Consumer Voice Seeking Applicants for Executive Director

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is a Washington D.C. based, national nonprofit founded as The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) in 1975 by Founder, Elma Holder and 12 citizen advocacy groups working at the local and state level to protect the rights, safety, and dignity of America’s long-term care residents.  Members of The Consumer Voice’s governing board and leadership council include long-term care consumers and a diverse group of national, state and local leaders advocating for quality long-term care nationwide. The Consumer Voice also operates the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center in partnership with The National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
The executive director is the chief executive of the organization and reports to and works in partnership with the governing board.  The director is responsible for developing the organization’s $1.2 million budget and management and direction of staff and consultants.  Principal duties include: providing leadership to guide and advance the organization’s role as a national leader in bringing the consumer voice to long-term care policy; assuring sound financial management and accountability; fund development (securing adequate funding to carry out the organization’s mission); and leading and managing the programmatic and administrative activities of the organization efficiently and effectively to implement the mission of The National Consumer Voice.
Provide leadership to guide and maintain the organization’s national role as a leader in bringing the consumer voice to long-term care policy:

• Maintain and build upon relationships with other organizations and individuals to collaborate in receiving consumer input and promoting consumer perspectives in national and state public policy discussions.
• Expand and grow The Consumer Voice Action Network.
• Identify new opportunities for promoting The Consumer Voice’s mission and activities including support of and partnerships with long-term care ombudsmen, citizen advocates, family councils, resident councils, the community of persons with disabilities and others seeking quality long-term care. 
• Take an active role in planning and implementing the organization’s meetings and conferences.
• Represent the organization and the consumer viewpoint in national discussions of long-term care policy in national coalitions when appropriate and necessary.  
• Liaison with national organizations involved in long-term care; i.e.: the Administration on Aging, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP and other relevant organizations. 
• Serve as ex-officio member of the organization’s governing board and its committees.
• Public speaking and reasonable travel.

Fund Development

•  Assure effective fund development to maintain programs and operations as well as building capacity to further implement the organization’s mission
• Sustain, develop and cultivate relationships with grantors, donors, and corporate supporters.
• Write grant proposals.
• Lead efforts to raise funds through direct solicitation, special events, etc.

AND MORE!! 

TO APPLY:
Please email an application (on subject line, type: Consumer Voice: ED). Include a letter of interest, resume, and salary requirements. Email by November 30, 2013 to:
William Lamb
Consumer Voice Governing Board President
william.e.lamb@gmail.com
The Consumer Voice is an equal opportunity employer