Executive Director

The Moran Company•New York, NY

47d•$100,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

The Moran Company is pleased to partner with the Association for Death Education and Counseling to recruit the organization’s new Executive Director. The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) was formed in May 1976, when a group of interested educators and clinicians organized the Forum for Death Education and Counseling. Over the years, the organization grew to become the Association for Death Education and Counseling®. ADEC is the first interdisciplinary organization in the field of thanatology: the study of dying, death, and bereavement. ADEC endeavors to promote and share research, theories, and practice in dying, death, loss, and bereavement. ADEC’s primary goals are to: Promote excellence and recognize diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Provide leading-edge information, support and resources to ADEC’s international, multicultural, multidisciplinary membership and, through them, to the public. Facilitate the sharing of research, theory and practice in death, dying and bereavement. Recognize, through the Credentialing Program, those with specialized knowledge and experience in the field. As an international nonprofit organization, ADEC’s members are cross-disciplinary specialists who practice within the scope of dying, death, loss, and bereavement. Members and credentialed colleagues include front-line care providers, clinicians, practitioners, educators, researchers, administrators, and others emerging from a wide variety of educational backgrounds, professions, and occupations. The ADEC Board of Directors seeks an experienced and highly skilled Executive Director to work collaboratively with the Board, staff, and membership to lead and support all areas of the organization. As the administrative leader of ADEC, the Executive Director has the responsibility to effectively represent the organization and ensure all functions and services of the organization are focused on the ADEC mission: The Association for Death Education and Counseling® is an international, professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Based on quality research, theory and practice, the association provides information, support and resources to its international, multicultural, multidisciplinary membership and to the public. NOTE: This is a remote Executive Director position.

Requirements

Excellent experience in event planning management, membership, and meeting software
Transparent and high-integrity leadership
Strong ability and desire to support the membership of ADEC

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Five or more years of senior nonprofit management and leadership experience or equivalent experience
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification

Responsibilities

Providing and supporting leadership
Supporting the infrastructure of ADEC
Coordinating event planning and management
Maintaining and enhancing the financial sustainability of ADEC
Effectively represent the organization and ensure all functions and services of the organization are focused on the ADEC mission
Oversee and coordinate the implementation of ADEC’s programs that carry out the organization’s mission
Work with the Board and staff to ensure that the mission is fulfilled through programs, strategic planning, and community outreach
Support ADEC committees and volunteers to achieve the mission and goals as set by the Board
Leading and managing staff and contractors
Nonprofit fundraising, fund development, and membership growth
Effectively manage all financial aspects of ADEC