Executive Director
Love INC of Eastern Carver County
About this job
Job description
Position Overview: The Executive Director is responsible for supporting the direction, operational
leadership, and oversight required to achieve the vision and mission of the organization and building
the community relationships and partnerships necessary for success. The Executive Director will
develop (in partnership with the Board of Directors), implement, and manage the strategic goals and
objectives of Love INC of Eastern Carver County and ensure operation align to support the goals,
according to professional non-profit best practices, including national Love INC best practices.
Responsibilities:
Leadership
1. Be a man or woman of Christian faith, in accordance with the Love INC Statement of Faith, exhibiting
a level of spiritual maturity and integrity to lead the organization, other individuals, and themselves in
spiritual transformation.
2. Provide on a regular basis an executive overview to the Board of Directors summarizing the
organization’s activities, issues, and accomplishments.
3. Build strong relationships, engage with, and provide vision and leadership to churches, agencies,
funders and community organizations in serving the community and moving beyond traditional
charity towards empowering, developmental compassion.
4. Develop, with the support of the Board of Directors, strategies and initiatives that
maximize the local impact and fulfill the mission and vision of Love INC.
Management
1. Manage the development, delivery, optimization and evaluation of all Love INC operations, programs,
services and initiatives to maximize ministry impact.
2. Manage all staff and volunteers; including but not limited to Clearinghouse Coordinator, Office staff,
and all volunteers.
Finances & Fundraising
1. Oversee financial operations, risk management practices, and facilities. Develop and recommend
annual budget for board approval and prudently manage all resources within budget guidelines according
to current laws and regulations.
2. Work with the Board of Directors in developing and implementing a sustainable fundraising program
and plan.
3. Provide leadership to Love INC fundraising efforts.
Networking and Professional Development
1. Develop new and nurture existing local church relationships with pastors, ministry leaders, staff and
volunteers. Establish a regular meeting schedule to create and maintain ownership of and involvement in
the Love INC ministry.
2. Cultivate and nurture relationships with community leaders and staff, including agencies, other nonprofits, and the business community.
3. Represent Love INC and promote the organization’s vision, mission, and ministry accomplishments to
churches, agencies, funders and community organizations.
4. Develop and implement effective marketing and promotional strategies.
5. Serve as the affiliate’s primary liaison with the Love INC Movement.
6. Serve as the primary Love INC spokesperson.
Desired Skills and Experience
Qualifications and Experience:
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Demonstrable commitment to personal spiritual growth within the context of a local body of believers.
Agreement with Love INC Statement of Faith found at: www.loveinc.org/who-we-are/statement-offaith
Commitment to the Christian Church and its mandate to serve “the least of these.”
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in management, social work, organizational leadership,
theology/ministry, community development, or related field.
A minimum of three to five years non-profit leadership experience, including but not limited to hiring
and managing staff, developing budgets, writing grants, and developing funding programs.
Demonstrated experience of growing an organization from a state of limited resources and impact to a
dynamic organization of exponentially greater resources and impact.
Experience recruiting, motivating, and nurturing volunteers.
Experience developing, nurturing, and managing leaders, both paid and volunteer.
Experience developing and managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
Experience utilizing technology productively, including Microsoft Office, Facebook and other social
media tools, databases (such as QuickBooks or GiftWorks), and email marketing platforms.
Spanish language skills a plus.
Demonstrates leadership, visionary, and relationship building skills.
Success Factors/Strengths
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Visionary leader with ability to inspire others towards a shared community vision.
Adept at planning, prioritizing, organizing, and executing multiple priorities.
Adept at building rapport, networking, and connecting individuals and teams.
Excellent communicator: active listener; stellar verbal and written-word communication.
Skilled in self-care spiritually, emotionally, physically. Able to set boundaries to ensure personal and
family health and wholeness.
Lifelong learner comfortable with ambiguity, learning from failure, and developing new ventures.
Proactive: anticipates challenges and risks, identifies opportunities
Flexible, creative, open to ideas from any source
Passion for our mission and compassion for people in need
Able to market and promote Love INC and build the necessary community and partnerships
About this company
Organization Overview
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit comprising a network of Eastern Carver County churches helping people in
need. Because Jesus loves us, we want to bring hope and lasting change to hurting people. We seek a way
beyond traditional charity, towards empowering, developmental compassion:
• We believe the cycle of poverty can be broken, but it takes time.
• We believe in hand-ups, not hand-outs. Sometimes it is better to say “no” to a recurring request for aid
and look for ways to help people with training, mentoring, and relationship.
• Each person with whom we interact, both volunteers and people in need, is valuable and has something
they can contribute to their community.
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Our model uses very few paid staff. There are hundreds of people in churches who want to serve
their community, so everything we do involves volunteers from the churches of Eastern Carver
County.
We do everything in the name of Christ, but we serve all people regardless of their religion or beliefs.
Please submit the following to [email protected]:
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Cover letter addressing your interest, summary of qualifications, personal faith statement and salary
requirements
Resume
References, including your most current pastor