Executive Director - Roanoke/New River

American Red Cross•Roanoke, VA

15d

About The Position

The Executive Director (ED) serves as the primary community-facing leader and facilitator for the American Red Cross at the chapter level. In partnership with functional supervisors, the ED convenes, aligns, and empowers cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver core services, deploy secondary services where needed most, and strengthen community resilience. The ED represents the organization publicly, leads collaborative chapter planning with the community, and stewards strategic relationships to advance regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment and engagement, blood collection, and community engagement goals. The position is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and supports the Southwest Virginia Chapter (Roanoke/New River). Relocation is not available. The ED participates on the Regional Leadership Team, leads chapter planning, supports fundraising and revenue goals, manages strategic relationships with elected officials and community stakeholders, develops and supports the Chapter Board of Directors, and leads community volunteer leaders. The ED also partners with Communications and Fundraising teams to align messaging, stewardship, and campaign execution. The role may involve travel and participation in meetings and conferences throughout the territory, state, and Red Cross system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Ability to work on a team.
A combination of education and general experience may satisfy the requirements if the total years meet the combined minimum; management experience cannot be substituted.

Nice To Haves

Established connections within the community.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary community-facing leader of the American Red Cross, maximizing its presence, connectivity, and recognition in the community.
Bridge organizational boundaries and silos to support coordinated community response and unity of effort.
Coordinate stewardship across Programs, Communications, and Fundraising to maintain upward, downward, and outward connectivity.
Participate on the Regional Leadership Team to support regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment and engagement, blood collection, and community engagement goals.
Lead chapter planning and drive progress toward plan objectives; convene and align cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to co-create plans with shared outcomes, roles, and accountability.
Use data and community input to prioritize deployment of secondary services to address gaps, strengthen resilience, and improve equitable access to Red Cross services.
Support achievement of regional revenue targets, meet the assigned individual fundraising target, meet annual chapter board members’ give-and-get campaign goals, and maintain assigned donor accounts as defined by the Regional Executive and Chief Development Officer.
Actively influence fundraising in conjunction with the Chief Development Officer.
Partner with the Chief Development Officer to recruit, develop, and support philanthropy committee members with community philanthropic influence and fundraising leadership.
Manage a portfolio of strategic relationships with local elected officials, community leaders, and stakeholders; serve on the Elected Officials Liaison Network.
Support local, regional, and national disaster responses consistent with ConOps.
Develop, support, and ensure the success of the Chapter Board of Directors in support of the Red Cross mission; ensure the board meets published membership guidance.
Develop, lead, and manage community volunteer leaders who represent the Red Cross in assigned territories.
Build and steward key community partnerships and support volunteer recruitment to build mission capacity.
Partner with Communications and Fundraising teams to align messaging, stewardship, and campaign execution.
Travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout the territory, state, and Red Cross system as needed.