Location: Thurston County, Washington;
work from home office, with occasional in person meetings.
Work hours: Prefer full time, but will
entertain proposals for a part time commitment.
Reports to: Thurston Climate
Action Team (TCAT) Board of Directors
Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT)
is a local non-profit which works towards making carbon neutrality and climate
resilience the expected public norm.
TCAT was established in 2009 to
address climate change and its impact on the people and communities of Thurston
County. Founding members included local elected officials, business people,
educators, community activists and representatives of the key planning entities
in the County.
We facilitate projects and partnerships to achieve our
mission. Programs and projects we’ve initiated and participated in include:
policy advocacy, collaborative public planning, community education,
conferences, estimating annual greenhouse gas emissions, opinion polling, community energy efficiency, and
participatory art.
TCAT was instrumental in
creating momentum and partnerships resulting in the creation and passage of the
Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan (TCMP).
The TCMP has been adopted by the
three largest cities in Thurston County (Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater) as well
as by the County government. TCAT is now working toward the full implementation
of the TCMP’s actions and policies. TCAT is also helping to write and implement
the Thurston County Extreme Heat Emergency Response and Illness Prevention
Plan.
TCAT is committed to
furthering equity and inclusion at every level, aware that climate change
disproportionately affects communities of color, indigenous communities, and
those with less power over their lives and futures.
For more information about Thurston
Climate Action Team, please visit https://thurstonclimateaction.org/
Reporting to the Board of
Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and
operational responsibility for TCAT’s staff, fundraising/development, and
growing organizational capacity to further the execution of its mission. This
position is an opportunity to help grow and elevate TCAT’s mission and its
impact in the community.
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Key responsibilities
General
Duties
The
Executive Director has the overall strategic and operational responsibility for
growing and elevating TCAT’s mission and its impact in the community.
Initial
Goals
The
Executive Director will focus on four goals:
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Further the mission, vision and goals articulated in the
strategic plan
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Manage internal functions and processes
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Solidify and extend stakeholder relationships
● Secure and stabilize TCAT’s financial position
for the future.
Performance Expectations
Leadership
& Management:
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Work with TCAT’s Board of Directors and staff to execute and
achieve the strategic goals as stated in the
current Strategic Plan, while ensuring ongoing consistent quality of all
aspects of organization operations and programs.
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Actively engage and energize TCAT staff, board members,
volunteers, partnering organizations, and funders.
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Facilitate and assist the Board of Directors with strategic
decision-making for both ongoing local operations and internal growth and
development.
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Lead, coach, supervise, and motivate staff.
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Develop staff and organizational work plans and maintain
tracking of progress on goals, programs, and fundraising.
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Ensure effective systems to track progress and regularly
evaluate program components, so as to measure and effectively communicate
successes to the Board, funders, and other constituents.
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Develop an annual budget for board approval, monitor and
report to the board income and expenses and financial status in relation to the
budget, and recommend budget adjustments as needed in response to changing
conditions. Assure compliance with grant and contract rules. Make appropriate
financial decisions within the authority granted by the board and consistent
with the organization’s Financial and Control Policies. Recommend to the board appropriate actions
needed to ensure TCAT’s financial stability.
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Represent TCAT in working with external partners and
jurisdictions in coordination with the Board.
Fundraising
and Communications:
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Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to
support existing program
operations and new programs and initiatives, including the
development of grant
opportunities, fees for service, donations and event
fundraising, and overseeing metrics
used to develop all of the above.
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Develop new and innovative funding sources.
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Oversee and provide strategy for all aspects of
communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of
creating a strong brand.
Program
Management & Development:
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Oversee and facilitate the creation and success of programs
that further the vision and mission of TCAT.
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Coordinate with staff, TCAT’s Board, and community partners
to support programs and to communicate program success to stakeholders.
Essential
Functions
These
abilities are essential to this position:
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Communicate regularly with the TCAT Board regarding pending
matters.
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Maintain excellent board, staff, donor, funder, and community
relations.
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Represent TCAT at community events.
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Participate in conference calls, video conferences, and
in-person meetings with the TCAT board, staff, partners, and the public as
needed or requested, managing time according to highest needs and priorities.
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Effectively manage staff, tasks, projects, and budget.
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Cultivate existing TCAT board member relationships and in
partnership with the Board, grow board diversity.
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Engage, collaborate, and work effectively with diverse groups
of people.
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Research, analyze, and compile data.
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Communicate TCAT’s mission in a persuasive and passionate
manner.
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Complete projects and assigned work on time and within
budget.
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Work with the board and staff to achieve strategic
objectives.
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Maintain confidentiality regarding TCAT matters.
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Work independently.
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Travel as necessary to fulfill TCAT’s mission and position
requirements.
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Operate honestly and with integrity in all dealings within
and outside of TCAT.
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Comply with all laws, including nondiscrimination and
employment laws, and with the requirements of any TCAT funding source.
The Executive Director will be thoroughly
committed to TCAT’s mission. All candidates should have proven leadership,
organizational management, fundraising, and relationship management experience.
Candidates will describe concrete, demonstrable experience in the following
specific qualification areas:
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Track record of effectively leading an outcomes-based
non-profit or public service organization and staff; ability to point to
specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have
taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
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Unwavering
commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
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Excellence in organizational management with the successful
experience supervising and coaching staff, setting and achieving strategic
objectives, and managing a budget.
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Past success working with a non-profit board of directors or
similar oversight or advisory group, with the ability to cultivate existing
board member relationships and grow board diversity.
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Strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising
experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures
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Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive
and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary
project skills.
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Action-oriented,
entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to organizational and
project planning.
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Ability
to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
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Passion,
idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
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Successful
finance management for a non-profit or other organization.
Additional desired qualifications:
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Experience
with environmental, climate change, social justice and similar issues and
organizations
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Experience
with community engagement programs.
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Experience
with one or more areas of community development, including housing, food
insecurity, agriculture, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
It is the policy of TCAT to ensure equal
employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic
information, or any other characteristic protected by law. TCAT prohibits any
such discrimination or harassment.
Salary range: $75,000 - 80,000/year based on full-time
employment
Location: Thurston County, Washington;
work from home office, with occasional in person meetings.
Work hours: Prefer full time, but will
entertain proposals for a part time commitment.
Reports to: Thurston Climate
Action Team (TCAT) Board of…
Annual leave, medical insurance
Annual leave, medical insurance
Include cover letter and resume, in MS Word or PDF format.