Executive Director - Santa Barbara, United States - Meals on Wheels

Description

• Provide visionary leadership to advance the organization's mission and goals
• Develop a strategic plan in collaboration with the Board of Directors

• Oversee the daytoday operations of Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels
• Ensure food quality and excellent, friendly service
• Manage, develop, and support two parttime administrative employees
• Grow our 100person volunteer base, providing direction, motivation, and recognition
• Utilize enterprise software to generate critical metrics and data to refine service offerings, aid funding efforts, and support external communications
• Manage relationship with retirement community kitchen that produces all meals

• Develop and manage budget
• Work closely with the Treasurer and Board to set financial goals, monitor performance, and submit financial reporting
• Interpret financial data to drive business decisions
• Ensure financial stability, program growth, and organizational longevity through effective resource allocation and fundraising efforts

• Identify and effectively utilize a variety of fundraising sources, including fee income from clients, grants, donations and gifts, corporate partnerships, and fundraising activities
• Nurture ongoing relationships with funders
• Build new partnerships to sustain and enhance our fundraising program
• Oversee the work of our grant writer who works on a contract basis

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with community partners, donors, and stakeholders, serving as spokesperson for Meals on Wheels
• Raise the profile of the organization through a communication plan that promotes awareness of food insecurity and isolation among seniors, and highlights the organization's mission

• Provide regular updates and counsel to the Board of Directors, seek input, and align organizational strategies with board priorities
• Support board expansion and engagement, by leveraging the experience and skills of members through committee work
• Identify opportunities and threats, and involve board members in strategic responses

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 5+ years of leadership and employee management experience in a nonprofit
• Strong understanding of nonprofit governance, compliance, and financial management
• Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills, with experience in developing a communications plan
• Demonstrated success in fundraising and donor relations
• Demonstrated capabilities in board administration
• Commitment to the mission of Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

• Monday to Friday

• Santa Barbara, CA required)

• 25% (preferred)