Executive Director

Responsibilities

• Devise and implement the strategy and direction for the Baltimore market’s unified health and revenue efforts, while assuming bottom-line responsibility for the market's income and community health impact goals.
• Guide and direct the team to achieve key performance indicators.
• Hire, direct, train, and evaluate staff to implement a comprehensive strategic plan that includes a strong development strategy to improve aggressive growth in unrestricted revenue. This includes consistently meeting and exceeding revenue goals.
• Ensure alignment with the organization's mission and goals.
• Collaborate with colleagues and teams across the market to identify and increase cross-functional opportunities.
• Develop and manage a volunteer Board of Directors, consisting of top-level corporate executives, who will guide volunteer leadership and initiatives.
• Build powerful partnerships with volunteers, community and corporate leaders, sponsors, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop profiles on the top businesses, associations, organizations, agencies, etc. within the assigned market with a documented plan to secure their involvement.
• Build relationships with key corporate leaders who can support initiatives and secure their engagement in key roles.
• Meet with assigned staff to review programs and procedures and recommend changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years minimum prior relevant experience and at least five (5) years of supervisory experience.
• University/College degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience recruiting, engaging, and activating executive-level corporate and medical volunteers.
• Demonstrated track record in building effective teams of staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated track record in setting and achieving aggressive goals on a sustained basis.
• Ability to influence others to action through creating a shared vision and sense of ownership and personal accountability.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and training.
• Skill in written communications, to include clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations, and similar narrative pieces.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and analyze revenue metrics, as well as fundraising reports.
• Skill in the use of spreadsheet/database analysis.
• Ability to do daily local travel requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis.

Compensation & Benefits

• The expected base pay range is $112,000 to $140,000.
• Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials may apply to the pay range.
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