Deadline: 23 April 2010

Youth Rights Media, a New Haven based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth, seeks an Executive Director.

The Organization:
Youth Rights Media (YRM) builds youth power and leadership by engaging young people in video
production and community organizing, equipping youth with the tools, skills and strategies to know,
protect, and advance their rights for the purpose of affecting change within themselves and their
communities.

For eight years, YRM’s youth media has produced award-winning films that have been distributed
nationally. Members of YRM’s organizing initiatives have then used these films locally to launch awareness and action campaigns that have resulted in tangible changes in Connecticut’s justice and education systems.

YRM currently has four full-time staff members who work with a core group of approximately 50 youth annually. The work of YRM’s youth, in turn, has reached thousands of community members across the state of Connecticut.

The Position:
The Executive Director must be a visionary and engaging leader, an experienced manager, and deeply
committed to young people’s growth and development. YRM is a small, lean organization where all staff
play a direct, hands-on role. The Executive Director must excel at balancing multiple tasks, including
internal management of the staff and programs, external relationships with key stakeholders, collaborators,
and allies, and the demands of working in a fluid, fast-paced youth-centered environment. The Executive
Director will be responsible for ensuring that the organization is fiscally and programmatically sound, and must work to strategically advance YRM’s purpose and goals. The Executive Director position is a full-time, salaried position with benefits.

The Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will posses business and financial management skills; youth development, criminal
justice and education policy expertise; and experience leading and managing staff. The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated commitment to social justice efforts. In addition, the ideal candidate will be:
• Familiar with youth media production, specifically as it relates to issues impacting young people in
urban settings;
• Experienced in managing, developing, and leading youth programs that integrate youth
development theory, and principles of youth organizing;
• Knowledgeable of the New Haven community, including specific policies and trends impacting
youth in the educational and juvenile justice systems.

Responsibilities:
The Executive Director is responsible for:
• Supervising the organization’s staff and overseeing the development, implementation and evaluation of programming that advances vision and mission;
• Fostering and maintaining relationships with partner agencies, local government, educational and
community organizations, and relevant partners that advance the mission of YRM;
• Maintaining a positive and strong organizational culture that prioritizes young people and helps attract and retain creative, competent, and committed staff;
• Working in partnership with the board of directors to address critical organizational needs and strategic priorities;
• Fundraising, including cultivating individual donors, obtaining support from foundations, and grant writing;
• Managing the organization’s finances and ensuring the organization maintains sound business practices and legal compliance

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume, including employment history, professional qualifications, professional memberships, salary requirements, and references to Fahd Vahidy at yrmedsearch@gmail.com with Executive Director of Youth Rights Media in the subject heading or by mail to:
Youth Rights Media
c/o Public Allies CT
85 Willow Street,
Building A, Suite 2-3
New Haven, CT 06511

Applications must be submitted by April 23, 2010.

Youth Rights Media makes all employment decisions, including those related to hiring, firing, training, promotion, pay and benefits, without regard to gender, race, color, age, political opinion/affiliation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin/ancestry, religion/faith, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical/mental disability, military/veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.