At the DPVAs December State Central Committee meeting, Chairman Cranwell announced the semi-controversial departure of Leigh Anne Collier as the DPVAs Executive Director. The reason why I say semi-controversial is that chairman announced that Leigh Anne was to receive a $10K bonus upon her departure. Naturally folks were up in arms over this bonus being awarded, based on the most recent election results. This is not to take away how hard Leigh Anne may have worked, since I have no idea; however, perception is everything.

This afternoon Chairman Cranwell moved to fill this void. I’m not sure how far-and-wide his email was actually sent out, but it was essentially a job advertisement seeking a “committed individual to serve as executive director.”

The email went on to say that

The applicant must possess strong organizational skills, demonstrated success in winning elections, and technological and strategic expertise. The executive director will be responsible for developing and implementing a plan to strengthen and expand Democratic Party of Virginia.  A complete job description is listed below.

If you know of anyone interested in applying, please email a resume with cover letter and three references to jobs@vademocrats.org by December 28, 2009.

Sincerely,

C. Richard Cranwell

Chairman

A more detailed job description follows:

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Executive Director, working with the Chair and State Steering and Central Committees, develops and implements the Democratic Party of Virginia’s strategic plan and oversees personnel and programmatic activities of the party.

Responsibilities:
Political Affairs
Develop and implement a plan to strengthen and expand the party; develop the party’s election strategies and supervise a political director
Administrative & Financial
With an Operations Director, oversee federal & non-federal compliance, bank accounts, and other administrative requirements
Fundraising
With a finance director, create a yearly fundraising plan and oversee its execution
Communications
With a communications director, create a comprehensive communications plan, including messaging, media outreach, press releases, web and email, and oversee its execution; develop and maintain professional relationships with national, state and county elected officials and organizations
Technology
With an information technology director, develop and maintain a state-of-the-art technological infrastructure

The blogosphere is never short of opinions. With that said who do you think would be an ideal candidate? Please leave your suggestions and rationale in the comments section.