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June 29, 2005
Applications Sought for HCDP Executive Director Position
With Harris County Democratic Party Executive Director moving to Portland, Oregon, HCDP Chair Gerry Birnberg, has announced that the party is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director is the person who (subject to the direction and supervision of the County Chair) is responsible for the administrative and day-to-day operations of the party and the coordination of its efforts to mobilize its supporters. A formal Job Description, identifying specifically the functions which the Executive Director will be expected to fulfill (either personally or through recruitment and supervision of other qualified individuals) is posted on the Party’s website at www.hcdp.org
The only mandatory requirement for the position is that the applicant must provide evidence of having voted in a Democratic Party primary election in at least two of the last three Primary Elections (unless the applicant resided in a state which did not have partisan party primary elections) and not have voted in a Republican, Green, Libertarian, or other party primary, nor signed a nominating petition for a candidate of any such other party or an independent candidate for office, at any time between 1999 and the present. (It is not necessary that the applicant have voted in a primary election in Harris County or even in the state of Texas, so long as he or she has voted in Democratic Party primaries in some location in the United States, unless he or she resided in a state which does not conduct partisan primary elections).
Substantial involvement in community organizing activities and party functions, active participation in political campaigns and especially filling position(s) of responsibility in same, demonstrated capabilities in fundraising, and basic familiarity and comfort with computer technology (such as databasing, mail-merge word processing, and mass e-mailing) are highly preferred (though not necessarily mandatory) qualifications.
Resumes must be submitted by Monday, August 1, 2005. They may be submitted by e-mail addressed to candidates@hcdp.org or by telecopier to (713) 981-8670 (the office of the County Chair, so that the applicant may maintain confidentiality with regard to the fact that he or she is submitting an application for the position and the contents of the resume) or by hand delivery or mail addressed to Harris County Democratic Party Chair Gerry Birnberg, 2000 Bering Drive, Suite 909, Houston, TX 77057-3746. Alternatively, the applicant may submit a resume to the Harris County Democratic Party Headquarters at 1445 N. Loop W., Suite 110, Houston, TX 77008 by mail or hand delivery (or by telecopier to the Party Headquarters at (713) 802-2082), but the applicant should be advised that confidentiality may not be maintained with regard to resumes submitted to the Party Headquarters. In any case, however, the resume should be sent sufficiently in advance of the deadline so that it is received by August 1, 2005.
If available, resumes may be accompanied by letters of recommendation from no more than four current or former officeholders or candidates with whom the applicant has worked attesting to the applicant’s capabilities in the areas specified above as preferred qualifications.
Inquiries or requests for further information can be directed via e-mail to candidates@hcdp.org or telephonically to Gerry Birnberg at (713) 981-9595.