Regional Executive Director

Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside•Brooksville, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Executive Director is a senior leadership position focused on advancing Habitat for Humanity’s visibility, relationships, and strategic presence across a two-county service region. The role serves as a key external representative, building partnerships with community leaders, municipalities, donors, businesses, and other stakeholders to expand awareness, resources, and support for Habitat’s mission. The position also serves as the primary Executive Director for Hernando County, providing visible community leadership, representation, and relationship management while supporting regional alignment across both counties. The Regional Executive Director works closely with the President & CEO, executive leadership team, Board of Directors, Development team, Homeowner Services leadership, and community stakeholders to advance organizational priorities, strengthen Habitat’s external network, and connect community opportunities with appropriate internal teams. The role provides regional leadership and coordination, with direct supervisory responsibilities as designated by the organization. Programmatic execution and day-to-day Homeowner Services operations are led by Homeowner Services leadership. The position operates in professional office, construction, and community-based environments, routinely uses standard office equipment and technology, and requires regular travel within the service area. Typical hours are 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday. The role reports to the Executive Vice President.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Significant leadership experience in nonprofit, housing, community development, philanthropy, public affairs, or a related field.
Demonstrated success building community partnerships, representing an organization publicly, and engaging diverse stakeholders.
Experience supporting fundraising, donor engagement, community investment, or resource-development efforts.
Ability to build trust and credibility internally and externally while working effectively across functional teams.
Proven leadership presence and ability to represent an organization effectively in the community.
Exceptional relationship-building, stakeholder engagement, and public communication skills.
Strong strategic judgment and ability to connect external opportunities with organizational priorities.
Ability to cultivate donors, partners, community leaders, and referral networks.
High level of professionalism, integrity, diplomacy, and follow-through.
Ability to collaborate across functions without assuming ownership of programmatic execution.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in complex community and organizational environments.
Commitment to mission-driven service and equitable community engagement.
Ability to perform essential functions involving standing, walking, communicating, and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
Regular travel within the service area is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide regional leadership and serve as a visible, credible representative of Habitat’s mission, priorities, and impact.
Build alignment among executive leadership, county-based stakeholders, and internal teams around regional opportunities and community needs.
Maintain clear communication, sound judgment, and appropriate follow-through when connecting external commitments and opportunities to internal owners.
Partner with Homeowner Services leadership to ensure community outreach, referral relationships, and external messaging support organizational priorities and homeowner pipeline needs.
Bring community feedback, partnership opportunities, and emerging regional needs to appropriate internal leaders for evaluation and execution.
Support cross-functional coordination when external commitments require involvement from Homeowner Services, Development, Construction, Government Relations, Communications, or other teams.
Monitor high-level regional indicators and stakeholder feedback to help leadership identify opportunities, risks, and areas requiring organizational attention.
Maintain clear boundaries between external relationship leadership and day-to-day programmatic execution owned by functional leaders.
Serve as Executive Director and senior organizational representative for the assigned primary county.
Build and maintain relationships with community leaders, municipalities, donors, corporate partners, and key stakeholders to represent Habitat’s mission.
Identify opportunities to strengthen Habitat’s presence, partnerships, and impact within the county.
Collaborate with the President & CEO and Development team to support county fundraising, donor engagement, and community investment opportunities.
Assist the President & CEO in recruiting and forming a Hernando Leadership Council of community members who advocate for the organization, promote mission awareness, and engage additional stakeholders; the Council meets approximately 6–8 times annually.
Partner with the President & CEO and executive leadership team to advance regional and organizational strategic priorities through external relationships and community engagement.
Identify regional trends, stakeholder needs, and partnership opportunities that may inform organizational strategy and growth.
Represent organizational priorities consistently and ensure external commitments align with Habitat’s mission, values, capacity, and long-term objectives.
Expand awareness of Habitat’s mission and homeownership opportunities through community presentations, events, partnerships, and strategic outreach.
Build and maintain relationships with employers, nonprofits, referral agencies, faith communities, and other partners that can connect qualified households to Habitat.
Coordinate with Homeowner Services leadership to keep outreach priorities and external messaging accurate, compliant, and responsive to pipeline needs.
Promote broad and equitable community awareness of available opportunities while directing program-specific questions and execution to the appropriate internal team.
Partner with the President & CEO and Development team to plan, execute, and monitor fundraising strategies, donor engagement activities, and performance.
Support and participate in major gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, including donor meetings, presentations, and site visits.
Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships that support program sustainability and regional growth.
Support grant-related efforts by providing programmatic insight, leadership input, and regional context as needed.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support organizational goals and regional success.