Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association

Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association Announces New Leadership

The Board of Directors of Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA) announces new leadership for the organization. Effective December 31, 2011, Mai Hien Tran, current office manager, will assume the role of acting executive director for six months. Diane Vy Nguyen-Vu will step down as executive director at that time. The Board of Directors will continue their search for an executive director by February 29, 2012.

Over the last 5 years, Diane Vy Nguyen-Vu has been instrumental in leading MVMA. “Diane understood how to grow MVMA. She built the organization’s operations, increasing scale and scope of organization to meet programming needs, and created new partnerships for organizational sustainability,” said Anh Tran, chair of the MVMA board. The Board of Directors thank Diane for her commitment to the executive transition process, and her leadership in MVMA’s growth.

The Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA) is a nonprofit organization that provides linguistically and culturally appropriate direct services to Vietnamese Americans. Started in 1979 by a group of volunteers, MVMA is the oldest Vietnamese American community based organization in Maryland. Because of its reach in the community and its visibility, MVMA also serves as a liaison for many agencies to ensure that vital information reaches the Vietnamese American population. In 2008, MVMA was selected by the Harmon Foundation for inclusion in their Catalogue for Philanthropy as “one of the best small charities in the greater Washington Region.”

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, Inc. (MVMA)

Organization Description:

The Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association (MVMA) has a thirty-year history of advancing the Vietnamese American community in Maryland through direct services, advocacy and education. MVMA implements three cornerstones in its approach: (1) Empowering low-income families and seniors through direct services and providing access to government and private programs; (2) Advocating for social and economic equality by building awareness, capacity and solidarity within the community; and (3) Unifying multiple generations of Vietnamese Americans by promoting cultural traditions, history, art and language.

The Position:

The Executive Director will report directly to the MVMA Board of Directors and will work with full-time staff in addition to providing direct services to community members. The Executive Director is charged with: (i) advancing the overall vision and mission of MVMA; (ii) overseeing MVMA’s direct services and advocacy; (iii) implementing MVMA’s strategic plan; (iv) leading the fundraising process; (v) managing donor relations; (vi) managing MVMA finances and internal operations; (vii) managing relations with the MVMA Board; and (viii) serving as the public voice of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

· Strategic planning: (i) provides leadership in the development of MVMA’s vision, mission, and goals; (ii) develops and provides appropriate policy recommendations for consideration by the MVMA Board; and (iii) sits on other local boards and advisory groups.

· Fund and resource development: (i) plans and executes strategies related to fundraising and business development; (ii) maps out projected expenses and revenue sources; (iii) and develops an annual budget in conjunction with key staff and the MVMA Board.

· External relations: (i) maintains and builds key client relationships, by activities such as meeting with key clients to discuss matters of mutual interest; (ii) and maintains and builds the public image of MVMA through tactics such as speaking at various leadership conferences addressing the Vietnamese community.

· Operational management: (i) ensures organizational effectiveness by leading the staff and management; (ii) builds organizational capacity; (iii) and ensures highest ethical and legal standards.

· Board and Advisory Council development and management: (i) interacts with all MVMA Board members individually to maintain and build Board relations, (ii) and collaborates with the Board to attract, recruit, and retain Board members.

Qualifications and Preferred Skills:

· Master in Non-Profit Management, or Business Administration with emphasis on nonprofits or Bachelor degree plus relevant experience;

· 5-7 years experience as an Executive Director for a nonprofit organization with annual revenues of $200,000 to $500,000 or other relevant experience in management level positions in nonprofits, county or state public agencies, for-profits or a combination of thereof;

· Proven results as a change agent;

· Proven leadership and ability to develop a senior management team, including the ability to motivate others to actualize MVMA’s vision;

· Demonstrated competency in public speaking and other communications, financial management, fund development, client relations, planning, program delivery, marketing, and staff/volunteer relations;

· Showing of leadership qualities such as passion and adaptability;

· Candidates must be eligible to work in the US.

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to Ms. Anh Tran, Board Chair, at anh.tran@mdvietmutual.org with “Executive Director Search” in the subject line. Please direct all inquiries related to this position to the same email address. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. All applications should be received by January 31, 2011

Job Location:
Silver Spring, MD