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Northern Lights Council
District Executive
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A Non-Profit Executive Director provides senior level leadership to a non-profit organization focused on policy, political advocacy, or social program development.
$175,576 / year median in Minnesota
-3% projected decline
Job Description
Position Overview We are looking for someone to take ownership of growing the district in the key areas of fundraising, membership growth, and volunteer development. This is a relationship-driven sales and development role where success is measured by results, growth, and community impact—not by time spent at a desk. The position requires a high level of personal initiative, flexibility, and ownership. Evening and weekend meetings are common as you work with community leaders, donors, volunteers, and organizations throughout the district. Rather than a traditional 40-hour workweek, this position requires managing your schedule to accomplish goals and deliver results. Scouting Executives are a diverse group, sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. The executive is the manager of the Scouting non-profit in a designated district in the Northern Lights Council. Must be willing to live in Fergus Falls or Alexandria, MN. We are looking for someone to take ownership of growing the district in the key areas of finance, membership, and volunteer development - this is not a clock-in clock-out type of job and involves seasonal travel within the district. If you want to make a difference and are energetic, thoughtful, highly personable, have a positive attitude, and value exceptional service, quality work, and personal relationships, this is the career for you. This is an entry-level position that will most likely require relocating to another location to be able to advance in the organization. This position is comparable to an outside sales, business development, or territory management role within the nonprofit sector. Successful executives build relationships, identify opportunities, recruit volunteers, increase membership, secure financial support, and grow Scouting's presence in their assigned territory. Individuals with backgrounds in sales, fundraising, recruiting, marketing, customer relationship management, or business development often excel in this position.
Salary:
$50,000Paid Benefits Value:
Health Insurance:
$7,164.00Dental Insurance:
$432.00Life:
$290Accident:
$10Disability:
$140Total Compensation Package:
$58,036.00 Up to 4.5% Retirement Match Company Car valued at $1500 savings/month. Gas and Oil reimbursement, annual average savings of $1750. 24 PTO days/year 13 Observed Holiday's/year Responsibilities- Recruits, develops, trains, and oversees effective volunteers to achieve success in the specific responsibility area. Ensure volunteers are delivering quality Scouting programs to charter members, youth and the community. Includes recruiting, developing, and leading the district nominating committee as well as participating in district Key 3 meetings.
- Maintains a professional working climate that attracts, keeps, and motivates top-quality volunteers.
- Works within a long-range strategy to achieve the district's mission and to make consistent, timely progress.
- Responsible for meeting annual fundraising, membership growth, and volunteer recruitment goals. Develop and maintain relationships with donors, community leaders, businesses, service organizations, schools, churches, and volunteers to expand Scouting's impact and achieve district objectives.
- Serves as a district spokesperson for the council to ensure that it is properly represented to the public.
- Works with his/her supervisor to make the district structure function effectively.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
- Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule that frequently includes evenings and weekends.
Desired Skills:
Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.- Demonstrated success in sales, fundraising, account management, recruiting, marketing, business development, customer service, or relationship management is highly preferred.
- Territory-based position with significant autonomy and schedule flexibility.
- Success is measured by achievement of goals and district growth, not by a traditional 40-hour workweek.
- Regular evening and weekend meetings with volunteers, donors, community leaders, and families.
- Seasonal travel throughout the district is required.
- Opportunity to build a rewarding career through performance, initiative, and leadership development.