Executive Director – Girls Inc. of Omaha

REPORTS TO:                          Chair, Board of Directors

POSITION SALARY RANGE:    $140,000 – $175,000

BENEFITS INCLUDE: Health Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 403b Retirement Plan, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Benefit (PTB)

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. These positive outcomes are achieved through three core elements:

• People: Trained staff and volunteers build lasting, mentoring relationships.
• Environment: Our girls-only space is physically and emotionally safe, with a sisterhood of support, high expectations, and mutual respect.
• Programming: Our structured programs are- research-based, hands-on, minds-on, age-appropriate, and suited to the needs of today’s girls.

Informed by girls and their families, we also advocate for legislation and policies to increase opportunities for all girls and to address the systemic barriers that impede girls’ success, particularly girls in low-income communities and girls of color.

As the Executive Director of Girls Inc. of Omaha, your job every day will be filled with opportunities to change the lives of girls and young women.

PRIORITY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Executive Director is responsible for the strategic leadership and creating the culture of the organization. The ED is responsible for managing staff, program administration and interfacing with the National Girls Inc. organization.  She or he partners with the board of directors to ensure long-term planning; strong fund development success; and representation of Girls Inc. in the community – all leading to continuous and healthy growth. The ED also has primary responsibility for building partnerships with schools, government and community organizations, foundation officers, corporate and individual donors.

The ED ensures the prudent management of finances; developing and rewarding an effective, culturally competent staff; assuring that nonprofit/legal requirements are met; advocating for the rights and needs of girls, and inspiring staff and volunteers to motivate girls to be Strong, Smart and Bold.

This position reports to the Chair of the Board of Directors. Exempt from overtime pay.

 

KEY LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Executing on the Vision and Mission

• Demonstrates passion for the Girls Inc. mission and is able to advocate for it
• Exhibits integrity and trust: adheres to a core set of values and always acts ethically
• Commits to gender responsive and trauma informed programming and keeping up-to-date on girls’ issues
• Understands youth development principles; including growth mindset
• Promotes equity and inclusion
• Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably
• Appreciates strengths and weaknesses in self and others
• Finds and leverages opportunities
• Acts with composure especially under pressure

Developing, Leading, and Managing People

• Develops and collaborates with the board of directors
• Motivates others by creating an environment where people thrive
• Builds effective teams
• Cares about people; is approachable
• Relates well to all kinds of people; uses diplomacy and tact
• Negotiates skillfully in challenging situations and can influence outcomes
• Hires and staffs the organization with the best possible people available

Strategizing and Managing Change

• Committed to growth
• Understands and embraces organizational culture
• Plans for the future: ensures vision, buy-in, external awareness, motivator
• Courageously makes decisions in the best interest of the organization and the girls served
• Effectively deals with ambiguity and change
• Looks toward the broadest possible view of an issue/challenge

Demonstrating Business Acumen

• Has deep knowledge of, and discipline around, financial management
• Understands function, technical knowledge and skills necessary for strong performance in human resources, technology, data, legal compliance and risk management
• Makes quality, timely decisions and executes effectively
• Designs practices, processes and procedures which allow managing through systems
• Sets objectives and goals and measures performance to goals

Directing Fund Development

• Navigates the philanthropic community with respect while building strong relationships and maintaining positive reputation
• Makes the Girls Inc. “case” by being a passionate story teller
• Strategically approaches building long-term donor relations by using the following:
• Innovation
• Capitalizing on opportunities
• Ensuring mission-alignment
• Negotiating
• Resilience and patience
• Ensures a diverse portfolio of revenue sources
• Has solid written and oral communication expertise including presentation skills
• Practices attentive and active listening
• Builds a culture of philanthropy by engaging others in the organization, e.g., staff and board, in fund development
• Builds brand awareness

Building Partnerships and Working Collaboratively

• Confidently engages community leaders
• Perseveres; pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish
• Establishes and keeps trust with partners; keeps confidences, does not misrepresent
• Brings the creative ideas of others to the table, projects how potential ideas can be effective
• Sensitizes self and others to complex political situations
• Negotiates skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups

Essential Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in leadership and management positions
• Ability to educate the board in its governance responsibilities, particularly in its fund development and organization capacity responsibilities, providing the board with the tools to carry out its responsibility
• Ability to lead a staff team to develop and implement a tactical plan that provides programming and services that align with the organization’s strategic plan and vision
• Demonstrated financial analysis and management skills
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and to make difficult decisions in personnel, finance and programming
• Demonstrated success in fundraising and fund development
• Outstanding communication skills
• Demonstrated ability in incorporating diverse cultures, ethnicities, languages and abilities both within an organization and with the community
• Bachelors’ Degree in a human service field, business or related field preferred, but career experience prioritized
• Background clearance

Preference For Individuals Who

• Demonstrated knowledge of youth development concepts and of the legal and developmental basis for single gender programming
• Familiar with the community’s educational and non-profit culture
• Submit cover letter with resume

 

GIRLS INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER