FISH
Food Bank, Ellensburg, WA –Executive
Director
Reporting
to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will have overall strategic
and operational responsibility for FISH Food Bank’s staff, programs, expansion,
and execution of its mission. S/he will initially develop deep knowledge of
core programs, operations, and business plans, especially regarding diversified
fund development to ensure FISH’s growth and sustainability in the community.
Responsibilities
include:
·
Actively
engage and energize FISH Food Bank’s volunteers, board members, clients,
partnering organizations, and donors
·
Develop,
maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors: seek and build board
involvement with strategic direction for ongoing local operations
·
Conduct
a strategic business planning process to assess the need for program growth in
Kittitas County
·
Lead,
mentor, develop, and/or retain or coach up/out FISH Food Bank’s staff team
·
Expand
local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program
operations and internal system growth
·
Deepen
and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external
relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand
·
Use
external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities
·
Begin
to build partnerships in new markets, establishing relationships with the donors,
and political and community leaders
Minimum
qualifications required:
·
A
thorough commitment to FISH Food Bank’s faith-based mission
·
Proven
leadership, coaching, relationship management and fundraising experience
·
Bachelor’s
degree required with at least 10 years of management experience
·
Excellence
in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and
develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and
manage a budget
·
Past
success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate
existing board member relationships
·
Strong
marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to
engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
·
Strong
written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate
communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
·
Ability
to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
·
A
person of passion, idealism, and integrity; a self-directed and mission-driven
leader with a positive attitude
Additional
information:
Applicants
must pass thorough background and reference checks. Must have valid Washington
driver’s license, (or, if an out of state applicant, must obtain a Washington
State license upon hire). Must be able to drive FISH Food Bank vehicle/s
and be covered by FISH Food Bank’s auto insurance carrier.
To
apply:
Prior to September 14, 2015, qualified applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, salary
requirements and an essay detailing their faith in action (no more than 500
words) in a single document to Kari Anderson, at kari@inciteconsultinggroup.com. Please list “Executive Director –
FISH Food Bank” in the cover letter.
FISH
Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Recruiter: Kari Anderson, Principal, Incite! Consulting
Group
FISH website:
http://www.kvfish.org
Recruiter
phone: 844-946-2483