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CXC is hiring!

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Crossroads Columbus Operations Manager
20 hours
per week/schedule to be negotiated
Consultant
position salary $36,000/year

Description:
The CXC Operations Manager (OM) is responsible for logistics and
fundraising related to the annual citywide cartoon festival.  S/he reports to the CXC board of directors
and is tasked with partnering with the CXC Executive Director to accomplish the
goals of the festival.

Other duties include but are not limited to management of
all routine CXC business functions including board and council committee
records; supervision of CXC e-mail accounts; oversight of CXC Gantt chart;
coordination of the logistics of multiple event venues; organization and
oversight of guest and vendor arrangements; liaise between the CXC office and
the CXC volunteer coordinator and CXC guest relations coordinator; oversight of
the production of posters and other printed materials; involvement with CXC
Website and social media as needed.
During CXC week, the OM will function as the event manager/show runner,
responsible for all logistical arrangements at the various sites.  Extended work hours are expected during the
festival week, with compensatory time off provided following the event
wrap-up.  The OM serves as an ex officio
member of the CXC Executive Committee and partners with the Executive Director
in developing its agenda.

This position provides a broad range of high-level professional
administrative support for CXC.  The OM
anticipates challenges and makes recommendations for solutions and
improvements; performs with advance levels of independence, judgment and
responsibility; keeps abreast with organizational objectives, policies,
procedures in order to work cooperatively as part of the CXC team.

Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field or equivalent combination of
education and experience.  Appropriate
administrative experience, including fund raising.  Highly developed communication skills
(interpersonal, written and personal); ability to be resourceful and functional
equally effectively in a team or independently; ability to conduct all
activities with an exceptional level of judgment, organization, poise and
professionalism; ability to multi-task; advanced proficiency on Microsoft
Outlook, Dropbox file-sharing service, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Expertise in Gantt chart management.

Desired qualifications:
Knowledge and appreciation of cartooning. Management experience in a small
non-profit.   Experience with Survey
Monkey.

The
expectation of the board is that this hiree will secure new funding to cover
his/her salary after nine months in the position.  The intent of the CXC board is that this position
becomes self-supporting and full-time as soon as feasible.

To apply,
send a resume and contact information for 3 references to Lucy Shelton Caswell,
chair of the CXC Operations Manager search Committee, at lucy@cartooncrossroadscolumbus.org

Applications
will be accepted until 5 pm on April 19, 2017.