Executive Director

South Central Texas

Role: Executive Director

Organization: National Nonprofit

Location: Must live within 50 miles of Houston, TX

Category: Full-Time/Exempt

This organization is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to serve as the market leader providing overall strategy, management, planning, execution, and leadership for all aspects of the mission. This includes a diversified revenue and fundraising portfolio, including local board, executive volunteer leadership, corporate partnerships, peer-to-peer, individual giving, donor stewardship, board/staff development, and finance and budget management.

The Executive Director is responsible for positioning the organization as a leader in his/her respective community as well as establishing effective partnerships and collaborations with corporations, foundations, executive leaders, corporate leaders, and other community leaders, organizations/nonprofits and supporters.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Executive Volunteer Leadership

Lead volunteer leadership recruitment, stewardship, and engagement
Create a shared vision and sense of ownership and accountability with volunteers and staff
Lead the recruitment and management of high-performing Event Chairs, Executive Leadership Teams, and Community Leadership Boards (CLB)
In partnership with the CLB, establish business plan to achieve organizational strategic priorities, drive aggressive revenue growth, and execute the mission in the community
Maintain effective communication with the CLB to inform of progress, opportunities, issues, and challenges and establish gap plans to course-correct and achieve financial targets
Provide and guide staff support for all event leadership and committees ensuring financial goals are met

Demonstrate Leadership and Effective Management

Able to build and manage a successful staff team that has a shared team identity where everyone has a clear understanding of the goals and how they will be achieved. Ensures their strengths are utilized to maximize the team’s effectiveness.
Understand the organization’s portfolio of offerings and how those offerings relate to constituent needs.
Align staff resources to maximize performance
Develop annual performance expectations with staff that includes goals, objectives, inputs, and outcomes
Coach and train staff on campaign management and execution
Model in-person best practice relationships and fundraising behaviors to all staff
Communicate effectively and inspire others to high performance; promote accountability; drive a culture of activity, remove barriers; support others to be creative and action-oriented; anticipate needs before they appear
Manage staff in a manner that supports a productive, professionally competent work force in an environment respectful of personal well-being and cultural diversity
Proactively inform and assure understanding of market activities and outcomes with the Territory Vice President and others as appropriate
Continuously work to assure market alignment with the Region, Division, and National strategic direction and established policies and procedures

Increase Area Revenue

Recruit Best Practice Campaign Chair(s)
Develop and drive a focus for exponential revenue growth
Establish strategies and tactics to achieve and exceed revenue targets
Manage personal portfolio of high priority executive volunteer leaders, corporate, and major gift prospects
Peer to peer campaign oversight and ability to manage staff to execute the fundraising components of all local fundraising campaigns
Build diversified revenue streams including corporate partnerships, foundations, state grants, retail campaigns, and individual/major gifts
Collaborate with colleagues across the territory and the organization to identify and maximize opportunities across the organization
Build local donor, corporate partner, and volunteer pipelines
Ensure effective stewardship strategies are deployed to maintain and further engage constituents
Develop annual budget, monitor expenditures and income and forecast financial performance accurately

Position the organization as a leader in disease prevention and management

Develop a thorough understanding of organizational, community and key stakeholder priorities, needs and barriers to identify appropriate partners and form alliances that significantly accelerate the development of strategic partnerships that facilitate the distribution and implementation of the company’s education and programs into the communities being served
Position the organization as the key voice on strategic task forces and disease coalitions at the state and local level as well as with heads of important civic organizations and faith leaders
Identify, engage and integrate community partners to deliver the organization’s community-based programs as developed by their Scientific, Medical, and Mission Division
Create an advocacy strategy and build relationships with state and local government officials
Develop effective and ongoing relationships with media

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree and 8-10 years of non-profit management
Established success in fundraising and non-profit leadership
Proven record of successful management and revenue growth
Knowledge of product marketing/sales concepts
Outcome-driven with ability to respond to changing circumstances and priorities
Ability to manage and motivate groups and individuals
Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Strong market, community, and constituent perspective
Proficient in computer-based information systems
Ability to work some nights and weekends
Must live within 50 miles of Houston, TX

It is the policy of this organization to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

To apply or inquire, please send your CV via email to: recruiter@brightstreetsolutions.com