Bike to Work

Bike to Work BC Executive Director
Job Description

*** Please note that this competition is now closed. Thank you for your interest!

· Create sponsorship packages in coordination with other BC coordinators to assure agreement and sufficient values

· Develop and manage corporate sponsors

· Write sponsorship and funding proposals as well as funding agreements, contracts and reports.

· Allocate funds to all programs & communities equitably

· Provide resource support and guidance to new and existing community Bike to Work Week events including – training on website; graphic design; logo templates; sponsor funding templates; letters of support; human resources guidance

· Maintain existing resources including www.biketowork.ca website, resources.biketowork.ca resources page & contact lists

· Seek feedback and input from all communities on BTWW framework and support from BTWBC

· Coordinate yearly coordinator training workshop

· Create year-end report – collect data from all communities including numbers, report on events, high resolution photos

· Analyze results – follow-up with registered teams/individuals to have results inputted; conduct calculations; develop & distribute surveys

· Develop funding application for Provincial Government

· Seek opportunities to cost effectively operate BTWW

· Manage bookkeeping including payroll & all accounts; update insurance

· Assess all Bike to Work Week programs in communities – performance levels, budgets, event components – share best practices

· Coordinate Board Meetings including agendas, invitations, meeting minutes

· Work with community coordinators to expand program elements throughout BC, such as Bike to Work Skills Course, Bike to School Week, Bike to School training courses

· Cultivating relationships with media

* Acting as a spokesperson for the society
* Writing media releases
* Updating and creating content for the Bike to Work website
* Developing an operational budget for BTWBC
* Managing and creating budgets for multiple programs
* Producing and presenting financial report (with help of treasurer) to BOD
* Payroll, reconciling statements, paying receiver general
* Overseeing and managing Human Resources
* Overseeing operational contracts, ie employees, lease , website
* Administering the society

You are a highly motivated manager with fund-raising skills and a strong commitment to cycling, and Bike to Work British Columbia wants you as their executive director. BTWBC is the umbrella organization for all the Bike to Work events occurring in British Columbia, and functions as a not for profit society. The Bike to Work program has been funded by the provincial government for 14 years, and now distributes training, funding, and common elements of the Bike to Work program to all participating communities in BC. You will be working with a group of aggressive fundraisers from the business community to establish stable year-round funding from business and the communities. You will be working with many BC communities to tailor BTW resources to their local needs, and keeping them communicating their programs and ideas. You will be developing new programs in new communities to get more people commuting by bicycle. You will be comfortable liaising with a diversity of project partners from health, education, environment, municipalities, traffic management, and other stakeholders across the province. You will have experience in public speaking and group facilitation. You will have excellent communication skills, computer literacy, knowledge and experience in many aspects of urban planning, environmental studies, public health, community planning and development. Tell us how you will take this organization further and submit your resume and references to Richard Backus, President BTWBC, at rbackus@shaw.ca, by December 15, 2009.