteer progress on various projects.
- Develop projects for interns/volunteers to work on; ensure project briefs are concise and clear.
- Give timely and accurate performance feedback to interns/volunteers.
- Other duties as assigned.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Is a team player.
- Is organized and detail oriented.
- Has strong management skills.
- Has a strong desire and ability to learn.
