Executive Director

AQUILA OF DE INC•Kirkwood, DE

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About The Position

With the Direction of the Leadership Team, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. ED will have a deep understanding of the communities we serve and proactively develop core programs, operations, and business plans to meet those identified needs. The ED will be an essential partner in the agency’s strategic plan to support people living with co-occurring disorders and their families while providing person centered services and building a strong and healthy community-based network. ED will help manage budget and finances, coordinate grant applications, administer funded grants and make public and media appearances in support of our mission.

Requirements

Effective communicator and experience as a community spokesperson
Proven success in collaboration, and working across multiple functions
Experience interpreting data, monitoring results, taking corrective actions, and creating productivity enhancements
History of identifying, recruiting, developing and retaining staff and volunteers, building alignment and achieving goals around the strategic priorities.
Proven ability to lead implementation across a spectrum of cross-functional initiatives.
Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills
Superior management skills with ability to troubleshoot, resolve differences, and ability to gain wide-spread support in the course of managing programs
Knowledge and experience in all aspects of operations, including staff supervision and development, quality program development and implementation, facility and property management and sound financial practices.

Responsibilities

Provide excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
Display the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
Display strong written and verbal communication skills
Comply with all DSAMH, and state and federal regulations and standards
Exhibit persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
Display excellent computer skills and analytical savvy to build, review, and analyze data.
Exhibit action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to planning.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
Detail oriented, adaptable, organized and able to successfully manage multiple projects and tasks.
Displays passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
Directs and supervises the assigned residential and outpatient programs to assure sound operations
Ensures the operational growth through program expansion, member recruitment and retention, strategies, and collaborations.
Identifies potential areas for programming to accomplish agency goals, and works with staff groups to develop and implement programs.
Fosters a climate of innovation to develop person served focused programs and leads staff in the planning, development and implementation of new program initiatives and activities