Executive Director

# Executive Director Horizons Greater Boston###

Job Description Horizons Greater Boston is a community-centered education program serving students from the Greater Boston Metro area. We advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences that inspire the joy of learning.

Horizons Greater Boston (HGB) was founded in 2019 to expand Horizons programming in the Boston area and to support existing area sites, which included Horizons at Dedham Country Day School and Horizons at Lexington Montessori School.  HGB launched Horizons at Mattahunt Elementary School in 2019. Horizons Greater Boston is an affiliate of Horizons National, which has over 71 programs in 20 states nationwide.

Currently serving approximately 350 students with a goal of adding an additional program site in 2027 or 2028, Horizons Greater Boston is continuing to build upon the strong community of support in the Greater Boston area within our three existing local sites.  We are committed to building new partnerships with all types of educational institutions – public, private, and charter schools, colleges, and universities – to launch thriving and sustainable community-based Horizons programs across Greater Boston and provide more opportunities for students to learn, grow, and achieve their goals

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** About the Position
** This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a seasoned, dynamic nonprofit professional who is passionate about building the capacity of students, families, and communities and creating opportunities for students to develop the academic and social emotional skills that will enable them to thrive.  The Executive Director will lead all operations of Horizons Greater Boston, including fundraising and communications, building a regional staffing structure, supporting Boston-area site-level Horizons Executive Directors, managing financial operations, reporting, and supporting the HGB board of directors to ensure the quality and impact of all Horizons programming in Greater Boston.

This role also serves as the face of HGB, working to build external-facing relationships to increase awareness of the program, expand partnerships, and position Horizons as a thought leader in the out-of-school time space. The Executive Director will work in partnership with the HGB 11-member Board of Directors as well as Horizons National and the local host educational institutions to cultivate and launch new Horizons programs across Greater Boston.  

The successful candidate will bring a passion for the mission of closing the opportunity gap in education.

As part of a national network, HGB’s Executive Director has access to professional development opportunities, peer-to-peer learning and collaboration, and programmatic and strategic guidance from Horizons National, the hub of the Horizons Network.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Fundraising and Communications
*** Develop a fundraising strategy, including cultivation of new funding sources to achieve fundraising goals
* Build and maintain strong relationships with funders; write grant requests and prepare all required grant reporting
* Collaborate with Horizons National to write shared grants requests
* Plan and oversee cultivation events, including summer site visits
* Plan and oversee HGB fundraising events
* Coordinate all public relations and communications activities, including social media and community outreach, using branded Horizons resources
* Work in close collaboration with the three existing Greater Boston Horizons sites to coordinate fundraising efforts
** Organizational Leadership
*** Provide leadership and tactical implementation for organizational strategy, fundraising, financial management, programmatic growth and quality, infrastructure, and board development for an expanding non-profit
* Manage, with assistance from the external accounting firm, the overall budgeting for HGB, financial planning, and financial reporting, including the preparation of the annual financial review and Form 990
* Partner with the HGB Board, providing leadership and support…