Chief Executive Officer

Leadership Responsibilities

• Responsible for promoting the public awareness, understanding, acceptance, and support of United Way’s mission, goals and objectives among the various internal and external audiences with which United Way interacts.
• Represents UWWC at meetings, seminars, conferences, functions and speaking engagements, presenting a professional image and advocating Community Impact.Requires flexible schedule in order to attend events that may occur in the early morning, evening and weekends.
• Acts as a communications resource, providing year-round visibility for UWWC with all those with whom he/she interacts.
• Develops partnerships with other United Ways, not for profit organizations, agency leaders and other organizations.
• Monitors major changes in the marketplace, both philanthropic and economic, and provides strategic direction.
• Ensures a process is in place for community dialogue and interaction in order to know and understand the community needs and develop appropriate strategies for collaboration around those needs and priorities.
• Ensures that all staff work together to achieve the goals of United Way of Williamson County.
• Provides for Board development and works with the Board to develop and implement the strategic plan for the organization.
• Acts on behalf of the organization, providing supervision for staff members including the assignment of work responsibilities, the assessment of competency, the timely writing and delivery of performance appraisals and salary increases and participation in the hiring process, and makes recommendations to terminate employment relationships as may be necessary.

Administration & Management

• With the Finance Committee, presents the annual budget, ensures systems of control and financial accounting that meet all United Way Worldwide requirements, AICPA standards and those of all regulatory bodies.
• Ensures the employment and retention of competent and effective United Way staff and provides for their continued professional development, in compliance with all applicable employment laws/rules.
• Updates, establishes and executes the organizational plans, policies and procedures necessary for the effective operation of United Way of Williamson County.

Relationships with Governing Bodies

• Keeps Board of Directors aware of issues/trends affecting the organization and suggests programs/policies which will keep the organization responsive.
• Acts as an agent of the Board of Directors as designated.
• Develops and ensures for key leadership continuity.
• Provides for Board assessment and development.

Community Investment and Community Relations

• With the Community Impact Council members, ensures the development and implementation of an efficient and equitable system for the distribution of the funds available for support of community investment strategies.
• Ensures a year-round system designed to maximize effectiveness and ensure accurate reporting from partner organizations in the delivery of funded services and initiatives through measurable outcomes. Maintains and encourages open lines of communication with United Way funded partner organizations.
• Promotes coordinated research and planning among various local organizations to meet local community needs.
• Fosters cooperative relationships with area funding/planning bodies, including governmental agencies and other United Ways.
• Networks in local civic organizations to act as spokesperson for United Way of Williamson County.

Fundraising

• With the Director of Resource Development and Marketing, develops current and new programs/strategies that will maximize fundraising results.
• Ensures accuracy and accountability in the reporting of fundraising results.
• With the Director of Resource Development and Marketing seeks and manages grant funding opportunities to meet the priorities and initiatives of United Way of Williamson County and the community.
• With the Director of Resource Development and Marketing seeks and manages sponsorships and special events in order to generate revenue to support the initiatives of the organization.
• With the Director of Resource Development and Marketing seeks and manages a diverse revenue stream.

Communications and Media Relations               

• Ensures that the United Way brand is positively presented in the community and across the region.
• Ensures the development, implementation, and evaluation of an ongoing program of communications designed to both speak and listen to all significant segments of the community.
• Ensures the regular assessment of community attitude toward the organization.
• Represents the policies, procedures and attitudes of the organization to the media, government, community leadership, and other community groups.

Volunteer Development Responsibilities

• Targets and cultivates new sources of volunteer leadership throughout the community.
• Develops effective Board and Board committee volunteers by recruiting and selecting, training, coaching, and assessing performance.
• Works closely with staff to ensure a centralized and consistent system for community volunteer days, volunteer recruitment and retention.