The Organization
Mission and Vision:
Established in 1945 the Richland County Foundation’s vision is to be a
leader in community development, innovative granting and endowment
building to enrich and improve the quality of life in our community. Our
mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life in Richland County
through strategic philanthropy and community leadership.
Location:
The Richland County Foundation office is located in Mansfield, Ohio.
The Board of Trustees has begun a national search to seek a successor
for their long-tenured President & CEO who recently announced her
intention to retire in mid-2010.
The Position
Reporting Relationships:
The President & Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board of Trustees
and supervises a staff that currently includes: Vice President for
Finance and Operations, Program Officer, Director of Communications, and
an Administrative Assistant.
Position Charter:
The President & CEO provides professional leadership and assists the
Board of Trustees in all matters related to the execution of the
Foundation’s strategic plan and the achievement of its goals; implements
Board policies; directs the overall grant making, development,
communications and administrative activities of the Foundation.
Major Duties and Responsibilities include:
Planning and Management
• Works with the Board to develop and plan progressive and proactive
short- and long-range organizational goals and objectives. Regularly
reviews progress with the Board.
• Provides for implementation of the Foundation’s strategic plan and
Board policies and procedures.
• Participates in national and state community foundation organizations
and keeps the Board informed of current trends and issues impacting
foundation operations.
• Provides oversight and participates in the development and grant
program operations.
• Together with the Vice President of Finance, develops and manages the
Foundation’s operating budget; oversee staff operations.
• Ensures Foundation is in compliance with all federal, state and local
laws, including taxing authorities, and consults with legal counsel and
other professional advisors as required.
Development and Community Relations
• Building and maintains relationships between the Foundation and donors
and prospective donors; and other area foundations and not for profit
organizations.
• Designs and implements short- and long-term proactive fund raising
plans to generate significant unrestricted and restricted planned gifts
to the Foundation.
• Directs, manages and participates in the cultivation of donor
contributions.
• Practices and facilitates good client service while maintaining
responsible stewardship of all gifts and oversight of communication with
current donors.
• Serves as spokesperson for the Foundation to the general public, and
other organizations and entities.
• Represents the Foundation at community activities and events, and with
community and business leaders including elected officials, donors and
their representatives, community residents, and the media.
• Responsible for timely and effective public, community and donor
relations and communication including but not limited to the
Foundation’s annual report, newsletters, brochures, appeals and activity
updates, and press releases; utilizes websites and internet in pursuing
responsibilities of the position.
Staff Management
• Assure Foundation staff are trained and coached to a level necessary
to achieve the Foundation’s mission, goals and management philosophy.
• Responsible for the hiring, firing, and supervision of Foundation
staff. Develop work plans and objectives in conjunction with staff
members.
• Arrange training and developmental opportunities for staff. Conduct
periodic staff meetings.
• Establish annual performance goals and objectives for staff members.
• Assess staff` performance against goals and objectives and
periodically counsel staff members concerning their performance and
professional development.
• Administer personnel policies and procedures.
• Manage staff liaison with the Board and Board committees.
Board Relations
• Work with the Chair of the Board in planning and preparing Board
meeting agendas. Facilitate the timely preparation and distribution of
information needed by the Board for meetings. Prepare for distribution
of Board meeting minutes and other Board materials in a timely fashion.
• Attend all Board meetings, provide staff leadership, and report on
project progress, major issues, new developments, etc.
• Assure that staff leadership is available for all Board committees;
serve as an ex officio member of all Board committees. Facilitate the
preparations and dissemination of information needed by each committee.
• Meet regularly with the Chair of the Board, and other Board members as
appropriate, supplying background information and clarifying issues.
• Meet with the Chair of the Board annually and more often if needed.
Present a written report on the performance of staff for annual salary
review, including proposed salary increases for the coming year.
• Participate in annual Board review and evaluations, including
self-evaluations as requested by the Chair.
Compensation:
The President & Chief Executive Officer is expected to earn an
attractive base salary and benefits; some relocation assistance will be
provided.
The Candidate
Education:
A Bachelors degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
Professional Qualifications:
Candidates may come from a variety of professional backgrounds such as:
a top executive of a comparable community foundation; a top executive of
a complex nonprofit organization with mission of service to the
community; a senior leader at a similar organization who is
professionally prepared to step up to the CEO-level position; an
experienced for-profit leader with background of service to nonprofits
and an interest in this kind of career path. The successful candidate
will have a history of achieving organizational growth as a direct
result of his/her leadership.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes:
• Executive-level experience: minimum of 5 years of leadership
background as the top/senior staff executive in a comparable community
foundation, complex nonprofit or for-profit organization.
• Commitment to mission: demonstrated strong belief in and passion for
the mission of the Foundation.
• Fund raising: experience with multiple funding activities including
development programs, planned giving, special events; and personal
experience with successfully soliciting individual donors.
• Donor relations: has developed effective communications and
relationships with donors; demonstrated ability to cultivate current
donors and expand their commitment to the organization and its mission.
• Grant making: experience including oversight of distribution efforts
by the program Officer
• Planning: experience in developing and implementing tactical and
strategic plans.
