Executive Director Job in Hartford 06106, Connecticut Us

The Connecticut Education Association (CEA) seeks a dynamic, knowledgeable, high-energy advocate for teachers and public education to serve as its next Executive Director.  The Executive Director is the organization’s chief staff officer with responsibility for implementing the programs and policies of the CEA governance system.  The individual in this position is expected to use a broad array of skills in making necessary programmatic, personnel, and financial decisions for the organization.

 

CEA represents over 36,000 certified teachers in K-12 public schools throughout the state.  In addition, it has a very active, retired organization with more than 5,000 members and a successful student organization with members in six different universities in the state.  CEA members belong to 169 local associations representing teachers in nearly all of Connecticut’s school districts.  CEA employs a staff of 73 employees at CEA’s Hartford headquarters and 9 field offices located around the state.

 

CORE COMPETENCIES


1.      Leadership
Thinks strategically about the complex forces affecting the organization and suggests productive directions for CEA to take; possesses the ability to think about new ways to deal with perennial issues such as education funding and teacher accountability.

2.      Strong Interpersonal Communication Skills
Works with a variety of constituent groups and individuals inside and outside of the organization; has the capacity to bring people together around issues, mediate differences, and resolve conflicts.

3.     Political Acumen
Possesses the ability to work with the legislature, influence legislators and the legislative process; participates in creating sound legislation.

4.    Financial Skills
Displays strong understanding of budgets and the budget process; understands investments and the investment process; exhibits the ability to think about how external forces (population shifts, member enrollment and policy changes) could affect the budget on a multi-year basis.

5.    Personnel Management
Possesses the ability to oversee the negotiation process and handle labor relations and personnel issues.

6.   Organizational Corporation Management
Demonstrates the capacity to supervise and coordinate the administrative and financial activities of the Association; possesses the ability to ensure efficiency by the development and maintenance of a sound organization infrastructure that supports the organization’s core values and objectives.

7.   Staff Program Management
Exhibits the ability to exercise responsibility for all staff assignments, supervision, development, evaluation, and administration of staff compensation policies within the limits of board policies and negotiated contracts; has the capacity to direct development and implementation of programs, activities and processes to execute the governance-approved CEA strategic plan.

8.  Other
Perform other appropriate duties as necessary and/or defined in the CEA Constitution and Bylaws.

 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

 

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