Executive Director

Job Description:

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

We are currently seeking a professional, innovative, and enthusiastic Executive Director for our Eastern Kentucky Chapter.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

We are currently seeking a professional, innovative, and enthusiastic Executive Director for our Eastern Kentucky Chapter. This position is a high-visibility public-facing role focused on community partnerships, fundraising, and board leadership. This position supports region-partnered mission initiatives by providing facilitative leadership to local teams and by updating regional leadership on community needs and opportunities.Incumbents will also be responsible for strengthening relationships with our community partners by educating them on the programs and opportunities the American Red Cross offers.This position reports to the Regional Executive, serves as the primary liaison to the community, and is supported by Community Volunteer Leaders and the Chapter Board.

This position is located on-site in our Hazard, KY or Pikesville, KY offices.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD:

• Serves as the Face of the Red Cross to maximize Red Cross presence and connectivity in the community and expand the community's recognition of the breadth of the Red Cross contribution to the community.
• Develops sustained community relationships to ensure capacity to achieve region mission goals.
• Develops and manages the chapter board to effectively mobilize support and resources around the Red Cross mission.
• Develops and manages community volunteer leaders to serve as the Face of the Red Cross in assigned territories, support mission capacity building by developing key community partnerships, and recruit volunteers.
• Influences to create an environment of teamwork and inclusion to effectively deliver against the Red Cross mission. Serves, when assigned, as a member of the Elected Officials Liaison Network supporting disaster responses locally and across the nation.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience

Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team.

Travel: May travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout territory, state, and Red Cross system.

Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are those present in normal office environment conditions. Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods of time. May include sitting for long periods of time, driving a vehicle, and working under challenging conditions.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

• Strong local connections in Eastern Kentucky.
• Confidence speaking in public forums including local media.
• Fundraising and revenue generation experience.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing possibilities at the American Red Cross.

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO + Holidays
• 401K with 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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