• Management experience: has effectively led a complex organization and
managed staffs of professional and hourly employees; strong human
resource development and staff training experience.
• Diversity: experience working with diverse groups; promotes diversity
programmatically, in staffing,
grant funding and at the Board level; has an appreciation for the value
diversity brings to an organization.
• Fiscal management: demonstrated ability to manage financial affairs of
an organization; i.e., develop
revenue sources and control expenditures so as to preserve financial
stability.
• Board relationships: significant involvement with governance issues
and Board of Trustee
interactions.
• Established contacts: demonstrated ability to develop and maintain key
local, regional and national
connections with nonprofit, public and private sector leaders.
• Media relations: can effectively articulate goals, objectives and
policy positions to the media.
• Community relations: effective interactions with the public, community
groups and elected officials;
able to articulate Foundation’s mission, goals and objectives to all
audiences; serves as “the public
face” of the Foundation.
• Technology development: (has actively promoted enhancements and
expansion of technology within
current organization; computer literate; possesses computer skills,
including MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Desired Personal Traits:
• Leadership: a take charge individual with vision and the means to get
there; can manage, motivate,
challenge and delegate to others.
• Communication skills: expresses self clearly to all types of
individuals and audiences; creates an
environment conducive to open, honest and accurate exchange; listens
genuinely; exercises superior
oral and written skills.
• Integrity: possesses honesty, and the highest ethical and moral
standards.
• Personable: outgoing persona; able to interact with people from a
variety of socioeconomic
backgrounds; dynamic.
• Credibility: can command respect of Board, staff, community, and
grantees.
• Energetic: genuinely enthusiastic; strong personal work ethic.
• Organizational skills: results oriented; meets established goals and
objectives.
• Persuasive: able to synthesize various viewpoints and convince
disparate groups to come to a logical
resolution.
• Collaborative: demonstrates a willingness and ability to work with and
through others.
• Decisive: makes good decisions; encourages lively debate and diverse
opinions to improve quality of
decision making; willing to act even without total information; accepts
responsibility for decisions;
acts swiftly to accept responsibility and corrects errors.
• Consensus-building: able to forge effective working relationships with
various parties and encourage
them to work together toward common goals.
• Executive presence: polished; self-confident.
• Results oriented: demonstrated record of achievements; meets
established goals and objectives.
• Team work: management style which supports and encourages the efforts
of staff; takes a team
approach in working with others.
• Inclusive: has an appreciation for the intrinsic value of diversity at
all levels.
• Strategic thinker: able to envision.
• Intelligent: bright; street smarts and natural intelligence.
• Visibility: highly visible to staff and key stakeholders; active in
the community.
• Imaginative: able to envision nontraditional solutions to issues.
• Human relations skills: builds constructive and effective
relationships.
Challenges and Opportunity
The projected first year accomplishments for the new President & CEO of
the Foundation include:
• Become completely familiar with all operating aspects of the Richland
County Foundation organization including staff, finances and
investments, grant programs, community relationships and Board members.
• Evaluate all aspects of the Foundation organization: programs,
staffing, funding, Board recruitment and development, technology,
community interaction, facilities and assets; implement and/or make
recommendations for enhancements and changes.
• Initiate formal and informal introductions and connections throughout
the Richland County area through varied communications and in-person
gatherings and meetings.
• In concert with the Board and staff, initiate the strategic direction
of the Foundation as established in the strategic planning efforts.
Develop the strategic and operational plans to move forward; maintain
appropriate focus on strategies while evaluating and surfacing new
issues.
Objectives include:
- Build community awareness of the Foundation’s role and distinctive
contribution.
- Grow the Foundation’s endowments through proactive donor cultivation.
- Expand the impact of community investments.
- Build organizational capacity.
• Establish presence as Foundation CEO and form effective working
relationships with key leaders of
nonprofits, government, business and other Richland County area
organizations.
The President & Chief Executive Officer position of the Richland
County Foundation is an outstanding
opportunity for a community foundation, nonprofit or private sector
executive to lead an organization
committed to building a community of opportunity. The strategic
direction of the Foundation is one of growth in terms of assets,
engagement and leadership. The Foundation enjoys a strong reputation
with key organizations in the area along with solid fiscal and
investment results. The CEO will inherit an enthusiastic and dedicated
Foundation staff and a committed Board of Trustees. The Richland County
area is experiencing resurgence in its economy and business community,
and the Foundation faces a critical opportunity to be viewed as a true
leader in the community at large. This CEO position represents a
leadership opportunity to bring the organization to “the next level”
along with an exciting role in defining the Greater Richland County area
for years to come.
Contacts:
We fully respect the need for confidentiality of information supplied by
interested parties and ensure them that their background and interests
will not be discussed with anyone without prior consent.
Reference contacts will not be made until mutual interest has been established.
The Foundation firmly supports the principles and philosophy of diversity and equal opportunity for all individuals, regardless of race, religion, sex, age, national origin or disability.
Type Full-Time
Positions 1
Location Mansfield
Posted On 8/13/2010
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit their resume/CV in
confidence, electronically by email to Beth DeLaney, President, Spherion
of Mid Ohio, Inc. @
beth@spherionohio.com.