Executive Director - Rite of Passage Journeys

Candidate should have experience in the following key areas:

Outdoor Programming and Risk Management
- Experience with outdoor program management, wilderness risk management, and youth
programs
- Personal connection to Rite of Passage work, including participation in personal vision fast(s)
or similar kinds of soulwork
- Work with Board to develop the overall strategy for organizational vitality
- Work with Staff to design and develop programming content

Fundraising and Marketing
- Connect through various media with families, communities, and participants to fill programs
- Develop and initiate a fundraising plan in keeping with the goals set out in the annual budget
- Maintain relationships with Core Donors to the organization
- Identify and activate new channels for fundraising and growing donor base
- Research possible grants and alternative funding for the operating budget & capital campaign

Human Resource Management
- Support and manage a small Staff of full-time employees, ensuring they have the skills and
resources to meet their goals and objectives
- Hire and support training of any new Staff person
- Manage and collaborate with core contractors
- Able to manage people in a supportive, relational, and productive manner
- An ideal candidate will also have excellent facilitation and interpersonal communication skills,
and the ability to build strong relationships with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds

Budgeting
- Work with Staff, organization Treasurer and Finance Committee to build an annual budget
- Work closely with the Finance Committee to monitor fiscal health of the organization and
provide updates to the Board
- Ensure the organization is operating within approved budget