Executive Director - Feminist Press

Executive Director - Feminist Press POSITION DETAILS

The Graduate Center (GC) is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at the City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master's programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors.

The Graduate Center's commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including ASRC.

The Graduate Center benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni‑who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City's intellectual and cultural life.

Founded in 1970, the Feminist Press at the City University of New York is the longest‑running non‑profit educational feminist literary publisher in the world. The Feminist Press has established itself as a singular voice in movements for gender equality and social justice, and it continues to be an activist press, serving the women's and gender studies movement by publishing excellent "lost" literature by women, in part for the collegiate curriculum, and publishing original works by current feminist writers from around the world for a diverse trade readership.

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Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for collaborating with staff and facilitating their work in developing the Feminist Press publishing program, budget, and operations. The Executive Director will build partnerships and engage with CUNY and the wider public. The Executive Director will ensure that the Press's operating budget is fully supported by an equal combination of innovative individual donor and grant fundraising and earned income through the sales of books and rights, and will work with staff to develop and implement effective and novel strategies for these.

This position is excluded from the union.

• Administers the finances of the Feminist Press in collaboration with staff and the Board of Directors, with the goal of ensuring the long‑term sustainability of the Press;
• Partners with the Board of Directors on governance issues, and collaborates on overall Board development;
• Leads and manages the development programs of the Feminist Press, with the goal of bringing in half of the annual budget;
• Supports staff as they work collaboratively to sustain, develop, and implement the Feminist Press's publishing program, with the goal of maintaining earned income as half of the annual budget;
• Oversees the daily operations of the Feminist Press, including the recruitment of staff members and contractors;
• Communicates effectively with varied constituencies of the Feminist Press, including other CUNY groups and institutions;
• Enhances strategic and intellectual relationships with international feminist and women's/gender studies communities and other social justice organizations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

All full‑time CUNY staff are expected to work in‑person at their campus office 70% of their work time. This is equivalent to 7 out of 10 days of in‑person work in a two‑week period (e.g., 7 days in person, 3 days remote).

Bachelor's Degree and eight years' relevant experience required.

A preferred candidate should have:

• Experience securing foundation and corporate support and funds from individual donors.
• Experience organizing fundraising events.
• Ability to attract donors, prominent authors, and other allies to the organization’s programs.
• Some established professional networks in nonprofit or independent publishing spaces, as well as an interest in working to grow these.
• Ability to work with the Board of Directors to develop annual budgets, three‑year plans, and forecasts, as well as oversee the annual audit, manage cash flow, legal compliance, investments, and other balance sheet issues.
• Ability to collaboratively manage and budget for…