The President/CEO is the leader of the organization, establishing a vision for Community Impact that is achieved through the efforts of a diverse team of high-performing leaders, staff and volunteers alike. The President/CEO is the Chief Mobilizer, responsible for leveraging the power of relationships and networks and responsible for working across private, public and corporate sectors to improve conditions and quality of life in the community. The President/CEO must be able to foster collaboration, teamwork and relationship building both internally with the Board of Directors, staff and volunteers as well as externally with corporate and community leaders, non-profit agencies, state and local government and local foundations. Responsibilities include fundraising, public speaking, marketing, strategic planning, staff development, meeting facilitation and event coordination.
The President/CEO must possess a high level of broad business and management skills, and strong experience and effectiveness in generating revenues and financial support for the organization. The President/CEO must be dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good: creating, resourcing, scaling and leveraging strategies for broad investment and impact. The President/CEO is the steward of the United Way brand and must possess a keen understanding and awareness of the role in growing and protecting the reputation of United Way. The President/CEO is responsible for building trust in United Way, its relevance in the community and possess the ability to leverage United Way’s community presence, relationships and strategies.
The major responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Community Impact:
- The President/CEO is responsible for the overall impact of the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley in the community, with emphasis on increasing the capacity to drive the impact agenda. The President works closely with the Board of Directors to craft and adapt operational strategies and resources to achieve this increased impact, including effective fund-raising strategies, establishing and building relationships with top leaders in the community, including those representing the highest levels in business, military, government and non-profit sectors. The successful candidate must have the ability and demonstrated experience in executing the implementation of strategic marketing and communication activities to support the mission of the UWCV and to create engagement with community partners, donors and volunteers.
Resource Development
- The President/CEO is charged to drive key results in fundraising; to identify, cultivate and solicit prospective donors and key leaders of prospective new corporate partners; to leverage personal and professional contacts and relationships into fundraising opportunities; and to promote a culture of fundraising in the organization, both at the staff and board level.
Strategic Management
- The President/CEO serves as the principal resource to the Board of Directors and its key committees and gives strong direction in policy formulation and interpretation. The President/CEO is responsible for effective collaboration and partnership with the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley to craft organizational goals and develops strategies to ensure that they are achieved. The President/CEO must ensure coordination and alignment of all United Way activities with the strategic direction in the areas of community impact, resource development, and staff alignment.
Organization Management
- The President/CEO is accountable for building and leading high-performing teams, ensuring all teams are effective aligned and executing collaborative efforts in order to achieve organizational results. The President/CEO is responsible for maintaining accountability for the operational and fiscal integrity of the organization and ensuring compliance with operational policies as set by the Board of Directors. The President/CEO is responsible for staffing the organization with fully competent and diverse professionals, appropriately delegating responsibilities/authority. Develops organizational work plans and monitors implementation. Promotes continued professional development among staff and demonstrates and ensures cultural competency of managers and staff. Must possess organizational capacity to implement strategies and identify gaps in systems and staffing; directly supervises Senior Leadership positions and establishes individual goals; works with the Chief Financial Officer to manage organizational spending, monitor budget compliance, and mitigate financial risks; and ensures that the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley’s goals of inclusiveness and diversity among staff and volunteers are met.
The President/CEO will have extensive experience in the management of organizations of comparable size and mission. The individual will possess sufficient expertise on issues relevant to the organization to make well-informed mission-related decisions and command the confidence and respect of stakeholders necessary to serve as the leader of the organization.
- l0+ years of progressively responsible executive level leadership/management experience over a complex nonprofit organization or with considerable interaction with the nonprofit sector.
- Successful track record in diverse fundraising programs; significant major gift fundraising and campaign experience with a proven record of successfully cultivating and soliciting major gifts and grants and leading organizations to major gift fundraising campaign success.
- Has a basic understanding and experience in planned giving techniques, financial planning and estate planning concepts.
- Experience in negotiation and collaboration, skill in developing effective partnerships, understanding of and commitment to community-based collaboration.
- Proven ability to lead a highly motivated, experienced team
- A history of strong planning, interpersonal and superior presentation and communications skills
- Successful track record in management, including financial management, human resources, budgeting, contract administration, and strategic planning
- Proven ability to network, develop and maintain relationships with community representatives, business executives, foundation officials, donors and the media
- Technical Knowledge
- Computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Basic understanding and experience in social media platforms in support of community outreach efforts
- Individual must possess a valid U.S. driver's license and car insurance
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to speak, hear, see and use depth perception. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, and feel. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must have the ability to operate a computer keyboard and lift files and reports.
The compensation package will include a competitive salary, determined in part by the successful candidate’s level of professional experience. United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley also offers a competitive benefits package.