Co-Executive Director

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSUMMARY:

We are looking for a strong leader, hardworking, self-starting Co-Executive Director to join our team to help take our organization’s growth and management to the next level.

We welcome strategic thinkers, visionaries, and someone who can inspire a team like no other.

A *Co-Executive Director is out in the community advocating for the growth of Amarillo Angels’ programs and building key partnerships. They are someone who considers strangers to be friends they haven’t met yet and who is both professional and passionate.  

We need someone who can learn new things very quickly, who likes solving problems, and who can process information quickly and think for themselves. You have a high level of commitment and mission-orientation. You keep pushing until something gets done. We need a Co-Executive Director who will work collaboratively with the board of directors to implement a strategic plan and fulfill our mission to transform the way children, youth and families experience foster care.

The Co-Executive Director will be capable of building relationships with staff members, board members, volunteers and more, demonstrating values that drive an organizational culture of transparency, accountability, care, and results. You will provide strategic foresight and leadership in governance, programs, finance, and operations.

This organization has grown out of an urgency to change the statistics for children, youth and families experiencing foster care. We benefit from a national network of 20 Angels chapters around the country who are all-in to share energy, ideas, resources, and momentum.

As our national network has demonstrated, the right candidate can come from a variety of backgrounds - advocacy, sales, education, faith, small business, etc. Most important is your willingness to serve with excellence, ethics, and determination. Most of what we create locally is shared nationally, allowing good ideas to be amplified across the country. We believe we are stronger together- collaboration with other chapters is essential, as are adaptability and grace.

See amarilloangels.org and nationalangels.org for more information, including links to our social media.

SCOPE

The Co-Executive Director is a leader responsible for overseeing all operations, providing day-to-day oversight of the organization and staff in line with strategic goals and our business and work plans. They report to the Board of Directors.

TARGETS

The Executive Director must deliver results, keeping Amarillo Angels on pace to:

• Serve 310 children and youth during 2024
• Raise $465,000 in 2024 
• Continued increase of brand awareness and community support

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Governance:

• Assist with ongoing Board and governance development.
• Communicate and coordinate actively with the Board; provide the information necessary for the Board to function properly, conduct proper strategic and financial oversight, and make informed holistic decisions
• Assist Board President with planning and facilitating board meetings

Leadership:

• Hold, promote, and quality-manage the organizational ethos, values, and culture
• Work collaboratively (for up to six months) with existing director to effectively, seamlessly and completely transfer leadership duties of the organization
• Develop the leadership capacities of staff (8 current staff members) and volunteers (173 current program volunteers)
• Hold the organization accountable to regularly updated strategic, business, and work plans, including creation of an annual strategic plan and budget
• Deliver recommendations for improvement that guide the organization through phases of growth and enable long-term stability and success
• Enhance partnerships and reputation by being active and visible in the community, working closely with other professional, civic, and youth development organizations
• Establish and maintain relationships with local organizations and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the Amarillo Angels mission
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and donors
• Responsible for signing all agreements, notes, and contracts made and entered into on behalf of the organization
• Serve as Amarillo Angels primary spokesperson to the organization constituents, media, and the general public

Finance & Revenue:

• Help to create and execute fundraising priorities
• Create and execute a comprehensive plan to increase philanthropy at Amarillo Angels (Plan and implement annual fundraising campaigns including soliciting gifts, recruiting and maintaining a portfolio of major donors for cultivation, solicitation)
• Responsible for planning donor cultivation and stewardship of program gifts 
• Oversee and/or assist with grant writing
• Help create, lead, and constructively evaluate fundraising campaigns
• Assist Treasurer/Financial and Operations Assistant in ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
• Maintain a minimum of 80% of all expenses allocated to programs

Operations:

• Oversee day-to-day administration and operations toward goals; performance management and evaluation of staff, programmatic progress, marketing and communications, and systems management
• Recruit and retain employees by creating a culture of transparency and accountability, practicing positive employee affirmation, communicating regularly, setting clear expectations for both employees and supervisors, and creating a positive culture and opportunities for employee engagement
• Ensure staff pay, benefits, etc are timely and equitable
• Enable ongoing professional development and coaching for Board and staff
• Participate in the National Angels leadership community: orientation, monthly web calls, daily Slack communications, and ongoing peer support

Marketing & Communications:

• Invest in marketing as the primary tool and opportunity to reach donors, volunteers, and community partners
• Ensure marketing is focused on storytelling/impact and not just advertising
• Work closely with the Marketing Manager to develop goals and strategies for marketing efforts

Programs:

• Supervise and support the whole organization to serve children, youth and families experiencing foster care
• Support Case Managers in maintaining and growing the Love Box and Dare to Dream programs
• Ensure program quality in-line with National Angels best practices
• Provide equitable service to all children, youth, and families - Angels serves everyone, no exceptions
• Work with staff to create and execute program events that support children, youth, and families, both in our programs and on the waitlist
• Work collaboratively with other service providers, including and especially, St. Francis Ministries and Child Protective Services
• Oversight and quality control of program processes, case files, and volunteer engagement
• Ensure that confidential information is kept secure

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, & EXPERIENCE

• High integrity leadership and commitment to transparency
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience in an organizational leadership role, preferably managing a team, recruiting and onboarding, fundraising and employee relations (preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; ability to convey mission imperatives and strategic vision to staff, partners, volunteers, and donors
• Solid, hands-on budget management skills, including preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting
• Savvy to the influence of media and marketing
• Strong organizational abilities including time management, planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation
• Demonstrated knowledge of planned giving (preferred but not required)
• Demonstrated success in soliciting and closing gifts from individuals and experience running an annual fund (preferred but not required)
• Great attention to detail (nothing gets past you)
• Self-starter, have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Hungry, humble, and smart and always willing to go the extra mile
• Able to work independently and with a team
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends, to travel, and must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Must be able to pass background check
• Experience with general technology including Google Drive/ Google Suite, and
• Mailchimp etc.

WAGES & BENEFITSCompetitive wage, health reimbursement account, technology stipend, up to 120 hours of paid time off annually, fifteen additional holidays/mental health days, and mileage reimbursement.  Job posting will close at noon on August 23, 2024.  Once the posting is closed, the hiring committee will review all applications and will contact all applicants.

*Co-Executive Director will work alongside our current Executive Director for up to six months to ensure a smooth transition of leadership for the organization.  After the transition period, their title will change to Executive Director.
 

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