Image
Fast, affordable Internet access for all.
Next Century Cities Looking for New Leader
By
on
We recently shared the news that dynamo Deb Socia was leaving her post as Executive Director of Next Century Cities (NCC) to pursue a new position as CEO and President of the Enterprise Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her departure leaves a gap that Next Century Cities and all its 200+ members now need to fill.
While taking up the mantle at NCC will be a heavy lift due to the high bar that Deb established, we’re all confident that the right person is out there. In order to reach that perfect candidate, we want to share the posting for the position of Executive Director and encourage interested people to apply.
Cover letters and resumes need to be submitted to Cat Blake by May 15, 2019 at cblake(at)nextcenturycities.org. If you have questions, you should contact Cat. We’re reposting the call for applications here to reach as many potential, but you can also see the original story at theNext Century Cities blog.
Position Summary
The Executive Director’s primary responsibility will be the development and strategic leadership of the Next-Century Cities project, with a key focus on building and coordinating the project’s 21st Century Leadership Forum of elected officials and other city leaders.
Essential Responsibilities and Tasks
- Set and execute the overall strategy for the project
- Recruit mayors and other elected officials to become members of Next Century Cities
- Help conceptualize and coordinate key projects, including city-to-city learning, policymaker education, resource creation and curation, and demonstration projects
- Lead the media strategy, including identifying and executing press opportunities
- Liaise with and continue the conversation among elected leaders
- Lead day-to-day operations of the project
- Lead fundraising
Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Working knowledge of the following: Broadband infrastructure builds (types, methods, challenges), spectrum, tech policy
- Creating and managing organizational budgets
- Writing grants and implementing grant projects
- Skilled public speaker
- Comfortable working collaboratively as part of a small, focused, and highly effective team
Valued and Non-Essential Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Strong network of city and county connections
- Strong knowledge of broadband adoption issues as well as successful interventions
- Experience educating lawmakers at the state and national level
Attributes
- Exceptional communicator
- Extremely well organized, detail-oriented and analytical
- Flexible, able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
- Sense of humor and willingness to use it
How to Apply
Please send cover letter and resume to Cat Blake ([email protected]). Due date: May 15, 2019.
Related Stories
NDIA Net Inclusion Webinar Series Begins April 7
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance's Net Inclusion conference this year is a webinar series, running eight consecutive weeks between April 7 and May 26.
Applications Being Accepted for Digital Inclusion Leadership Awards
It’s February, which means the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is once again taking applications for the 2021 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Awards. The deadline is February 12th.
From the announcement:
Why 25/3 Broadband Is Not Sufficient
In the interest of “closing the digital divide,” the FCC issued a Notice of Inquiry in August “Concerning Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion.” According to the notice, the FCC still considers it reasonable and timely to define the minimum broadband speed a
Something for Everyone at Broadband Communities' 2020 Annual Summit
Another year of the Broadband Communities annual summit is behind us, and it’s worth revisiting the most salient moments from the panels that touched on the wealth and variety of issues related to community broadband regulation, financing, and expansion today and in the future. We weren’t able to make it to every panel, but read on for the highlights.
Christopher Reflects on His Time at Next Century Cities
I have stepped down from my role as Policy Advisor at Next Century Cities, an organization that I helped to found and one that I believe is very important to ensuring everyone can use fast, affordable, and reliable Internet access.
Kiosk Toolkit from Next Century Cities Helps Maximize the Power of U.S. Census
Every decade, the U.S. counts itself to learn more about the people who make up the fabric of America. The upcoming census of 2020 will be the first census conducted mostly online and, while the prospect is an exciting statement about our technology, there are new risks that accompany innovation. Not everyone has reliable Internet access, which can lead to undercounts.