YWCA Clark County Seeks Executive Director

Our organization is seeking a special leader.

YWCA Clark County will be selecting a new Executive Director. This person will be  the top executive of our multi-service nonprofit focused on social justice advocacy. We’re seeking a strategic and collaborative Executive Director with a passion for social justice advocacy to lead our multi-service nonprofit. Please apply by May 26.Based in Vancouver, WA, and operating with an annual budget of approximately $4 million, we provide life-changing services to adults, children, and families. Our next Executive Director will be a racial equity champion with 5 or more years of senior leadership and management experience who enjoys building relationships and fundraising for a powerful mission: to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

About YWCA Clark County

YWCA Clark County’s programs focus on improving the daily lives of women, children, and families in Clark County. We do this primarily by preventing violence in the home and in our community; and eliminating oppression wherever it is found. Since the organization was founded more than 100 years ago, our services have continually evolved in response to community needs. We now serve more than 12,000 individuals each year, including: victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse; youth aging out of foster care; and preschool children at-risk of or experiencing homelessness. We also host Clark County CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocates, who represent the interests of children who have been removed from their homes.

Priorities for our new leader

YWCA Clark County’s incoming Executive Director will lead a talented and mission-driven management team and staff, and report to a dedicated community-based board of directors. Priorities for the Executive Director include:

• Raising visibility. Lead the development of a communication strategy to raise our profile and increase engagement among volunteers, donors, communities of color, and the public.
• Building financial sustainability: Amplify efforts to increase individual giving alongside revenues from grants and contracts. Create a culture of philanthropy across the organization.
• Advancing racial equity: Champion racial equity and the implementation of our Racial Equity Policy, including concrete actions and accountability.
• Supporting the staff team with a positive and sustainable workplace. Continue efforts to improve staff compensation, create a culture of appreciation, and support workplace wellbeing.

Qualities and Qualifications of Executive Director Candidates

If you think you have the credentials and experience to lead YWCA Clark County, please consider the following requirements and preferences we have for the position.

Required:

• Leadership: A demonstrated commitment to eliminating racism and empowering women. Experience developing strategy, forging community partnerships, leading a senior management team, and engaging a nonprofit board of directors.
• Equity and Inclusion: An intersectional analysis and experience embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion within organizational culture, practices, and policies. Experience working with communities of color and awareness of the persistent disparities and injustice they face.
• Fundraising: A successful track record of resource development including individual gifts. Ability to foster a culture of philanthropy, engaging board and staff members as partners in fundraising.
• Communications: A compelling, strength-based communicator with excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proven ability to form internal and external relationships, and to effectively represent the organization to diverse stakeholders including donors, media, partners, elected officials, and other government contacts. Comfortable with online meeting tools or willing to learn.
• Management: At least 5 years of senior management experience including: management of an organizational budget of at least $3 million that includes complex funding streams; experience nurturing a culture of collaboration and accountability; and a demonstrated commitment to developing and supporting the staff team.

Preferred:

• Existing relationships with Vancouver-based organizations, donors, and other community contacts
• Awareness of community issues and the public policy landscape
• Knowledge of trauma informed practices
• Experience with direct service work

In addition, candidates for this position will be approachable, have a sense of humor, be collaborative and team-oriented, will enjoy learning, and will identify as a people person.Compensation: Salary $95,000-$115,000, depending on experience, plus excellent benefits.

How to Apply: Submit the following by May 26, 2020

• 1. A cover letter that reflects how your experience qualifies you to become the Executive Director of YWCA Clark County,
  2. A statement (up to 350 words) of your experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion, including how you have applied DEI within an organization, and
  3. A complete chronological resume.

Send via email as a PDF to Executive Search Consultant, Paula Manley: ywcaED@paulamanley.com /  Subject Line: YWCA Clark County Executive SearchAll inquiries will be handled confidentially. Please use this email to request an accommodation.To learn more about us and see a complete job description: http://ywcaclarkcounty.org/EDsearch.com