The Greater New Orleans Foundation is the community foundation serving the 13-parish region of metropolitan New Orleans.

WE DO OUR WORK BY:

Designing and leading
initiatives to improve the region.

Connecting donors to
community needs.

Identifying and supporting
great nonprofit organizations.

Strengthening civil society.

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Employment Opportunities

Director, Organizational Effectiveness

Job Announcement

The Greater New Orleans Foundation seeks a Director of Organizational Effectiveness to design and implement programs to strengthen the region’s nonprofit organizations, and to increase the effectiveness of the Foundation’s programmatic and grantmaking work.  The Director of Organizational Effectiveness reports directly to the President.

The successful candidate will have:

  • Significant experience providing training and support to nonprofit organizations;
  • Significant knowledge of evaluation theory and practice;
  • Experience designing and conducting evaluations of nonprofit work;
  • Expertise in two or more of the following areas: fundraising from government and national foundation sources, strategic communications, legislative advocacy, community organizing, board development;
  • Intimate knowledge of the day-to-day challenges facing not-for-profit organizations.

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.  Minimum of three years experience working to strengthen nonprofit organizations.  Strong writing and public speaking skills.

Please send a cover letter and resume; two writing samples; and recent salary history to:

sandra@gnof.org or mail to:

Sandra Lilly
Greater New Orleans Foundation, Suite 100
1055 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130

No phone inquiries please.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT RESUME:  September 24, 2010

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. There is no discrimination with regard to hiring, assignments, promotion or other conditions of staff employment because of race, creed, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference or a disability not pertinent to the assigned job.