About the role

  • Executive Director leading community relations for American Red Cross in Central and Northern NY. Responsible for engagement and strengthening relationships with local communities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Face of the Red Cross to maximize Red Cross presence and connectivity in the community and expand the community’s recognition of the breadth of the Red Cross contribution to the community
  • Develop sustained community relationships to ensure capacity to achieve region mission goals
  • Develop and manage the chapter board to effectively mobilize support and resources around the Red Cross mission
  • Develop and manage community volunteer leaders to serve as the Face of the Red Cross in assigned territories and to support mission capacity building by developing key community partnerships and recruiting volunteers
  • Influence to create an environment of teamwork and inclusion to effectively deliver against the Red Cross mission
  • Inform the regional team, as well as volunteers and staff assigned to the chapter area, of community needs and communicate the American Red Cross programs and capacity needs to the community
  • Serve as a member of the Elected Officials Liaison Network supporting disaster responses

Requirements

  • Four-year college degree (BS/BA) in Business, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Finance or non-profit administration or equivalent experience required
  • Prefer Master’s degree in the field of community organization, public or business administration or non-profit management
  • Minimum of 5 years related experience
  • Demonstrated ability to exercise good and timely judgment in complex situations
  • Demonstrated ability for strong communications and influencing skills along with public speaking and writing
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement fundraising strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to build sustain community relationships/partnerships
  • Proven experience in influencing others and building relationships
  • Proficient with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Familiarity with federal state and local employment laws

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental Vision plans
  • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • PTO: Starting 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
  • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
  • 401K with 6% match
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Employee Assistance
  • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
  • Service Awards and recognition

Job title

Executive Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$85,000 - $100,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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