Education:
- Master’s degree in human services or related field preferred, not required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 3 years of leadership and management experience required, including leadership within or of a program/department.
- Understanding of the military and veteran community is required.
Skills:
Detail oriented, process driven individual with proven track record of developing strategy, team leadership, project management, growing a donor portfolio, and securing major gifts are essential. Excellent writing and editing skills in addition to organizational skills and the flexibility to prioritize changing circumstances in a positive, focused, and timely manner. A creative, independent, self-motivated, adaptable individual will be most successful.
Abilities:
Effectively interact and work collaboratively in a flexible work environment with a variety of constituents including CEO, board members, clients and family members or caretakers, interns, volunteers, paid staff, and community partners. Ability to express ideas with clarity, confidence and sensitivity. Must be able to maintain confidentiality involving clients in accordance with organizational and federal guidelines. Familiarity with working and hiring interns and volunteers. Able to supervise multiple people.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job's duties, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger dexterity, handle with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, kneel, crouch, or talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds frequently. The job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee is also required to travel to different locations. Therefore, the employee must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.