Executive Director, Marlins Foundation

This is a Full Time Job

Position Summary:

The Miami Marlins Foundation is seeking a full-time Executive Director to drive strategic growth across all functional areas while continuing to increase the reach and impact of the Foundation. The Executive Director is responsible for fundraising, overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the Miami Marlins Foundation. In conjunction with the Foundation Board, the Executive Director has overall strategic responsibility and operational management responsibility for the Miami Marlins Foundation's achievement of mission and financial objectives. Other key responsibilities include supervision and mentorship of staff members, maintaining and enhancing the infrastructure of the Foundation, serving as the primary communication link among directors, officers, committee members and volunteers, coordination and execution of fundraising efforts, networking with community services, serving as the public face and corporate spokesperson and providing the necessary follow-up to ensure that the entire organization runs smoothly and effectively while carrying out the goals and objectives of our mission.

Essential Functions:
• Development and operation of annual budget
• Establish policies and procedures for all functions and for the day-to-day operation of the Foundation
• Serving as the Miami Marlins Foundation 's primary spokesperson to the organization's constituents, the media and the general public
• Establish and maintain relationships with various organizations and utilize those relationships to strategically enhance the Foundation's Mission
• Report to and work closely with the Board of Directors to seek their involvement in policy decisions, fundraising and to increase the overall visibility of the Foundation
• Manage and collaborate with Foundation staff
• Strategic planning, fundraising and implementation for the Foundation
• Oversee organization Board and committee meetings
• Oversee all fundraising events and activities
• Oversee community outreach department and staff
• Review and approve contracts for services
• Other duties as assigned by Senior Vice President, Marketing and Community Relations and Board of Directors

Strategic Management and Board Relations:
• Collaborate with the board in strategic planning sessions at regular intervals; maintain plan and update as necessary
• Work with staff and board president to prepare agendas, reports, and materials for board meetings, and communicate such to the board in a clear and timely manner.
• Support the nominating process of the board in recruiting and training new board members and officers
• Introduce and encourage board development initiatives as appropriate for healthy board governance
• Mentor and encourage board members in personal giving and fundraising goals, always striving for 100% board participation, keeping in mind that board participation may come in a variety of ways; e.g., legal, financial, chairing a fundraising event and policy/procedure development.
• Participate in pertinent board committee meetings and facilitate and support their work.
• Undertake any other responsibility as may be directed by the Board.
• The Executive Director is a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Board of Director and will attend all board meetings

Fundraising:
• Expand fundraising activities to support desired programming and new ventures, including grant writing, fundraising events, outreach to new and old donors, and increasing the agency's presence in the community
• Manage grant writing, budgeting, reporting, and donor expansion
• Personally engage current and prospective donors, oversee grant applications, investigate fundraising events, expand digital fundraising efforts, manage annual appeals and encourage major gifts
• Prepare an annual fund raising budget for the Miami Marlins Foundation based on continual increases on prior year's fundraising, including cash and in-kind donations
• Identify new higher levels of contribution to target and new programs, campaigns and other means to achieve the new targets
• Identify new donors in new markets and communities to augment the existing donor base

Fiscal and Operational Management:
• Collaborate with the Finance Committee to formulate the annual budget and facilitate oversight of financial management and board reporting.
• Direct and coordinate formulation of financial programs to provide funding for new or continuing operations, including oversight of all fundraising efforts.
• Organize and manage projects and people to accomplish the affiliate's mission and create healthy revenue streams.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Foundation, staff and programs, in close collaboration with working committee including conducting staff meetings to ensure all team members have a clear vision of their roles and activities.
• Collaborate with accountants regularly on routing oversight of financial operations including banking, cash flow, and internal controls.

Qualifications and Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 10 years senior nonprofit management experience
• A commitment to and passion for the Miami community, children and families
• Goal-driven, self-directed and highly adaptable to working in a rapidly changing environment
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with high level donors as well as mid-level fundraising, marketing campaigns and grant writing as needed
• Strong leadership skills including excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to delegate and motivate staff, volunteers and board members
• Leadership skills in financial management including fund allocation, and leveraging assets and resources
• Solid knowledge of organizational development, short and long range planning
• Ability to generate respect and trust from staff and external constituencies and provide effective and inspiring leadership
• Demonstrated leadership of managing multiple projects across multiple locations as well as managing volunteers
• Experience in designing, implementing and executing a comprehensive development plan and in identifying and securing gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies, including membership, corporate memberships, patron contributions, grants and event rentals.

Suggested Education & Experience Guidelines:
• Transparent and high integrity leadership
• Solid, hands-on, budget management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making and reporting
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development and task facilitation
• Ability to convey the Foundation's vision to staff, board, volunteers and donors
• Knowledge of fundraising strategies and donor relations unique to nonprofit sector
• Skills to collaborate with and motivate board members and other volunteers
• Strong experience in event planning
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to interface and engage diverse volunteer and donor groups
• Demonstrated ability to oversee and collaborate with staff
• Strong public speaking ability

Benefit Information
• Medical PPO/Dental PPO/Life/Disability Insurance
• Vacation and personal paid time off
• 401K plan plus employer matching