Executive Director

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

Our Organization

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/

Position Summary

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.

●    

Effectively manage staff, tasks, projects, and budget.

●    

Cultivate existing TCAT board member relationships and in

partnership with the Board, grow board diversity.

●    

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.

●    

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.

●    

Comply with all laws, including nondiscrimination and

employment laws, and with the requirements of any TCAT funding source.

Qualifications

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.

●       

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. 

Non discrimination

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