Function:

The Executive Director will serve as the Chief Executive Officer responsible for day-to-day management, supervision and administration of all Watershed Agricultural Council programs and as Chief Financial Officer responsible for management of Watershed Agricultural Council resources.

Responsibilities:

A) Leadership

• Provide dynamic organizational leadership.

B) General

• Support WAC Board and Committees.
• Assure legal and ethical propriety of all activities

C) Personnel

• Manage WAC staff including hiring, terminating, and evaluating.
• Develop written position descriptions for all WAC staff.
• Ensure annual written performance reviews of all WAC staff are performed.
• Take appropriate course of action for unsatisfactory performance in accordance with WAC personnel policies.

D) Contracts

• Manage fiscal and physical resources of WAC including preparation of budget and financial statements, and inventory of physical assets.
• Negotiate all contracts.
• Develop subcontracts as appropriate to complete Council tasks.
• Supervise subcontracts and provide fiscal oversight plus compliance with contract deliverables.
• Act as contracting and procurement officer.

E) Budget

• Prepare all WAC budgets.
• Ensure Council expenditures are consistent with the adopted budgets; seek Board approval for budget modifications.
  

F) Liason

• Act a liaison with WAC partners, stakeholders, media, and grantors.
• Actively cultivate a relationship and dialogue with our local communities thru promotion of WAC programs.

G) Fund Development

• Direct fund development activities.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree.
• Two years executive management experience preferably in leading organizational change focused on staff accountability for results.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills.
• Established track record of program development and administration.
• Fund development experience.
• Strong communications skills.
• Experience with contract and budget development and management thereof.
• Proven ability to provide supervision consistent with written policies.
• Experience in working with Board of Directors and resulting committee structures.
• Ability to work well and maintain relationships with a wide variety of people including rural and urban, public agency staff, farmers and foresters, and elected officials.
• Strong delegation, team building and consensus development skills.

Reporting Relationships:

• The Executive Director will be responsible to the WAC Board through the Executive Committee and shall be evaluated by the Executive Committee.

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