President and CEO

4 months ago

portland, United States ProSearch Full time

We are proud to be partnering with the United Way of Southern Maine in their search for a President and CEO to lead the organizational efforts of this organization in adapting to a changing environment and emerging challenges.


This President and CEO will serve as the primary spokesperson and ambassador for the United Way of Southern Maine actively engaging with the Maine community. This position will be based exclusively on-site in Southern, Maine.


The United Way of Southern Maine works with the community to quickly respond to emerging needs and tackle persistent issues, including child care, food insecurity, housing instability, and mental health.


The President and CEO will provide effective leadership in developing financial resources, ensuring organizational success in a changing environment and in identifying and responding to community priorities in human needs. This leadership role is responsible for leading, managing, administering, and being the cultural champion for all aspects of the organization. The President and CEO must have significant experience with building deep and meaningful relationships with key stakeholders, championing a community impact perspective, rallying others around a vision and a strategic plan, and positioning the organization for the future.


The President and CEO will be active in the community, a person of humility, and integrity, a trusted steward of community resources, a convener, advocate, and catalyst for change.


Key responsibilities include:


Champion a strategic vision, execute strategic initiatives, and drive organizational outcomes

•Achieve measurable community-wide impact on integrated education, financial stability and health goals while balancing a commitment to basic needs.

•Deepen relationships with stakeholders who give, advocate, volunteer and partner for greater results.

•Grow revenue from multiple sources and provide leadership in developing financial goals and innovative strategies.

•Build the organizational structure, competencies, culture, operational processes, structure, and technology to support effectively and efficiently achieving organizational goals.

• Progressively lead the organization while managing organizational risk.


Build teams and achieve operational excellence

•Create, implement, and maintain effective systems and processes that help people work effectively, communicate, and collaborate efficiently, using a collaborative leadership model.

•Develop strong teams with highly performing, diverse, and empowered staff that will accomplish goals and work plans effectively.

•Assure continued employee professional development, engagement, collaboration, and retention along with the acquisition of future skills needed by the organization.

•Ensure proper stewardship of and accountability for the overall operational and fiscal integrity of the organization within established policies.


Own the brand, public relations and relationship building

•Be the lead brand ambassador for the United Way of Southern Maine.

•Cultivate and develop cooperative relationships among service providers, funding sources, planning bodies, and community groups to plan for, fund, and implement an effective community impact agenda and human services system.

•Establish and build relationships with top leaders in the community, including those representing the highest levels in business, government, and non-profit sectors.


Lead and coordinate board activities

•Serve as a principal professional resource to the chair of the board and key volunteer committees of the board and assist in matters of policy formation, interpretation, and implementation.

•Manage recruiting and development of board members representative of the entire community.

•Identify and initiate appropriate issues requiring policy decisions/actions and assure implementation.

•Assure the continuity of volunteer direction for the United Way through a program of cultivation, recruitment, and motivation of community leadership.


Successful candidates in this process will meet the following requirements

•Demonstrated success in organizational leadership as a senior-level executive providing community focus.

•Demonstrated ability to quickly cultivate key stakeholder relationships.

•Proven community leadership in developing programs, partner relationships, and building teams and coalitions.

•Proven leadership in fundraising and increasing revenue. Experience with major gifts will be important.

•Exceptionally strong communication, presentation, public speaking, and relationship management skills with the ability to connect and relate at multiple levels.

•Experience in utilizing data, analytics, and metrics to understand emerging trends and implement innovative strategies.

•Demonstrated ability to think and act quickly and strategically and instill confidence, trust, and respect.

•Expertise in making tough decisions, recognizing the need for change, and managing change including allocation of resources.

•Experience in attracting, developing, and retaining next-gen leaders and top performers.

•Advanced degree preferred.


Job Relationships

The scope of this position is broad, requiring the President to establish and maintain significant relationships with persons at all levels within the community including corporate executives, labor representatives, other funding organizations, human care organizations, government representatives, other United Ways (both local and national), and representatives of all other constituencies. Close working relationships with the senior management team and general relationships with the entire staff.


Primary Organizational Standards and Behaviors

Strategic perspective/Organizational Knowledge • Stewardship/Accountability • Community Knowledge/ External Awareness • Diversity • Quality/Continuous Improvement • Relationship Management/ Customer Service • Collaboration/Communication • Technical Skills • Technology • Leading by Example


Working Conditions/Physical Demands

•Normal office environment, not subject to extremes in temperature, noise, odors, etc.•Regularly uses computer keyboards requiring eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.•Will involve travel to meetings and attendance at early morning or evening meetings.


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.


Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to;

Mary Warren Libby

Director of Recruiting Services, Prosearch

Mary@prosearchmaine.com


ProSearch is proud to be an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender/sex, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.

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