Executive Director

Congress Heights Main Streets
Washington DC


The Executive Director is the principal on-site staff responsible for coordinating all program activities and volunteers, as well as representing the organization locally, regionally and nationally as appropriate. Individual must be sensitive to design and historic preservation issues and to various other issues confronting a range of constituencies.


Job Requirements:
The Executive Director must be a self-starter, entrepreneurial, imaginative, well organized and capable of functioning effectively in an independent environment. The position reports to a volunteer Board of Directors.


Excellent people, written/verbal communication and computer skills are essential as is a minimum education of at least a 4-year college degree. Work experience is acceptable and will be taken into consideration.


Education and/or experience in one or more of the following areas are desirable:
commercial district management, economics, finance, public relations, marketing, planning, business administration, public administration, and fund raising and small business development.


Job Criteria:
Start Date: ASAP
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 4
Education Required: Masters
Overnight Travel: None
Vacation Time: Negotiable / Other


Company Profile:
Congress Heights Main Streets is a non-profit, community based economic development group which operates in a six-block commercial corridor between 4th Street SE and MLK to Lebaum Street and MLK and MLK/Alabama Ave. through ih Street SE.


Contact Information
James Bunn
Congress Heights Main Streets
3119 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
202-562-1405
202-562-1148 (fax)