Executive Director - Atlanta, United States - Rebecca's TENT INC

Description

Rebecca's Tent: Spiegel Women's Shelter at Shearith Israel is seeking an Executive Director. This is a full time year-round position, directing a night shelter for women experiencing homelessness, open six months each year (October-March), summer day program, follow-up program for former residents, and rapid re-housing project for women and families experiencing homelessness. Rebecca's Tent was founded in 1982 by volunteers from Congregation Shearith Israel and has since supported over 2,000 women and families.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in human services or related field (Master's Degree preferred)
• Strong organizational, management and leadership skills
• Experience in grant-writing and fundraising
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft office and the internet.
• Experience in public relations and social networking.
• A passion for serving individuals experiencing homelessness, creating a culture that allows for self-sufficiency and growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the operations of the winter shelter and the following additional programs: summer day program, follow-up case management, rental assistance, and rapid re-housing.
• Serves as point of contact for women seeking services, conducts intake interviews, and determines eligibility for entry into the organization's programs.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate staff, volunteers, and interns; foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and professional development.
• Manage coverage for residential shelter and process payroll for staff and contractors.
• Monitor Resident Manager work performance and conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Ensure adequate funding for shelter operations through grant-writing and fundraising events.
• Identify new funding opportunities, research grant prospects, and prepare grant proposals and funding applications in alignment with organizational priorities.
• Volunteer management (identify, train, cultivate new and existing volunteers).
• Monitor and manage inventory.
• Monitor the facility for orderliness, cleanliness, need for repairs and make arrangements for professional cleaning and repairs as needed.
• Maintain and enforce current shelter policies and/or procedures .
• Maintain knowledge of community resources and link clients to services provided by community organizations.
• Coordinates programming (i.e., shelter meetings, empowerment sessions, computer training, and resume coaching)

Administrative Duties:

• Develop and manage the organization's annual budget, maintaining budget and provide monthly financial reports to the Board.
• Ensure financial stability of the organization and compliance with the organization's financial policies.
• Ensure that required client data is entered into ClientTrack database-HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) and ensure compliance with HMIS standards.
• Maintain organization's database: collect names of volunteers, in-kind donors, guests at events and add new names; and make corrections.
• Grants management (prepare and submit grant disbursement requests and reports as required).
• Maintain copies of grant-related documentation such as applications, award letters, monthly reports, etc in the shelter office.
• Monthly Financial Reconciliation (supported by outside consultant).
• Coordinates audits for external stakeholders as appropriate (financial and otherwise).
• Prepare year-end summary of organization's successes & challenges and participate in annual program evaluation.
• Supports Annual Fund to set campaign goal and create strategy and assist with follow-up activities to reach goal.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including grant writing, donor cultivation, and special events, to diversify revenue streams and ensure financial sustainability.
• Represents organization at meetings of the Atlanta Continuum of Care and Dekalb County Continuum of Care.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with local agencies, government entities, and community organizations to coordinate efforts and leverage resources in the fight against homelessness and housing insecurity.
• Cultivate relationships with individual and institutional donors.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of human service provision
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to maintain a professional yet approachable/genuine demeanor
• Results-oriented and motivational leader with demonstrated ability to motivate, and coach staff
• Superior time management, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills. Specifically, the ability to work calmly and professionally under pressure, manage competing deadlines and simultaneous projects and shifting priorities and deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the maturity, integrity, and experience to gain the trust and confidence with a wide variety of constituents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate, in positive and negative situations, with a variety of audiences in a variety of settings (one-to-one, presentations, report writing, etc.)