Field Director
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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