President ​/ CEO

Easterseals Wisconsin has exclusively retained The QTI Group to lead the search for a President / CEO
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Since 1926, Easterseals Wisconsin, a registered 501(c)3 organization, has provided a variety of programs to help people with disabilities live independently, become self-sufficient, and enjoy life more fully through their mission of increasing independence, maximizing opportunities, minimizing barriers, and enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities

Easterseals Wisconsin seeks a visionary, mission-driven leader to serve as its next President / CEO.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President / CEO provides strategic and operational leadership, executes the policies and directives of the board, provides oversight and direction for a staff of 30+ employees, and furthers the philosophy and objectives of Easterseals Wisconsin in accordance with Easterseals National.

Board Governance & Relations

• Work closely with the Board of Directors, ensuring the organization’s activities serve the Easterseals mission, strategic priorities, and financial stability.
• Promote the integrity and strength of board leadership and clarity of role, governance, and policies.
• Serve as liaison to board committees.

• Advance and promote the mission of Easterseals Wisconsin.
• Seek new opportunities for service growth in public and private sectors, strategic alliances, and other opportunities to support the mission of the organization.
• Collaborate with board and staff to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Ensure that budget, staff, programs, and priorities are aligned with the agency’s mission.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including Easterseals National, public and private agencies, government entities, and other groups with an interest in serving people with disabilities.
• Represent Easterseals Wisconsin to a broad range of constituents and the general public.

• Hold overall responsibility for organizational operations, hiring program leaders, and managing organizational finances.
• Protect and promote financial stability by preparing and controlling the organizational budget.
• Ensure fiscal compliance on matters related to Easterseals Wisconsin’s nonprofit status, annual audit, and financial recordkeeping.
• Oversee marketing activities, branding strategy, public relations, and communications.
• Provide oversight and management of technology, facilities, and capital projects.

• Provide leadership and oversight of development activities.
• In collaboration with development staff, set fundraising goals and identify, cultivate, and solicit donations to support the work and mission of Easterseals Wisconsin.
• Promote and advocate for Easterseals Wisconsin and its work in fundraising and public functions.

• Monitor programs, ensuring they are meeting goals.
• In collaboration with program staff, identify opportunities to expand programming and impact.
• Foster a workforce culture driven by communication, collaboration, camaraderie, recognition, and professional development.
• Recruit, train, and supervise key management staff and empower them to lead their departments and meet goals.

Required

• Demonstrated effectiveness as a leader who has worked to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and who has awareness of and sensitivity to disability issues and implications for the individual and community.
• Minimum of five years of progressively increasing responsibility in leadership duties.
• Knowledge of and experience with nonprofit boards of directors.
• Demonstrated experience in staff supervision, with success in creating, leading, and motivating collaborative teams.
• Knowledge of human resource management.
• Proven success with relationship- and mission-driven philanthropy involving individuals, foundations, and corporations.
• Sound financial management acumen, including budget development and discipline and fiscal management and analysis.
• Experience planning, developing, and negotiating government grants and contracts.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication…