Executive Director

Willmott & Associates

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY/ OBJECTIVE
The Executive Director (ED) is responsible for overseeing the organization's consistent achievement of its vision, mission, and financial objectives. The ED is also responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising all aspects of operations, overseeing the development and implementation of a strategic plan for the long-term growth and success of the organization, and ensuring high-quality animal care including spay/neuter for cats, in line with a deep commitment to the organization’s mission and guiding principles.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
● Strategic Leadership: Implement the organization's strategic vision in alignment with our mission and values. Planning, in conjunction with the board of directors, a future capital campaign and new facility construction. Overseeing the assessment and upgrading of the organization’s technology infrastructure.
● Animal Care & Shelter Medicine Standards: Overseeing the welfare for all cats who come under the care of the organization and ensuring their humane treatment according to industry best practices. Externally, serve as a thought leader in the field, engaging with other organizations and contributing to the dialogue on best practices in animal welfare.
● Programs Development: Planning, implementing, and evaluating programs including adoptions, cat retention, spay/neuter services, volunteer engagement, and foster care network to ensure maximum mission impact.
● Budget and Finance: Maintain overall responsibility for the organization’s budget, ensuring responsible ﬁnancial management and sustainability. Establish sound financial practices including the preparation of financial reports, budgets and summaries; submitting budgets and audits for approval; and monitoring compliance of expenditures within approved budgetary constraints.
● Staff Management and Professional Development: Foster a culture of compassion, collaboration, and accountability among staff and volunteers. Attract, retain, and motivate diverse teams who support and promote the mission and goals of the organization. Overseeing human resources (both paid staff and volunteers) including recruiting, on-boarding new people, and providing direction, management, training and, when necessary, the release of personnel. Ensuring that job descriptions are maintained, regular performance evaluations are conducted, and human resource practices are in place that abide by local, state, and federal law.
● Board Engagement: Working in partnership with the board of directors and board committee members to effectively leverage their expertise to advance organizational goals.
● Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines: Ensuring operational compliance with current federal, state, county, and local laws, regulations and guidelines that affect operations. Overseeing integrity of official records including legally compliant animal tracking and veterinary care, adoptions, staff personnel files, budgetary accountability, donor records, and all other functions.
● Collaborative Leadership: Executive Director & Development Director: Partner with the Director of Development & Communication to ensure that fundraising goals and brand messaging directly support the operational needs of the shelter and clinic.

This is a full time job