2 Jobs Exed Dir & PR Associate

Executive Director
Equal Rights Advocates (ERA)

Equal Rights Advocates, a non-profit women's law firm devoted to advocacy for women, seeks
an Executive Director to provide leadership to implement ERA’s mission and strategic plan. The
Executive Director is ERA’s chief staff member, provides leadership, and is the organization’s
liaison to funding sources, law firms, nonprofit organizations, and the media. The position
oversees all management, planning, litigation, and programs; and hires and directs staff, interns,
volunteers and consultants. The Executive Director must possess a high level of commitment to
advancing women’s rights, have a reputation for high ethical and moral standards, have an
inclusive management style, and be enthusiastic about working with a strong and diverse staff,
and Board of Directors. A degree in law and/or nonprofit administration is preferred, or an
equivalent combination of education and experience. This is a full-time, exempt position located
in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities:
The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and is responsible for:
• Maintaining an organization-wide atmosphere that is consistent with the vision, values, and
mission of ERA
• Facilitating sound planning to ensure the agency’s overall effectiveness, quality, and
sustainability
• Directing all program components, including litigation, advice and counseling, legislative
work, training of young feminist attorneys, and collaborative projects
• Raising funds, developing a diverse resource base, and overseeing all resource
development and grant compliance matters
• Cultivating and maintaining external relationships and promoting the rights of women and
girls with the general public, funding sources, elected officials, policy makers, the private
bar, media outlets and others
• Developing collaborative and co-counsel relationships that enhance ERA’s ability to meet
its client’s needs
• Planning the budget and overseeing the management of ERA’s finances
• Overseeing management information systems, including financial and program information
and evaluation, to facilitate planning, support resource development efforts, and ensure
that ERA maximizes the potential of technology
• Recruiting, hiring, supervising, evaluating, and dismissing all staff, consultants to staff, law
fellows, interns, and volunteers
• Grooming, mentoring, and succession planning for the organization
• Maintaining a healthy and mutually supportive relationship with the staff, Board Chair,
Board Members, and other key stakeholders
• Following and ensuring the implementation of all Board policies and operating within the
boundaries of prudence and ethics established in the Board policies
• Maintaining or formulating operational policies, procedures, and protocols as needed
• Ensuring that the organization’s legally mandated documents and filings are timely,
properly maintained, and in compliance with applicable laws

Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Characteristics:
The Executive Director should be a mature professional with a minimum of 8-10 years of
relevant work experience, a background in civil rights and legal services, nonprofit management,
and fundraising. This should include experience in strategic planning, Board and community
relations, personnel supervision, donor relations and financial management. Candidates must
also have experience working with diverse groups of people and with lower income
constituencies. It is important that the Executive Director be an energetic and positive leader—
able to motivate a wide variety of highly skilled professionals and volunteers. Knowledge of the
women’s rights field is essential.

The Executive Director must:
• Be a passionate and persuasive leader, eager to represent the organization to diverse
external audiences
• Present a professional image and maintain respect for the organization within the larger
progressive movement, and the civil rights, human rights, women’s rights, and broader
nonprofit communities
• Be an effective advocate for ethnically diverse women, low-wage workers, and girls
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Compensation and Benefits:
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with skills and experience.

To Apply:
Equal Rights Advocates has partnered with Koya Consulting to help with this hire. Please email
a compelling cover letter and resume to Katie Bouton at executivesearch@koyaconsulting.com.

Equal Rights Advocates is committed to the principles of multiculturalism and equal employment
opportunity. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
age, disability, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical
appearance. ERA encourages applications from a broad diversity of candidates and welcomes those
who are bilingual or multilingual to apply.

About Equal Rights Advocates:
Equal Rights Advocates has led the legal fight for women’s equality for more than 30 years. Since
1974, Equal Rights Advocates’ mission has been to protect and secure equal rights and economic
opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy. For more information, please
visit www.equalrights.org.

About Koya Consulting:
Koya Consulting is a national retained search and consulting firm that works exclusively with
non-profits and social enterprises. We deliver measurable results, finding exceptionally talented
people who truly fit the unique culture of our client organizations. For more information please
visit www.koyaconsulting.com.


Outreach/PR Associate
Does the number of your Facebook friends exceed the population of your town? Do you tweet at the drop of a hat? Do you love to write? Do you want a job that makes a difference in people's lives? If so, read on, we may have the perfect position for you.

About Us
World of Good is a convenient, trusted place for consumers to shop for thousands of products that positively impact people and the planet. Through our network of retail, wholesale, and online partners, we connect artisans in developing communities around the world with mainstream retail markets, empowering consumers to use their purchasing power as a force for good, every time they shop.

World of Good, Inc (www.worlofgoodinc.com) is comprised of three business units: worldofgoodwholesale.com: a comprehensive wholesale business; Original Good: our signature product line of fair trade accessories and gifts; and WorldofGood.com by eBay: a multi-seller online marketplace, that was launched in September 2008. This role will focus on outreach and public relations for WorldofGood.com by eBay.

Opportunity
Generate and maintain visibility for WorldofGood.com and improve overall market position and reputation through social media outreach, traditional PR and generation of relevant content.

This position will work out of World of Good's headquarters in Emeryville, CA, and will require some travel to and from eBay headquarters in San Jose.

Responsibilities


Help plan, develop and implement World of Good's social media strategy
Helping with our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) by writing content and building keywords for our Google AdWords campaign
Generate, Maintain, publish and update content on the WorldofGood.com site (create landing pages and new content pages as needed)
Assist the PR Manager with public relations activities and outreach
Help run consumer campaigns online and offline
Qualifications


1-3 years work experience in marketing, PR, or communications capacity (experience with a socially responsible company a plus)
Ability to collaborate and work across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
Solid understanding of how to leverage Web 2.0 technology (blogs, social networks, other viral media) to build a brand and generate visibility
Excellent writing skills. Ability to generate content quickly and to proof content written by other team members
Demonstrated ability to manage details with the ability to handle multiple projects while meeting deadlines
Bachelor's degree in English, marketing, public relations, communications or related field.
Motivated self-starter, results-oriented, innovative
Basic to medium HTML proficiency
Knowledge of Google Analytics, Google AdWords a plus
Basic competency in Photoshop and video editing a plus
Compensation


Salary DOE, full benefits package (including health, dental, vision) 401K matching, FSA
To Apply
Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are perfect for this job, along with 2 writing samples (pdf only) or a link to your blog to jobs-PR@worldofgoodinc.com. Please put "Outreach/PR Associate" in the subject of your email. Please note that we are only looking for candidates interested in a full time position and that are able to work from our Emeryville office.