Job Opportunity: Clark County Food Bank Executive Director

Job Opportunity: Clark County Food Bank Executive Director

Title: Executive Director

Status: Regular, Full time, exempt position

Salary range: $65,000 – 75,000 annually DOE, plus benefits

Background

The Clark County Food Bank originated in 1985 as a local coalition of hunger relief agencies to combat hunger and “food insecurity” in Clark County. This year, CCFB will distribute about 3.5 million pounds of food to needy families in Clark County. The need for the Food Bank has never been greater. The community has responded to this need by helping to raise over $4 million to build a new facility and expand our services, with the opening planned for December 2011. This will more than double our space and greatly expand the volume and diversity of products we can accept-- especially fresh, frozen, and perishable items—so we can provide added support to partner agencies, and serve more people.

The Position

CCFB is looking for an energetic, experienced leader to step into the leadership of the Food Bank at a tremendously exciting time in our history. As a member of the Oregon Food Bank Network, and working jointly with The Salvation Army, we have a strong distribution capability serving 27 partner agencies in Clark County. We are looking for someone who can build on the momentum we have created with a successful capital campaign and the new facility to increase our capacity to address the issues of hunger in Clark County.

Are you a talented non-profit leader with the proven ability to oversee, nurture and grow a multi-million dollar organization?

• Do you have the highest level of integrity, openness in communication, and passionate commitment to our mission to be the public face of the Clark County Food Bank?
• Are you a proven visionary leader who can bring your creative skills to build an organization that can successfully meet challenges as great as the problem of hunger in our community?
• Do you have proven success working with major donors in partnership to support a mission that is meaningful to them?
• Have you overseen ongoing and inspired fundraising efforts to provide yearly operational dollars?
• Do you have passion for, knowledge of and a demonstrated commitment to social causes, ideally around issues of hunger?
• Can you communicate that passion clearly to inspire others and galvanize the community in pursuit of our mission?
• Do you have the proven ability to build a staff, inspire team work, and create an organization that people are proud and energized to work with?
• Do you have exceptional skills and proven experience working with a highly motivated and experienced Board of Directors?

This is an exciting, high level, high profile position. The Executive Director will have overall responsibility for building a new organization and will have the following experience and characteristics:

· A minimum of 8-10 years of proven successful leadership experience, preferably working with a nonprofit organization, leading by example in a collaborative way that inspires others, builds consensus and serves the community.

· A proven track record in fundraising and development, cultivating major donors and ensuring the financial integrity of the organization.

· A visionary, big-picture person who sees the road ahead, not the road behind.

· Experience leading, growing and working hand in hand with an effective Board of Directors.

· Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including inspired public speaking.

· Oversight of all fiscal aspects of a growing multi-million dollar nonprofit, including preparing annual budgets, monitoring expenses and meeting financial goals.

To learn more about CCFB: please go to: www.clarkcountyfoodbank.org

To Apply: Please submit a detailed letter showing your passion and fit for the mission of CCFB and why you should be the next Executive Director, as well as names of four references, how you heard about this position, and a complete chronological resume to: bhazen@nonprofitoregon.org with “CCFB” in the title by Monday, September 12th at 12:00pm.