Chief Operating Officer

The HistoryMakers seeks to hire a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to oversee the core operations and strategic initiatives of The HistoryMakers , the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. This is an on-site / in-person position. In need of the next level of organizational structures, workflow systems and infrastructure, The HistoryMakers seeks to hire the “right” candidate who will embrace the organization’s mission and oversee the organization at a time of extensive growth. The COO will be responsible for the following :

• IT, Data / Data Analytics and Business Forecasting : The entire IT, online systems and database operations including data analytics and business forecasting to support the standardization and repeatability of future models, data collection, visualization and an active membership program.
• Operations & Infrastructure : The HistoryMakers HR, archival, video production, facilities,

inventory control, scholarly publishing and other operational areas to support the scaling up of The HistoryMakers to accommodate current and future needs.

cultivate a national / system-level set of donors and supporters through event fundraising, individual giving and corporate, government and foundation support.

Qualifications

The COO must :

➢ Have prior demonstrated success in growing organizations 3x or more in capacity and

impact as well as prior experience in creating effective processes, systems, and structures.

➢ Have significant experience with online systems and active membership programs.

➢ Have significant experience running an operation that includes IT, HR, data / data analytics,

video production, archival management, non profit finance and financial management and

donor relations.

➢ Be capable of communicating vision and setting organizational strategy to any audience of

The HistoryMakers.

➢ Be excited to work alongside the CEO / Founder and its small management team to ensure

the expansion of The HistoryMakers’ internal infrastructure and its societal impact.

➢ Must have a minimum of six years of leadership and operations experience with running

organizations with $3M-$6M annual operating budgets.

➢ Must have an M.B.A. or a relevant master’s degree.

Salary and Benefits

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. The HistoryMakers also offers a

competitive benefits package that includes 403(b), PTO, health, vision and dental insurance, tuition reimbursement and school loan repayment assistance.