Position Overview

Job Title Executive Director

Classification Grade 9 SS C | Salary from $104,500.00/yr

Department Community Engagement | Northeast Region

FLSA Status Exempt | Full Time

Supervisor (title) Region Vice President

Location Remote working from Boston, MA

Position Summary

Executive Directors (ED) are responsible for partnering closely with community volunteer leaders to build and execute an annual plan of work that addresses the unique needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness activities. EDs recruit, develop and manage an effective volunteer leadership board and committees to achieve goals from the annual plan and manage high-impact relationships within the market.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as Arthritis Foundation lead staff (in their assigned markets) to build empowered communities to directly deliver and expand outreach and increase awareness of Foundation’s programs and services.
• Develops annual and long-term planning with volunteers and staff, ensuring sound plans are established for revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness.
• Directly implement and execute annual plan which includes planning events, raising funds, soliciting sponsors and coordinating outreach.
• Recruit the “right” volunteers for key leadership roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development.
• Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with major donors, corporate partners, healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market.
• Creates a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful Leadership Boards and committees. Manages and develop a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals.

Required Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 5 (five) years of non-profit or related experience directing staff and partnering with volunteers.
• Distinguished track record of volunteer stewardship, formulation of high-impact partnerships and consistency in exceeding established goals.
• Proficiency in applying sales and relationship building techniques to a non-profit setting.
• Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation’s mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects.
• Experience managing portfolio of revenue generation activities including direct execution special event fundraising, major gift solicitation, corporate and foundation support.

Desired Competencies

• Awareness,understandingandaccountabilityfor financialperformanceincluding planning, budgetingandforecasting.
• Balanceandcalmamidstcomplexity,competingdemandsandexpectations.
• Tactfulnesswiththeabilitytoanticipate reactionsandrespond welltochallenges.
• Promptindecision-making,includingmanagingperformance andaddressingdifficultsituations.
• Ableandwillingtoinfluence powerfulpersonalities, and professionallyand candidlycommunicatepointsof viewtoauthority.
• Modelsandbuildscoalitionsthroughcollaboration,diversityandteamwork.
• Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilledcommunicator,effectivelysharingandreceivingkeymessagesandcontentthroughmultiplemediumsasbefitsaremotecolleagueand leader.

Essential Job Functions and Time Allocations

• Revenue generation, event and program delivery — 60%
• Volunteer and Partnership development and management — 30%
• Market Operational Oversight — 10%
• Total — 100%