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Current Job Openings

Women's Rape Crisis Center - 3 Positions

Women's Rape Crisis Center (WRCC) is seeking three energetic and motivated professionals to join our team of skilled, dedicated and compassionate staff. WRCC provides direct services to victims/survivors of sexual violence and stalking and engages in violence prevention programming and training throughout Chittenden County.

Director of Hotline and Advocacy Services (full time; salaried; benefits) - Responsible for supervising the direct service staff, ensuring the overall smooth running of 24-hour hotline and direct services, and collaborating with allied partners in the community to strengthen the coordinated community response to sexual violence. The ideal candidate will possess the following:

  • Experience with policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Experience with grant management and program budgeting.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Two to three years experience supervising staff and knowledge of sexual violence issues is required.

Victim Advocate (full time; benefits) - Responsible for providing crisis and follow-up support and advocacy to survivors of sexual violence and coordinating healing support groups for victims/survivors and other educational support groups. The ideal candidate will possess the following:

  • Experience providing victim and systems advocacy.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Knowledge of sexual violence issues strongly preferred.

Men's Educator(20 hrs/wk; prorated benefits) - Responsible for coordinating prevention and bystander education for male youth and adults and assisting in all WRCC workshops and trainings. The ideal candidate will possess the following:

  • Demonstrated skill in working with college men and male youth.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Experience with public speaking required.
  • Knowledge of sexual violence issues strongly preferred.

Applications for all three positions will be accepted through November 20th. Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume and indication of position to: WRCC, P.O. Box 92, Burlington, VT 05402 attn: Elle Petcavage. WRCC is an equal opportunity employer. Men and people from diverse communities encouraged to apply. No emails, please.

Municipal Manager, Weathersfield, VT

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Program Associate, Positive Ventures

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LACE is Hiring a Business Manager

LACE, the Local Agricultural Community Exchange, in Barre, Vermont, is hiring a Business Manager. This is a new position with a quickly growing, young non-profit, and will start at 24 hours per week and may grow to full-time. LACE is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the community together with its local farms and food sources. Its mission is embodied by the Farm Fresh Market and Café providing seasonal local foods, a commercial kitchen incubator program and other onsite microbusiness development programs provided in partnership with the Central Vermont Community Action Council.

Responsibilities include organizational planning, program and policy development, grant writing, completing grant reports, and coordinating events and fundraising activities with the Executive Director and Director of Public Relations. Will include HR responsibilities, and supervising staff and volunteers, as the organization grows. Looking for strong administrative skills, some experience with grant writing, great people skills and an ability to take initiative. Education, experience, or interest in local food programs a plus. Send letter and resume to LACE, 159 N. Main St, Barre, VT 05641 or azevon@gmail.com.

Career Resources

UVM Career Services
Your first stop for career guidance and resources. Search for jobs across the country, make an appointment with a counselor, or meet with an alumni in your field. Drop-In hours are Monday-Thursday 1-4 pm or call 802-656-3450 for an appointment.

Noonmark Nonprofit Services, LLC
Noonmark Nonprofit Services, operated by MPA lecturer Jane Van Buren, posts select nonprofit job announcements.

Vermont Nonprofit Jobs
A biweekly compilation of nonprofit job listings based in Vermont, plus home-based and virtual nonprofit positions open to individuals living in Vermont.

Vermont Department of Employment and Training
Search for jobs with the State of Vermont, updated each Friday.

PursueVT.org
Job database for employment and living within Vermont.

Idealist.org
Idealist.org is a project of Action Without Borders. Search thier site for volunteer and employment opportunites throughout the world. This site also has interesting articles and resources for non-profit organizations.

U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency.

ASPA
ASPA's Online Career Center allows students and other members to post resumes, search a job database, and even apply for jobs online.

Careers In Government.com
This site offers nationwide listings of jobs in government, education, and the public sector.  Search for listings containing specific key words, or view a list of employers by state.

USA Jobs
The official U.S. Government job site, usajobs.opm.gov provides a database of over 14,000 federal employment opportunities. The site also provides profiles of many federal agencies, including detail about the types of jobs typically found in those agencies.

Burlington Free Press Classifieds

Seven Days Newspaper Classifieds

The featured jobs and internships are posted for one month. If you know of a job you would like to see posted here, please contact Leslie Barchard at Leslie.Barchard@uvm.edu



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