Executive Director

If you are a fundraising, sales, business development, or nonprofit leader with a passion for fishing, we have an opportunity for you to leverage your core skills to enable you to spend more time outdoors, on the water.

Kent Employment Solutions, in collaboration with Aria HR, is retained to identify an Executive Director for our nonprofit client, CCA OR. This a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys developing and nurturing relationships to do just that for the cause of coastal conservation. Reach out today – [email protected]

Our client, Coastal Conservation Association of Oregon, has ten chapters throughout the state (most within one hour of Portland) and is looking for a new ED to support fundraising through membership banquets and philanthropic giving. The boards and members are avid Anglers who enjoy promoting the sport and protecting the environment and its precious resources. You don’t need a track record in non-profit. If you are captivated to serve and further the mission of CCA, have sales, fundraising, or account management expertise with a proven track record of building long-term relationships and gaining sponsorships, and embrace the goals of CCA we are eager to hear from you.

Why join CCA, OR

• Position of high visibility in a nonprofit with excellent growth potential across the state
• Opportunity to tap new markets and advance the conservation initiatives
• Support of an established and well-reputed national NP Organization
• Fishing, fishing, and more fishing…hmmm…did we mention fishing already?

Scope

Reporting to the Management Committee, the Executive Director (ED) has overall strategic execution and operational responsibility for CCA OR’s staff, programs, expansion, and implementation of its mission. The ED will initially develop deep knowledge of the field, core programs, operations, and business plans.

Leadership & Management

• Present and execute strategies, plans, and goals related to chapter development and chapter management to the management committee and implement such as directed by the Board and management committee with regular progress reports and communication.
• Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
• Actively engage and energize CCA OR volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and supporters.
• Develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors: serve as a non-voting, ex-officio of each committee, seek and build management committee involvement with strategic direction for ongoing local operations.
• Lead, coach, develop and retain CCA OR’s contractors and volunteer teams. Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress and regularly evaluate program components to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituents
• Execute state chapter budget and be responsible for the financial success of the State Chapter.

Fundraising & Communications

• Maintain and assist current chapters and oversee the development of new chapters. Educate local chapters on chapter management, meetings, and state and national activities.
• Implement and maintain membership acquisition and retention programs.
• Implement and maintain fundraising procedures for banquets and chapter events.
• Communicate fishery issues with the general membership.
• Deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations to create a stronger brand.
• Identify potential local chapter leaders and assist in their success.
• Identify new chapters, train chapter volunteers, and assist them in arranging, organizing, and publicizing initial chapter meetings and functions.
• Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities.
• Attend all local chapter meetings and events, which will involve evenings, and weekends-most chapters are within 1-2 hours of Portland or less.

Necessary Qualifications, Experience, and Qualities

• Thoroughly committed to CCA OR’s mission.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience.
• A degree with at least 5 years of management/sales/fundraising experience.
• Demonstrate an ability to understand fisheries management and fisheries management issues.
• Demonstrate an ability to understand the habitat and habitat-related matters related to Oregon. Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
• Excellence in organizational management can coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships
• Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience and the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Persuasive and enthusiastic communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• An action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Passion, integrity, mission-driven, and self-directed.
• Able to travel to events and meetings across OR chapters.

About Our Client

Founded in 2009, CCA OR is committed to conserving, promoting, and enhancing the present and future availability of our marine resources for the benefit and enjoyment of all public stakeholders. They strive to engage, educate, and empower our members to achieve profound results in conservation while cultivating individual recreational success and group camaraderie.

CCA, OR is part of a national organization, Coastal Conservation Association. The purpose of CCA is to advise and educate the public on the conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote, and enhance the present and future availability of those coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the public.

Salary-$75-100K DOE plus benefits

Kent Employment Solutions is exclusively retained to handle this confidential search and is partnering with Aria HR. We are sourcing, screening, and vetting any potential candidates. We appreciate you respecting the process by applying here or reaching out to [email protected] to learn more.