Executive Director

Seattle Seafarers Center

Seattle, WA

Category:
Pastoral Ministry

Terms:

Full-Time Employee

Experience:

5-10 Years

Education:

Undergraduate Degree

Base Pay:
Salary

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION:

The Executive Director is responsible for the financial growth and overall operations of the Seattle Seafarers Center

including, but not limited to: (1) The development and implementation of a strategic plan to raise funds for the organization. (2) Oversight and management of all fundraising efforts, including building strong and successful ecumenical, business, and port relationships, maintaining communications with donors and patrons, and collaborating with the board and community partners to achieve both organizational stability and the comprehensive mission of the center.

(3) Oversight and management of all programs and services. (4) Staff/volunteer recruitment, training, and supervision.

Provides operational leadership, vision, and development for the Seattle Seafarers Center. The core purpose is to assure that all visiting seafarers receive quality spiritual care and tangible support while s is achieved through strategic fundraising/development, volunteer activation, direct service with seafarers, and relationship building with key partners and stakeholders.

• In consultation with the board of directors, develop and implement an overall vision for how the Seattle Seafarers

Center will operate and move forward. Lead all efforts to live into this vision and assure mission fulfillment.

• Engage in development and strategic fundraising. This includes, but is not limited to, major donor solicitation,

special event planning and implementation, corporate gift solicitation, planned and annual giving campaigns, foundation relationship/grant writing, and church and community group outreach via public speaking presentations, etc. Secure in-kind donations (i.e. clothes, hygiene supplies, knit caps, bibles, rosaries, prayer cards, and other items needed by seafarers.) Maintain communication and engagement with donors to ensure continued support. Manage donor database and assure proper acknowledgement of all gifts.

• Recruit, train, manage, and supervise paid staff, interns, chaplains, volunteers, and individuals in formation or discernment.

This involves networking with churches and community groups to elicit volunteers willing to become ship visitors, van drivers, ditty bag volunteers, pastoral listeners, and helpers around the center itself. Empower volunteers to ensure the continuation of robust daily operations and ministerial activity.

• Attend to all ecumenical partnerships and assure meaningful participation from multiple denominations. (i.e. The

Episcopal Church/Mission to Seafarers, The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle/Stella Maris, the Lutheran Church, etc.) Work with church leadership to increase support and engagement in the mission. Nurture a positive working relationship. Develops new relationships with industry partners, including the port of Seattle, maritime companies, unions, or organizations, etc.

• Execute the Ditty Bag Program. This involves working with church and community partners to garner donated

knit stocking caps, hygiene items, etc. for ditty bags that will be gifted to seafarers during the holidays. The Executive Director speaks to groups about the program, picks up supplies from donors, and arranges volunteer work parties to organize and stuff all ditty bags.

• Assure regular ship visiting at all Seattle shipping terminals. This involves boarding ships, connecting with the

captain, engaging in the ministry of presence with crew members, sharing a meal in the mess hall, selling reduced price SIM cards, and providing seafarers with courtesy materials such as magazines, newspapers, prayer cards, rosaries, and other items. Engage with owners, managers, agents, and officers of cargo and fishing vessels and cruise ships for support in facilitating ship visits and crew transport at port terminals.

The Executive Director engages in this ministry personally as well as mobilizes chaplains, volunteers, and interns to engage in regular ship visiting.

• Execute the seafarer transportation ministry. This involves regularly…