President & Ceo Jobs

Position Title: President & CEO

Reporting Relationship: Board of Directors

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-Time

Mission:

PEARLS improves the quality of life and strengthens our community one girl at a time by empowering young women with self-development tools, guidance and support to strive for better, brighter futures by living out PEARLS values:

P - Personal Responsibility

E - Empathy

A - Awareness

R - Respect

L - Leadership

S - Support

Position Description: The President & CEO is an inspirational leader who provides operational and executive expertise. This position represents the organization to the public and community organizations, leads organizational development and strategic planning, optimizes financial performance, builds donor relationships and oversees personnel.

The President & CEO reports to the volunteer governance Board of Directors and works closely with them to build systems and procedures to accomplish the mission and reach strategic and annual goals for the organization. This position has top authority in developing, implementing and managing the budget, operations, programming and staff development. The President & CEO is a team player who develops sound practices and supportive relationships with internal staff, Board, girls served, volunteers and external constituents resulting in cooperative and effective collaborations that further the organization’s mission and vision.

Organization Leadership Responsibilities

• Monitor and adapt to changes in the business environment.
• Oversee management of human resources including hiring, discipline, training and coaching.
• Effectively develop business systems and strategies and ensure appropriate implementation.
• Lead the strategic planning process with the Board to ensure that the organization has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission and makes consistent and timely progress toward the plan.
• With support from the Board and staff input, ensure that the organization has an annual operations plan that is aligned with its strategic plan. Implement and execute plans and achieve results approved by the Board.
• Maintain ethical standards and accountability, manage risk, perform due diligence, and implement operational best practices.
• Establish an internal culture that motivates staff and inspires the girls served.
• Ensure business strategies, real-time program impact and customer satisfaction are driven by data assessment and analysis.
• Ensure that culture supports optimal organizational outcomes.

Operations - with appropriate staff, committees, and Board

• Assists with special projects. (Networking systems, special events, video production)
• Secure sufficient funding and resources to meet annual organizational budget.
• Develop and oversee processes, and strategies to cultivate professional development of staff.
• Oversee management of all programs and services, staff and public relations.
• Promote and encourage leadership throughout PEARLS organization.
• Ensure program enhancements are strategically developed and integrated into functions.
• Remain informed of all operating issues, schedules and systems.

Fund Development - with appropriate staff, committees, and Board

• Provide leadership for fund development. Responsible for ongoing new revenue sources for PEARLS.
• Actively participate in donor cultivation and solicitation.
• Develop collaborative projects/partnerships with other community providers.
• Develop diverse funding streams to best support the mission and goals of the organization.
• Oversee fundraising efforts including sponsorship, solicitations, donations, donor cultivation, grants and fundraising.

Finance - with appropriate staff, committees, and Board

• Review analysis of financial activities (income and expense) to discern trends, identify areas for improvement and address problems.
• Maintain proper record keeping and ensure internal financial controls.
• In collaboration with leadership team, develop and manage annual budget.
• Ensure optimal financial performance.
• With the Treasurer and finance staff, review and report all financial activities to the board on a regular basis.

Organization Representative - with appropriate staff and volunteers

• Oversee development of annual communication plan, which includes media preparation/training for staff and key volunteers.
• Function as the primary spokesperson for organization.
• Oversee development of media relations; identify and maximize appropriate opportunities.

Other - with appropriate staff and volunteers

• Participate in and support Board of Directors meetings; support and attend committee meetings as appropriate; partner to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Structure Board materials that direct director’s attention to issues of policy and strategy.
• Personally attend and encourage attendance of staff and Board in trainings, events and meetings annually.
• Assist the Governance Committee in developing and implementing an annual plan for identifying and recruiting candidates for the board. Assist in recruiting and orienting new Board members.
• Mentor senior leadership; Board relationships and other development needs.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Passion to be a part of PEARLS family and the community in which it serves.
• Passionately ensure that culture driven by PEARLS values are foundational to business decisions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – comfortable interacting with diverse individuals and building collaborative partnerships; capacity to treat everyone with respect; strong capability to manage dynamic team and stakeholder relationships
• Technologically literate
• Effective at managing, coaching and building a team of people.
• Highly motivated; self-starter
• Excellent at time-management and with strong organizational skills; able to multi-task and prioritize activities
• Visionary, mission-driven thinker – ability to think strategically and find creative solutions.
• Strong sense of professional, ethical and confidential behavior.

Education and Experience

• Because of the critical leadership scope, this position requires a minimum of five years in a leadership capacity, including extensive ownership of both human resources and budgetary/operational responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, nonprofit administration or another field from an accredited university is required.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience, demonstrating ongoing growth in positions and responsibilities.
• A minimum of two years at a Senior Leadership/Executive Director, Government Administration, Non-Profit Executive or Corporate Officer position. Experience with development, securing funding and/or non-profit marketing is required.

Language Skills

• Ability to effectively present information to key stakeholders.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from clients, other community agencies, public and private educators or members of the professional and business community.

Leadership Skills

• Must be able to provide effective counsel and recommendations to the Board of Directors, management and staff concerning all organization challenges.
• Must be able to direct a fully competent staff capable of completing all assignments accurately and timely.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work with non-judgmental attitude in a population comprised of diversity in gender, socio-economic and ethnic group, sexual orientation, and physical or mental abilities.
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of professional instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to work within the parameters of the program and be able to work in an environment where there is frequent exposure to stressful/critical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hand to finger, handle, or touch object, and to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is regularly required to work in outside environments, occasionally during periods of inclement weather. The employee is occasionally required to reach above shoulders; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000, commensurate with experience. Included is a competitive benefits package with medical, dental and vision; life and disability insurance; a flexible spending account; paid time off; paid holidays; and participation in a retirement plan.

To Apply

This position will remain open until filled. For best consideration, we encourage you to apply by April 30, 2023.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of PEARLS for Teen Girls to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PEARLS for Teen Girls provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.