Land's Sake, Inc., founded in 1980, combines ecologically-sound land management practices with hands-on environmental education to model how public open space can be used and enjoyed within a suburban community. A 501c3 nonprofit corporation, Land’s Sake seeks to connect people to the land through farming, forestry and education. We run a community farm and CSA program, donate produce to food security organizations, operate educational programming for youth and adults, maintain the town forest for recreational and production uses, build community through events and seasonal festivals, and care for public conservation land.
Land’s Sake seeks an entrepreneurial, energetic, and inspiring leader with strong management and operations skills as well as successful fundraising experience. This leader will inspire, develop, and support staff and the Board of Directors while providing organizational sustainability for ongoing organizational growth. The Executive Director (ED), reporting directly to the Board of Directors, is responsible for the organization’s achievement of its mission and financial objectives. She/he sets strategic direction, shapes organizational policy and is accountable for Land’s Sake’s overall management and program quality. The ED will be a public presence, a spokesperson, and a catalyst for creating new relationships that expand Land’s Sake’s opportunities and secure its financial sustainability.
Successful Candidate Profile
- 5+ years successfully leading a nonprofit or comparable management experience
- Successful fundraiser, grant writer and cultivator of individual gifts
- Compelling communicator and successful community builder
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to accomplish great things with limited means
- Strategic thinker, decisive operator, and a willingness to execute tactical plans
- Experience in creating effective operations and management systems
- Produced successful revenue producing programs, services, or products
- Confident and comfortable working with an active Board of Directors
- Knowledge of farming, forestry or sustainable land management is highly desired but not required.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Personnel
- Attract and retain high capacity staff
- Ensure compliance with human resource policies and legal requirements
- Provide appropriate management and supervisory tools to enable staff to perform effectively and to grow professionally
Programs and services
- Responsible for design, marketing, delivery, and quality of successful programs, products, and services to satisfy constituents in the areas of education, forestry, farming and land management
Financial Management
- Prepare and monitor annual operating budgets and financial reports for review by Board of Directors
- Develop fiscal policies in collaboration with Board of Directors
- Ensure financial processes and policies are compliant with board policies and applicable Federal,
State and local regulatory requirements
- Prudently manage organization’s resources
- Responsible for development, negotiation, and execution of contracts
Fundraising and Outreach
- Create, direct, and successfully implement short and longterm fundraising plans
- Lead and direct donor cultivation efforts
- Ensure adequate staffing and infrastructure to support funding plan
- Serve as public face of Land’s Sake at events and networking opportunities
Board of Directors
- Work with Board of Directors and staff to create and implement approved strategic plan
- Ensure adequate administrative Board support
- Advise and support the Board President and Board members to identify and execute board
development priorities and Board Annual Plan
- Attend Board of Director meetings
- Prepare and present reports as requested in addition to quarterly reports
ED should have the following competencies:
- Knowledge of MS Outlook, MSWord, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
- Experience with Paypal, EventBrite or other online event registration / payment systems
- Familiarity with ConstantContact or other mass email system
- Familiarity with Web editing tools (i.e. WordPress, HTML) is preferred; experience is a plus
- Familiarity with digital marketing and communication including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter; YouTube
- Familiarity with Quicken/Quickbooks and preparing accurate budgets and cash flow statements
Qualifications/Characteristics
Key quality: possesses strong business acumen and demonstrates managerial and fundraising experience
- Excellent communicator
- Dedicated and persistent
- Energized by challenges
- Strong work ethic
- Bridge builder
- Open minded and flexible
- A problem solver
- Calm under pressure
- Works well with people of all backgrounds and learning styles
- Sense of humor
- Personal resonance with the Land’s Sake mission
Position
Full time exempt
Compensation commensurate with experience. Land’s Sake is an equal opportunity employer; women and people of color are encouraged to apply.
Submissions will be accepted until April 13, 2012. No phone calls, please.
Unfortunately, we cannot answer every resume that we receive. We will be in touch with you if your qualifications and experience match our needs. Thank you for your understanding.
