Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Classification:
Exempt, Fulltime

Headquartered in the city of McPherson, the United Way of McPherson County (UWMC) serves McPherson County, which includes 25 townships, with eight incorporated cities and approximately 30,000 residents. The UWMC has a very active Board who are motivated to partner with an individual who has a demonstrated ability to provide community and organizational leadership that is both visionary and strategic.

The UWMC is looking for an individual who:

• Cultivates exemplary personal values, including achievement orientation, integrity, flexibility, continuous learning and self-mastery, and inclusiveness
• Possess skillful levels of problem-solving and decision-making, including experience with operational planning and management of finances; branding; and technology.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and is adept at stewarding the UWMC brand through public and virtual forums.
• Models the ability to develop impact strategies, consolidating resources and relationships through influence, innovation, coalition-building, volunteer relations, and political astuteness.

• Work with the Board to ensure mission achievement through a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan.
• Establish critical action plans and progress metrics to ensure and report progress as to whether strategic objectives are fulfilled.
• Lead and direct execution of strategic action plans, holding action item “owners” accountable to performance metrics and milestones on the path to strategy fulfillment and meeting objectives.

• Provide opportunities for donors, volunteers, and advocates to get involved in and support causes they care about in ways that are engaging, meaningful, and transformative.
• Enhance, strengthen, and diversify contributed and earned revenue streams, including the development of fundraising goals, and involve all staff and Board actively in advocacy and solicitations; personally driving individual and institutional major gift/grant solicitations.
• Conduct public speaking and community outreach to build increased visibility, funding, and other kinds of support for the UWMC.
• Expand the public’s understanding of the UWMC; ensure that the mission, values, and initiatives are clearly and effectively conveyed through communications mediums, both real and virtual; provide public recognition to donors and nonprofits for their contributions.

• Ensure that the day-to-day operations and programs are professionally and efficiently organized and administered; ensure proper administration of agreements, and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Maintain the organization’s fiscal health; ensure that the organization adheres to a sustainable financial plan based on a Board-approved annual budget; ensure that actual financial performance positively tracks budget and operating plans; foster an atmosphere of transparency and accountability in matters relating to the organization’s financial condition.
• Responsible for overseeing the annual campaign reconciliations of final workplace reports and collection of pledge receivables, resulting in write-offs.
• Establish local, regional, and/or statewide partnerships or collaborations with other organizations and United Ways, as appropriate.
• Oversee and assist in the management of events and initiatives sponsored by the UWMC (i.e.triathlon, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with United Way Worldwide, including the filing of required reports and updates.

• Become familiar with and advance the combined organization’s Governance Policies; develop, recommend, and implement policies, program goals,…