In Tulsa, the top priorities will likely include:
• Maximizing impact on students, and strengthening school and community partnerships,
•Managing the political landscape,
•Increasing fundraising results, including a focus on corporate and high-net worth individual giving, and
•Growing the brand recognition of City Year Tulsa.
The ED is responsible for leading site staff to ensure performance in all major areas, including;
•Service Performance, Implementation and Delivery: In partnership with senior program staff, ensure high quality program commitment to the nationally developed service delivery model implemented by Corps Members across Tulsa elementary, middle and high schools.
•Staff Management: Support the growth and professional development of 9-12 site staff members as they manage 50 Corps Members in service implementation. Establish effective succession plan for key roles to assure ready candidates and smooth transitions.
•Board Management & Development: In partnership with local Board leadership, recruit, develop and manage a dynamic, engaged, and productive site board executing a multi-year site strategic plan while contributing to the success of City Year, Inc.
•Public Policy: Engage local and national elected officials – e.g. mayor, city council, governor, and members of U.S. Congress - to support funding and policies for City Year and the national service movement.
•Government Relations: Maintain relationship with AmeriCorps state commission; prepare effective AmeriCorps grant applications and progress reports, and meet compliance requirements associated therein.
•Fundraising/Development: Lead site staff and board (12-18 members) to raise funds to meet annual and long-term revenue goals. Identify, cultivate, solicit, and manage strategic relationships with funders; build a sustainable revenue model based on philanthropic, government, and earned income sources.
•Corps Recruitment: Ensure site recruits, selects, and admits corps within the regional framework, meeting quality, quantity, and inclusivity goals.
•Program: Ensure site delivers a transformative civic leadership development and training program for its corps.
•Financial Management: Manage fiscally sound budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and cash flow for a site budget of $2+ million.
•Alumni Engagement: Involve corps alumni to advance City Year goals and continue their lifetime of service.
•Communications: Ensure the site achieves goals for marketing, publications, media, and brand management.
In addition, the ED also integrates the site’s strategy and priorities with those of City Year, Inc. and participates within the City Year global network to advance the mission, managing working relationships with staff at City Year Headquarters and helping to lead and set organizational strategy through network-wide project teams.
•A minimum of 8 –10 years of professional experience with a solid track record of building an organization.
•Outstanding leadership and management skills overseeing a complex enterprise at a high level of responsibility.
•Ability and experience working in an entrepreneurial and dynamic organization. Entrepreneurial mindset.
•Capacity to both effectively manage the organization to success in its current state, and to lead future growth and success.
•Ability and interest to lead a site within a larger global network; familiar with the challenges of coordinating local organizational priorities with global/national ones.
•High level of organizational and political sophistication, especially as it relates to connecting programs to funding, creatively generating other resources, and building collaborative and strategic partnerships.
•Proven skills and experience in fundraising and/or sales; a “closer”; with the ability to meet revenue goals.
•Outstanding relationship management skills; ability to build relationships with senior level stakeholders.
•Ability to relate with and inspire 17 – 24 year olds and mobilize large or small groups into action.
•All of the following skills and/or competencies are extremely helpful:
oCity Year knowledge/exposure
oSignificant non-profit, volunteer, or multi-sector experience and an established local network
oContent knowledge of K-12 education, youth development, and/or community or national service.
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