Executive Director

Position Summary

The Executive Director will hold comprehensive responsibility for:

• Program Oversight: Managing multi-focused programs across advocacy, awareness, education, training, and peer support.
• Financial Growth: Supervising financial health, building sustainable asset bases, and driving diversified fundraising strategies.
• Operations: Overseeing day-to-day remote operations, managing consultants, and empowering a dedicated volunteer network.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Operational Management
• Visionary Growth: Develop and execute strategic and operational plans in close alignment with the Board of Directors to scale the Foundation's reach and impact.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, inspire, and coordinate daily workflows for the Foundation's network of volunteers (including board members) and 2 paid consultants.
• Compliance: Ensure full legal, ethical, and regulatory compliance for all nonprofit operations.
• Community Relations & Program Oversight
• Public Advocacy: Support the founders and board members in their roles as the public face of the organization, ensuring cohesive and authoritative messaging.
• Brand Awareness: Enhance the organization's visibility by developing compelling multimedia content, driving social media strategy, and expanding digital communications.
• Stakeholder Relations: Deepen relationships with current and prospective partners, donors, healthcare professionals, and institutional stakeholders.
• Programmatic Quality: Provide high-level oversight for peer support groups, research initiatives, and specialized committees (including Training, Research, Fundraising, Communications, Governance, Finance and Peer Support Groups).
• Fundraising & Financial Stewardship
• Revenue Generation: Design, implement, and drive a comprehensive annual fundraising strategy and timeline to meet aggressive capital benchmarks.
• Financial Management: Develop, manage, and monitor the Foundation's annual budget to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability.
• Board Reporting: Partner closely with the Board Treasurer to deliver regular, transparent, and accurate financial reports to the Board of Directors and key stakeholders.

Professional Qualifications & Personal Attributes

• Mission Alignment: A deep, demonstrable passion for the mission of the Munchausen Support Foundation and a commitment to modeling its core organizational values.
• Crisis Communication: Exceptional emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate critical, emotionally charged conversations with grace and clarity and resolve.
• Communication Excellence: Stellar written, verbal, and presentation skills, with a proven ability to articulate complex medical/social issues to diverse audiences.
• Relationship Building: Proven track record of fostering trust with survivors, family members, peer facilitators, and medical and academic professionals.
• Fundraising Proven Success: Demonstrated success in donor cultivation, securing gifts, and hitting fundraising benchmarks. Experience with grant writing is highly preferred.
• Financial Acumen: Strong ability to read, analyze, and explain financial statements, build out budget processes, and maintain rigorous accounting standards.
• Governance: Experience reporting to or serving on a nonprofit board of directors, with a strong understanding of board development and strategic planning.
• Trauma-Informed Experience: Sensitivity to, and experience working with, vulnerable or traumatized populations—ideally within crisis intervention, domestic violence, or child abuse prevention.
• Remote Initiative: A self-starting "big thinker" who thrives in a fully remote environment, turns ambiguity into clarity, and possesses the operational skill set to scale a grassroots foundation.
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness and ability to travel as needed for conferences, foundational meetings with colleagues or collaborators, and donor engagement and solicitation.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree required, paired with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of senior-level nonprofit management experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $100,000 - $105,000 (commensurate with experience)
• Benefits: Standard benefits including PTO, flexible scheduling, retirement, and healthcare

Application Process

The executive search for the Munchausen Support Foundation is being conducted by The Moran Company. Questions regarding this position may be directed to Jane Lampo at jlampo (at) morancompany.com. To apply, please submit a tailored cover letter and comprehensive resume via our secure online portal.

Resume requirements: Must include all professional education, employment dates (month and year), specific titles, and organization names.

Cover letter requirements: Should explicitly articulate your relevant experience, alignment with the Foundation's mission, and fit for this leadership role.

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