Executive Director Job Description + Responsibilities

STAFF MANAGEMENT

1. The executive director hires, supervises, and motivates the staff of the nonprofit.
2. Manage and expand a small but highly-motivated team to achieve extraordinary operating results while supporting one another in a positive culture of cooperation and mutual respect. Collaborate with staff members to develop the systems and structures needed to support the touring and programmatic expansion of Jodie Randolph Dance. 
3. The executive director works with the staff to develop policies to guide the organization and programs to fulfill its charitable purpose.

BOARD RELATIONS

1. The executive director must also keep the board informed of what the organization is doing. The executive director attends board meetings and maintains open lines of communication with the board of directors.
2. In partnership with the Artistic Director, manage JRD’s Board: support the ongoing identification, recruitment and retention of suitably qualified Board members
3. Serve ex-officio on each Board committee and manage and motivate individual members
4. Facilitate the Board’s involvement in annual strategy development; manage and expand each member’s proactive involvement in fundraising
5. Support the Chair to assign fundraising portfolios to each Board member, and coach, train, and motivate them to participate in fundraising as well as governance activities.

BOOKING

1. Develop a strategic approach to touring practices that maximize the company’s resources, while expanding its reach into new markets; 
2. Work in concert with the Artistic Director and the company’s booking agent to execute this new strategy in an efficient and robust manner.

STRATEGIC PLAN AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

1. The board and executive director work together to create a strategic plan to guide the organization.
2. monitor and report to the Board on organizational financial and business performance against goals
3. seek and manage key external relationships for the organization and maintain an active presence in the community to support Jodie Randolph Dance’s expanding public profile
4. identify and forge relationships with new organizational partners who will be strategically important for the organization’s future.
5. In partnership with the Artistic Director and the Board, develop and execute annually a comprehensive Fiscal Year operating and programmatic strategy, matched to a Fiscal Year operating budget, which contains measurable goals and objectives that meet Jodie Randolph Dance’s annual operating requirements

FUNDRAISING

1. The board and executive director develop a fundraising plan to ensure that the organization has the resources needed to fulfill the strategic plan.
2. Oversee the annual creation and execution of a Fiscal Year development plan designed to achieve the fundraising goals required in the annual operating budget
3. Assume a leadership role in organizational fundraising
4. Execute and/or oversee the writing of grants
5. Support Board members in their fundraising duties
6. Liaise regularly with important community stakeholders in the fundraising and government realms.

EVALUATION

1. The board and executive director implement periodic evaluations of the organization to ensure that the nonprofit remains true to its mission and is effective.

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

1. Oversee the annual creation and execution of a Fiscal Year marketing and communications plan designed to achieve the earned revenue goals required in the annual operating budget
2. Assume a leadership role in organizational marketing
3. Serve as a public spokesperson and thought leader on issues relevant to JRD and the broader community
4. Liaise regularly with important community stakeholders in the media and external relations realms.

JOB DESCRIPTION                          
The successful candidate will be inspired by the opportunity to join a company celebrating a major milestone and already looking to a bright future with exceptional momentum and continuing growth opportunity. S/he will have a demonstrated track record of leadership in a similar position, and will either possess or quickly develop an excellent understanding of all income sources, including fundraising, booking and education. S/he will have knowledge of Jodie Randolph’s choreography and the company’s works, and be passionate about them. S/he will be an experienced public speaker and fundraiser, able to solicit gifts, manage budgets, and bear the organizational responsibility for fiscal health. Polished and diplomatic, s/he will have superb interpersonal skills and be an excellent communicator in verbal, written, and presentation forms. 
                    
The successful applicant will possess:    

1. 2-4 years of results-driven management and fundraising experience in the non-profit or private sector, or equivalent experience, preferably in dance;
2. Demonstrated experience working at a producing, touring organization, and familiarity with bookings, negotiating contracts, working with agents, venues, etc.
3. Demonstrated experience in fundraising;
4. A track record of successfully building and motivating teams, both professional and volunteer;
5. Strong strategic planning skills and demonstrated financial management expertise;
6. Facility and comfort with marketing and PR;
7. A passion for the performing arts and a positive, energetic, “can-do” attitude towards nonprofit leadership;
8. Willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends, and to travel nationally and internationally, to fulfill job responsibilities;
9. A Bachelor’s Degree is required; an advanced degree in a relevant discipline will be favorably regarded.                                     

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must clearly demonstrate the necessary level of managerial and leadership experience to perform successfully in this role—including the requisite number of years of professional experience in a performing arts organization, and a degree in a related field. 
                                        
COMPENSATION
Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
          
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit the following materials electronically, in a single PDF document, to kathy@jodierandolphdance.org, with “Executive Director position” in your email subject heading:

Cover letter
Resume with salary history
Fundraising writing samples
Three professional references, who will not be contacted without your prior approval.
All inquiries and materials will be confidential. All applications will be acknowledged. Please do not mail hard copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
To learn more about Jodie Randolph Dance and its Artistic Director, please visit: http://www.jodierandolphdance.org
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Jodie Randolph Dance is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages individuals of all backgrounds and cultures to consider this leadership position. The company’s commitment to inclusivity encompasses, but is not limited to, diversity in nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability.