Executive Director - Roanoke/New River

American Red Cross•Roanoke, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Director (ED) is the primary community-facing leader and facilitator for the American Red Cross at the chapter level in Southwest Virginia, based in Roanoke. Working 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, 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 ED participates on the Regional Leadership Team and leads chapter planning, bringing together stakeholders from government, nonprofit, business, and faith communities to establish shared outcomes, roles, and accountability. The role uses data and community input to prioritize services, leads chapter fundraising efforts and donor relationships, supports the Chapter Board of Directors, and develops community volunteer leaders and partnerships. The ED may travel and participate in meetings and conferences throughout the territory, state, and Red Cross system. This position is not eligible for relocation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
At least 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Ability to work on a team.
The combination of education and general experience must satisfy the stated minimum requirements; 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, strengthening 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, maintaining upward, downward, and outward connectivity.
Participate on the Regional Leadership Team and support regional program, revenue, volunteer recruitment and engagement, blood collection, and community engagement goals.
Lead the chapter planning process and drive progress toward plan objectives.
Convene and align cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to develop chapter plans with shared outcomes, roles, and accountability.
Use data and community input to prioritize deployment of secondary services and address service gaps, resilience, and equitable access.
Support achievement of regional revenue targets, meet the assigned individual fundraising target, and achieve annual chapter board member give-and-get campaign goals.
Maintain assigned donor accounts and participate in fundraising influence in partnership with the Chief Development Officer (CDO).
Recruit, develop, and support philanthropy committee members who can provide community influence and leadership in fundraising.
Manage 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 and ensure the board meets published membership guidance.
Develop, lead, and manage community volunteer leaders serving as Red Cross representatives in assigned territories.
Build mission capacity by developing and stewarding community partnerships and supporting volunteer recruitment.
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.