The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Executive Director
San Francisco, CA

The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), the largest affiliate within the national organization, seeks a dynamic leader to serve as its next Executive Director. A leading advocacy organization in Northern California, the ACLU-NC advances the cause of civil liberties and civil rights through a combination of legal and legislative advocacy, public education and organizing strategies. The ACLU-NC is a champion of civil liberties and civil rights issues that are at the forefront of our national debate, including equal justice, First Amendment freedoms, death penalty reform, the right to privacy, reproductive rights, due process of law, and equal civil rights for people of all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary leader to shape and guide one of the premier civil liberties and civil rights organizations in the western United States.

The Executive Director must have a working knowledge of civil liberties and civil rights issues and policies and be a strong leader and manager who is adept at balancing internal management with external impact and visibility. The individual must be an outstanding communicator who is able to convey effectively the mission and activities of the ACLU-NC to a variety of constituencies. The Executive Director will work with the Board and senior staff to lead fundraising initiatives for the affiliate, including the completion of a national capital campaign, through the cultivation of existing and new major donors. The organization has achieved significant victories in recent years, and the next Executive Director must build upon these successes by continuing to strengthen the legal and legislative advocacy programs while committing to the ongoing growth of membership, public education and grassroots organizing.

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader who will continue to inspire and guide the organization and play a leading role in the civil liberties and civil rights movement in the region and nationally. The new Executive Director will be taking the helm of an organization with an agenda of cutting-edge advocacy and activism. The person we seek must be an exceptional leader with a deep-seated commitment to civil liberties and civil rights, must have the ability to operate comfortably in a grassroots organization and in a non-partisan manner at the highest levels of the region’s leadership and must have the willingness to challenge the status quo.

The full job description is available upon request to the electronic mailbox listed below.

ACLU-NC is proud to be an affirmative action employer. All people of color, women, persons with disabilities and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex are particularly urged to apply.

Nominations and applications, including a resume and a substantive cover letter responding to the challenges outlined above, should be sent to the following electronic mailbox: 3697@imsearch.com, which is strongly preferred, or to Pam Pezzoli at the following address:

Isaacson Miller
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009.

All applications will be considered equally regardless of the form in which they are submitted.

For additional information on the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, visit its website at www.aclunc.org.