CAREERS AT THE UNITED WAY OF BRADFORD COUNTY
Executive Director Job Description
(Please use the simple form below to upload and send your resumé)
Position Title: Executive Director
Reports To: Board of Directors
Class: Non-Exempt – Full Time
Purpose of Position:
Executive Director for the United Way of Bradford County provides innovative and strategic leadership by working with the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, community partners, agency partners, leaders and donors to allow UWBC to identify, understand and act on the issues that determine its ability to accomplish its vision and mission.
Reports To: Board of Directors
Class: Non-Exempt – Full Time
Purpose of Position:
Executive Director for the United Way of Bradford County provides innovative and strategic leadership by working with the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, community partners, agency partners, leaders and donors to allow UWBC to identify, understand and act on the issues that determine its ability to accomplish its vision and mission.
Primary Functions:
- Community Leadership – Provides collaborative leadership that engages community partners and key community leaders.
- Organizational Leadership – Participates in partnership with the Board of Directors in setting organizational direction, developing organizational goals, operational and strategic plans, and achieving agreed upon results.
- Development and Management of Resources – Oversees growth and management of United Way’s resources.
- Accountability for Operations and Fiscal Integrity – Maintains accountability for the overall operational and fiscal integrity of UWBC within the policies set by the Board of Directors.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
I. Community Leadership:
- Provides transformational leadership necessary to achieve community impact for Bradford County.
- Develops and communicates a shared vision for Bradford County that promotes understanding and alignment among key stakeholders.
- Leads the interaction with the community in accordance with the United Way Worldwide membership requirements and United Way of Pennsylvania requirements.
- Acts as spokesperson for UWBC on relevant issues impacting the community.
- Demonstrates a commitment to United Way values.
- Assumes a stewardship role in the community process in which people of diverse backgrounds can help shape a vision of mobilizing the community to improve lives.
II. Organizational Leadership:
- Develops ideas for Board review and discussion. Set the agenda for board meetings.
- Coordinate and align all United Way activities based on strategic plan.
- Oversees development of United Way’s long-range goals, annual work plans, and budgets to assure alignment and maximum progress toward United Way’s goals.
- Assures that UWBC is anticipating and dealing with the external and internal factors that influence success.
- Assesses organizational capacity to implement strategies and identify gaps in systems and personnel and develop plans for contingency and succession.
- Knowledge of computer applications and systems.
III. Development and Management of Resources (Human and Financial):
Works with partners for progress toward organizational goals. Assures that annual work plans for United Way are integrated with strategic plan and that planned outcomes are realized. Key result areas include:
- Resource Development, including, but not limited to, annual campaign, planned and deferred giving: annual appeal, grants, etc.
- Stewardship and accountability for financial and facility resources.
- Effective, integrated and efficient support systems in areas such as information management, Board of Director and volunteer training, procurement and building management, personnel and volunteer resources
- Assessment of community needs and identification of appropriate roles for United Way in addressing them.
- Objective process for fund distribution that keeps United Way supported programs focused on priority community needs; funds meet legal requirement and meet community needs.
- Oversees the planning and development of increasing and sustaining diversification of revenue and development of direct relationships with investors (vs. relying on the workplace as a conduit to givers) based on United Way impact areas and donor interests.
- Oversees responsibilities to appropriate staff and volunteers.
- Builds effective communications within the organization to assure understanding and support for organizational objectives and activities.
- Oversees the development and implementation of growth strategies related to resource development and volunteerism.
IV. Accountability for Operations and Fiscal Integrity:
- Maintains stewardship and accountability for the overall operational and fiscal integrity of UWBC within the guidelines and policies set by the Board of Directors.
- Assures all financial practices meet current GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
- Maintains highest level of transparency for organizational activities to all stakeholders.
Key Relationships:
- Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteers
- Key Leaders in the community
- Community and Agency Partners
- Major Donors
Job Requirements:
- Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel
- State Clearances (PA Child Abuse Clearance, PA State Police History Clearance, FBI HistoryClearance)
- Experience with non-profit organizations preferred
Please upload your resume in the form below or you can submit your resume to MaryGrace Holcomb no later
than November 15, 2024 by email mgholcomb@unitedwaybradfordcounty.org or mail to 24 Main Street, Suite
1, Towanda, PA 18848.