Executive Director

Description

Lead the Mission. Strengthen the Community.

Are you a mission-driven leader who thrives on building relationships, developing strong teams, and making a meaningful impact in the community? Midwest Food Bank is seeking an Executive Director to lead our Tri-State Division in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This key leadership role offers the opportunity to shape the growth of the division, strengthen community partnerships, engage volunteers and supporters, and ensure food and essential resources reach those who need them most.

If you’re a strategic, hands-on leader with a heart for service and a passion for bringing people together around a shared mission, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay starting at: $90,000 Annually

• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Schedule
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance

Midwest Food Bank (MFB) is a $570M non-profit organization with 11 divisions in the U.S. and 2 operations internationally. MFB operates with $96M in assets and an annual organizational operating budget of $21M to distribute over $548M in food and disaster relief boxes to 2,400 agencies.

As a faith-based organization, it is the mission of Midwest Food Bank, NFP to share the love of Christ by alleviating hunger and malnutrition; and providing disaster relief. Our vision is to serve those in need with excellence, providing physical and spiritual nourishment.

The Executive Director provides strategic and operational leadership for MFB's Tri-State Division in Sioux Falls, SD. This leader is accountable for advancing the mission, strengthening the division's financial sustainability, and delivering excellent service through effective fundraising, food procurement and distribution, community engagement, volunteer mobilization, and team leadership.

The Executive Director provides key interface with the Division Advisory board, division employees and volunteers, and the MFB National organization. The Executive Director will maintain clear and appropriate communication with the Divisional Advisory Board members. The Executive Director is responsible for ensuring food service programs are executed with efficient use of the facilities, employees, and volunteers. The Executive Director will support MFB budgeting, reporting, system, tax adherence, and other requirements for a non-profit.

The Executive Director will represent MFB to the community and will develop strategic relationships to advance the MFB mission.

• Translate MFB's mission, strategic direction, and annual priorities into an actionable division plan with measurable goals.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable the division team while fostering a Christ-centered culture of service, trust, collaboration, and excellence.
• Partner with the Division Advisory Board by providing timely information, engaging members in strategic priorities, and maintaining clear communication and appropriate governance boundaries.
• Collaborate with national leaders and peers across MFB to share practices, align resources, and advance organization-wide priorities.

• Lead the division's fundraising strategy to meet or exceed an annual operating goal of $[amount] and strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, steward, and recognize donors, foundations, churches, businesses, and community partners.
• Build MFB's local visibility and reputation by representing the organization with civic, faith, nonprofit, business, and media audiences.
• Develop strategic relationships and partnerships that expand financial support, food resources, volunteer engagement, and community impact.

• Provide executive oversight of food procurement, warehousing, and distribution totaling approximately $[amount] in food and resources annually.
• Ensure reliable, efficient, and respectful service to nonprofit partner agencies across the division's service area.
• Oversee facilities, property, equipment, safety, security, maintenance, and business continuity in coordination with appropriate team members.
• Monitor operational performance and use data to improve service, productivity, quality, and responsible use of resources.

• Directly or indirectly lead all division employees, including hiring, onboarding, goal setting, coaching, development, performance management, and, when necessary, corrective…