Executive Director overseeing Braven’s programming and partnerships in the Delaware region. Leading team and managing regional growth and fundraising efforts.
Responsibilities
Managing regional team members: Senior Director and External Affairs Manager
Implementing a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan to reach our vision for scale and excellent outcomes with Delaware State University and future Delaware Area sites.
With the Senior Director, ensuring strong program execution resulting in both positive experiences and outcomes for Fellows, volunteers, and partners
Managing and expanding a regional advisory board that will help maximize the Delaware area’s impact, narrative, and sustainability
Ensuring the health of key executive stakeholder relationships at both the university and the foundation, adjacent nonprofit organizations, and employer partners
Raising Braven’s brand awareness through thought-leadership, awards, public speaking, social media, and press pieces
Explore the local political landscape and engage in critical policy efforts when relevant
Raising ~$5.1million over the next three years for the region, among other external priorities.
Deepening our political capital and thought leadership to ensure that our Delaware area region maintains its meaningful position in the educational fabric of the community
Focusing on significantly growing and diversifying a sustainable funding base that will include gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government
Attracting, hiring, and developing a team of diverse and talented staff members
Coaching and developing regional staff members to exhibit strong cultural leadership skills and orientations
Serving on the organization’s Alignment Team (executive team) to influence organization-wide impact, growth, and sustainability
Requirements
BS/BA
7-10 years leadership experience as an Executive, leading a department, or similar, with a verifiable track record of achieving successful outcomes while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable team culture.
1-3 years in non-profit field
Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack, Jira, and Confluence
You have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
You exemplify Braven’s core values
Your experiences have informed your belief in Braven’s mission and have prepared you to work with or for Braven’s student Fellow population.
Motivation and drive to fundraise and ensure the financial sustainability of the region; an ability to mobilize people and to create champions of an organizational mission
Experience building and working in partnership with a Board of Directors, partner organizations, funders, and other key constituents
Strong presence, communication skills, relationship-building skills, and maturity that engender respect and facilitate a strong partnership with very senior-level staff and Faculty, high-profile community stakeholders and civic leaders, Braven staff, Fellows, and Leadership Coaches
High level of personal responsibility, professional maturity and humility, commitment to personal growth, and self-awareness of one’s own leadership style and its impact on others
Ability to make strong data-informed decisions because you excel at drawing actionable insights from analyses and translating for yourself and others how these insights further your strategy
Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.
Benefits
Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and three team-wide, week-long shutdowns in Spring, Summer, and Winter (this is a minimum of 24 days per year)
Braven supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your base annual salary, starting your first full month
Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
12 weeks of paid parental leave
A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff
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