[Hiring] Executive Director @Higher People

Role Description

As the Executive Director of the organization, you’ll lead the entire nonprofit towards accomplishing its important mission and goals. Serving as the external face of BADA, the ED partners closely with the Board, the ultimate community, and the broader Bay Area community to secure and allocate the resources necessary to maintain the health of the organization and expand its programmatic impact.

• Reporting to the President of the Board, the Executive Director (ED) is the lead staff member who holds overall strategic, financial, and operational responsibility for the organization.
• This includes the management of the Bay Area Disc Association staff, fundraising, operations, donor cultivation, community engagement, and organizational vision + development.
• The ED drives and is accountable for the execution of BADA’s strategic priorities and fulfillment of its core commitments.
• BADA has been serving the community since 2009 and was registered as its own 501c3 in 2018.
• The nonprofit is at a pivotal point in its maturity journey, looking to grow revenue through programming, grant, and donor funding.
• BADA facilitates over 100 events annually, with approximately 5,000 youth and adult participants each year.
• This role is approximately 50% development, fundraising, strategic visioning; 25% internal operations, staffing + fiscal management; and 25% programming + community engagement.

Qualifications

• Ownership at Organization/Nonprofit Level
• Poised Leader
• Visionary Storyteller
• Fundraising + Development Experience
• Communications + Operations
• Operational Leader of the Organization
• People Management Experience
• Results-Driven
• Resourceful and Creative

Requirements

• Brings an “owners” mentality to the responsibility of being the leader of the entire organization.
• Has experience or very clear aptitude to be the day-to-day lead of the entire organization.
• Leverages the board as a core stakeholder.
• Financial projects and budget management experience.
• Proactive leader with a track record of navigating complex challenges.
• Experience leading staff, guiding the board, and working directly with the community.
• Commitment to DEIB learning/work internally at the organization level as well as personally.
• Strong connection to the mission and vision of BADA.
• High net worth individual donor cultivation experience.
• Corporate partnerships/sponsorship experience.
• Planning and executing a fundraising strategy, including forecasting.
• Grant writing and other non-programming fundraising experience.
• Adept at initiating relationships and ongoing communications.
• Experience building long-term strategies and plans for an organization’s fundraising needs and goals.
• Managing teams of 5-10+ and a mixture of full-time, part-time staff, and volunteer members.
• Motivation and drive towards setting and empowering the organization to achieve strategic goals and objectives.
• Track record for testing and iterating new programs, ideas, and solutions.

Benefits

• Compensation: $100 - 125k annually
• Location: Remote, with travel throughout the Bay Area (all nine Bay Area counties)
• Structure + Flexibility: Full-time role of 40 hours/week with autonomy for the ED to determine the right structure and balance of their work.
• Visa Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we are not able to support visa sponsorship at this time.