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WALRUS
FOUNDATION
Re. Job Description of the Executive Director of The Walrus
Foundation and Publisher of The Walrus
The executive director of The Walrus Foundation is responsible for the
overall direction of the Foundation as outlined by the board of directors and
The Walrus Foundation’s charitable status as described in its successful
application to the Canada Revenue Agency. The executive director reports
directly to the board of directors, and, as The Walrus magazine is the
primary project of the Foundation, the executive director is also the
publisher of The Walrus magazine.
The executive director/publisher must oversee and provide leadership to the
four major departments of The Walrus Foundation. Those departments are
editorial and art (the magazine), circulation (the magazine), advertizing and
sponsorships (the magazine and Foundation), and Foundation programs (the
Foundation). The editor and creative director, circulation director, head of
advertising, and The Walrus Foundation programs director report directly to
the executive director/ publisher.
The executive director/publisher must have deep contacts in business, the
media, and the arts; must have strong event marketing and fundraising
skills; and must provide the leadership and business direction necessary to
ensure financial viability and organizational growth of The Walrus
Foundation and The Walrus magazine.
Specific Responsibilities:
© Produce a three-year strategic business plan that describes how The
Walrus Foundation will secure funds from both the private and non-
profit sectors, and must manage the plan and engage both the staff and
the board of directors in order to reach the Foundation’s long-term
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Is The Walrus Foundation’s and the magazine’s chief financial officer
with overall responsibility for expense management and budgeting.
© Must work directly with the board of directors in securing patrons of
The Walrus Foundation, and must secure a minimum of five patrons
of his/her own. Must identify and secure corporate and foundation
partners.
© Must work directly with the advertising department to secure
advertising and business sponsorships resulting in advertising. Must
share responsibility for realizing the magazine’s target for 2007 of
$1.5 million in advertising revenue; and $1.75 million in 2008.
Must work directly with the editor, creative director, and Foundation
programs director in building The Walrus brand, develop a public and
media relations strategy, and must assist directly in securing press for
articles in The Walrus.
The executive director/publisher is responsible for the cover of The
Walrus and has creative input on the contents of the magazine.
Must work with the managing editor of The Walrus and the programs
director of the Foundation vis-a-vis programs, day-to-day operations,
staff resource management, hiring, and performance reviews. Must
delegate to the appropriate staff members responsibilities for website
management, internal communication practices, etc.
Must ensure that The Walrus Foundation’s activities are in
compliance with its charitable status obligations.
With the Foundation programs director, must produce an events
calendar, manage and/or delegate the management of events, and must
secure corporate, media, and foundation sponsorships for events.
The executive director/publisher must direct contract negotiations
with suppliers (the printer, the fulfillment house, etc.).
The executive director/publisher will receive a salary of $150,000 per
annum. This salary can be re-negotiated after one full year of
employment. —
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© The executive director/publisher will be subjected to a six-month
performance review by a committee of the board of directors.
© In the event of termination, the executive director/ publisher will
receive four months of full-salary serverance.
Chair, Board of Directors
The Walrus Foundation
Executive Director & Publisher
The Walrus Foundation
