ISSC Executive Director Position Description
The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference is seeking a permanent, full time Executive
Director with leadership, development ability, and organizational skills for a national non-profit
organization involved in the development of national shellfish guidelines.
The Executive Director position requires knowledge and expertise of non-profit fiscal
management, human resource management, state and federal regulatory processes, and extensive
knowledge of food safety as it relates to Molluscan shellfish is preferable. The position will
require coordination of external affairs involving interaction with state and federal agencies,
member of Congress, Congressional committees and staff, state legislative bodies, academia,
shellfish and other food related industries, and other entities involved in public health issues
related to the consumption of Molluscan shellfish.
Candidates for the Executive Director position must have a university Bachelor's Degree or
more advanced degree, strong interpersonal skills, and a well developed spirit of
professionalism. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to devise effective organizational
strategies, inspire supporters, and public observers to embrace the strategies of the organization.
The candidate should have the flexibility to work effectively on a peer-to-peer basis with a
variety of organizational cultures including business, not for profit, education, and government
environments and to elicit their mutual cooperation for the promotion of public health goals. The
candidate should also project a strong sense of membership service and integrity. The present
salary range is $65,000 - $80,000. The position includes a benefits package with paid personal
and annual leave, life and health insurance, savings and investment plan (401-K type).The
Executive Office of the organization is located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Persons interested in being considered for the Executive Director position should submit a
resume by November 4, 2007 to issc@issc.org or Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference,
209-2 Dawson Road, Columbia, SC 29223.
Additional details are on the ISSC web site at: http://www.issc.org/jobannouncement.aspx
Sincerely,
Pamela Tom
UC Davis Sea Grant Extension Program
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