Nonprofit Jobs For The New Year

Now that the New Year has arrived, it's time to resume the job search.  Here are three recently posted positions to get you back into the routine:

• Events Manager: The Foundation Fighting Blindness, based in Raleigh, MD, is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and organized individual to help run their various events.  This is a position that requires a lot of creativity and leadership skills.  The chosen candidate should be comfortable not only running events, but developing new ones.  Must have a Bachelor's Degree and five plus years of paid experience in nonprofit event planning.
• President/Chief Executive Officer: Are you an individual with great ambition?  Seattle-based Argos International might have just the job for you.  They are currently seeking a new President/CEO for their organization.  The accepted applicant will report to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and will be responsible for setting the strategic objectives of the nonprofit.  As a Christian organization, the CEO will serve as the chief evangelist of Argos.  Must have a Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience serving in a senior-level leadership role. The ideal individual will have directed an organization of no less than 25 people and managed at least a $5 million budget.
• Director of Development: Planet Aid, based in Elkridge, MD, is seeking a new director of development.  This position demands an individual who is a result oriented team-player with a wealth of experience in getting funding from foundations and corporations.  The development director will work under the supervision of President and the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Program Development and will be responsible for a wide array of fundraising activities, including: Developing a short and long-range strategy for maximizing Planet Aid’s access to private source funding, meeting progressive annual funding target, and  planning and authoring concept papers and proposals from conception to final product.  Must have at least 10 years of professional development and fundraising experience.