Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 Institutional Leadership/Management  

• Lead, effectively manage, and develop the professional and administrative staff to accomplish AC-REP’s goals. Ensure an organizational structure with clear roles and responsibilities, and foster a culture that reflects the organization’s values, encourages good performance, and rewards productivity.
• Embrace the newly developed mission and core strategies for the organization, work with staff, board, and membership to implement and launch critical programs and initiatives.
• Partner with industry, regional, and public organizations to create a vibrant community where AC-REP serves as a focal point of economic viability for Adams County and the region.
• Develop and empower an effective team where performance feedback and coaching are the norm.
• Continually seek to improve and develop processes and systems to enhance operational excellence.
• Ensure compliance on all legal and financial matters.

Board Support and Leadership 

Serve as chief liaison to the Board of Directors, including facilitating agenda setting, Board member orientation and proactive communication and record keeping. Serve as ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board and the Executive Committee. Partner with the Board in the implementation of AC-REP’s Strategic Plan including attainment of all strategies, goals, and outcomes. Lead the organization to fully implement and optimize the Strategic Plan and regularly communicate to the Executive Committee and Board progress against established objectives. Lead the creation of annual operating plans and budgets. Advise the Executive Committee and Board in the development of policies and procedures. Assist in the selection and recruitment of Board members and Board leaders who will advance the mission of AC-REP. Support and participate in the Board’s annual evaluation of the President/CEO, including a self and staff evaluation.

Fiscal  

Plan, oversee, and monitor all financial aspects of AC-REP, assuring compliance with all laws, regulations, and accounting standards. Provide prompt, thorough, and accurate information to keep the Executive Committee and Board appropriately informed of the organization’s financial position. Monitor all accounting and fiduciary functions including asset management, banking, payroll, purchasing, taxes, cash management, and financial reporting. Consider other possible business models to enhance the financial stability of the organization.

Community Engagement  

Lead partnering and collaboration with other community leaders in promoting and integrating AC-REP into and throughout the fabric of the community. Lead the establishment of an aggressive organizational and collaborative strategy to grow Adams County and the larger region’s economy faster than regional and peer conditions with sustainable and equitable tactics. Embrace and execute the broader vision of AC-REP in the community; introduce and support potential changes in the model including new functions and ideas. Play a leading role in seeking and promoting opportunities for collaboration with other local and/or regional community organizations towards a common goal. Maintain strong relationships with members, elected officials, municipalities, sponsors, and community leaders to ensure essential community ties and widespread support. Monitor community wants and needs; support and translate that understanding into successful presentations and activities.  

Public Relations  

Oversee development of our brand, champion the brand both internally and externally and become the public face of the organization. Represent AC-REP through active community involvement, industry associations, and relationship management.

Public Policy  

Oversee the organization’s public policy efforts. Recommends the public policy positions as suggested by the Business Advocacy & Public Policy Committee to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors and advocate for those positions to the appropriate elected body.

Fundraising

Oversee the organization’s fundraising efforts. Play a highly visible leadership role to cultivate support from members, individuals, corporations, foundations, and governments

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Required to travel and work before and after the hours of office operations to attend industry-related meetings and events when necessary.
• Any additional items that may be assigned by the AC-REP Chair in conjunction with directives from either the AC-REP Executive Committee or AC-REP Board of Directors.

Technical Skills

Extensive computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database applications, presentation software and Internet. General office equipment.

Temperaments

• A self-starter with the ability and desire to follow through in all areas.
• Ability to accept responsibility for control, planning, and implementation.
• Ability to multi-task in a constantly changing environment, while maintaining all priorities and personal/agency commitments.
• Adaptability to performing the same work according to set procedures, sequence or pace.
• Ability to perform under critical deadlines.
• Ability to remain both unflappable and decisive in critical situations.
• Adaptability to situations requiring a precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards.
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature, without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Must exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit and be results oriented.
• Be a team player with strong training skills.
• Be a true leader with overt leadership skills.
• Be an expert networker and relationship builder.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.

• Strong interpersonal, managerial, and mentoring skills.
• Politically astute and diplomatic.

Education/Training/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 10 years of relevant experience required. Master’s degree helpful.  
• Experience in the following areas is considered essential: guiding and inspiring Board members, staff, and community leaders; cultivating community partnerships; nonprofit accounting; and fundraising.
• Business acumen, superior interpersonal and organizational communications, project management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience implementing modern and innovative economic and community development theory and practices is preferred. 

Compensation

• The salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $175,000 depending on experience and qualifications.
• A car allowance of $500/month is included.
• Healthcare, long-term care, short-term care, dental, and vision round out a complete health-benefit offering.
• Vacation and PTO
• Simple IRA with match
• A bonus for exceptional performance may be available.

Confidential Information

Required to work with and safeguard confidential information of the highest importance on a regular basis. Confidentiality is regularly entrusted and would result in the loss of the client’s trust and business if not handled properly.

Application Information

For consideration, please submit your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to hr@adamscountyrep.com by 5 p.m., Friday, February 19.