Executive Director

Position Summary:

 Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Wyakin Warrior Foundation's (Wyakin) staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. S/he will initially develop or maintain deep knowledge of field, core programs, operations, and business plans.

 Desired Outcomes:

•  Organizational student participation increases at a reasonable pace
• Organizational funding increases at a reasonable pace
• Organizational infrastructure is bolstered in conjunction with the expansion of programs
• Organizational quality standards, policies and procedures are enforced
• Employees are well-informed of Wyakin expectations concerning performance and service provision standards
• Organizational expansion to other appropriate locations

 The successful Executive Director will Possess:

•  Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to manage and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget through commitment to the Wyakin Foundation’s mission

• Proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
• Experience in HR to ensure employees receive appropriate compensation and benefits

Position Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
• Actively engage and energize the Wyakin Foundation volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders
• Develop, maintain, and support a geographically diverse Board of Directors: serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for both ongoing local operations as well as for a national rollout
• Lead, coach, develop, and retain the Wyakin Foundation's high-performance senior management team. Ensure effective systems to track programmatic progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
• Expand local and national revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and regional expansion
• Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand and national awareness
• Represent the Wyakin Warrior Foundation through public speaking and press interviews
• Design the national expansion and complete the strategic business planning process for the program expansion into new areas
• Begin to build partnerships in new markets, establishing relationships with the funders, and political and community leaders at each expansion site
• Be an external local and national presence that publishes and communicates program results with an emphasis on the successes of the local program as a model for regional and national replication

Position Scope:

 Number of Employees Supervised:     Directly:  5     Indirectly:  1

Number of Volunteers Supervised:      Directly:  1     Indirectly: Varies           

Annual Budget/Expenditures Accountability:  Less than $1M

Geographic Information: State of Idaho

Minimum Qualifications (Position Requirements):

Relevant Experience, Education, Certification, Skills, and Knowledge Incumbent Must Possess to Perform Job Adequately

•  Advanced degree, with at least 10 years of senior management experience; track record of effectively leading and scaling a regional and/or national performance- and outcomes-based organization and staff; ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth
• Ability to supervise and lead staff to achieve maximum performance in job duties
• Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships
• Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
• Military background desireable

Physical Requirements, Mental, Equipment & Working Condition Elements:

• Travel required 25% of the time with some overnight stays required
• Incumbent may use the computer, calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
• Incumbent will regularly interact with Veterans that are severely wounded, injured, and/or ill
• Incumbent must be available for consult with subordinate staff, members of the Board of Directors, or volunteers at all times unless otherwise arranged

 The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the associate(s) in this job.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary by position.