Executive Director, Chicago Chapter Leadership Position

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States TBWA\Chiat\Day Full time

About the Role:

The Executive Director, Chicago Chapter will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Chapter's staff, programs, budget, and execution of its mission. This includes developing deep knowledge of core programs, operations, and the organization's strategic business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Local board management, local VIP engagement, fundraising, storytelling, stewardship, program/project management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), budgeting, volunteer management, partner development, membership engagement, marketing, and communications.
  • Collaborate across the BSF enterprise, including operations, development, marketing, strategy, technology, and finance.
  • Develop a chapter sustainability plan; expand local revenue-generating and fundraising activities to include additional staff members and ensure the chapter's long-term financial viability.
  • Secure six-figure gifts from philanthropies, family foundations, corporate partners, and/or high-net-worth donors to sustain the chapter operations, including chapter staff payroll.
  • Partner with the Development Team and Chapter Host Committee to source and cultivate leads, generate revenue, storyteller, and steward funders.
  • Responsible for raising annual fundraising goals.
  • Deepen and refine all aspects of communication, from digital/virtual presence to external relations, to create a stronger brand, grow membership and engagement, and secure repeat funding.
  • Leverage external presence and relationships to garner new and innovative opportunities.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors' degree in a related field or 7+ years experience in community relations and development.
  • 5-10+ years of management experience.
  • Reside in the local Chapter community for a minimum of 3+ years.
  • Track record of effective fund-raising strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
  • Unwavering commitment to Blue Star Families' mission, quality programs, and data-driven program evaluation.
  • Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff/volunteers, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage to budget.
  • Past success working with an Advisory Board with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships.
  • Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
  • An entrepreneurial spirit eager to engage with potential partners to build community-based solutions.
  • An action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.
  • Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
  • Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.

About Blue Star Families:

Blue Star Families empowers military and Veteran families to thrive by connecting them with their civilian neighbors — both people and organizations — to create strong communities of mutual support. We believe we're all stronger when we take care of one another.

Our groundbreaking research is raising the nation's awareness of the unique challenges of military family life. With the help of neighbors across the country, Blue Star Families is overcoming the isolation and alienation of frequent moves, deployments, and reduced support from the government.

Our innovative programs are solving specific challenges for military families, including fighting economic insecurity with resources that foster spouse career development, creating family strength with rich family programming, and providing critical peer support for caregivers, whose numbers are only increasing.

Blue Star Families is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EEO Policy:

Blue Star Families is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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