ED of Family Support

One More Child • Lakeland, FL

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About The Position

The Executive Director of Family Support is responsible for the leadership, oversight, administration, and implementation of the Family Support Services program. This role is responsible for developing and expanding initiatives that strengthen families and ensure they have access to essential resources as a prevention tool. The Executive Director of Family Support Services needs to secure the necessary funding streams to support the expansion and sustainability of the programs, including contracts, grants, various funding partners, memorandum of understanding (MOUs), and other tangible and intangible resources. The Executive Director of Family Support will devise and lead strategic plans in collaboration with key Executive Staff and ensure that all guidelines and operations are adhered to and implemented consistently across Family Support Services programs, as appropriate. Other key duties include identifying opportunities for growth, evaluation, and service expansion. The Executive Director is also responsible for budget development and management and providing direct oversight of the Family Support program and personnel.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Human Services, Non-Profit Management, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration or related filed.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of leadership experience in family services or related sector

Nice To Haves

• Experience in public speaking/presentations
• Experience in public relations/development
• Knowledge and application of fundraising strategies and donor relations unique to the nonprofit sector
• Strong Financial management and grant-contract oversight experience
• Strategic planning-expansion and development of programming/expansion efforts
• Strong motivational and staff leadership abilities
• Experience in change management

Responsibilities

• Cultivate, establish, and maintain relationships with various organizations, entities, agencies, and other partnerships throughout the state and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the goals of the Family Support services program.
• Identify and cultivate alliances to secure financial and nonfinancial resources to expand and sustain the Family Support program e.g., obtain and manage partnership for services, MOUs, contracts, and any other resources and to include vetting of any distribution partnerships.
• Provide fiscal management of the Family Support program including budget preparation, decision making, data and metrics and other reporting.
• Work closely with other professional, civic and private organizations for enhancement of the Family Support Services program to further its mission and goals to include both tangible and intangible services for clients, the community and the organization.
• Implement strategic goals specific to Family Support services and lead and motivate staff towards achievement of agency and program goals, e.g., expansion efforts, etc.
• Oversee and implement appropriate resources to ensure the operation management of the Family Support program are appropriate and successful e.g. effective supervision of key staff, hiring and retention of competent qualified staff.
• Ensure the volunteer program within the Family Support program operates effectively to exceed agency goals and delight volunteers and our customers.
• Ensure all operational guidelines are adhered to and implemented consistently among all locations of services.
• Provide ongoing program assessment and evaluation of best practices and implement appropriate programmatic changes based on current needs within the program in collaboration with the Vice President of Programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees