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ID
#4518965 -
Salary
TBD -
Source
Texas -
Date
2020-08-05 -
Deadline
2020-10-04
Executive Director (Marble Falls)
Texas, Austin 00000 Austin USAVacancy expired!
Job Description
POSITION: Executive Director
REPORTING: Board of Directors
SUPERVISES: Administrative, janitorial and instructional staff
Harmony School of Creative Arts exists to cultivate the God-given artistic talents of the Highland Lakes community with exceptional education in a loving and nurturing environment.
Students of all ages and backgrounds are provided instruction and various avenues of participation in the visual and performing arts in a safe, Christ-centered environment. These activities enable each of us to discover God-given talents and to express ourselves creatively throughout the Community.
Description
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Harmony School’s staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission, core values and culture. The ED will initially develop deep knowledge of field, core programs, operations, and business plans.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Management:
Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals
Actively engage and energize Harmony School volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders
Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors: serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction
Lead, coach, develop, and retain Harmony School’s administrative and instructional team
Ensure effective systems to regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
Fundraising & Communications:
Oversee expansion of local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and expansion goals while simultaneously retiring building debt
Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand
Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities
Planning & New Business:
Design expansion plan and complete the strategic business planning process
Build partnerships in new markets, establishing relationships with the funders, and political and community leaders
Be an external local presence that publishes and communicates program results with an emphasis on the successes of the local program
Qualifications
The ED will be thoroughly committed to Harmony School of Creative Arts’ mission and core values. All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience. Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, or minimum 5 years equivalent experience
Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget
Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships
Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills
Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed
Physical & Mental Requirements:
Frequently lifting 10-15 lbs.
Able to reach top drawer of four-drawer cabinet
Must have normal vision or corrective lenses
Able to walk as a daily routine
Stand or sit for long periods of time
Vacancy expired!