District Executive

About the role

This is a sales & leadership career that demands growth in all areas – recruiting youth, raising sustainable finances, and working with top community leaders. Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun.

Responsibilities

• Work with a volunteer board of directors and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in youth programs.
• Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
• Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned area.
• Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
• Sell the program to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
• Recruit leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the financial needs of the organization.
• Ensure that all program sites are served through volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events and activities.
• Collaborate with adult volunteers and oversee achievement of training for their respective role.
• Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers.
• Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events and activities.
• Have a willingness and ability to devote long and irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to accept and meet Scouting America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
• Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date degree conferred stated is required for employment).
• Must be willing to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
• Must be able to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
• Must have a Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.

Benefits

• Major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life-insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, a defined benefit retirement plan.
• Compensation for authorized and approved business related expenses to include phone and mileage reimbursement.
• Generous vacation policy and ten holiday observances.