Executive Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy

• Lead vision and strategic planning in partnership with the Board of Directors.
• Monitor trends, policy changes, and community needs affecting farm worker and low-income families, and adapt organizational strategy accordingly.
• Assess organizational capacity and sustainability, and lead planning to strengthen both over time.
• Advance CCA's advocacy priorities and position the organization as a trusted voice on issues affecting farm workers, low-income families, housing, health, and economic opportunity.

• Build and maintain positive working partnerships with farm workers, low-income families, funders, government, nonprofit, and institutional stakeholders to sustain and grow support for CCA'S mission.
• Lead diversified fundraising efforts, from concept though proposal and grant agreement/contract. aligned with CCA's mission and priorities. Diversified fundraising includes, but is not limited to, grants from major and local foundations, service contracts from government agencies and nonprofits, annual fundraising events, and individual donor campaigns. Ensure that funding requests are high quality and submitted on time.
• Proactively develop, track, and evaluate fundraising plans to ensure goals are achieved; adjust plans as needed; report issues and plans to address them in a timely fashion; and provide regular reports to the Board of Directors.
• Track and report grant results and impact to funders in a quality and timely manner, following funder guidelines.
• Partner with staff and consultants to plan and implement external communications, fundraising, and reporting.
• Develop the strategy, structure. and resources necessary to establish a sustainable development function within the first year, including recruiting and onboarding development leadership as approved and resourced by the Board, and transitioning the Executive Director's role from primary fundraising execution to strategic leadership and oversight.
• Lead external communications and relationship cultivation, and serve as the external voice and advocate for CCA - including the CCA website, presentations, community gatherings, mass media (TV, radio, and newspapers), social media, and electronic communications.

• In partnership with the Program Director, oversee the development and implementation of programs and services aligned with the organization's mission and the need of the communities CCA serves.
• Oversee the evaluation of programs and services to ensure the alignment with CCA's mission and expected quality, effectiveness, and impact.
• Oversee all necessary legal support provided to CCA's tenant organizing efforts.
• Partner with staff, stakeholders, and the community in the implementations of grassroots projects, as needed.

• In partnership with the Finance Director, oversee all efforts in support of CCA's financial stability and sustainability,
  including a realistic annual budget, decision-making consistent with the Board-approved budget, regular and timely financial reporting, cash flow planning, oversight of two endowments, and maintenance of adequate cash reserves
• Ensure that organizational and personnel policies, practices, systems, and processes are effective, efficient, and comply with the law.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls, risk management practices, and financial policies are maintained and regularly
  reviewed to safeguard CCA’s financial health and assets.

• Engage the Board in fiscal stewardship, strategic planning, and fundraising, ensuring all facts of the organization are aligned with CCA’s mission and values
• In partnership with Board leadership, plan all aspects of meetings with the Board of Directors, standing committees, advisory committee, and task forces.
• Build relationships with committees and individual Board members; proactively communicate between meetings.
• In partnership with Board leadership, recruit and on-board new Board members.
• Provide the Board with timely, accurate, and appropriately concise information necessary for informed governance, strategic discussion, and decision-making.

• Follow the highest ethical standards, comply with the law and personal requirements, and ensure accountability by staff and consultants.
• Ensure an effective workplace and promote a positive culture, built on clear expectations of roles, responsibilities, reposting relationships, processes and systems, and commitment to quality and…