President & CEO

• Provides leadership in developing the financial resources to meet UWSN’s mission:
  • Establishes financial development goals with the Board of Directors.
  • Develops and actively implements creative strategies and plans for achieving financial goals and ensures appropriate staffing of the campaign structure.
  • Serves as the Chief Fundraising Officer devoting significant time (65%) to the cultivation and solicitation of Major Gifts.
• Maintains a leadership role among UWSN’s constituencies:
  • Meets regularly with community decision makers, advancing both community and UWNS’s interests.
  • Addresses community groups.
  • Maintains regular communications with and oversees stewardship of all major donor groups.
• Participates on the state and national level in public policy activities that impact UWSN’s ability to fulfill its mission.
• Manages the recruitment and development of a Board of Directors representative of the entire community including business and industry, government, labor, education, and health and human services.
• Works with the board to identify and initiate appropriate responses to issues requiring policy decisions/actions and ensures implementation.
• Works with Board, community, internal, and other stakeholders to formulate and implement strategies to address these conditions, opportunities, and problems.
• Monitors UWSN’s progress against the Strategic Plan and the Annual Work Plan, addressing deficiencies on a rolling basis.
• Staffs the organization with fully competent and diverse professionals, appropriately delegating responsibilities/authority.  Develops organizational work plan and monitors implementation.  Promotes continued professional development among staff and demonstrates and ensures cultural competency of managers and staff.
  • Creates an atmosphere that fosters the development of strong, effective teams and empowers staff through involvement and participation in decision making.
  • Establishes and ensures that the organization maintains open and honest communication both internally and externally.
• Manages and directs activities of professional staff consistent with concept of the “full-service” United Way:
  • Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates UWSN fund-raising programs, within the framework of the volunteer campaign structure and in accordance with the principles of United Way fund raising.
  • Maintains stewardship and accountability for financial and capital resources (including management of property), official records, operating budgets, and campaign collection and disbursement.
  • Develops effective, integrated and efficient support systems for the organization, including in computer services, staff and volunteer training, procurement, and personnel and building management.

Secondary Duties:

• Performs related duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position has direct reporting responsibilities for a staff of six to eight professionals.

Environment:

• The environment for this position is in an office that is clean and comfortable. 
• It may include some minor annoyances such as noise, odors, drafts, etc. 
• The incumbent is in a non-confined office-type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will. 
• In addition, the incumbent will travel via personal vehicle or public transportation to client sites, workplace events, meetings, etc.

Physical Activity:

In the course of performing this work, the incumbent:

• Will spend substantial time standing, sitting, speaking and listening.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.