Executive Director Job Description

Executive Director

Job Category: Executive Director (Administrator)

Supervisor: CIELO Board of Directors

Location: Olympia, Washington - Main Office

Travel Required: Minimal, through service area.

Pay Scale: $85,000-$90,000/Annual (Depending on Qualifications): Full-time (hybrid – remote & office - flexible) The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s qualifications.

This is a hybrid position with schedule flexibility that requires occasional travel In Washington state for meetings, events, and on-site work (frequency of on-site work varies based on business and organizational needs)

Responsibilities Leadership & Management of the Executive Director

The executive director is the spokesperson for the organization and has demonstrated ability to build effective teams, and:

have the proven ability to administer a complex budget, to understand and present financial reports and trends, ask the right questions to make effective decisions.
Ensure that cultural competency practices are ongoing throughout all organizational programs, providing excellence in services through staff inclusion and development, consistent quality of financial and administrative oversight, transparent and effective internal communications, and thorough program systems assessment.
develop a dynamic team of leaders to design a people-first culture in our organization that is reflective of our purpose and values.
model courageous leadership and emulate cultural competency and humility to partner with staff across the organization; use holistic, creative, and strategic thinking to build a staff that leans in together to understand the worldview of diverse populations, address challenges thoughtfully and compassionately, resolve conflicts justly and collaboratively, listen and leverage each other’s ideas honorably, and collectively break down silos and barriers so as to continuously improve the systems and processes for CIELO’s future.
recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve CIELO’s strategic goals.
actively engage and energize CIELO staff, volunteers, partnering organizations, and funders.
collaborate with and support a strong board of directors; stay abreast of each committee’s tasks/actions.
meetings and activities; seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for ongoing operations.
lead, coach, develop, support, and retain CIELO’s team using personnel evaluations built upon reflective supervision.

Fundraising & Communications

The executive director will:

have knowledge of fundraising strategies, grant acquisitions, and or non-profit organizational financial management.
oversee revenue-generating activities to support existing program operations and future expansion while building reserves and sustainable financing of the organization.
work to maintain communications—from web presence to external relations- with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
demonstrated ability to build alliances and maintain relationships with service providers, Governing board, community leaders and donors. Present new opportunities for CIELO to build community presence among partners, investors/funders, and the general community.

Strategic Planning

The executive director will:

have prioritization skills and knowledge that represent the ability to anticipate future trends to develop short and long-range goals and objectives.
facilitate the strategic planning process, with the collaboration of board and staff, for program expansion to better meet the needs of our Latinx community.
recommend ways to measure success of a strategic plan, including quality management data collection and analysis, performance-based monitoring of grants, program goals, and objectives.

Financial and Contract Management

The Executive Director will:

develop and maintain a positive relationship with funders, donors, and stakeholders.
assess agency and project budgets in collaboration with program and finance staff, and appropriate board committees.
participate in the Finance Committee to ensure understanding of current financial position; communicate information to the staff and board.
ensure that all programs and services comply with contractual parameters.
oversee proper recordkeeping of contracts and grants
review, negotiate, and renew all contracts and extensions as needed; be familiar with all contractual obligations and commitments of the organization; ensure the submission of required reports and contract timelines are met.

The executive director is heart-and-soul-committed to CIELO’s mission.

All viable candidates have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience; diversity/equity expertise; and the ability to communicate in both English and Spanish. We are seeking a transformational and visionary leader who views the world and everyone in it through a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, access and belonging. An individual who has the personal courage and humility to hold themselves and all others in the organization responsible for embodying our purpose and values and, who is ready to help build our agency to support our staff, and every client we serve, to thrive.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, social work, or a related field.
Seven to Ten years of Operational/Leadership management level experience leading other leaders in a complex public or non-profit organization, strong ability to influence, create buy in and drive change at an organizational level. Related work experience can be substituted year for year for education.

Desired Qualifications:

Ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
Demonstrated commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
Excellence in organizational management.
Proven ability to coach staff and manage and develop high-performance cross-program teams.
Demonstrated ability to set and achieve strategic objectives.
Culturally competent leadership with deep connections to community.
Demonstrated ability to manage a budget with multiple funding streams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish, with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary skills.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
Experience overseeing grant development or successful grant writing.
Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and ability to self-direct.
Bilingual or trilingual to effectively communicate with and serve our diverse community

How to Apply:

Still Interested? We would love to hear from you!

To apply, simply follow the directions on Indeed/LinkedIn or simply send your resume and letter of interest highlighting how you meet the qualifications for this role to Ava McGee, HR@cieloprograms.org

For questions about this recruitment or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please e-mail Ava McGee, HR@cieloprograms.org

CIELO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at CIELO will be based on qualifications, and abilities. CIELO will not tolerate discrimination in employment or personnel practices including the advertisement of positions, recruitment, selection, promotion, demotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoffs, or termination. These activities shall be conducted without regard to race, creed, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual preference, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.