March of Dimes

  TITLE: Executive Director

REPORTS TO: State Director

LOCATION: Westborough, MA

REASON FOR OPENING: Replacement

POSITION PURPOSE:
Organize and manage all activities in the division including volunteer leadership, fundraising, programs, public affairs, and communications.

 



POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Personally recruit, develop and support influential volunteer leaders for board and fundraising activities; ensure influential volunteer leaders are in place in program, public affairs and communications in a geographic area that includes Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Counties.  
  • Recruit, develop, lead and manage high achieving staff of up to four Community Directors or Division Directors.
  • Plan and implement large, fundraising-based special events, and explore and develop new sources of income for the division
  • Personally manage key March for Babies teams and contacts
  • Grow division major gifts income through personal recruitment of large individual gifts, cultivation and solicitation of community foundations, and recruitment and development of major gifts committee
  • Grow division net income, performance margin, productivity and profitability through expense reductions and increased revenue
  • Secure sponsorship base for fundraising events
  • Provide organization visibility through public relations and promotional efforts


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and education
  • Five years experience in fundraising or related field with successful track record of income growth
  • Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal and communications skills


Ed Doherty, State Director
March of Dimes
114 Turnpike Road
Westborough, MA 01581
Email:  edoherty@marchofdimes.com
Fax: 508-366-6634


 
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