Executive Director

Waunakee Neighborhood Connection is a local social service agency that provides programs and resources for low-income households within the Waunakee school district and community of Dane through the engagement of volunteers and the greater community.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

I. Oversee Organizations Strategy

• Actively engage and support Neighborhood Connection's clients, volunteers, program coordinators, board members, event committees, staff, community partners, and donors.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of Neighborhood Connection's services and programming.
• Execute Neighborhood Connection's community impact plan in collaboration with staff, key volunteers, and Board of Directors; track progress and provide updates to Board.
• Support the Fund Development Manager's implementation of fund development strategies.

II.Manage day-to-day operations

• Actively engage and support Neighborhood Connection's clients, volunteers, program coordinators, board members, event committees, staff, community partners, and donors.
• Ensure ongoing operational excellence, with consistent execution of finance and administration, communications, facility, management, technology, and systems.
• Manage the financial affairs of the organization including annual budget development, maintaining financial records, overseeing monthly financial statements and timely budget reviews, and regular reporting to the Board.
• Recruit, hire, train, lead, develop, and evaluate staff.
• Work with Board Chair and all committees in the development of meeting agendas, meeting facilitation, and board operations.
• Manage Neighborhood Connection's facility and building operations.

III. Represent Neighborhood Connection in the Community

• Build relationships to develop community presence and engagement.
• Develop and implement a marketing communication strategy to enhance the understanding about Neighborhood Connection and distinguish it from other nonprofit organizations.
• Serve as the key spokesperson for Neighborhood Connection with media (press, TV, etc.), and in the community; represent Neighborhood Connection at key meetings and community gatherings.
• Foster relationships with donors, other local nonprofit organizations, and community leaders.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Master's degree is preferred.

Preferable academic focus:

nonprofit management, public administration, business, health/social sciences, education, OR a combination of training, education and/or experience that can be demonstrated to result in possession of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position.

• Two years of senior leadership experience in the nonprofit sector.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and QuickBooks software systems; mastery of a CRM system such as eTapestry.
• Commitment to the mission of Waunakee Neighborhood Connection.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Commitment to and advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
• Strong verbal and written skills, with the ability to be a persuasive and passionate communicator.
• Working knowledge of nonprofit fiscal management including accounting, grants management, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage and develop highperformance teams, set, and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Demonstrated success in planning and carrying out fund development activities and grant writing.
• Strong management skills with ability to set priorities, multitask, monitor progress toward goals, track details and use data to make informed decisions and problemsolve.

Additional Requirements:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus.
• Availability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to understand legal issues and maintain confidentiality.
• Knowledge of available community resources.

Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements:
Light work that includes exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally or a negligible amount frequently.

Physical Activity:
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one workspace to another.

May remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods of time with occasional standing, walking, stooping, crouching, and kneeling; frequent reaching, carrying lifting, pushing, pulling, fingering, grasping, typing, talking-speaking clearly, hearing-conversation, and seeking-near.

Work/Environment:
Moderate noise level consistent with an office environment with occasional higher noise level and frequent interruptions.

Personal/Physiological:
Interaction with people, working around people, planning of activities, making judgements in emergency

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