Executive Director Nonprofit
Job Description
Job Description
Angels Foster Care is seeking an Executive Director committed to improving the lives of foster infants and toddlers in our community. The Executive Director will have overall administrative, strategic, development, operational responsibility of staff, programs, fundraising, and execution of the Angels mission.
Angels is a 501c3 non-profit, Foster Family Agency licensed by the State of California to serve children age 0-5 years in Santa Barbara County. There are two office locations in Orcutt and Santa Barbara. Angels serves approximately 50 children each year.
This is a very exciting time for AFC, as we celebrate 20 years of placing foster babies and toddlers in Santa Barbara County. The agency is well known and respected in our community, in excellent financial shape, and has a strong Board, Advisory Board, Fundraising Committee, long term excellent staff, and a agency structure in place and working well. Consider bringing your talents, passion and expertise to lead Angels Foster Care into our next chapter of serving babies in need.
Position Summary
The Executive Director is responsible for the supervision of operations, long range planning in concert with the Board of Directors, strategy, development, fundraising, staff leadership and oversight of licensing requirements.
Reports to Board of Directors.
Responsibilities
Leadership and management:
*Oversee all aspects of Angels Foster Care, including 5 staff members, development oversite, planning and execution.
*Provide administrative call coverage
*Ensure program is in compliance with all licensing requirements working in concert with Director of Operations.
*Manage approximately $700K budget.
*Engage strategically in community relations including, Child Welfare Services, dependency court, foundations, and donors, etc.
*Strategies for recruitment of new Angels parents and execution of plan working with development associate.
*Education of the public regarding the need for Angels parents to care for our local babies as well as the need for funding of these services.
*Plan and assist with strategies to recruit new Angels parents, and participate in outreach to grow the number of homes for placements.
*Oversight of volunteer development
Fundraising Responsibilities:
*Leadership support and oversight, Fundraising committee county wide.
*Supervision of Development manager/grant writer
*Expanding funding streams and new funders through grants and donors.
*County events, grant writing, donor relations and management, development supervision of development associate county widen and oversight of planning, grants, events county wide.
*Serve as the public face of Angels Foster Care, present at foundations. media, and award presentations.
Desired Skills and Experience
*Bachelors Degree in a related field
*Five years experience in managing and leading a high performing non-profit organization, including strategic development, community engagement, budget, and financial management and operations.
*Competence in creating, explaining and managing budgets, and finance in business
*A strong business savvy and ability to assess complexities and problem solve
*Experience in legally required reporting and compliance for regulations associated with Foster Family Agencies.
*Knowledge of allied community agencies/ services in the early childhood development area. Willingness to collaborate with these agencies to deliver services.
*Experience with effectively managing teams and motivating, mentoring, and developing staff.
*Leadership ability in strategizing, fundraising and coalition building.
*Ability and interest in representing the agency in public settings, including public speaking
*Ability to interact effectively in diverse groups in a professional manner
Personal Characteristics
*Passion and commitment to serving very young foster children
*Ability to handle crisis management situations with clear thinking
*Demonstrate superior relationship management skills
*Caring, compassionate, honest, flexible.
*Energetic, self driven.
*Enjoys working with people
Company Description501c3, non profit Foster Family agency, serving Santa Barbara county babies and toddlers.
Company Description
501c3, non profit Foster Family agency, serving Santa Barbara county babies and toddlers.