Employment
Passionate about sexual health? Want to be part of a growing force for access to contraception and reproductive healthcare? WeARE is seeking an Executive Director!
Executive Director Job Description
Full-time Position
Salary Range: $75,000-$85,000
Email: Cover letter / Resume to: careers@wearebrainerd.org
Essential Functions:
Strategic Vision and Leadership
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Provide ongoing strategic vision of WeARE in service of its mission and lead the organization into its next phase of development and impact.
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In collaboration with the Board of Directors oversee a strategic planning process that will maximize impact in program services and health equity
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Assess and monitor the organization’s business model with attention to implementing strategic priorities and monitoring key income and expense drivers; ensure that programming is sustainable and reflects the long-term vision.
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Value and lead the effort to work together toward alternative leadership paradigms; support and cultivate a climate that supports a balance of power and shared leadership.
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Build and nurture an organizational culture that is grounded in a shared vision, vibrant teamwork, and accountability, strengthened by ongoing leadership development and career advancement opportunities for all staff.
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Cultivate a strong and transparent working relationship with the Board and ensure open communication about the measurement of financial, programmatic, and impact performance against stated milestones and goals.
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Continue to help build a diverse and inclusive Board, representative of the community, that is highly engaged and willing to leverage and secure resources.
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Ensure the board fulfills legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
Advocacy, Development & Community Relations
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Serve as the chief spokesperson of WeARE and effectively communicate the mission to external stakeholders.
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Act as the primary driver in donor and partner cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
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Maintain relationships with existing donors and build relationships with new donors.
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Ensure financial decisions are made toward achievement of WeARE’s mission and that funds are allocated properly to reflect present needs and future potential.
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Formulate and execute comprehensive marketing, branding and development strategies that will ensure consistency throughout the organization and enhance revenue from major donors, foundations, government agencies, and corporations and community partners.
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Execute fundraising strategies through grant writing, events, and donor campaigns.
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Strategize community intervention efforts and implement collaboratively.
Infrastructure, Operations & Facility Management
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Ensure the clinic environment continues to uphold inclusion & accessibility for all staff & clients. This includes facilitating opportunities for regular inservice training and education for staff.
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Cultivate a culture of mutual respect and promote professional development, cultural competence, and cultural humility practices with staff and board.
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Assess the current organizational infrastructure and create operating policies and procedures to ensure clarity on decision-making processes, staff roles and responsibilities, and hires needed to execute the strategic vision. All clinic staff report to the ED.
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Conduct regular performance evaluations of all staff, assessing salaries and benefit offerings to ensure fair and competitive compensation.
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Facilitate and strengthen internal communications with staff throughout the organization; continue to promote a positive and inclusive work environment that supports consistency throughout the organization's strategy, operational methods, and data collection needs.
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Oversee the financial status of the organization including developing long and short range financial plans, monitoring the budget and ensuring sound financial controls are in place; set financial priorities accurately to ensure the organization is operating in a manner that supports the needs of the program and staff.
Required Qualifications
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Organizational leadership experience in healthcare and nonprofit management
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A creative and innovative mindset; experience developing and implementing a vision for an organization with similar values and constituencies;
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Experience building an internal infrastructure to support a mission;
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Change management expertise related to organizational structure, processes and culture.
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Community-centered, strategy-oriented leadership skills, and the ability to foresee opportunities for WeARE to maximize impact as the needs of the community evolve;
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A deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion & undoing systems of injustice
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Track record of building and supervising high-performing teams as a servant-leader; the ability to lead with humility and empathy without sacrificing accountability.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience and/or knowledge of reproductive justice, sexual health services and education
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Experience serving LGBTQAI+, BIPOC and youth
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Understanding of rural culture and rural health care needs
Email: Cover letter / Resume to: careers@wearebrainerd.org
WeARE always looking for talented people! If you have interest in joining our team as a medical professional, office support, or cleaning personnel, please email your resume to wearebrainerd@gmail.com
or mail it to PO Box 1086, Brainerd, MN 56401.
We also love helping students looking for a research project opportunity. Email or stop in to the clinic to find out more!
Being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 is required for employment at WeARE.