General position description
The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for steering the organization and carrying out its mission. The ED is hired by and reports to Food Roots Board of Directors. While the Board is responsible for setting policy and providing strategic direction, it is not involved in making day-to-day operational decisions. One of the ED’s main roles is, therefore, to act as a liaison between the Board and the rest of the organization. The ED has full discretionary power to implement the policies and directives of the Board. The ED is also responsible to the Board for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. The ED provides direct supervision of leadership and administrative team members, and works closely with contract bookkeepers.
Key Responsibilities
-Understands, practices and supports team members engagement with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and ensuring DEI work in all aspects of the organization.
-Ensures that Food Roots has a long-range strategy to achieve its mission, makes consistent and timely progress through program implementation, and ensures program related events meet predetermined and strategically aligned goals.
-Motivates and empowers program staff to successfully implement programs through mentorship, guidance, support and professional development.
-Provides fiscal oversight and management, maintaining sound control of all finances and financial procedures and assigns duties to the contract bookkeeper.
-Provides monthly financial and program reports to the board of directors, attend board meetings, support the recruitment of board members, and be the liaison between the board and staff.
-Develops organizational budgets as well as operating and program/project budgets with program managers.
-Leads regular fund development activities including grant writing, major donor stewardship, and develops creative and diverse fundraising strategies.
Preferred Qualifications
-Significant leadership experience, including a demonstrable history of building thriving, engaged teams.
-Experience in nonprofit management, program development and human resources.
-Experience leading financially complex organizations with diverse income streams and a history of successfully raising substantial funds to meet fundraising goals.
-History of setting, driving, and implementing strategic plans at the organizational level.
-Outstanding communicator and relationship builder, both internally and externally.
-Track record of advancing equity, anti-racism, and inclusion.
-A high level of attention to detail and organizational skills.
-Background in community food systems and/or a related field strongly preferred.
-Experienced in working with Google Drive and data management software.
-Maintains a personal vehicle and valid drivers license
Compensation
The salary range for this full time (1.0 FTE) position is $58,000 to $64,500. Food Roots provides 100% employer paid Moda health insurance with vision rider, access to professional development funds, and automatic annual raises without need to negotiate. We also provide ten paid holidays and paid time off by accrual basis (16 hours accrued per month for full time equivalent).
How to Apply
First, please complete this initial intent to apply form
Second, submit your resume, and your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) to boardmember@foodrootsnw.org expressing:
What does equitable community food systems work mean to you?
What about this role, and organization, resonates with you? What do you find powerful about Food Roots’ work and mission?
Provide examples of how you have been successful in raising substantial funds for non-profit budgets.
First consideration deadline is April 1, 2023; please do not wait to submit your application as we will be interviewing on a first come basis.
Food Roots is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that a diverse staff of qualified, highly skilled, and creative individuals is necessary to achieve the vision and mission of the organization. Individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, or other People of Color, people who are queer, trans, non-binary, people with disabilities, people who are immigrants, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, and people who are/have been system-impacted are strongly encouraged to apply.
