Chief Operating Officer

The HistoryMakers seeks to hire a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to oversee the core operations and strategic initiatives of The HistoryMakers , the nation's largest African American video oral history archive headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. This is an on-site / in-person position. In need of the next level of organizational structures, workflow systems and infrastructure, The HistoryMakers seeks to hire the "right" candidate who will embrace the organization's mission and oversee the organization at a time of extensive growth. The COO will be responsible for the following :

IT, Data / Data Analytics and Business Forecasting : The entire IT, online systems and database operations including data analytics and business forecasting to support the standardization and repeatability of future models, data collection, visualization and an active membership program.

Operations & Infrastructure The HistoryMakers HR, archival, video production, facilities,

inventory control, scholarly publishing and other operational areas to support the scaling up of The HistoryMakers to accommodate current and future needs.

Strategy

Development of

The HistoryMakers' five-year strategic plan to include timelines, goals, metrics and other data / research needed to achieve the stated goals.

Programming : Scaling The HistoryMakers educational programming and digital archives, video production and archival operations to meet the organization's growth throughout the organization.

Fundraising : Developing systems that will support the organization's fundraising operations to

cultivate a national / system-level set of donors and supporters through event fundraising, individual giving and corporate, government and foundation support.

Financial Governance

Maintain fiscal discipline and financial controls working in tandem with the management team.

Qualifications

The COO must :

• ? Have prior demonstrated success in growing organizations 3x or more in capacity and

impact as well as prior experience in creating effective processes, systems, and structures.

video production, archival management, non profit finance and financial management and

donor relations.

The HistoryMakers.

the expansion of The HistoryMakers' internal infrastructure and its societal impact.

organizations with $3M-$6M annual operating budgets.

Salary and Benefits

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. The HistoryMakers also offers a

competitive benefits package that includes 403(b), PTO, health, vision and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement and school loan repayment assistance.