What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Executive position at Gamehaven Council Scouting America?
,Job Summary
Since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. Scouting America believes and understands that helping youth puts us towards a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
Today's employees are diverse men and women sharing a dynamic career offering independence, achievement, and stability. This is work that makes a difference, calls one to continual learning and challenge, and offers solid compensation, benefits, and advancement.
Responsibilities
- Work with area adult volunteers and other community and business leaders to identify, recruit, train, guide, and inspire them to become involved in our youth programs.
- Achieve progress towards specific goals and objectives which include: program development through collaborative relationships, volunteer recruitment and training, fundraising, membership recruitment and retention.
- Be responsible for extending programs to religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations through volunteers.
- Secure adequate financial support for programs in assigned areas. Achieve net income and participation objectives for assigned camps and activities.
- Recruit volunteer leadership for finance campaign efforts to meet the organization's financial needs.
- Ensure that all program sites are served by volunteers, regular leader meetings, training events, and activities.
- Be a good role model and recognize the importance of working relationships with other professionals and volunteers. The executive must have communication skills and be able to explain the program’s goals and objectives to the public.
- Provide quality service through timely communication, regular meetings, training events, and activities.
- Be willing and able to work irregular hours to achieve council and district objectives.
Qualifications
- Must be willing to accept and meet Scouting America’s leadership and membership standards and subscribe to the Scout Oath and Law.
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (transcript with the date the degree conferred is stated is required for employment).
- Attained 21 years of age or older unless prohibited by any applicable law.
- Ability to work varied hours when necessary, evening activities and weekend work is frequently required to achieve positive objectives.
- Ability to travel for training at least once a year for one to two weeks.
- A Scouting background is helpful but not required for employment.
- Offers for employment are subject to criminal, reference and motor vehicle background checks.
- Desired Skills:
- Strong marketing, fund-raising and program development background is highly desired.
- Non-profit, fundraising, or sales experience is a plus.
- Must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with diverse audiences. Excellent people skills, enthusiastic, punctual, responsible, and creative.
- Self-motivated individual with solid time management skills and strong organizational skills in management, budgeting, and planning.
- Committed to personal and professional productivity, while maintaining high ethical and professional working standards.
- How to apply:
Qualified candidates must submit a cover letter and resume with salary history to arne.landsverk@scouting.org - only the most qualified candidates will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $44,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
- Rochester, MN 55904 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Rochester, MN 55904: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $44,000