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Responsibilities

  • Recruits, develops, and maintains an effective executive team.
  • Maintains a professional working climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates top-quality volunteers and staff.
  • Assures Districts has a long-range strategy that achieves its mission and makes consistent progress.
  • Assures the flow of funds from the districts helps the council to achieve its mission.
  • Assures that executive visits are made to heads of institutions annually to review leadership and quality items.
  • Evaluates the performance of district executives and maintains records of their work performance.
  • Position will have a key council assignment and exposure to executive board operations.

 

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 to 7 years of management experience.

 

Qualifications

  • A sense of ownership of the Council’s path and success; proven ability to communicate it, inspire donors, volunteers, and staff with it, and commitment to grow it.
  • Strong interpersonal, written communication, and verbal presentation skills.
  • Proven fundraising success and skills in community organization. Individuals should understand the process to identify potential upper-level prospects and have the skill set to engage other volunteers to approach potential prospects.
  • Ability to supervise staff utilizing effective back-dating and work scheduling.
  • Effective in managing membership and new unit organization to achieve growth consistently, with attention to retention of units and youth.
  • Ability to manage functioning districts at a high level of operation and effectively utilize the annual nominating committee process.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with top corporate and community leaders.
  • Well organized, detail-oriented, and strong leadership skills.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment with passionate and committed people.
  • Excellent analytic skills with a proven commitment to accuracy and timeliness.
  • Must be able to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
  • Must possess a focus on continuous improvement and growth, both within the organization and within oneself.
  • Flexible schedule frequently required for evening/weekend events.
  • Fiscal management/budget development.
  • Team player, positive attitude, and willingness to learn.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured. REQUIRED

 

Benefits

All councils are equal opportunity employers and offer a competitive salary, based on the council’s geographic location. Professional Scouting offers benefits to include major medical, prescription coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death, retirement plan, plus compensation for authorized and approved business-related expenses, including phone and mileage reimbursement. We also offer a generous vacation policy and holiday observances.

Salary or Salary Range: $60,000 – $70,000; $325 monthly mileage/phone reimbursement

 

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