Executive Director

Job Announcement

Position: Executive Director

Job Summary: The primary responsibility of the Executive Director is to manage and direct the operations, fundraising, planning, programming, and fiscal and budgeting areas of the Literacy Council of West Alabama (LCWA).

Job Type: Part time

The LCWA is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama and many other community partners to reduce illiteracy in our area. The counties served in this region are Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa. Through the support of local literacy service providers and community partners, the LCWA aims to improve lives and communities through literacy in West Alabama. LCWA seeks a dynamic, professional, and enthusiastic part-time Executive Director  (expanding to full-time with funding) to lead our organization as we fight illiteracy. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with a proven history of fundraising. The Executive Director will answer to the Board of Directors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 Fund Development

• Sets goals with board.
• Develops an annual and comprehensive fund development plan to ensure ongoing revenues and maintain fiscal stability.
• Researches, identifies, cultivates, and solicits prospects.
• Manages corporate campaign.
• Manages development of all fundraising materials.
• Works with grant makers and contacts major private and governmental funding.
• Implements and supervises all fundraising activities.
• Writes grants and manages grant schedule.
• Manages fundraising special events together with Board Events Chair.
• Works with board to solicit gifts.

Administration and Operations

• Works with the Board of Directors to create and administer plans, policies and procedures.
• Oversees day-to-day operations of the Council at the New Heights Community Resource Center in Tuscaloosa with the highest business and ethical standards.
• Develops overall organization's work plan, monitors its progress and evaluates the results in relation to the mission, goals and objectives.
• Ensures effective use of technology in accomplishing the work plans.

Finance

• Develops and monitors annual and long-range budgets.
• Reports financial information to Board, funders and other appropriate constituencies.
• Is responsible for preparation and distribution of organization's annual report.
• Ensures compliance with all contracts.

Human Resources

• Works with the Board to develop appropriate personnel policies and procedures.
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, directs, evaluates and disciplines staff as appropriate (including

termination) in accordance with the procedures.

• Provides overall supervision of staff and volunteers.
• Ensures effective staff working relationships with those within and outside the organization.

Community Relations

• Works with the Board to develop and implement a strategic community relations plan to promote

literacy issues.

• Supervises the development of all community relations materials.
• Participates in community activities and speaking engagements to promote the mission of the Council.
• Serves as chief spokesperson for the organization and represents the organization with all constituencies

including governments, media and funders.

• Works with community and business leaders to promote the Council as a link between community

resources and clients needing literacy services.

• Directs provider relations.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with other literacy programs and agencies to identify best practices.

Skills and Qualifications:

 Knowledge

• Bachelor's Degree (required) - Master's degree (preferred) in nonprofit, public or private administration, or equivalent.
• Ability to acquire strong knowledge of the West Alabama area business and civic community.

Experience

• At least three years management experience in public or private administration.
• Experience in fundraising, grant proposals, and special events.
• Experience in budget and financial management.
• Experience in program management.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
• Effective computer skills in word processing, database, spreadsheet, social media and website management.
• Demonstrated fundraising skills and success.
• Demonstrated ability in public relations to establish community support.
• Demonstrated effective time management and organization skills.
• Demonstrated ability in management of simultaneous tasks or projects.

Process for applying:

 Interested and qualified candidates should send a cover letter (one page limit), resume/CV, and contact

information for three references to vickisholt@yahoo.com. Applications accepted until February 19, 2024.