FW: Knight Foundation seeks to hire Detroit program director
Bill Densmore
via KnightBlog<http://www.knightblog.org> by Marc Fest on 10/5/10
Knight Foundation is advertising an open program director position in its Detroit office. Quoted from the job posting<http://www.knightfoundation.org/about_knight/employment.dot>:
The Director co-develops and manages multi-million-dollar initiatives in partnership with local and national leaders as well as other Knight Foundation colleagues. While the primary assignment is in Detroit, program directors also play a vital role in advancing Knight Foundation initiatives across multiple communities.
Qualifications are:
* A passion for Detroit and a vision about what it can become.
* A conviction that an informed community has the ability to determine its own, true interests.
* A proven record of working collaboratively to find and develop creative solutions.
* A strong partner for local stakeholders and for colleagues working on national and journalism initiatives.
* An intelligent risk-taker with an open and orderly mind
* A judicious decision-maker who is sensitive to managing competing ideas and opportunities.
* An outstanding writer and public speaker.
* Proficiency in budgeting, organizational and business management.
* Strong computer and project management skills.
To apply please send your resume to car...@knightfoundation.org (but please read the job posting first. It's posted here<http://www.knightfoundation.org/about_knight/employment.dot>).