- Are you a nonprofit Executive Director wth strong strategic planning experience, who enjoys building relationships in the community while also nurturing the staff?
- Would you be motivated to expand substance use prevention and behavioral health services to more children and families throughout Central New Jersey?
- If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
Professionals for Nonprofits is excited to have been retained by an innovative human services agency to lead their search for an Executive Director.
Salary: $120,000 - $130,000
Comprehensive Benefits
Location: Central New Jersey
Schedule: 3 days in-office, 2 remote
About our Client
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to fostering healthier communities by providing essential prevention services. They focus on reducing substance abuse and promoting behavioral and mental health. Serving families and children in Central New Jersey, the agency aims to create a positive impact through evidence-based practices and community collaboration.
About this Position
In this moment of opportunity, we seek a leader who, with the full support and collaboration of the board, will focus on these priorities:
- Work with Board of Trustees to develop and implement a strategic plan that is aligned with our core mission, that assesses our programs, sets goals, and serves as a blueprint for the work of the staff and Board
- Lead the staff by keeping them connected with the agency’s vision, making sure everyone is clear on their roles, setting up targets, providing guidance and feedback
- Help to make growth possible by renewing current grants and securing new opportunities
- Create new cultivation strategies for major and individual donors
- Be our ambassador in the community, meeting with state and county officials, raising our profile, demonstrating our impact and creating new partnerships
Key Responsibilities
- Serves as the formal link between Board and staff
- Oversees program services, staffing, physical resources, and funding
- Develops, manages, and controls fiscal resources to ensure funding is sufficient to meet service needs and funds are used efficiently
- Ensures that all required reports and documents are provided in a timely and accurate manner to the Board, and to appropriate funding bodies and regulatory agencies
- Provides regular updates and recommendations to the Board concerning activities, progress and challenges
- Oversees the development of a written manual of administrative policies and procedures consistent with agency mission for approval by the Board; monitors its implementation
- Represents the agency to the public, funders, media, and other stakeholders
- Builds working relationships with community groups, service providers, government offices, and other relevant agencies
Required Skills and Experience
- 10+ years of nonprofit experience, with at least 5 years in supervisory roles
- Proven skills in leadership, supervision, fiscal management and fundraising
- Track record of identifying, writing and securing significant grant funding
- Experience partnering with state and country government officials
- Experience leading an organization or team through a time of change
Preferred Background
- Thorough understanding of substance use prevention and treatment theory and practice, mental health services to students, and landscape of relevant funders and sister agencies
- Graduate degree in human services, nonprofit management, or related field
- Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) and/or Certified Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC), or able to obtain credentials within three years of hire
Important Qualities
- Passion for our mission
- Proactive, driven, embraces the role and the agency
- A highly organized administrator who can balance multiple priorities
- A relationship-builder both internally and externally
- Vision and leadership with an inclusive approach--seeking input, creating buy-in, breaking down siloes
- Kindness, care for the staff, the ability to connect with a wide range of stakeholders
PNP Staffing Group has been retained to lead this search. Please send resume and cover letter to Wade Savitt, Executive Recruiter at this link.
