Executive Director

HR Office Savers•Melbourne, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Project Response, Inc. seeks an experienced Executive Director to lead the organization’s mission, strategy, culture, executive team, financial sustainability, community impact, external relationships, and overall performance. The Executive Director is the organization’s senior executive leader and is accountable to the Board of Directors for advancing its charitable mission, ensuring long-term sustainability, and providing overall leadership and direction. The role oversees administrative management and daily operations across case management, prevention, testing, and clinical services. The Executive Director partners closely with the Board and executive team to set strategic priorities, establish measurable outcomes, and achieve sustainable community impact. The position requires sound business judgment, nonprofit and corporate leadership, community credibility, organizational accountability, and commitment to dignity, access, quality, trust, and responsible stewardship. The Executive Director is responsible for financial and operational oversight, resource development, program planning, compliance, organizational risk, Board relations, personnel management, and relationships with funders and the community. Based in Melbourne, Florida, the position is expected to maintain a visible leadership presence in the organization and community. Employees work in person in the office most days. The role requires extensive local travel, some national travel, and some overnight U.S. travel. Some evening and weekend work is required, and the Executive Director may need to respond to urgent organizational matters outside normal business hours. The expected salary range is $140,000–$155,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, human services, or a related field.
At least 5 years leading nonprofit or corporate organizations or programs, including work with an organization’s committee or Board of Directors.
At least 5 years of team leadership, including hiring and performance management.
At least 5 years of experience in a health-care environment.
Ability to analyze and handle detailed, complex concepts and problems while balancing, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects and deadlines.
Ability to make well-reasoned judgments and decisions in a timely fashion.
Ability to plan and implement programs agency-wide and establish strong, appropriate supervisory relationships.
Ability to collaborate and develop and maintain constructive relationships with colleagues, outside agencies, organizations, individuals, clients, organization members, and providers.
Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule; some evening and weekend work is required.
Ability to perform the essential functions of an executive leadership role in a healthcare and community-service environment.
Ability to maintain a visible leadership presence within the organization and community.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business, finance, or nonprofit management.
Experience overseeing clinical personnel.
Demonstrated success in grant writing, monitoring, compliance, and reporting through relevant supporting agencies.
Demonstrated success with fundraising and management of fund distribution.
Working knowledge of nonprofit fiscal management.
Proven ability to recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing, mission-driven, results-oriented teams.
Broad business and management skills and effectiveness in generating organizational resources and financial support.
Ability to create, resource, scale, and leverage strategies for broad investment and impact; build trust in Project Response and its relevance in the community; leverage community presence and relationships; and understand community trends and human-service issues.
Strength in leadership, team building, effective utilization of volunteer resources, management, communication, and stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership for the agency’s mission, strategy, culture, executive team, financial sustainability, community impact, external relationships, and overall performance.
Work with the Board of Directors and executive team to translate the agency’s charitable purpose into strategic priorities, measurable outcomes, and sustainable community impact.
Develop financial resources to meet community health and human-service needs and maintain the organization’s leadership among donors, decision makers, agencies, and private and public institutions.
Coordinate effective service delivery with appropriate community committees, boards, and councils; promote Project Response through community presentations and activities.
Direct financial operations, prepare the annual operating budget, and control approved financial resources.
Guide development and oversee implementation and execution of the strategic plan and work plan.
Recommend changes to existing programs and services and propose new programs and services to advance the agency’s goals and mission.
Ensure facilities, property, and equipment are properly maintained.
Ensure compliance with applicable legal, tax, regulatory, reporting, partner-agency, and governance-entity obligations and requirements.
Build and maintain relationships with community members and leaders.
Work with the Board to develop policies affecting agency operations and its approach to community needs; develop and recommend plans for programs and services.
Implement Board directives, bylaws, and policies; manage agency affairs consistently with Board-adopted bylaws and policies.
Maintain transparent communication with the Board and its committees, keep them informed, and administer a Board orientation program.
Lead personnel and human-resource functions, participate in or approve key personnel actions, and appropriately delegate management responsibilities to qualified personnel.
Develop and maintain strategies to increase employee and volunteer engagement.
Supervise and direct staff; ensure inclusiveness and diversity goals among staff and volunteers; and implement an effective performance-review process.
Foster and maintain a professional and equitable work environment and culture.
Ensure compliance with human-resource laws, codes, and agency personnel policies.
Maintain a flexible work schedule to meet executive-management demands and respond to urgent organizational matters as needed.
Travel extensively locally and travel nationally, including some overnight U.S. travel.