Executive Director

Overview

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Thanks to strong support from Ameri Corps, the private sector, Duval County Public Schools, and a local Founding Committee and Founding Site Board, 58 City Year corps members are currently deployed in 6 of Jacksonville’s highest need schools serving as tutors, mentors and role models. City Year Jacksonville’s service model was piloted in 2 schools during the site’s Start Up year in , and this is currently City Year Jacksonville’s Founding Year.

The Executive Director (ED) serves as the primary leader, strategist, external champion, builder, and internal manager of a City Year site. The ED is responsible for the site’s strategy, performance and success in achieving its potential for impact, sustainability, and scale. The ED is the chief “resource magnet” for a site, translating strategy into action and results through developing and executing a multi-year strategic plan, as well as an annual operating plan and budget, to manage the performance and growth of the site.

The ED represents the organization within the local community by establishing and maintaining relationships with major local internal and external stakeholders, including the staff team, site board members, corps members, Duval County Public Schools, the Florida Department of Education, the Florida State Commission on National and Community Service, City Year alumni, and private sector funders and sponsors.

The ED is the primary champion of City Year’s impact locally, leading City Year’s efforts to keep students in school and on track, while also ensuring the growth and sustainability of the City Year site. An effective ED will be able to both lead the site at its current size and scope, and successfully strategize and manage leading to growth in the future.

In Jacksonville, the top priorities will likely include:

• Maximizing impact on students and strengthening school partnerships
• Increasing fundraising results, including a focus on corporate and high-net worth individual giving
• Developing a strong staff team and a site-wide culture of excellence
• Growing the brand recognition of City Year Jacksonville

The ED is responsible for leading site staff to ensure performance in all major areas, including:

• Service Performance, Implementation and Delivery:
  In partnership with senior program staff, ensure high quality delivery of City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child service model in all partner schools.
• Staff Management:
  Support the growth and professional development of senior leadership team members, and provide leadership and vision for the full team of 12-15 site staff members as they manage 58 corps members (note: growth is anticipated in ) in service implementation and secure needed resources. Establish effective succession plan for key roles to assure ready candidates and smooth transitions.
• Board Management & Development:
  In partnership with local Board leadership, recruit, develop and manage a dynamic, engaged, and productive Site Board executing a multi-year site strategic plan while contributing to the success of City Year, Inc.
• Public Policy:
  Engage local and national elected officials – e.g. mayor, city council, governor, and members of U.S. Congress - to support funding and policies for City Year and the national service movement.
• Government Relations:
  Maintain relationship with Ameri Corps state commission; prepare effective Ameri Corps grant applications and progress reports, and meet compliance requirements associated therein.
• Fundraising/Development:
  Lead site staff and…