QCC is seeking its next Executive Director

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Position Title	Executive Director
Reports to	Board of Directors
Employment Status	1.0 FTE permanent
Compensation	$120,000 (non-negotiable)*
Benefits	Full coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance; PTO package including 9 days of sick leave, 12 days of paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, and 5 days of bereavement leave per year. Office closure for the last two weeks of the year. Eligible for 401k retirement plan with 3% employer contribution after 3 months.
Location	San Francisco, CA. Hybrid schedule.

Organizational Background & Opportunity

Queer Cultural Center (QCC) promotes social justice and the artistic and financial development of queer art and culture. We steward artists whose programs nourish, connect, and mobilize trans & queer communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. QCC’s services for artists include fiscal sponsorship and hands-on training with financial literacy, fundraising, and capacity building. Since our founding in 1993, QCC has served an estimated 125,000 LGBTQIA2S+ San Franciscans and the 350,000 LGBTQIA2S+ residents of the greater regional SF Bay Area. We’ve curated 28 consecutive month-long National Queer Arts Festivals (NQAF) featuring work from more than 2,500 LGBTQIA2S+ artists. QCC’s artist services has supported over 50 Bay Area LGBTQIA2S+ artists and arts organizations to secure over $10 million in programmatic and general operating funds. 

Position Summary:

The Executive Director provides visionary leadership and management to enhance QCC’s role as a beacon of light for our communities during a pivotal time in the U.S. LGBTQ movement’s history. This role stewards QCC’s resources, and safeguards its ability to fulfill its mission to promote social justice, and the artistic and financial development of queer art and culture. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Organizational Leadership and Operations:
   • Lead with trust and encourage staff development and mentorship.
   • Model collaborative and inclusive leadership with an awareness of repair and restoration. 
   • Oversee the development of systems and processes that support staff and financial success. 
   • Supervise and empower a team of three skilled staff and consultants by committing to creating annual goals and lines of communication.
   • Oversee HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluation processes.
   • Represent QCC in external meetings with the funders, partners, and artists.
2. Fundraising and Marketing:
   • Create fund development strategies and lead fundraising efforts to ensure QCC’s sustainability into the future and increase funding diversity. 
   • Build and maintain positive working relationships with private, family, and community foundations, government agencies, and individuals.
   • Oversee communications staff in executing a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that enhances the organization’s visibility and reach.
   • Ensure all public-facing content aligns with the QCC’s mission and brand, while cultivating strong relationships with media outlets and community partners.
   • Supervise contract grant writer and staff on grant applications and reports.
3. Financial Management:
   • Develop sound financial practices in collaboration with the Board of Directors.
   • With a contracted accountant, manage QCC’s finances, including reviewing financial statements for accuracy and compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
   • Collaborate with the accountant and audit firm to complete the annual audit.
   • Oversee the management of funds for the Fiscal Sponsorship Program (FSP).
   • Ensure payment to vendors.
   • Refine and maintain QCC & FSP transaction and grant spending systems.
4. Organizational Development:
   • Provide high-level visioning and solutions oriented leadership to inform the future of QCC’s programs, mission, and goals.
   • Lead the organization through the development of its next strategic framework and the implementation of existing organizational development initiatives.
   • Collaborate closely with the Board of Directors to ensure the organization meets its financial, programmatic, and legal obligations. 
   • Support board meetings and activities, including regular financial and programmatic reporting to the board for quarterly board meetings.
   • Assess organizational capacity and make recommendations to ensure QCC effectively meets its mission.
5. Program Oversight:
   • Provide strategic guidance and oversight for the organization’s main programs: Creating Queer Communities and the National Queer Arts Festival.
   • Collaborate with program staff to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to support effective and impactful programming.
   • Develop, sustain, and find new opportunities for partnership and cross-collaborations to increase team capacity. E.g., universities, skilled volunteer organizations, and affinity groups within companies.

Required Qualifications

• Nonprofit Management: At least 5 years of experience in senior leadership roles within nonprofit organizations, preferably with a focus on arts and culture.
• Leadership: Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and adapt to diverse situations. Proven track record of being decisive, collaborative, strategic, and visionary with a focus on results, team-building, and people management. 
• Financial Management: Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Experience managing grants and donations.
• Fundraising: Demonstrated success in securing funding from various sources, including government grants, foundations, and individual donors.
• Organizational Development: Experience in developing and implementing strategies to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Relationship Building: Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and prioritize effectively ensuring strong relationships with stakeholders, including board members, funders, partners, and staff.
• Communication: Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and solve problems creatively and effectively.

Timeline: This position will start November 1, 2025. Specific starting date is negotiable. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Queer Cultural Center values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and people with disabilities to apply. *The salary indicated above is non-negotiable; we do not negotiate salaries as a matter of equity.

QCC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

How To Apply

Please email jobs@queerculturalcenter.org with resume and a cover letter answering your: 1) interest in QCC’s leadership opportunity at this time; 2) experience working in or alongside LGBTQIA2S+ communities; 3) fundraising or partnership experience; and 4) the role of QCC in the current political environment / your vision for QCC.

We will not review applications submitted any other way. Applications due by Friday, August 1, 2025.